Past Event

BRE PhD Student Winning the "First Prize" of Best Student Presentation Award of CIB WBC 2019

In the CIB World Building Congress 2019 (WBC 2019) on Constructing Smart Cities held on 17-21 June 2019 at PolyU, the  full-time PhD research student (Mr Abdullahi Saka from Nigeria) of the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE) won the "First Prize" of the Best Student Presentation Award (Category: Smart Planning, Design and Construction, Smart Environment) organized by the Hong Kong PolyU Student Chapter of CIB (CIBSC).   Mr Saka received an award certificate and a cash cheque of HK$ 1,000 at the Closing Ceremony held on 20 June 2019 at PolyU. His winning paper is entitled "Adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Developing Countries: A System Dynamics Approach" co-authored with his Chief Supervisor, Dr Daniel Chan, Associate  Professor and his Co-Supervisor, Dr Francis Siu, Assistant Professor of BRE.   The aim of the competition was to provide a platform for all eligible members of CIB Student Chapters to exhibit their studies and research outcomes. Altogether, 18 presentations were selected from all applications and there were 3 parallel groups with 6 participants in each group. Each group conferred one “First Prize” and one “Second Prize” of the Best Student Presentation Award and thus a total 6 winners across three categories of conference paper themes.   Group 1 - Theme: Smart Buildings and infrastructure, Smart Transportation and Mobility, Smart Utilities and Facilities Management Group 2 - Theme: Smart People and Living, Smart Service, Smart Governance, Policy and Economy Group 3 - Theme: Smart Planning, Design and Construction, Smart Environment  

CIB World Building Congress 2019 'Constructing Smart Cities'

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