Past Event

BRE Workshop on Research Grant Application

"The BRE Workshop on Research Grant Application was successfully organized on 28 August 2019 in Ng Wing Hong Laboratory for Sustainable City. The workshop was kicked off with a warm welcoming speech by BRE DRC chair – Prof. Meng Ni. The 6 RGC GRF/ECS winners shared with colleagues their experiences in RGC grant applications, including Prof. Heng Li, Prof. Michael Yam, Prof. Eddie C.M. Hui, Dr. JoonOh Seo, Dr. H.H. Wei, and Dr. H.L. Chi. Then Prof. Geoffrey Q.P. Shen shared his views and experiences of serving as a panel member in RGC Engineering Panel. Prof. Geoffrey Q.P. Shen and Dr. Esther Yung shared their experiences of PPR application. Dr. Francis Siu and Dr. Ivy Wong shared their successful experiences in winning research grants from Able Engineering and Ford Foundation, respectively. The workshop provided valuable suggestions for colleagues to prepare their research grants application. Prof. Ni greatly appreciates the great support of the speakers and the participants. Hope BRE colleagues can win more research grants from various funding agencies in the near future." Shared by Prof. Ni Meng 3 Sept 2019   Photo Gallery : BRE Workshop on Research Grant Application

BRE Orientation Programme

BRE Workshop on Digital Construction

Our colleagues and research students enjoyed an insightful workshop on ‘Digital Construction’ in the Ng Wing Hong Laboratory for Sustainable City on 19 August 2019, morning. Kicked-off by the welcome remarks and introduction from Prof. Ni Meng, Associate Head (Research) of BRE, this workshop embraced a comprehensive pack of talks and presentations.  One highlight was the inspiring keynote talk on ‘Three Decades of Robotics for Road Construction and Maintenance: Path to the Future’ by Prof. Miroslaw J. Skibniewski, BRE Distinguished Chair.  Shortly after that, Dr Jacky Chung was invited to share his perspectives on the topic of 3D Printing. This workshop concluded with a finale of the four presentations on ‘Digital Construction’ by our PhD students including Mr. Ali Abbas, Mr. Yue Gong, Mr. Xincong Yang, and Miss Yantao Yu.  It was encouraging to see their great hard work that was highly appreciated by the panel formed by Prof. Miroslaw J. Skibniewski, Prof. Heng Li, Dr. JoonOh Seo, Dr. Minkoo Kim, and Dr. Hung Lin Chi.  Particularly, Yantao’s outstanding performance was praised with the Best Presentation Award.  Congratulations to Yantao and her supervisor, Prof. Heng Li!   Thanks to everyone making this morning fruitful.  We look forward to more wonderful sharing in the near future.   Photo Gallery : BRE Workshop on Digital Construction

BRE Distinguished Lecture 'A New Era of Construction'

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BRE Reception 2019

PolyU Summer Programme (BRE Session)

GBA Students' Visit to FCE

BRE Retreat 2019

BRE PhD Student Winning the "First Prize" of Best Student Presentation Award of CIB WBC 2019

In the CIB World Building Congress 2019 (WBC 2019) on Constructing Smart Cities held on 17-21 June 2019 at PolyU, the  full-time PhD research student (Mr Abdullahi Saka from Nigeria) of the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE) won the "First Prize" of the Best Student Presentation Award (Category: Smart Planning, Design and Construction, Smart Environment) organized by the Hong Kong PolyU Student Chapter of CIB (CIBSC).   Mr Saka received an award certificate and a cash cheque of HK$ 1,000 at the Closing Ceremony held on 20 June 2019 at PolyU. His winning paper is entitled "Adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Developing Countries: A System Dynamics Approach" co-authored with his Chief Supervisor, Dr Daniel Chan, Associate  Professor and his Co-Supervisor, Dr Francis Siu, Assistant Professor of BRE.   The aim of the competition was to provide a platform for all eligible members of CIB Student Chapters to exhibit their studies and research outcomes. Altogether, 18 presentations were selected from all applications and there were 3 parallel groups with 6 participants in each group. Each group conferred one “First Prize” and one “Second Prize” of the Best Student Presentation Award and thus a total 6 winners across three categories of conference paper themes.   Group 1 - Theme: Smart Buildings and infrastructure, Smart Transportation and Mobility, Smart Utilities and Facilities Management Group 2 - Theme: Smart People and Living, Smart Service, Smart Governance, Policy and Economy Group 3 - Theme: Smart Planning, Design and Construction, Smart Environment  

CIB World Building Congress 2019 'Constructing Smart Cities'

Website : https://www.polyu.edu.hk/bre/docdrive/CIBWBC2019/ Photo Gallery : CIB World Building Congress 2019 Constructing Smart Cities Video Gallery : CIB World Building Congress 2019 Constructing Smart Cities