IFMA Free Webinar : Competencies of Facility Management in Hong Kong

With a first-class honours degree in building services engineering, a master’s degree in environmental management, a PhD in facility management (FM) and over a decade of professional practice, Dr. Joseph Lai combines professional and academic roles as a scholar in FM teaching and research. Having served as the Programme Leader of PolyU’s MSc in Facility Management (2013-2021), Dr. Lai is currently an Associate Head of the Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering. The honours Dr. Lai received include Teaching Excellence Award, Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, Dean’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Academic Programme Development, and Distinguished Educator Award of the International Facility Management Association. Dr. Lai is Co-Editor of the Facilities journal and Associate Editor of the Smart and Sustainable Built Environment journal. The past and present key roles of Dr. Lai in professional institutions include IFMA Foundation’s Academic Advisor (Asia), HKIFM’s Director of Research, and BSOMES’s Vice President, among others. Dr. Lai has served on various committees of the government/public bodies, and he has been active in accrediting courses and delivering seminars, training courses and consultancy projects.