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20210101 BSE Newsletter (Jan 2021)

BSE’s Students Won Platinum Trophy and Gold Trophy in Inter-Institutional Competition on Facility Management Project Presentation 2020

The Department of Building Services Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is pleased to report that our students of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Building Services Engineering programme, Miss Erica LAU Sze Wing and Mr. Alvis CHOW Tsz Him, are the Platinum Trophy and Gold Trophy Winners respectively in Inter-Institutional Competition on Facility Management Project Presentation 2020. The Competition was organized by the Hong Kong Chapter of International Facility Management Association (IFMA). Miss LAU was a student of Dr. Joseph LAI, Associate Professor and Programme Leader of Master of Science in Facility Management programme, and Mr. CHOW was a student of Dr. CAO Sunliang, Assistant Professor.   The awards were presented at the IFMA Integrate Conference 2020, which was held on 17 November 2020 (see screenshots below).   Miss LAU’s research project evaluated the importance of different attributes that contributed to the satisfaction level of a swimming pool. The Analytical Hierarchy Process was used for data analysis. The two swimming pools in PolyU (i.e. the Michael Clinton Swimming Pool and the Block X Swimming Pool) were used as case studies. Mr. CHOW’s research project investigated the feasibilities of achieving zero emission building with energy conservation and renewable energy measure to retrofit current MTR facilities. The IFMA Student Competition was launched in 2011 with great success and was soon become annual signature event of the Chapter. BSE would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Miss LAU and Mr. CHOW on their achievements.

BSE’s MScFM student awarded IFMA Foundation Scholarship

The Department of Building Services Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is pleased to report that our student of the Master of Science in Facility Management (MScFM) programme, Miss LEUNG Ashley Wing Cheung, has been awarded the 2020 International Facility Management Association (IFMA) Foundation Scholarship (Hong Kong Chapter). Miss LEUNG was a student of Dr. Joseph LAI, Associate Professor and MScFM Programme Leader. The virtual scholarship presentation was held on 12 November 2020 (see screenshot below). Miss LEUNG is working as an administrator in a public hospital in Hong Kong and her works are focused on FM for the hospital. She has received the award for demonstrating exceptional academic achievement, strong leadership, and interpersonal skills. Miss LEUNG has been invited to attend the IFMA World Workplace 2021 Conference and Expo. The Conference is an incredible opportunity to meet practicing professional, attend education sessions, network with future colleagues, and interview with potential employers. The IFMA Foundation scholarship program started in the early 1990s. Scholarship recipients receive a cash award and fully subsidized World Workplace conference travel, registration and participation. The individual scholarships are awarded to undergraduate (2-year and 4-year) and graduate students enrolled in FM or FM related (built environment) programs. These scholarships change lives and are a principal strategy in creating the next generation of FM professionals. BSE would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Miss LEUNG on her achievement.

Joint Laboratory with Shenzhen Power Supply Bureau

The Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is pleased to report that a low voltage innovation laboratory platform jointly established by Shenzhen Power Supply Bureau (深圳供電局) and BSE of PolyU has been put into use recently in Shenzhen. This laboratory was developed by Prof. Yaping Du, Associate Head and Professor of BSE, Prof. Mingli Chen, Professor of BSE, and their team. The laboratory is currently operated by the Futian Power Supply Bureau of Shenzhen in cooperation with BSE of PolyU. It is the first laboratory in China that integrates grid systems and building electrical systems, and serves as a foundation for the Shenzhen Power Supply Bureau, as well as the China Southern Power Grid, to research and develop its own intelligent power distribution equipment independently, and to address various safety issues in the distribution and utilization of electricity. The team will continue to work on safety issues with the facilities in the laboratory. A newsletter in Chinese could be found at https://www.sohu.com/a/427732150_764234. A new project with SPSB is planned to commence in early 2021, which will be focused on electrical safety in Village in City (城中村). A project on safety issues of electric arc will be proposed soon. BSE would like to congratulate the success of the team. We look forward to seeing updates and contribution from the team and BSE in the near future.

