Research
activities of the Center:
Two
critical issues:
• Indoor environmental quality concerning the health, comfort
and productivity of building users;
• Energy efficiency associated with heating and/or
cooling buildings, concerning the sustainable development of modern economies.
Research
activities are grouped into six strategic areas:
• Indoor environmental quality studies:
indoor air pollution, ventilation and indoor air quality; air cleaning
technologies; thermal, lighting, acoustic and electromagnetic environment
indoors;
• Energy efficiency and utilization of renewable energy:
building integrated photovoltaics, solar water heating and wind power
in buildings; solar-assisted air-conditioning system; Building envelop
design; peak electricity demand shifting technologies
• Building automation and intelligent buildings;
Automatic Fault Detection in BMS, Optimized control
• Advanced system development: HVACR technology development;
modeling of radiant cooling and desiccant dehumidification, personal ventilation
systems; direct expansion (DX) air conditioning systems; air-movement-enhanced
thermal comfort; power quality
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control; electromagnetic interference
control, advanced technology in lightning protection;
• Advanced engineering and computer simulation analysis:
building thermal modeling; Indoor environmental modeling; CFD (Computational
Fluid Dynamics) analysis of natural and mechanical ventilation, modeling
daylight and solar energy availability, forecasting of building sector
energy demand; life cycle energy analysis; building total-performance
rating methods;
• Management and operation and maintenance issues:
diagnosis of building air quality, and energy auditing; Building Operations
Economics
Achievements
of the Research Centre
• Publications / Scholarly Output:
More than a hundred technical reports in internationally reviewed journals
each year
• Recognition: Known to the local construction
industry to be leader in building energy and environmental research, and
to the international research community as active researchers, members
are invited to a wide range of high-level scholarly activities:
• Technology Transfer / Consultancies / Patent
o Staff undertake more than ten consultancy projects each year
o Patent technologies are being generated
• Research Grants: Every year
3 – 4 research grants from RGC, plus some grants from other funding
bodies. Two members won the PolyU Presidential Awards due to their excellent
achievements in the past two years.
• Academic Collaboration: Research collaborations
established with more than 10 overseas and Mainland top universities
• Education / Training
o More Research degree positions: PhD, MPhil, with full-time and part-time
options
o Short training courses to cater for immediate and long-term industrial
needs
For further information, contact:
Professor J.L. Niu, The Center Director,Phone: 27667781, E-Mail: Bejlniu@polyu.edu.hk
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