Prof. Wilson Lu and iLab received the visit by delegates from Chongqing University (Prof. Guiwen Liu, VP, CQU; Prof. Chao Mao, CQU; and Jinke Hong, CQU) on 15 July 2023
This included a workshop to share 8 pieces of research from the two parties. It turned out that we are doing some very high-profile research with both theoretical and practical contributions.
Prof. Wilson Lu and iLab received the visit by delegates from Zhejiang City University and Chongqing University on 11 July 2023
The delegation was led by Prof. Liyin Shen. Chair Professor KW Chau represented the Department to receive the souvenir and exchange ideas with Prof. Shen. Afterward, a mini-symposium was organized to allow the students from three parties (i.e., HKU, CQU, Zhejiang City...
ilab successfully organised two talks, one by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus König and the other by Prof. Chimay Anumba, Dean of College of Design, Construction and Planning, University of Florida
On June 2nd 2023, iLab welcomed Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus König, the deputy head of the national center for the digitalization of the German construction industry (BIM Germany). During the visit, he made a presentation on the topic “Generation of initial digital twins...
Prof. Wilson Lu was invited to give a plenary talk on the International Conference on Solid Wastes 2023: Waste Management in Circular Economy and Climate Resilience (ICSWHK2023) on 2 June 2023 in Hong Kong
His talk is on "Sharing construction waste materials across different jurisdictions: Prospects and challenges for a smarter and greener Greater Bay Area”.
Prof. Wilson Lu attended the GLF-CEM (Global Leadership Forum For Construction Engineering and Management Programs) 2023 held in 29-30 May 2023, Salvador-Brazil
He also shared on Panel – “Lessons learned about academic leadership for future leaders in CEM” alongside Prof. Burcin Becerick (Head of Department of Civil Engineering at University of Southern California, US) and Prof. Sérgio Scheer (Ex-provost, Federal University...
We signed a MoU with the Construction Industry Council!
On behalf of the Faculty of Architecture (FoA) and witnessed by senior professors Anthony Yeh and Kelvin Wong, I signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Construction Industry Council (CIC) on 24 April 2023. More information can be found on CIC's website...
Our work is featured by HKU Knowledge Exchange Office (KEO) as a case study
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Prof. Wilson Lu and iLab received the visit by delegation from Shenzhen University on 2 August 2023
This delegation, formed by 8 PhD/MSc students and Research Assistants, was led by Dr WU Huanyu (assistant professor) at Shenzhen University (SZU). Members exchanged the fascinating research projects at SZU and HKU with regards to construction waste management and...
Prof. Wilson Lu was invited to speak on the International Conference on Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) in CIExpo 2022
The topic I shared on the Conference is about MiC logistics and supply chain management with a focus on its quality assurance and quality control, which has been much disrupted by the covid-19 pandemic time. We have a solution called MiC trilogy (MiC 三寶) based on BIM...
Prof. Wilson Lu was interviewed by the South China Morning Post (SCMP) to talk about escalating construction cost in Hong Kong
...When the property prices decline, developers tend to be conservative when it comes to land bidding, " said Wilson Lu, a professor in the Department of Real Estate and Construction at the University of Hong Kong. ... Lu said the construction industry is...