PolyU Faculty of Construction and Environment explained

Faculty of Construction and Environment, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Native Name:香港理工大學建設及環境學院
Coordinates:22.3067°N 114.1792°W
Motto:Be a leading academic entity on the international scene in the construction, environment, and sustainable urban development fields.[1]
Established:1937
Type:Public
Dean:Prof. Xiangdong Li
Academic Staff:115
City:Hung Hom
State:Kowloon
Country:Hong Kong
Logo Alt:Name of the Faculty in English and Traditional Chinese

The PolyU Faculty of Construction and Environment is one of the faculty at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.[2] [3] The faculty consists of the Department of Building and Real Estate, Department of Building Services Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics. In 2021, the faculty has around 115 full-time academic staff.[4]

Overview

The history of the Faculty can be date back to 1937. Today's Department of Building and Real Estate within the Faculty is established in 1937 as the Building Department of Government Trade School, Hong Kong.[5] The Faculty has a long history of offering undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the fields of building engineering, civil engineering, fire engineering, occupational safety and health, structural engineering and surveying.[6]

The Faculty also offers professional training on Surveying and Geo-Information Technology to different government agencies, including Macau Cartography and Cadastre Bureau.[7]

Research

The Faculty involves in research of combining smart city technology to optimise trip planning.[8] Moreover, the Faculty's Ng Wing Hong Laboratory for Sustainable City contributes in research of high-level information technology infrastructure for examining the sustainable development of Hong Kong at the building and city level.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vision and Mission . About Us . PolyU Faculty of Construction and Environment . 3 March 2021 . 29 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190329020710/https://www.polyu.edu.hk/fce/about-us/vision-and-mission . live .
  2. Web site: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) . Asia Research News . 31 March 2021 . en . 17 October 2007 . 13 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200813200315/https://www.asiaresearchnews.com/content/hong-kong-polytechnic-university-polyu . live .
  3. Web site: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Postgraduate Studies in Hong Kong . Postgraduate Studies in Hong Kong . 31 March 2021 . 5 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200105170640/http://grad.edu.hk/universities-programmes/polyu . live .
  4. Web site: Dean's Message . About Us . PolyU Faculty of Construction and Environment . 3 March 2021 . 29 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190329020518/https://www.polyu.edu.hk/fce/about-us/dean-s-message . live .
  5. Book: 80 years of history 1937 - 2017 : Department of Building and Real Estate. 2017 . Department of Building and Real Estate, PolyU . Hong Kong . 31 March 2021.
  6. Web site: Faculty of Construction and Environment, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hongkong. Course information, rankings and reviews . hotcoursesaborad . IDP . 31 March 2021 . en . 31 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210331140808/https://www.hotcoursesabroad.com/study/hongkong/school-college-university/faculty-of-construction-and-environment-hong-kong-polytechnic-university/439576/international.html . live .
  7. News: A Direcção dos Serviços de Cartografia e Cadastro organizou o "Curso de Formação sobre Tecnologia de Topo-Cartografia e de Informação Geográfica" . 31 March 2021 . Gabinete de Comunicação Social, Macau . 4 February 2019.
  8. News: Li . Bingcun . New trip planner to offer 'optimal' routes for HK commuters . 31 March 2021 . China Daily Hong Kong . 1 April 2019 . en.
  9. News: Chan Rhodes . May . Time to invest in a sustainable future . 31 March 2021 . South China Morning Post . 8 January 2019 . en.
  10. Web site: About Us . Ng Wing Hong Laboratory for Sustainable City . 31 March 2021.

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