Name Card
Professor Weisheng Lu 呂偉生
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Knowledge Exchange Activities
| Activity Title | Activity Type | Start Date | End Date | Member(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A blockchain-based e-inspection 2.0 system for modular integrated construction (MiC) | KE Project Grant | 2023-01-03 | 2025-12-31 | ||
| Member of KE Working Group of HKU | Internal KE Committee | 2016-03-03 | 2021-03-02 | ||
| Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award 2018 (Faculty of Architecture) for 'RFID-Enabled Building Information Modeling (BIM) Platform for Prefabrication Housing Production in Hong Kong' (team award) | KE Award/Prize on KE Achievement | 2018-07-01 | 2019-06-30 | ||
| KE Newsletter story: "Digital Construction: A Better Way to Build" | Books and Other Media (Newspaper, Radio/TV, etc.) for Non-academic Audiences | 2018-09-03 | 2018-10-25 | ||
| KE Video: "RFID-Enabled Building Information Modeling (BIM) Platform for Prefabrication Housing Production in Hong Kong" | Books and Other Media (Newspaper, Radio/TV, etc.) for Non-academic Audiences | 2016-07-25 | 2016-08-25 | ||
| 2018/19 KE Impact Project Funding: KE-IP-2018/19-7: Developing the Code of Practice for International Construction Work ($85,000) | KE Project Grant | 2018-09-01 | 2019-06-30 |
Invited Lectures & Keynote Speeches
| Title | Conference | Date |
|---|---|---|
| BIM, i-Core, and blockchain for cross-border modular construction logistics and supply chain management | Department of Hydraulic and Hydro-power Engineering (30/10/2023) | 2023-10-30 |
| BIM and DT(Digital Twins) for Construction Occupational Health and Safety | Annual Conference held by the Occupational Safety & Health Branch of Labour Department (11/10/2023) | 2023-10-11 |
| BIM: "Lessons learnt and challenges ahead" on the Roundtable on "Quality Assurance and Digitalization in the Construction Industry" | Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) (23/08/2023) | 2023-08-23 |
| Generative DfX (design for excellence) in high-rise modular building: The human and AI ways | 28th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate (CRIOCM 2023) (05/08/2023-06/08/2023, Nanjing) | 2023-08-05 |
| Sharing construction waste materials across different jurisdictions: Prospects and challenges for a smarter and greener Greater Bay Area | International Conference on Solid Wastes 2023: Waste Management in Circular Economy and Climate Resilience (ICSWHK2023) (31/05/2023-03/06/2023, , , Hong Kong) | 2023-06-02 |
| Construction Digital Transformation: the Historical Opportunities and Challenges Facing Us | Chongqing University (08/04/2023) | 2023-04-08 |
| Trading/sharing construction waste materials towards a carbon neutral Greater Bay Area (GBA) | 2022-08-01 | |
| Blockchain-Enabled e-Inspection 2.0 for MiC: From a COVID-19 Expediency to a Post-Pandemic Common Practice | 2022-07-01 | |
| Innovation and Education in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction | 2022-05-01 | |
| AI, machine learning, computer vision and big data analytics for construction | Construction Industry Council (CIC): CIC Master Class on AI for Construction (03/03/2022-03/03/2022, , , Hong Kong) | 2022-02-24 |
| Construction e-inspection 2.0 in the COVID-19 pandemic era: Urgent needs, stakeholder concerns, and a blockchain-based solution | 2022-01-01 | |
| Environmental and Ecological systems engineering” research funding structure in Hong Kong | 2022-01-01 | |
| Parallel systems for ‘trial and error’, OpenBIM, and blockchain: Some propositions on Hong Kong’s BIM e-submission | 2021-12-01 | |
| Construction digital transformation research at iLab: Fantasy and reality | 2021-12-01 | |
| OpenBIM, blockchain, and automated compliance checking: some propositions on Hong Kong’s BIM e-submission | HKABAEIMA Training Centre | 2021-12-01 |
| CIM-enabled quantitative view assessment in architectural design and space planning | Plenary in the 38th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC2021) | 2021-10-01 |
| DfMA, BIM, and blockchain for cross-border construction logistic and supply chain management in Hong Kong | Seminar organized by Louisiana State University | 2020-10-01 |
| Digital Construction: Some experience from Hong Kong | Seminar organized by University of Reading | 2020-10-01 |
| BIM and blockchain platform for cross-border construction logistics and supply chain management | Tsinghua Summer School of International Construction | 2020-07-01 |
| Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in international Construction | Tsinghua Summer School of International Construction | 2020-07-01 |
| Smart Construction Object (SCO) and Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Hong Kong | 2019-09-01 | |
| Big data analytics for construction waste management: A study in Hong Kong | Seminar organized by the School of Natural and Built Environments, University of South Australia | 2019-07-01 |
| Construction resource efficiency and waste as informed by big data: A Hong Kong study | The 2019 International Conference on Resource Sustainability - Cities (icRS Cities 2019) | 2019-07-01 |
| Construction resource efficiency and waste as informed by big data: A Hong Kong study | 2019-07-01 | |
