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BSE’s Associate Professor’s Project Winning the Asia Pacific Rim Region Energy Project of the Year Award (2019)

The Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE) of The Hong Kong PolytechnicUniversity (PolyU) is pleased to announce that Dr. Joseph Lai, Associate Professor and FacilityManagement Programme Leader, contributed to a project that has been selected to receive TheAssociation of Energy Engineers (AEE) Asia Pacific Rim Region Energy Project of the YearAward for 2019.   The accomplishment of project “The Pioneering First Retro-Commissioning Energy SavingProject for Hong Kong Public Hospitals in Asia” recognizes the significance of hospital facilitymanagement and the outcome generated from the research collaboration between Dr. Lai, theHospital Authority, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, CLP Power and theHong Kong Green Building Council.   The project involved retro-commissioning services at the main buildings of Caritas MedicalCentre and the North Lantau Hospital. The works focused on reducing energy consumptionby fine-tuning the settings of chillers and chilled water pumps and optimising the efficiency ofthe chillers. The project is expected to save up to 1 GWh of electricity a year – equivalent tothe annual energy consumption of around 250 households and a reduction in carbon emissionsof some 510 tonnes a year.   The Award was presented on 24 September 2019, the day prior to the opening of the 2019 AEEWorld Energy Conference & Expo at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C..   AEE is a non-profit professional society with over 18,000 members in more than 100 countries.AEE offers a variety of informational outreach programs including training, conferences,chapters, journals, and certification programs. The mission of AEE is to promote the scientificand educational interests of those engaged in the energy industry and to foster action forsustainable development.   Congratulations to Dr. Lai for his achievement and hope Dr. Lai keeps shining in the discipline.

BSE Assistant Professor to be awarded Proulx Early Career Award by International Association of Fire Safety Science (IAFSS)

The Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is delighted to announce that Dr. Xinyan Huang, Assistant Professor of BSE, is the recipient of the 2020 Proulx Early Career Award at 13th International Symposium of Fire Safety Science in Waterloo, Canada.  

MEng Student Won 1st Prize in National Competition

The Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is pleased to announce that Miss Chen Qingxin, our Master of Engineering in Building Services Engineering (MEng in BSE) student under the supervision of Prof. Deng Shiming, has won the 1st prize in the 13th Chinese National Competition (South China Region) for college students majoring in Refrigeration and Air-conditioning held in Guangzhou on 21 June 2019.   Another two MEng students of Prof. Deng also won 2nd prizes in 2017 and 2018 in the same competition. Quality of teaching and research of BSE keeps shining on the national stage.   BSE would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Miss Chen on her academic success and achievement on winning the prize.

Eurasian OpenSEES Days on 20 and 21 June 2019

The Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE) of The Hong Kong PolytechnicUniversity (PolyU) was pleased to report that the first Eurasian Conference on the Open Systemfor Earthquake Engineering Simulation (OpenSEES) was held at PolyU on 20 and 21 June2019.   As a platform for scholars and engineers from all over the world to share the latestcomputational tools for complex engineering analysis and design, the conference consisted ofover 40 presentations, including 3 keynote speeches from leading academics: Prof. FilipFilippou of the University of California at Berkeley, Prof. Xinzheng Lu of Tsinghua University,and Prof. Giorgio Monti of La Sapienza University of Rome. Prof. You-Lin Xu, Dean of theFaculty of Construction and Environment (FCE) of PolyU, gave a welcome address at theopening ceremony. The organizing committee was led by Prof. Asif Usmani, Head of BSE.   Attracting over 130 participants, the conference provided an overview of the latestdevelopments made on the OpenSEES framework as well as presented some research andpractical outcomes in which OpenSEES plays an important role.   The OpenSEES is a software framework for simulating the seismic response of structural andgeotechnical systems. OpenSEES has been developed as the computational platform forresearch in performance-based earthquake engineering at the Pacific Earthquake EngineeringResearch Center.   A one-day annual workshop providing foundational knowledge on using OpenSEES at a levelsuitable for beginner and intermediate users was arranged on 18 June 2019. Following theusers’ workshop, a developers’ workshop had been arranged to delve into introduction of newmodules into the OpenSEES framework, such as new material and element models, throughvarious hands-on exercises on 20 June 2019.   BSE would like to congratulate the success of the conference. We look forward to seeing theparticipants in BSE activities in the near future.

Fire Engineering Excellence Award 2019

The Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is delighted to announce that Dr. Xinyan Huang, Assistant Professor of BSE, has been awarded under the Research and Development Award of The HKIE Fire Division Fire Engineering Excellence Award 2019 (FEEA). The research paper of Dr. Huang Critical Drip Size and Blue Flame Shedding of Dripping Ignition in Fire has been granted the “Grand Award” under FEEA.  

