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| Gold Medal for CEE Scholars at International Exhibition of Inventions |
| At the 45th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva held from 29 March to 2 April 2017, research on upcycling wood waste into particleboards by CO2 curing and adding low-carbon cement was honoured with a gold medal. Led by Dr Daniel Tsang, Mr Lei Wang (PhD student), and Prof. Chi Sun Poon of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), the research developed an innovative and low-carbon technology using magnesia cement and carbon dioxide curing to upcycle wood waste into eco-friendly cement-bonded particleboards. With many advantages over conventional materials such as thermal and acoustic insulation, PolyU’s eco-friendly particleboards are excellent for use as interior wall panels or outdoor noise barriers. |
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| Dr Tsang (right) with Mr Wang at the exhibition |
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| Natural Science Award for CEE Academic |
| For producing outstanding results from their collaborative scientific research on a unified hardening constitutive theory for soils, Prof. Jianhua Yin of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and his 4-member team of researchers from Beihang University and Shanghai University have scored a 2016 Natural Science Award (first-class) from the Ministry of Education. They will be honoured in a presentation ceremony organized by the Beijing-Hong Kong Academic Exchange Centre on 25 May 2017. |
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| Scientific Advancement Award for BRE Researchers |
| A team of researchers from the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE) has won a Scientific Advancement Award (first-class) from the Architectural Society of China for their joint research with Southeast University in Nanjing. Led by Prof. Albert Chan, Head of the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE), the research was on the life cycle analysis of public-private-partnership infrastructure projects. The collaboration lasted 8 years, from 2008 to 2016. |
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| New Book Co-authored by BSE Scholar |
| A new book in Chinese co-authored by Prof. Hongxing Yang from the Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE) was recently published by China Railway Publishing House as part of China’s 12th Five-Year Key Publication Plan (2011-2015). Entitled Green Building Development and Application of Renewable Energy, the book illustrates the latest renewable energy applications for green building designs. Parts of the book were written by Dr Ximeng Jiang from the Shenzhen Research Institute of Tsinghua University, Dr Yuanhao Wang, a part-time research fellow in BSE, and Mr Chen Xi, a PhD candidate in BSE. |
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| The new book co-authored by Prof. Yang |
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| FCE Research Salons |
| To cultivate a supportive research culture and provide a platform for each of its departments to develop its focused research areas, the Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE) initiated a research salon series early this year and recently held two such salons in April. As key members of the selected focused research areas, participants of the research salons were encouraged by the Dean of FCE, Prof. You-Lin Xu, to tap the expertise of faculty members in FCE departments and formulate concrete research plans for cross-disciplinary research of high impact.
Organized by Prof. Geoffrey Shen of the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE), the 4th FCE research salon was held on 11 April 2017 with the participation of Prof. Y.L. Xu, Prof. X.L. Ding as well as 6 BRE academic and research staff, namely Dr Hongqin Fan, Dr Patrick Lam, Dr Yongtao Tan, Dr Ivy Wong, Dr Esther Yung and Dr Orianna Guo. The latest research developments on various topics related to sustainable urban systems were discussed.
The 5th research salon was held on 12 April 2017 with a focus on urban geo-hazards and mitigation, one of the research areas of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE). Organized by Prof. K.T. Chau, a leading scholar in this area, the salon was attended by Prof. Xu and Prof. Ding on behalf of FCE in addition to Prof. J.H. Yin (CEE), Dr Y.M. Cheng (CEE), Dr Andy Leung (CEE), Dr J.B. Zhu (CEE) and Dr Wallace Lai (LSGI). They also explored the possibility for research collaborations across departments and disciplines. |
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| At the 4th FCE research salon |
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| Establishment of Yim, Mak, Kwok & Chung Endowed Professorship in Smart Structures |
| On 24 April 2017, Prof. Timothy W. Tong, President of PolyU, hosted an appreciation lunch in honour of Mr Yau Kwok-fai, Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Vantage International (Holdings) Limited, who had recently donated the Yim, Mak, Kwok & Chung Endowed Professorship in Smart Structures. The lunch was joined by three former teachers of the Kwun Tong Government Secondary Technical School (KTGSTS) namely, Mr Kwok Hei-leung, Ms Mak Suk-hing and Mr Yim Kwong-yung; Prof. Philip Chan, Provost and Deputy President of PolyU; Ir Prof. Ko Jan Ming, Emeritus Professor of Structural Engineering of PolyU; and Prof. Xu You-lin, Dean of the Faculty of Construction and Environment, who is the appointee of the newly established Professorship.
