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28/07/2026

🎉✨ Big News from BEEE! ✨🎉

We are delighted to welcome Prof. Shao Zongping as a Chair Professor of BEEE! 👏🎓

Prof. Shao is a world-renowned scholar in sustainable energy, green hydrogen, fuel cells, batteries, solar cells, and environmental technologies 🌱⚡🔋☀️
With an outstanding research record and global impact, his expertise will further strengthen our mission in building environment, energy, and sustainability 🏙️🌍💡

🔗 Read more: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/beee/news-and-events/news/2026/20260728-new-chair-professor---prof-shao-zongping/

Please join us in giving Prof. Shao a very warm welcome! 🙌💐

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22/07/2026

🎉 Congratulations to our BEEE student Mr Lam Ka Ho! 🎉

Supervised by Professor Hou Cynthia, Lam won First Runner-up in the Green Energy Dreams Come True Competition 2025/26 (Tertiary) organised by HK Electric 🏆🌱⚡

His project, “AIoT Urban Waste Management System with Carbon Reduction Forecasting,” offers an innovative smart solution for waste management ♻️📊🚚 while supporting carbon reduction 🌍💚

We are proud of this amazing achievement and the creativity of our BEEE students! 👏✨

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21/07/2026

🏙️❄️ Revolutionising Building Cooling with AI! 🤖💡

PolyU’s Prof. Xiao Fu and his team at BEEE have developed an award-winning smart energy management system that can cut daily energy use by up to 40% 🔋📉✨

By combining real-time monitoring, cloud control and AI predictions 📊☁️🧠, the system helps optimise chiller operations while keeping buildings cool and comfortable 😌🌬️

🏅 The innovation won a Gold Medal at the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2025 🎉🌍
It has also been successfully applied in a Hong Kong government office building, delivering impressive energy savings and better efficiency 💚🏢

A big step towards smarter, greener and more sustainable cities 🌱🌟

20/07/2026

🚨🔥 Innovating for the Future! 🔥🚨

Prof. Asif Sohail Usmani from BEEE has developed SureFire 💡🛡️— an intelligent forecasting tool for fire safety and emergency management in smart cities 🏙️📡

By combining real-time sensing, AI, and predictive analytics 🤖📊, SureFire helps track fire progression and support faster, smarter response decisions 🚒⏱️

It also opens the door to next-generation firefighting robots 🤖🔥👩‍🚒, paving the way for safer, more resilient, and more sustainable cities 🌱🌍

17/07/2026

📸✨ Workshop Day 2 Photo Gallery is now live! 🌱🏙️

On Day 2, participants joined “Future Campus: Smart, Sustainable and Human-Centric Design” delivered by Dr Tsang Tsz Wun, Hayley, followed by hands-on laboratory activities led by the BEEE technical team 🔬💡

The sessions covered:
🌞 Daylighting analysis
🌡️ Thermal comfort assessment
⚡ Energy efficiency analysis
🌬️ Indoor air quality assessment
🏡 Smart home technology demonstration

The workshop concluded with lunch 🍱 and a site visit to the Kwu Tung North and Fanling North New Development Areas Community Liaison Centre 🚌📍, where students gained first-hand insights into the planning and development of the Northern Metropolis.

Check out the photo highlights here 👉 https://www.polyu.edu.hk/beee/news-and-events/photo-gallery/2026/20260703-polyu-fce-build-a-smart-city-competition-2026---workshop-day-2/

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16/07/2026

📸✨ Workshop Day 1 Photo Gallery is now available! 🌞🏙️

Day 1 of the programme began with a project orientation and Q&A session led by Professor Jiang Liming, followed by the mini-lecture “Steering the Solar Photons for Building Energy Transition” by Ir Professor Lu Lin Vivien. After lunch, students joined two interactive workshops on Applied solar energy in buildings by Dr Gong Quan and Carbon neutrality by Dr ZHAO Jingxian. 🌱⚡

Check out the photo highlights here 👉 https://www.polyu.edu.hk/beee/news-and-events/photo-gallery/2026/20260626-polyu-fce-build-a-smart-city-competition-2026---workshop-day-1/

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15/07/2026

🌟 BEEE @ PolyU FCE Build a Smart City Competition 2026! 🌱🏙️

Secondary students joined the Build a Smart & Sustainable North competition to explore ideas for the Northern Metropolis 🚀🌿

From inspiring lectures 🎤 to hands-on workshops 🛠️, lab activities 🔬 and a site visit 🚌, participants learned all about:
☀️ solar energy
🌍 carbon neutrality
💡 smart campus design
🌡️ thermal comfort
🌬️ indoor air quality
🏡 smart home technology

A big step towards building a smarter, greener and more sustainable future 💚✨

For details: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/beee/news-and-events/news/2026/20260715-beee-engages-students-in-polyu-fce-build-a-smart-city-competition-2026/

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13/07/2026

🎉✨New Associate Professor - Prof. Chen Di ✨🎉

We are delighted to welcome Prof. Chen Di as an Associate Professor at BEEE, effective 2 July 2026! 👏📚

Prof. Chen is also a recipient of PolyU’s Presidential Young Scholars Scheme and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Chemistry 🧪🔬

With an impressive track record in surface electrocatalysis and functional materials for energy and environmental applications 🌍⚡ Prof. Chen’s research is helping advance solutions for a greener, smarter future 💡🌱

Please join us in giving Prof. Chen a warm welcome! 🎊🙌🎊

For details, please refer to https://www.polyu.edu.hk/beee/news-and-events/news/2026/20260709-new-associate-professor---prof-chen-di/
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10/07/2026

🎬✨ Recap: Highlights of BEEE Industry Day 2026 ✨🎬

Relive the wonderful moments from BEEE Industry Day 2026 held on 6 June 2026 at PolyU Block Z 🎓🏢

The event brought together industry partners, alumni, staff, and students for a meaningful morning of celebration, knowledge exchange, and academic achievement 🤝💡🏆

From the poster exhibition to the award ceremony, the event showcased the outstanding capstone projects and research achievements of our BEEE students in Building Sciences and Engineering 📚🔬👏

A big thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to the success of this memorable occasion 💙🙌🎉

🎥 Watch the highlight video here: https://youtu.be/-5SKx5nolFg

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09/07/2026

🎉👏 BEEE Congratulates Prof. WEI Minchen Tommy on Receiving the Prestigious HUAWEI Spark Award! 👏🎉

BEEE warmly congratulates Prof. WEI Minchen Tommy, Associate Head of Department and Director of the PolyU-Qianhai Disruptive Technology and Innovation Research Centre, on being honoured with the prestigious HUAWEI Spark Award 🏆✨

This remarkable recognition celebrates Prof. Wei and his team’s innovative solution to a major industrial challenge, and their successful translation of research into real-world application 🚀🔬💡

He is the second PolyU scholar to receive this award, and the only scholar from a Hong Kong tertiary institution to be honoured in the past two years 🌟🇭🇰

BEEE is truly proud of Prof. Wei’s outstanding achievement, which highlights his research excellence and PolyU’s strength in driving impactful innovation and knowledge transfer 🌍🤝📈

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