Research Outputs
The research activities of the Department can broadly be arranged in four major areas:
- Construction Management and Surveying
- Intelligent Built Environment
- Environment and Services
- Structure and Materials
Construction Management and Surveying
- Management in Construction
- Quantitative Methods
- Technology and Materials
- Construction Information Technology
- Education and Training
Intelligent Built Environment
- Intelligent Building Systems
- Fire Dynamics/ Fire Modelling/ Fire Safety Engineering
- Evacuation Modelling
- Computation Fluid Dynamics
Environment and Services
- Sustainable Development
- Indoor Air Quality
- Air Pollution
- Wind Engineering
- Noise, Vibration
- Daylighting
- Acoustics
- Energy Saving
- Disaster Prevention/Mitigation
Structure and Materials
- Structural Analysis in Design
- Dynamic Behaviour of Structures
- Non-Linear Analysis of Steel Structure
- Smart Materials
- Structural Model Updating and Health Monitoring
- Structural Control and Stability
- Structural Safety
Recent Major Projects
Hong Kong Housing Authority Research Fund
- Development of a Near Infrared Reflectance Analysis for Water Seepage Analysis in Building [1 million]
- Developing Innovation Precast Systems; Application of Structural Lightweight Aggregate and Raid Hardening PFA Concrete, for Economic Production [1.7 million]
- Study on the Re-use of Construction and Demolition Waste in Public Housing Development including the Use of Recycled Aggregates in Structural Concrete Construction [0.5 million]
- Applications of Self-compacting Concrete to Enhance Quality, Cost Effectiveness, Buildability and to Reduce Noise Nuisance in Public Housing Construction [1.1 million]
Innovation and Technology Fund
- Research and Development of Local Area Network-band [8 million]
- Development of Radon-proof Composite Emulsion Paint [1.5 million]
Professional Development Projects
- Professional Services Development Assistance Scheme Project: Enhancement of Construction Value Management Professionalism for the New Generation [0.8 million]
- Construction Industry Institute Research Project: The Feasibility of establishing construction standards for Hong Kong [0.5 million]
Others
- Hong Kong Construction Association:
Construction Cost in Hong Kong [0.4 million] - Water Supplied Department:
Chlorine Drum Test [0.5 million] - Highways Department:
Construction Method for the KCRC Kowloon Southern Link [0.5 million] - Hong Kong Government Competitive Earmarked Research Grant Projects:
38 on going [amounting to HK$ 20 million]
Enquiries
Department of ACE, CityU
Suite 405,
Festival Walk Office Tower,
80 Tat Chee Avenue,
Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong