Bravo! The Premier Award of CIOB International Innovation & Research Awards goes to Ir Prof. Albert Chan and his brilliant research team.
The team’s award-winning research project ‘Anti-heat Stress Clothing for Construction Workers in Hot & Humid Weather’ has recently won the international award ‘the Premier Award of CIOB International Innovation & Research(I&R) Awards 2015’ in the Innovation Achiever’s Award category.
The Innovation Achiever’s Award recognizes outstanding industry-based innovation that has improved upon–or extended beyond–current expectations of best practice. The Award aims to celebrate individual excellence in innovation. The Premier Award consists of a prize for £2000, a commemorative trophy and certificate.The award presentation ceremony will be officially held at a later stage.
This award-winning research project ‘Anti-heat Stress Clothing for Construction Workers in Hot and Humid Weather’ earned the following achievements.
- CIOB International Innovation & Research Awards 2015: the Innovation Achiever’s Award(organized by Charted Institute of Building (CIOB) , UK)
- Local Grand Prize of CIC Innovation Award 2015(organized by the Construction Industry Council)
- Hong Kong Institute of Project Management Awards 2015–The Category F, Research Award(organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Project Management)
- Dean’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Technology Transfer 2015(organized by Faculty of Construction and Environment, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Individual Awards(Jackie Yang, Research Student):
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OSH Student Research Scholarship 2014(organized by the Occupational Safety and Health Council)
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Best Dissertation Competition 2015–Merit Award(organized by the HKPolyU Student Chapter of The InternationalCouncil for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction)
