FCE e-Bulletin


e-Bulletin issue 91/May 2018


	The 12th Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Award Prof. You-Lin Xu, Dean of the Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE), was honoured with the 12th Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Award from the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) on 30 May 2018 in Beijing.

Awards & Achievements

		2017 HK Green Innovations Awards The innovation of a self-cleaning transparent IR insulation glass coating by Dr Lin Lu of the Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE) has been honoured with a certificate of merit in the 2017 Hong Kong Green Innovations Awards (HKGIA).

Research Funding from Professional Services Advancement Support Scheme

A proposal to improve and export Hong Kong industrialized construction services under the Belt and Road initiative was awarded $547,000 from the government’s Professional Services Advancement Support Scheme.

		BSE Scholars to Lead Solar Energy Society of Hong Kong At the inaugural meeting of the Solar Energy Society of Hong Kong on 4 May 2018, Prof. Hongxing Yang and Dr Lin Lu of the Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE) have been respectively appointed as its first President and one of its Vice Presidents.

Head of LSGI Received Croucher Foundation Sponsorship of Conference

The Croucher Foundation has awarded a grant of HK$100,000 to Prof. John Shi, Head of the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI), in support of the 2nd International Conference on Urban Informatics to be held at PolyU from 10 to 12 December 2018.

EVENTS REPORTS

FCE Sharing Session on Major Review

PolyU JUPAS Consultation Day 2018

German Students Visit FCE

Invitation for Programme Admission 2018/19

Applications from international students are now invited for the following undergraduate programmes.

Undergraduate Programmes
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
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics 土地測量及地理資訊學(榮譽)理學士學位

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

Forthcoming Events

Call for Nominations for the Outstanding BSE Alumni Award 2018
Details: http://www.bse.polyu.edu.hk/alumni/Outstanding2018.html

Recruitment Drive of PolyU CIBSC
Brief Introduction: As a student-run organization in building and construction, the PolyU CIB Student Chapter welcomes all research and post-graduate students from the Faculty of Construction and Environment to become a member. Membership applications are accepted all year round.
Website: http://cibsc.bre.polyu.edu.hk/

FCE Public Lecture on "Planning for Aging-in-Place: Spatial Behavior & Behavioral Space"
Date: 21 June 2018 (Thursday)
Time: 6:00p.m.-7:00p.m.
Venue: Room Y301, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Details: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/fce/news-event/upcoming-events/20180621

10th International Conference on Applied Energy
Date: 22-25 August 2018
Venue: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Theme: Innovative Solutions for Energy Transitions
Details: http://www.applied-energy.org/icae2018/

Faculty Forum on FCE Strategic Plan 2018-2021 cum Applications for RGC Major Funding Schemes
Date: 30 August 2018 (Thursday)
Time: 2:00p.m.-5:00p.m.
Venue: Room Y304, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Details: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/fce/news-event/upcoming-events/20180830

CIB World Building Congress 2019
Date: 17-21 June 2019
Venue: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Theme: Constructing Smart Cities
Details: http://www.wbc2019.hk/