A graduate of PolyU predecessor the Hong Kong Polytechnic, Mr Yau has been a keen supporter of the development of his alma mater. Previously in 2016, in the capacity of Director of Vantage Charity Foundation, Mr Yau facilitated and supported the establishment of the Endowed Professorship in Sustainable Structures and Materials and named it after his former teacher Ir Prof. Ko Jan Ming. This year, he donated on his own behalf another professorship, which is in the area of smart structures, and named it after his four teachers Mr Yim Kwong-yung, Ms Mak Suk-hing, Mr Kwok Hei-leung and Ms Chung Wai-fan from the KTGSTS. Mr Yau wishes to honour the teachers’ selfless dedication to their students and their great contributions to society through setting up the professorships.
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| Participants of the luncheon included (from the left) PolyU Deputy President and Provost Prof. Philip Chan, Mr Hei-leung Kwok, Ms Suk-hing Mak, Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Vantage International (Holdings) Limited Mr Kwok-fai Yau, PolyU President Prof. Timothy W. Tong, Mr Kwong-yung Yim, Ir Prof. Jan Ming Ko and Ir Prof. You-lin Xu |
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| Senior Management of PolyU Visits BRE |
| On 19 April 2017, the President of PolyU, Prof. Timothy W. Tong, and the Deputy President and Provost, Prof. Philip Chan, visited the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE) for an update on the department’s recent developments and achievements in the areas of teaching, research and partnership in support of the PolyU’s strategic plan. Meetings were held with Prof. You-Lin Xu, Dean of the Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE), Prof. Albert Chan, Head of BRE, Prof. Edwin Chan, Acting Associate Head (Research), Dr Daniel Chan, Associate Head (Teaching), Dr Patrick Fong, Associate Head (Partnership), and other academic staff to discuss issues of mutual concerns. Taking this opportunity, BRE also showcased its latest research accomplishments in construction health and safety, digital construction and sustainable urban systems. Live demonstrations were made during the tours to its flagship facilities, notably by Prof. Heng Li in the Smart Construction Laboratory and Dr Orianna Guo in the Ng Wing Hong Laboratory for Sustainable City.
The afternoon visit concluded with the encouragement of the university’s senior management for BRE to meet the challenges ahead on its road map for the betterment of PolyU.
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| International Summit on
Belt and Road Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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| In celebration of PolyU’s 80th Anniversary, Zhejiang University’s 120th Anniversary and the 20th Anniversary of the Zhejiang University-PolyU Joint Centre, Ir Prof. You-Lin Xu, Dean of the Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE) and Prof. Albert Chan, Head of the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE), together with a programme team of BRE’s MSc in International Real Estate-Zhejiang (IRE), were invited to the International Summit on Belt and Road Innovation and Entrepreneurship cum Dinner Gathering in Hangzhou on 22 April 2017.
Guests-of-honour included Prof. Lu Li, Director-General of the Department of Educational, Scientific and Technological Affairs at the Liaison Office of The Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong SAR, Mr Huawei Guo, Chief of the Department of Education in the Zhejiang Province of China and Mr Eddie Ng Hak Kim, SBS, JP, Secretary for Education of the HKSAR Government. In addition, Prof. Sir James Mirrlees, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences for 1996, shared his wisdom and insight on the theme of innovative growth with respect to the Belt and Road Initiative in his keynote speech. There were also two related plenary sessions exploring business opportunities and entrepreneurship on the one hand and education and innovation on the other.
Afterwards, a dinner gathering was held for guests, alumni, students and staff to celebrate this important milestone and catch up with one another. Prof. Timothy W. Tong, JP, and Prof. Zhaohui Wu, the respective Presidents of PolyU and Zhejiang University, gave a rapturous welcome to everyone at the gathering, where the official establishment of the Zhejiang University-PolyU Joint Centre’s Alumni Association was announced.
A symbol of the flourishing relationship between PolyU and Zhejiang University, this one-day summit was a roaring success, bringing together diverse perspectives on the subject of ‘Belt and Road Innovation and Entrepreneurship.’