The 5th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition

The Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is pleased to report that a team of BSE students, namely Mr. Leung Chun Kuen, Mr. Chan Kin Chi, Ms. Leung Wing Yi and Ms. Lam Nico, has received the 3rd Prize in the category of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering at the 5th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition.   Under the supervision of BSE Professor, Prof. Lu Lin Vivien, the team with the project entitled “Optical and thermal performance analysis of aerogel glazing technology in a commercial building of Hong Kong,” has been awarded a prize of HK$3,000 from Mr. Nicholas Yang, Secretary for Innovation and Technology of the HKSAR, in the award ceremony attended by Mr. Matthew Cheung, Chief Secretary for Administration of the HKSAR, on 26 May 2019.   The awarded project is based on the final-year project of Mr. Leung under the supervision of Prof. Lu.   Organized by the Hong Kong New Generation Cultural Association and funded by the Innovation and Technology Commission, the competition attracted over 200 submissions. Co-organizers included the 16 local institutes of higher education and the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation.   BSE would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the success of the team and achievement on winning the award. We wish them continued success.  

BSE Students Awarded The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers – Building Services Division (HKIE-BSD) Outstanding Student Award

The Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is pleased to announce that three BSE students, namely Leung Chun Kuen, Li Haiwei and Chan Chun On, have been awarded The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers – Building Services Division (HKIE-BSD) Outstanding Student Award in 2018/19.   This Award aims to recognize students with good academic results studying a bachelor degree, associate degree or higher diploma in Building Services Engineering together with proven records of extra-curricular activities and to encourage them to pursue their careers in the profession.   The awardees have been invited to the award presentation during the HKIE - BSD Annual Dinner on 14 May 2019 to share the happiness.  

BSE Professor Awarded Gold Medals at The 47th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva

The Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) was honoured to announce that Prof. Yang Hongxing of BSE and his teams received two gold medals for their inventions at the 47th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva held from 10 to 14 April 2019. The exhibition was regarded as the most important specialist event of its kind in the world.

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BSE Chair Professor/Professor Honoured with President’s Award and Faculty Award

The  Department  of  Building  Services  Engineering  (BSE)  of  The  Hong  Kong  Polytechnic University (PolyU) is delighted to announce that:- (a) In addition to Faculty Awards in Services 2017/2018, Prof. Wang Shengwei is honoured with The President’s Awards for Excellent Performance/Achievement in Services 2017/2018; and (b) Prof. Lu Lin, Vivien, is honoured with Faculty Awards in Research & Scholarly Activities 2017/2018. The award is to recognize Prof. Wang for his dedicated efforts and contributions to reduce the university energy use and to create a more sustainable campus in the last few years. Together with colleagues in CSO, MFO and CDO, he has made serious efforts to in utilizing his research findings to serve the university directly by reducing the energy consumption and cost of the university campus buildings and improving the sustainability of the university. He is involved in many activities related to the development and operation of the campus buildings, including support to the design optimization of new building systems and existing building retrofitting, energy diagnosis and upgrading of existing buildings, cooling-on-demand programme, campus smart energy metering initiative, etc. Prof.  Lu  has  made  a  major  and  lasting  impact  on  building  science  research  and industry, focusing  on  renewable  energy  technologies  in  buildings,  fluid  mechanics  and heat/mass transfer related to building engineering, and green building nanomaterial development. She was recognized in  Clarivate  Analytics’  list  of  Highly  Cited  Researchers  2018 for her exceptional  impact  in  the  above  fields  with  5  published  books/book  chapters  and  150  SCI journal papers. Her prolific research output has contributed significantly to PolyU’s leading ranking in built environment engineering research. Her research findings have been adopted by researchers in over 60 countries and by the local government in its policy guidelines for renewable energy.   Since joining PolyU in 2006, Prof. Lu has successfully secured over 30 research grants (with the total amount of HK$ 20 million) as a Principal Investigator. She has been  the  recipient  of  many  prestigious  awards,  such  as  The  Faculty  Awards  for  Excellent Performance/Achievement  2017/2018  (Research  and  Scholarly  Activities),  the  2017  Hong Kong Green Innovations Awards (HKGIA), the TechConnect 2017 Global Innovation Award (USA), a Special Merit Award (R. Alekseev Award) and a Gold Medal in 2017 from the 44th International Exhibition of Inventions  of Geneva,   the  2014 PolyU FCE  Dean’s  Award  for Outstanding Achievement in Research Funding, Hong Kong Green Building Award 2014, a Silver Medal in 2012 from the 40th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, the 2010 PolyU FCE Dean’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research Funding, etc. BSE would like to  take this  opportunity to congratulate Prof.  Wang  and  Prof. Lu  for  their achievements.