Dr. Then Shiem-shin, Danny (鄧顯成)
Associate Professor

Department of Building Services Engineering,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Room: FJ716

Tel: 27664558, Fax: 27746146
E-mail: bessthen@polyu.edu.hk

Brief
Dr. Then joined the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in October 2001 as an Associate Professor, Facility Management, Maintenance and Operations, in the Department of Building Services Engineering. He is the programme leader of the Graduate Programme in Facility Management. His main responsibilities are research, course development and teaching associated with the postgraduate programme in Facility Management. Dr. Then is a Council Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Facility Management (HKIFM) and is the current Director of Research.

Before coming to Hong Kong, Dr. Then was Associate Professor in Strategic Asset Management at the School of Construction Management and Property, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. The Chair in Asset Management was sponsored by the Queensland Government Department of Public Works, with predominantly a research and advisory role on development and implementation of best practice in strategic asset management and facilities management in the public sector. During the 5-year fixed term appointment(1997-2001), Dr. Then also introduced, coordinated and lectured on a new graduate programme in Facilities Management. The graduate programme in Facilities Management was one of the first inter-faculty programmes, jointly provided by the Brisbane Graduate Business School and the School of Construction Management and Property.
Academic and Professional Qualifications
BSc(Hons), MSc., PhD., F.PFM., MBIFM, MCIOB, MCMI.
Teaching Areas:
Strategic Asset Management, Maintenance Management of Built Assets, Facilities Support Services Management, Economics for Facility Management, Research Methods for FM and Technology Integration for FM.
Research Areas:
FM Educational Development, Strategic Facility Planning, Alignment between Business and Facility Needs, Asset Performance Evaluation. Evaluation and Procurement of Facilities Support Services.
Teaching Experiences

External honorary appointment while in Brisbane, Australia.

  • Member of Steering Committee of Government Asset Management System, Queensland Government.
  • Joint International Coordinator of CIB Working Commission W70 on Facilities Management and Maintenance.
  • Committee Member of Facility Management Association Australia, Queensland Branch.
  • Member of Academic Panel and Professional Practice Panel, Facility Management Association, Australia.
  • Committee Member of Corporate Real Estate, Property Council of Australia, Queensland Branch.
  • External Examiner – BSc.(Hons) Building Surveying, Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (1999-2001).
While in the UK (1979 –1997), Dr. Then was a lecturer in the Department of Building Engineering and Surveying, Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. He developed the highly successful postgraduate programs in Facilities Management and Asset Maintenance and for a period, was Director of postgraduate studies.

External honorary appointment while in Edinburgh:

  • Committee Member of CIB Working Commission W70 on Facilities Management and Maintenance.
  • Member of Research Committee, British Institute of Facilities Management.
  • External Examiner – MSc and MBA programmes, Facilities Management Graduate School, Sheffield Hallam University, England, UK.
Dr. Then was the Coordinator of CIBW70 from 1998 to 2000. CIB is the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction. Since 2002, Dr. Then is the joint CIB Coordinator of CIBW70 and hosted the 2004 CIBW70 Symposium in Hong Kong in 2004.
Dr. Then has published and presented more than 60 papers internationally and is co-author of a Butterworth-Heinemann, (UK) publication: Facilities Management and the Business of Space (ISBN: 0-340-71964-8). He is on the editorial board of the following journals: Facilities Management Journal, (2000-2004); International Journal of Strategic Property Management, (2004 to date). Dr. Then has consulted in various areas of built assets management and facilities management while in UK and latterly, in Brisbane and Singapore.

Recent chapter contributions:

2005 “Phase 6: Adaptive reuse/recycling – market needs assessment” Chapter in Assessing Building Performance. Editors: Wolfgang FE Preiser and Jacqueline C Vischer. Elseiver. January 2005. pp.80-90. ISBN 0-7506-6174-7.
2004 “Concepts in Facilities Management.” Chapter in Architect’s Handbook of Construction Project Management. Editors: Michael Murray and David Langford. RIBA Enterprises. 2004. pp.297-312. ISBN:1-85946-123-9.
2003 “Strategic Management.” Chapter in book Workplace Strategies and Facility Management - Building in Value. Editors: R. Best, C. Langston & G. de Valence. Butterworth-Heinemann, UK. January 2003. pp.69-80. ISBN:0-7506-5150-4
2002 “The Changing Workplace – Analysing Space Needs.” Chapter In Managing Business Support Services. Consultant Editors: Jonathan Reuvid & John Hinks. Publisher: Kogan Page Ltd. London. July 2001. pp.87-98. (ISBN: 0-7494-3061-3) “Post Occupancy Evaluation.” Chapter in Best Value in Construction. Editors: Professor John Kelly, Professor Roy Morledge, Sara Wilkinson. Publisher: Blackwell Science, UK. April 2002. pp.261-279. ISBN: 0632056118.

