Four OPAIC construction students have had research papers selected for publication and will present at a symposium this week.

Construction Senior Lecturer Dr Don Samarasinghe worked with students on the papers, which were outcomes of student undergraduate research projects.

They are co-authored by Don, Larisa Sinyakova, Hao Chen, Chuting Huang, Weiran Hou and Huiting Li.

Students will present along with Don at the 6th New Zealand Built Environment Research Symposium (NZBERS) organised by Massey University this week.

The papers cover thermal efficiency in residential buildings, prefabrication technology, affordable housing and improving design buildability.