NO.7 • DECEMBER 2008 - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Recent Events
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The 9th International Symposium on Building and Urban Environmental Engineering (BUEE)
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The 9th International Symposium on Building and Urban Environmental
Engineering (BUEE2008) was held successfully from 7 to 10 July 2008 at
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Major topics covered in this
symposium were: indoor environment; urban environment; building facility
and systems; ecological environment; and sustainable buildings.
The Symposium was jointly organized by the Department of Building Services
Engineering, PolyU, Tokyo Institute of Technology and Hangyang University,
Seoul. Professor W.K. Chow and Dr. K.T. Chan from PolyU were the
Organizing Chairman and Secretary. The symposium was partially financed
by a conference support grant from the Faculty of Construction and Land Use
of PolyU and was supported by The Chartered Institution of Building Services
Engineers – Hong Kong Branch.
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The BUEE2008 welcome speech was delivered by Professor J.G. Teng,
Associate Vice President and Dean, Faculty of Construction and Land Use,
PolyU. Two opening speeches were delivered by Ir. Vincent Tse, Managing
Director of Parsons Brinckerhoff (Asia) Ltd and Chairman of the Departmental
Advisory Committee, Department of Building Services Engineering, PolyU;
and Professor Ronald Chin, Assistant Director, Architectural Services
Department, Government of the HKSAR.
Over 80 delegates from Canada, Japan, Korea, China and Taiwan
attended the symposium. Sixty-two papers were presented in twelve plenary
sessions and one poster session. The Best Paper Award and Best Poster
Award were also presented.
Amazing Summer in “ACBC 2008 Workshop”
建 築 及 房 地 產 學 系 「ACBC 2008 Workshop」
This Summer, the students of BSc(Hons) Building Engineering and
Management enjoyed an amazing and fruitful holiday as their overseas
friends from Osaka University and the University of Seoul flew out to our
Campus to join the Asian Coalition for Building Science and Construction
Engineering 2008 Workshop.(ACBC 2008 Workshop).
Jointly organized by the three leading universities since 2006, the ACBC
Workshop aims at furthering learning opportunities and international
exposure among universities and students in the areas of Building Sciences
and Construction Engineering.
Management Systems in the Hong Kong Construction Industry. Site visits
were also organised to the citys prominent construction projects, the Atrium
Hotel Renovation Projectand the HKCEC Expansion Project.
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With the theme of Sustainability-Construction Engineering in the Context
of Hong Kong, the highlights of this years ACBC Workshop included
the industrial professionalspresentations International Commerce Centre
– Green and Safe Constructionand the Development of Sustainable
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Group picture of all participating
students and staff in ACBC 2008
Workshop
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