Recent Keynote Invitations:

2005 Optimising the facility managers’ influence on organisational outcomes. AusFM 2005 – Achieving best practice facilities management for improved performance & strategic value. 22-24 February 2005. The VIBE, North Sydney, Australia. Assessing Building Performance – An Integrated Model. APEC Network on Performance Based Building. 11 -16 September 2005, Surface Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Strategic Facilities Management in Modern Business. 11th Facilities Maintenance & Management Conference. 17-19 September 2005. Movenpick Bur Dubai Hotel, Dubai, UAE.
2003 Latest Changes and Advances in Asia’s FM Industry. Facilities Management Asia – Strategies to Improve Performance Efficiency & Cost Effectiveness. 15-16 September 2003. Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore.

Recent Publications:

Refereed Journal

2005 Then, S. S. “Integrated Resources Management Structure for Facilities Provision and Management.” Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities. Vol.17, No.3. February 2003. pp.34-42
2003 Then, S. S. “Integrated Resources Management Structure for Facilities Provision and Management.” Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities. Vol.17, No.3. February 2003. pp.34-42

Refereed Conference Papers

2005 Danny Shiem-shin Then and Chi-kwan Chau. “Unpacking Performance Measurements of Operational Building Assets – An Integrated Model.” .11th Joint CIB International Symposium -COMBINING FORCES - Advancing Facilities Management and Construction through Innovation. 13-16th June 2005, Helsinki, FINLAND. Facilities Business and Its Management. pp.280-291.
Daniel Chi-wing Ho, Danny Shiem-shin Then and Yung Yau. “Facilitation of Urban Renewal with Building Safety and Condition Index.” .11th Joint CIB International Symposium -COMBINING FORCES - Advancing Facilities Management and Construction through Innovation. 13-16th June 2005, Helsinki, FINLAND. Facilities Business and Its Management. pp.475-488.
2004 Danny S. S. Then, Teng-hee Tan and Chi-kwan Chua. “An Integrated Asset Performance Framework for Operational Buildings – Preliminary results of focused group validations in Hong Kong and Australia.” Proceedings of the 2004 Hong Kong CIBW070 International Symposium – Human Elements in Facilities Management.. 7-8 December 2004. CIB Publication No.297. pp.239-250.
Danny S. S. Then and Andrew McEwan. “Capturing Knowledge from Facilities Management Practice – Issues and Possibilities.” Proceedings of the 2004 Hong Kong CIBW070 International Symposium – Human Elements in Facilities Management. 7-8 December 2004. CIB Publication No.297. pp.251-264.
Danny S. S. Then and A Clowes. “Stakeholders’ Perspectives in Defining Asset Performance.” CD Proceedings of CIB World Building Congress 2004 – Building for the Future. Toronto, 1-7 May 2004. Session CIB T5S3. pp.1-9.
Danny S. S. Then and T H Tan. “Assessing Building Performance – An Integrated Model.” CD Proceedings of CIB World Building Congress 2004 – Building for the Future, Toronto, 1-7 May 2004. Session CIB T5S1. pp.1-9
2003 Danny S. S. Then, “A Proactive Management Model that integrates Facilities Provision and Facilities Services Management.” Proceedings of the European Facility Management Conference, 14-17 May 2003, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. pp.G5.2/1-9.
2002 Danny S. S. Then, “The Strategic Context of Facilities Management”. Proceedings of International Real Estate Research Symposium (IRERS) 2002 – Future Directions for a Borderless Real Estate Industry. pp.131-135. April 2002, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (ISBN 983-99217-2-X)
Danny S. S. Then, “The Context of Building Assets in Total Facility Management.” Proceedings of Joint Symposium 2002 Achieving Sustainable Performance in Built Environment, November 2002. Kowloon Shangri-la Hotel, Hong Kong.
Danny S. S. Then and T. H. Tan. “Measuring Operational Building Assets Performance - Concepts and Implementation.” Proceedings of CIBW60-69 Joint Symposium – Measurement and Management of Architectural Value in Performance-based Building, May 2002, Hong Kong. CIB Publication No. 283. pp.381-396. ISBN 90-6363-033-6.
Danny S. S. Then, “Integration of Facilities Provision and Facilities Support Services Provision – A management process model.” Proceedings of the 2002 Glasgow CIBW070 Global Symposium - Exploring the global knowledge base on Asset Maintenance Management, Workplaces and Facilities Management. 18-20 September 2002. CIB Publication No.277. pp.38-52.
Teng Hee Tan and Danny S. S. Then, “Development of an Integrated Building Information System – The Queensland Experience.” Proceedings of the 2002 Glasgow CIBW070 Global Symposium - Exploring the global knowledge base on Asset Maintenance Management, Workplaces and Facilities Management. 18-20 September 2002. CIB Publication No. 277. pp.650-659.
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