| Big data analytics for construction waste management: A study in Hong Kong | 2019-07-01 | |
| Corporate Social Responsibility in International Construction | Video-conference at University of Reading. | 2019-05-01 |
| Building Information Modelling (BIM) for Construction Waste Management (CWM): Myth and Reality | The International Conference on Construction Project Management and Construction Engineering (iCCPMCE 2018), | 2018-12-01 |
| How urban big data can help tackle contemporary urban issues? a study of illegal dumping in Hong Kong | Seminar organized by College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xiamen University | 2018-12-01 |
| Smart Construction Objects (SCOs): A new paradigm for smarter construction? | 2018-12-01 | |
| Developing an urban ‘digital twin’: complementing AI with AK | Seminar organized by School of Public Administration, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics | 2018-10-01 |
| Construction Waste Management Research Revisited: A big data approach | Civil Division, the Hong Kong Institute of Engineers (HKIE) | 2018-09-01 |
| Building information modelling and big data for construction cost management | A keynote speech in 23rd International Symposium on the Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate | 2018-08-01 |
| Building Information Modelling and Big Data for Construction Cost Management | The 23rd International Symposium on the Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate | 2018-08-01 |
| Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) In International Construction | Tsinghua Summer of International Construction | 2018-07-01 |
| Developing an urban ‘digital twin’: Complementing AI (artificial intelligence) with AK (architectural knowledge) | 2018 Tsinghua Summer Workshop on Construction Management | 2018-07-01 |
| "Undisruptive technology" for smart construction | Hong Kong PolyU RISUD Annual International Symposium on Inter-disciplinary Research for Societal Impact (RAIS 2018) | 2018-06-01 |
| Corporate Social Responsibility in International Construction | Video-conference at University of Reading | 2018-05-01 |
| Enriching urban semantics to fuse BIM and CIM for smart city: examples, prospects, and challenges | Technology Collaboration: BIM and GIS Conference | 2018-05-01 |
| How urban big data can help tackle contemporary urban issues? a study of illegal dumping in Hong Kong | Seminar in Guangzhou University | 2018-05-01 |
| Planning and writing your journal papers with the assistance of "MindMap" | 17th Academic Conference for Post-Graduate Students in Construction Management and Real Estate | 2018-04-01 |
| A tour of the construction industry in Hong Kong | International Construction Practice at North Carolina State University | 2018-03-01 |
| Think big, act “small”: From smart construction objects (SCOs) to scalable and customizable smart construction | International Symposium on Future Cities & Smart Construction | 2018-01-01 |
| Smart construction objects (SCOs): The building blocks for future construction | Seminar organized by Department of Public Policy at Zhejiang University of Economics and Finance, Hangzhou | 2017-12-01 |
| Finding the needles in a haystack: Identification of the illegal dumping of construction waste using big data | Seminar organized by Department of Civil Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University, Suzhou | 2017-12-01 |
| “When West Meets East in Elsewhere”: Chinese Ways of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in International Construction | 2017 International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management (ICCEPM) | 2017-10-01 |
| How big data can help tackle contemporary urban issues? a study of illegal dumping in Hong Kong | Seminar organized by School of Economics and Management, Southwest Jiaotong University | 2017-10-01 |
| How big data can help tackle contemporary urban issues? a study of illegal dumping in Hong Kong | Research Workshop on “Frontiers on Sustainable Construction within the Context of Big Data” | 2017-10-01 |
| Design for ‘X’, not for a high index: The proposition of an optimal level of prefabrication construction for different socio-economic technical contexts | RISUD Annual International Symposium 2017 | 2017-08-01 |
| Bridging BIM and embedded intelligence for better facilities management (FM) | New Era of Building Digitalization | 2016-12-01 |
| Big Data For Better Construction Project Management | 2016-12-01 | |
| From i-Core to Big Data, to Smarter and More Sustainable Construction | Gammon Sustainability Conference 2016 – Building Partnerships for a low carbon Future | 2016-06-01 |
| BIM and Big data: toward a smarter, safer and more efficient construction industry | BIM and Big Data: Academic Exchange Tour hosted by Faculty of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Kunming University of Science and Technology | 2016-04-01 |
| iLab@HKU, urban big data, and some interesting research projects on the ground | MSc Class in Dept. of Land Economy at Cambridge University | 2015-12-01 |
| Application of BIM and views on the developing construction market in China | School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society,Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh | 2015-12-01 |
