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Ir YAM Chi Ho Michael

Head of Department of Building and Real Estate

Ir Prof. Michael C.H. YAM

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Prof. Ni Meng, Associate Dean (Research) of Faculty of Construction and Environment and Professor of Department of Building and Real Estate, was appointed as a panel of judges for the Teaching Award of Tianjin University. This Teaching Award aims at giving public recognition to outstanding teachers to honour their teaching contributions to the University Also, it offers an ideal platform in promoting excellence in teaching and providing brillia

26 Aug 2021

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The scholarships of Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS)(Quantity Surveying Division) were bestowed upon our surveying students in recognition of their outstanding academic performance.  In the Presentation Ceremony, the awardees were thrilled to receive the certificates from Sr Edwin Tang, HKIS President, Sr Amelia Fok, HKIS QSD Chairperson and the sponsors, and hearty congratulations from the guests.  All of the awardees below are shining ex

5 Aug 2021

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In the Professional Excellence in Building Awards 2021 organized by the Australian Institute of Building (Hong Kong Chapter) (AIB-HK), one full-time PhD research student of the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE) of PolyU (Mr Abdullahi Saka from Nigeria) won the Certificate of Merit award based on his entry entitled “Development of a Hybrid Intelligent and Dynamic System for Adoption and Implementation of Building Information Modelling (

17 Jul 2021

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Please join us in congratulating Ms Anushika Ekanayake (PhD student of BRE), Prof. Geoffrey Shen (Chair Professor of BRE), Prof. Mohan Kumaraswamy (Honorary Professor of the University of Hong Kong) and Dr Jin Xue (Post-Doctoral Fellow of BRE) on receiving the ‘Built Environment Project and Asset Management Highly Commended Paper Award’ in the 9th World Construction Symposium 2021! Entitled ‘Dynamic Supply Chain Capability Analysis of Hong Kon

15 Jul 2021

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Well done to Anson Ho Ho Nam and Peter Wong Kwong Sau, our Surveying students!  Anson and Peter got the merit prize in the Innovation Category (Research Thesis & Invention) of the 7th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition. With their passion for minimizing accidents and uplifting construction workers’ safety in the construction industry, Anson and Peter explored and proposed the combination of augmented reality

13 Jul 2021

Surveying Students got the Merit Prize in the 7th

Congratulations to Prof. Eddie Hui, Professor and Associate Head (Partnership) of BRE, on being appointed as justice of the peace (JP) by the HKSAR Government! This is a fitting recognition of Prof. Hui’s tireless dedication to the community. Prof. Hui is an all-round professional with diverse experience and expertise in research and consultancy across a range of fields, from housing studies, real estate investment, land and planning to financ

8 Jul 2021

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Starting your journey on the undergraduate path in this close-knit community can be a thrilling and rewarding time. We got a lot for you to look forward to. We also hope to inspire you to step up your efforts to reach important milestones of you on this new journey. Basking in the sunshine, we are eager to welcome and chat with you at this afternoon’s BRE Orientation Session.

26 Aug 2021

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