Result Announcement - Outstanding BSE Alumni Award 2020

Result Announcement - Outstanding BSE Alumni Award 2020 The Outstanding BSE Alumni Award, a biennial event organized by The Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), aims at giving recognition to outstanding alumni for their accomplishments in BSE professions and their contributions to the community. The 1st round selection of Outstanding BSE Alumni Award was organized in 2010, and it is now the 6th round selection for biennial Outstanding BSE Alumni Award 2020. It is our pleasure to announce that Ir Dr TSUI Suk Chong, Fiona, has been awarded as the Outstanding BSE Alumnus of 2020. Ir Dr TSUI is the Chairlady of HKIE Fire Division, Honorary Secretary of HKIE Fire Discipline Advisory Panel and Founding Member of MTR Projects Community of Practice, Women in Engineering to be launched. Ir Dr TSUI has many years practical experience on both fire engineering and building services engineering, at role of railway client and at role of consultant to apply fire engineering principles and modelling protocols to formulate design solutions for both infrastructure and building projects including unique and special design features. Ir Dr TSUI has led a team of engineers responsible for the fire engineering function and the management of Safety & Security Coordinating Committee submissions for new and extension projects in MTR Corporation. She also provides Corporate-wide fire engineering expertise service to Operator, on future railway planning, property-railway interfacing works, major transportation hub study in the Mainland and in overseas. Ir Dr TSUI is the “key”/ “go-in person” with MTR Corporation for matters of fire engineering and Fire Services Department. She has led the smooth completion of various unique and essential railway features to meet the functional needs enabling best passenger experience and benefiting to the community. Ir Dr TSUI is currently heavily involving in projects in Tung Chung area for new railway and depot redevelopment study along with the Government Policy. The Department is honourable to recognize her with this award. The Department would like to thank all the Selection Panel members for their excellent volunteer work on the challenging selection process. We look forward to the next round selection for biennial Outstanding BSE Alumni Award.

20201007 MscBSE programme has been awarded 25 fellowship places

Department News: MscBSE programme has been awarded 25 fellowship places for 2021/22 intake of the Targeted Taught Postgraduate Programmes Fellowships Scheme

New Indoor Air-Ventilation Energy Monitoring System Developed by BSE-ME-CSO Collaboration Team

The Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is pleased to announce that Ir Dr. Horace Mui Kwok Wai, Associate Head and Associate Professor of BSE, Dr. Wong Ling Tim, Associate Professor of BSE, and members from Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and Campus Sustainability Office (CSO), have developed an indoor air-ventilation energy monitoring system for improving indoor air quality (IAQ) while enhancing ventilation energy efficiency. In light of COVID-19 pandemic, they further developed a tracer gas system that can track virus transmission pathway within indoor environments. The new set-up enables effective and efficient identifications of higher-risk zones needed for quarantine and disinfection in case of an indoor outbreak. An online press conference was conducted successfully at PolyU on 2 September 2020.

PolyU FM programme featured in Facility Management Journal of IFMA

BSE Chair Professor Appointed as Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Professor in Smart Building

The Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is honoured to announce that Ir Prof. Wang Shengwei, Chair Professor of BSE, has been appointed as Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Professor in Smart Building (潘 樂陶慈善基金智能建築教授) under the University’s Endowed Professorship Scheme commencing on 1 April 2020. PolyU established the Endowed Professorship Scheme in 2012 to honour distinguished scholars for their outstanding academic and research achievements. Ir Prof. Wang obtained his BEng and MSc from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) in 1983 and 1986 respectively, and his PhD from University of Liege in 1993. He joined PolyU in the same year as assistant professor, and promoted to associate professor in 2000, to professor in 2005 and to the Chair Professor of Building Services Engineering in 2008. He is a Fellow of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA), a Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), and a Fellow of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE). He is also an associate editor of the academic journal of ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers), “Science and Technology for the Built Environment”, and the guest/adjunct professors of ten universities in China and USA. He is leading the Building Energy and Automation Research Laboratory in PolyU. He is one of the leading and most fruitful scholars internationally on building energy and intelligent buildings in the subject areas including: building energy system smart and energy-efficient control, energy system optimal design and energy diagnosis, building demand response and grid-responsive buildings as well as building automation technologies. He obtained over 40 research and technology development funds, including 16 general research funds (GRF) from Hong Kong Research Grant Council (RGC), an Overseas Youth Talent cooperation grant of National Science Foundation of China (NSFC). He published over 300 papers in refereed journals (including over 230 paper in journals cited by SCI). He was also one of the top 150 highly-cited scholars on “Energy Science and Engineering”. He is also one of the most successful scholars in PolyU in integrating academic research with industrial applications. He received about HKD 20 million from industry for applied energy research and application projects. He participated a large number of energy saving and optimization projects for commercial and industrial buildings, including large landmark building such as International Commerce Centre (ICC), achieved energy savings of 15%-42% and maximum annual energy saving of over ten million kWh per individual building. Congratulations to Ir Prof. Wang for the honour and thanks for Ir Prof. Wang’s continued outstanding academic and research contributions to the Department and University. 

BSE Student Wins Prestigious Scholarship

A third-year undergraduate from the Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE), Miss Siyan Wang, has been awarded the President Emeritus Professor Poon Chung-kwong Scholarship 2019/20 of HK$20,000 for her outstanding academic achievement and active involvement in extra-curricular activities. She participated in an engineering summer programme in Cambridge in 2019 and volunteered to be a group leader for the International Wildlife Conservation Programme at Khorat Zoo in Thailand in 2018. Self-motivated and hard-working, Miss Wang is also the recipient of the Commercial Radio 50th Anniversary Scholarship and a BSE Scholarship for mainland Chinese student.