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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.

BSE Professors Named Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics for 2018

The  Department  of  Building  Services  Engineering  (BSE)  of  The  Hong  Kong  Polytechnic University (PolyU) is pleased to report that Prof. Hongxing Yang and Prof. Vivien Lin Lu of BSE are in Clarivate Analytics’ List of Highly Cited Researchers 2018 for their exceptional impact in the field of Engineering. The list recognised leading researchers in sciences and social sciences whose academic papers   published  during  2006-2016  were  ranked  in  the  top  1%  in  terms  of  the  total number of citations in one or more fields according to  Clarivate Analytics Essential Science Indicators. Details could be viewed at Highly Cited Researchers 2018. Congratulations to Prof. Yang and Prof. Lu!

BSE Student Awarded CIE Hong Kong Outstanding Student Lighting Project Award 2018

The Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is pleased to announce that our student, Mr. WONG Ka Lok, has been awarded “Outstanding Student Lighting Project Award” by the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) Hong Kong at the Annual General Dinner. Mr. WONG, graduated with First Class Honours, completed his final-year project under the supervision of Dr. Minchen (Tommy) WEI of BSE of PolyU. Now he works at AECOM Technology Corporation and is also a part-time student of the programme Master of Science in PolyU BSE.   CIE, as the international scientific body as well as the international standardizing body in the field of light and lighting, publishes international standards and technical reports for fundamental knowledge and applications in the fields of light and lighting.   BSE would like to congratulate the achievement of Mr. WONG. We wish him continued success.

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Result Announcement - Outstanding BSE Alumni Award 2018

The Outstanding BSE Alumni Award, a biennial event organized by The Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), aims at giving recognition to outstanding alumni for their accomplishments in BSE professions and their contributions to the community. The 1st round selection of Outstanding BSE Alumni Award was organized in 2010, and it is now the 5th round selection for biennial Outstanding BSE Alumni Award 2018.   It is our pleasure to announce that Ir Dr Anthony Chi Wah Lo has been awarded as the Outstanding BSE Alumnus of 2018. Ir Dr Lo is a registered professional engineer in the Building Services, Energy, Environmental and Fire disciplines ofthe Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. He started his career in an international consulting firm, Parsons Brinckerhoff (Asia) Limited, where he gained extensive experience in building services, environment system design and project management in various buildings and infrastructural developments. He has special expertise in conducting research and engineering modelling.   Ir Dr Lo is currently Acting Director of Corporate Customer Experience of CLP Power. He is actively involved in formulating business transformation strategies, exploring new and innovative technology to develop value-added services for customers, and promoting energy conservation and renewable energy to combat climate change.   The Department is honourable to recognize him with this award.   The Outstanding BSE Alumni Award Presentation will be held at Departmental Session of 24th Congregation (FCE) and Faculty Prize Presentation Ceremony in the morning of 6November 2018 (Tuesday).   The Department would like to thank all the Selection Panel members for their excellent volunteer work on the challenging selection process. We look forward to the next round selection for biennial Outstanding BSE Alumni Award.