PolyU Faculty of Construction and Environment

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Faculty of Construction and Environment, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
香港理工大學建設及環境學院
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MottoBe a leading academic entity on the international scene in the construction, environment, and sustainable urban development fields. [1]
TypePublic
Established1937
Dean Prof. Xiangdong Li
Academic staff
115
Location
Hung Hom
,
Kowloon
,
Hong Kong

22°18′24″N114°10′45″E / 22.30667°N 114.17917°E / 22.30667; 114.17917
Website www.polyu.edu.hk/fce/
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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]

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The main entrance of the faculty. HK PolyU Xiang Gang Li Gong Da Xue YMT You Ma Di Yaumatei Qi Xian Dao Nan Chatham Road South October 2018 SSG 01.jpg
The main entrance of the faculty.

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] : 3  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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Vision and Mission". About Us. PolyU Faculty of Construction and Environment. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)". Asia Research News. 17 October 2007. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Postgraduate Studies in Hong Kong". Postgraduate Studies in Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Dean's Message". About Us. PolyU Faculty of Construction and Environment. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  5. ↑ 80 years of history 1937 - 2017 : Department of Building and Real Estate (PDF). Hong Kong: Department of Building and Real Estate, PolyU. 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Faculty of Construction and Environment, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hongkong. Course information, rankings and reviews". hotcoursesaborad. IDP. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "A Direcção dos Serviços de Cartografia e Cadastro organizou o "Curso de Formação sobre Tecnologia de Topo-Cartografia e de Informação Geográfica"". Gabinete de Comunicação Social, Macau. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  8. ↑ Li, Bingcun (1 April 2019). "New trip planner to offer 'optimal' routes for HK commuters". China Daily Hong Kong. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  9. ↑ Chan Rhodes, May (8 January 2019). "Time to invest in a sustainable future". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "About Us". Ng Wing Hong Laboratory for Sustainable City. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
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