Department of Building Service Engineering

Mr. To Wah-tong, Daniel (陶華棟)
Visiting Lecturer

Department of Building Services Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong Room: FJ631

Tel: 27665838, Fax: 27746146 E-mail: bewtto@polyu.edu.hk

Mr. Daniel To, BSc(Oregon State University, 1971) and MSc(University of Virginia, 1973). MIES(1982), MCIBSE(1983), CEng(1987), MHKIE(1990).
Mr. To joined the department of Building & Surveying in 1974, was transferred to the department of Building Services Engineering in 1982. He is now senior lecturer. His specialism was in environmental science and later developed into lighting engineering. Apart from teaching, he has carried out consultancy work in lighting and carried out research work in uplighting, daylighting and tunnel lighting.

1971 BSc, Oregon State University
1973 MSc, University of Virginia

1982 Member of the Illuminating Engineering Society, N. America (MIES)
1983 Member of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (MCIBSE)
1987 Chartered Engineer, Engineering Council (CEng)
1990 Member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (MHKIE)

1974 - 75 Assistant Lecturer, Department of Building & Surveying, Hong Kong Polytechnic
1975 - 81 Lecturer, Department of Building & Surveying, Hong Kong Polytechnic
1981 - 82 Senior Lecturer, Department of Building & Surveying, Hong Kong Polytechnic
1982 - 2008 Senior Lecturer, Department of Building Services Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic (Hong Kong Polytechnic University since 1995)
2008 - Now Visiting Lecturer, Department of Building Services Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Programme leader for Higher Diploma in Building Services Engineering (1992-2003)

Extensive teaching experience in lighting design and application, electrical installations and systems

Contrast rendering factor profile under a regular array of fluorescent luminaires
Energy efficiency of daylight/electrical light integration using HF electronic dimming ballast controlled fluorescent luminaires
daylight factor for atrium buildings
Fibre optic lighting

2003 Production of a special device for checking the operation of sensor controlled circuit for highway lighting
2003 Testing of converted lamp for lamp lumen output, correlated colour temperature and electrical characteristics
2001-2003 Testing of T5 fluorescent lamps
2001 Evaluation of threshold increment on Tolo Harbour Highway due to flood light of Pak Shek Kok sports center for HKIEd
2001 Testing of electronic ballasts for Philips
2000-2003 Testing of compact fluorescent lamps for Philips, GE Lighting, Osram Prosperity and others
1999-2001 Testing of compact fluorescent lamps for the Consumer Council
1999 Car park lighting expert advice for the Royal Ascot Building in Shatin
1998-2001 Testing of emergency luminaires and emergency exit signs

Feb 2002 Serve as jury member for third round of WCC competition for Philips Luminaires Asia Pacific Region, 4-5 Feb 2002 at Regal Hotel, Hong Kong.
Apr 2002 Serve as jury member for final round of WCC competition for Philips Luminaires Asia Pacific Region, Singapore
June 2003 Invention of a Variable Illuminator for the use of setting the sensor-controlled circuit for highway lighting(patent pending)
Selected Recent Publications
2003 + Stanley H S Tse, Potential Lighting Energy Saving for Top-lit Atrium, HKIE Transactions, v10, n2, 26-33, 2003
2002 + Man Y Y, Tunnel Lighting Performance Study for Western Harbour Crossing, Hong Kong, HKIE Transactions, v9, n2, 52-60, 2002
2002 + KS Leung, TM Chung and CS Leung, Potential Energy Saving for a side-lit room using daylight-linked fluorescent lamp installations, Lighting Research & Technology, v34, n2 121-133, 2002
2002 Potential Lighting Energy Saving for Top-lit Atrium, Chongqing-Hong Kong Joint Symposium 2002, A100-112, 8-10 July 2002, Chongqing, China