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| (from left) : Ir Prof. You-Lin Xu (3rd in the front), Prof. Albert Chan (4th in the front) and Dr Stanley Yeung, Programme Leader of IRE (5th in the 2rd row), together with a programme team of BRE’s MSc in International Real Estate (Zhejiang) and an outbound BRE student |
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| CEDD Visits FCE |
| On 12 April 2017, 4 engineering practitioners from the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) of the Hong Kong government visited the Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE) to explore possible collaboration in research on underground space development. Led by Mr Wai Keung Pun, Head of the Geotechnical Engineering Office at CEDD, the government engineers were introduced to FCE by its Dean, Prof. You-Lin Xu. Mr Pun and his colleagues took turns sharing what they do at CEDD with 4 academics from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) whose research relates to underground space development. They included Prof. Kam Tim Chau, Chair Professor of Geotechnical Engineering, Prof. Jianhua Yin, Chair Professor of Soil Mechanics, Dr Yung Ming Cheng, and Dr Jianbo Zhu, who respectively presented their research in this area. It was a mutually productive meeting for all concerned. |
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| Visit from BUT |
| On 10 April 2017, a few academics from the Beijing University of Technology (BUT) visited the Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE). Prof. Dong Li, Prof. Yan Zhang, and Dr Huiping Zhen met with Prof. You-Lin Xu, Dean of FCE, Prof. Geoffrey Shen, Associate Dean (Teaching), and Dr Henry Lee of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) to update one another on the progress made in a joint PolyU-BUT project entitled "Sewage-derived Resource Recovery for Smart City." In addition to sharing the energy balance from their respective reactors, they also discussed plans for a potential project on a pilot-scale mainstream Anammox study in Beijing and other cities in China. To facilitate further collaboration, Dr Henry Lee was invited to visit BUT in the summer or fall to follow-up on the proposed plans. |
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| PolyU Counsellors Days 2017 |
| Around 70 high school principals and school counsellors from around the world recently came to PolyU to learn more about the university and its programmes for undergraduates. Held from 5 to 7 April 2017, the PolyU Counsellors Days showcased the diversity of the University’s faculties and schools. The Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE) was introduced by Prof. Xiaoli Ding, Associate Dean (Partnership). Colleagues promoting its departments at the mini-fair were Dr Patrick Fong, Associate Head of the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE), Prof. Shiu-keung Tang, Associate Head of the Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE), Mr Hoi Yung Lin, Instructor of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), and Dr YC Pang, Scientific Officer of the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI). A facility tour of the Structural Engineering Research Laboratory was also available for the principals and counsellors, who ended their visit at a farewell reception that was attended by Prof. Ding. |
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| FCE Students Shortlisted in International Youth Competition |
| One of the 8-member teams shortlisted for the World Sustainable Built Environment International Youth Competition to be held in Hong Kong on 6 June 2017 consists of 4 students from the Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE). They are Qiancheng Wang, Weicong Qin, and Bin Chen, all from the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE), as well as Valeria Isabel Alvarado Roman, a PhD student from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE). Demonstrating the conference theme of “Transforming Our Built Environment through Innovation and Integration: Putting Ideas into Action,” their entry was titled "The Application of Building Integrated Energy System in Hong Kong: Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC)-based Multi-generation Using Bio-gas from Waste". Serving as their team counsel is Prof. Ni Meng of BRE. They are up against 7 other teams from around the world.
For details of their entry, please visit:
http://www.wsbe17hongkong.hk/_bin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ST_Entry%209.pdf |
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| Best Presenter Award for BRE Student |
| At the 9th RICS-RISM International Surveying Conference for Undergraduates held at the Kuliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia on 7th and 8th April 2017, a surveying student from the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE) won a Best Presenter Award. Mr Lau Chung Him presented a paper entitled “The Challenges of Adopting New Engineering Contract: A Hong Kong Study.” Based on his dissertation, the work for the paper was supervised by Dr Wadu Mesthrige.
4 other surveying students from BRE also presented papers at the conference. They all agreed it was a great learning experience just being there and listening to the voices of different scholars.
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| Outstanding PolyU Alumni Awards |
| On 25 April 2017, a presentation ceremony for the Outstanding PolyU Alumni Awards was held at the Hotel ICON to honour the 7 awardees. 2 of them were alumni of the Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE) and its predecessor, namely, Mr Mike Wong (Higher Diploma in Surveying (Building Surveying)/1977 and Master of Science in International Real Estate/2003) and Ir Eric Ma (Diploma in Structural Engineering, 1982; Higher Diploma in Structural Engineering, 1984). |
As an Adjunct Professor of the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE), Mr Mike Wong has staunchly supported his alma mater over the years. Designated a Distinguished Building Surveyor by the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, Mr Mike Wong is a registered professional surveyor and an Authorized Person. Currently Deputy Managing Director of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited, he has supervised hundreds of residential and commercial projects over the years, covering ICC and IFC, the two tallest landmark skyscrapers in Hong Kong. Professional commitments aside, he is equally dedicated to the betterment of the community, serving as a member of the Hong Kong Housing Society and a council member of the Construction Industry Council. |
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| Mr Wong (second from right) receiving his award |
| As Secretary for Development of the HKSAR Government, Ir Eric Ma oversees a broad portfolio of policy areas ranging from urban planning to heritage conservation, with a special focus on addressing the supply-demand imbalance for land and housing in Hong Kong. His previous experience gained from senior positions in construction and consulting firms has made him eminently qualified to take up the challenge. He was Managing Director of Maunsell Consultants Asia Ltd, responsible for major development projects in Hong Kong. In 2010, he was tasked by AECOM with expanding its overseas business in Asia, and was the Group’s Executive Vice President for Civil and Infrastructure Business in the Asia-Pacific Region before he was appointed Under Secretary for Development in January 2014. |
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| Ir Ma (second from right) receiving his award |
| Jointly organized by PolyU and the Federation of PolyU Alumni Associations, the biennial Outstanding PolyU Alumni Awards honour outstanding graduates of PolyU and its forerunning institutions – the Government Trade School, the Hong Kong Technical College and the Hong Kong Polytechnic – for their remarkable professional achievements and contributions to the community and their alma mater. |
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Programme Admission |
Invitation for Programme Admission 2017/18
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Applications are now invited for the following undergraduate programmes.
Undergraduate Programmes
Broad Discipline of Construction and Environment 建設及環境廣泛學科 #
BSc(Hons) in Building Engineering and Management 建築工程及管理學(榮譽)理學士學位
BSc(Hons) in Property Management 物業管理學(榮譽)理學士學位
BSc(Hons) in Surveying 地產及建設測量學(榮譽)理學士學位
BEng(Hons) in Building Services Engineering 屋宇設備工程學(榮譽)工學士學位
BEng(Hons) in Civil Engineering 土木工程學(榮譽)工學士學位
BEng (Hons) in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development 環境工程與可持續發展學(榮譽)工學士學位
BSc(Hons) in Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health 環境及職業安全與健康(榮譽)理學士學位# *
BSc(Hons) in Geomatics
(Land Surveying / Geo-Information Technology / Utility Management and Surveying)
測繪及地理資訊學(榮譽)理學士學位(土地測量 / 地理資訊 / 管線設施測繪與管理)
#not applicable for international applicants
*a top-up degree programme for Associate Degree and Higher Diploma Graduates
For details, please visit:
Undergraduate programmes- https://www.polyu.edu.hk/fce/study-at-fce/undergraduate-programmes
For PolyU’s e-Prospectus, please visit https://www.polyu.edu.hk/study |
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FCE DISTINGUISHED LECTURE AND DISTINGUISHED CHAIR PROFESSOR INAUGURAL LECTURE SERIES |
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In celebration of the 80th Anniversary of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), the Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE) has launched the FCE Distinguished Lecture and Distinguished Chair Professor Inaugural Lecture Series. A total of ten lectures will be delivered in 2017 by distinguished scholars from different parts of the world and newly appointed Distinguished Chair Professors of PolyU. The lectures are generously sponsored by the FCE Alumni Associations. Details of the speakers are available at: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/fce/events/80_lectures/
The date and topic of each lecture will be announced in due course.
To download the poster, please click here |
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Forthcoming Events |
PolyU JUPAS Consultation Day 2017: Admissions Strategies
Date: 20 May 2017
Venue: PolyU campus
Details: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/conday/ |
Times Higher Education (THE) Innovation and Impact Summit
Theme: Sustainable Urban Development
Date: 31 May 2017 |
International Youth Competition – World Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2017 HK
Date: 5-7 June 2017
Details: http://www.wsbe17hongkong.hk/iyc |
International Summer School 2017
Dates: 10 June - 6 July and 15 July - 10 August
Venue: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Details: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/summerschool/application.php |
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