| A cost–benefit analysis of construction and demolition waste management throughout the waste chain | the Sixth Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the Pacific jointly organized by United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), Government of Maldives Ministry of Tourism, Government of Maldives Ministry of the Environment, and Government of Japan | 2015-08-01 |
| A cost–benefit analysis of construction and demolition waste management throughout the waste chain | Sixth Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the Pacific jointly organized by Government of Maldives Ministry of Tourism, Government of Maldives Ministry of the Environment, and Government of Japan United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) during 16 Aug 2015 - 19 Aug 2015 Male, Maldives. | 2015-08-01 |
| Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) in international construction business | Tsinghua Summer School for International Construction | 2015-07-01 |
| Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) in international construction business | Tsinghua Summer School for International Construction on 6th July 2015, Beijing, China. | 2015-07-01 |
| Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) in international construction business | Tsinghua Summer School | 2015-07-01 |
| BIM and BIG DATA | the application of big data analysis in BIM and CIM, College of Public Administration at Zhejiang University | 2015-04-01 |
| BIM and BIG DATA for construction management research | School of Urban-rural Planning and Management at Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics | 2015-04-01 |
| Big data in construction management research: a little touch of its rhetoric, challenges, and future development | 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Urbanization (ICSU 2015) | 2015-01-01 |
| Construction Waste Management in Hong Kong: Facts, Figures, and Fantasies from Big Data | the 19th International Symposium on the Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate jointly organised by Chinese Research Institute of Construction Management (CRIOCM) and Chongqing University, 07 - 09, Nov 2014 | 2014-11-01 |
| Construction waste management in Hong Kong – facts, figures, and fantasies | CIOB (HK) Annual Conference 2014 | 2014-09-01 |
| Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in International Construction | An invited lecture on the Tsinghua Summer School for International Construction, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. | 2014-07-01 |
| “Bridging BIM and Buildings: Scenarios, Conceptual Models, and Socio-Technical Challenges | A keynote speech on the on 12th Academic Conference for Research Post-Graduate Students in Architecture and Planning, Construction Management, and Real Estate, Faculty of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. | 2014-06-01 |
| Why Do They Acquire Each Other? Nexus between International Contracting and Construction Professional Service Businesses | A presentation on the 2014 Construction Research Congress ASCE, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. | 2014-05-01 |
| A Tour of Hong Kong’s Construction Industry | An invited lecture to MSc Construction Management students, School of Construction Management and Engineering, The University of Reading, UK (via video-conferencing). | 2014-02-01 |
| Bridging BIM and Buildings | Invited talk, Leighton Construction Ltd, Macao | 2014-01-01 |
| My Research Footprints at HKU | A presentation at the 1st Construction Management Forum for Young Scholars from Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China. | 2013-12-01 |
| BIMatizing Prefabrication Housing Construction in Hong Kong: Contexts, Frameworks, and Challenges Ahead | A presentation on the 1st International Conference on Civil and Building Engineering Informatics (ICCBEI), Tokyo, Japan. | 2013-11-01 |
| BIMatizing Construction Project Management: Theories and Empirics | An invited talk in the Department of Construction Management, South China University of Technology (SCUT), Guangzhou, China. | 2013-11-01 |
| Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate | Chinese Research Institute of Construction Management (CRIOCM) and Xi’An Jiaotong University | 2013-10-01 |
| Corporate social responsibility in international construction | Dept. of Construction Management, Tsinghua University | 2013-07-01 |
| Understanding the Effects of Building Information Modeling (BIM) on project-based Organisations (PBOs) Using a Social Network Approach | The IRNOP (International Research Network for Organising by Projects) Conference, BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Norway. | 2013-06-01 |
| Proactive data collection strategies for measuring BIM’s benefits | The Government's Development Bureau | 2013-06-01 |
| How BIM Can Help the Re-development of Queen Mary Hospital (QMH) | An invited talk to the senior management team from Hong Kong Hospital Authority and QMH, QMH, Hong Kong. | 2012-06-01 |
| How information technologies change the delivery of construction projects | Global Network for International Construction (GloNIC) (By-invitation only), 2-3, July, 2011, Tsinghua University, Beijing.Beijing | 2011-07-01 |
| Construction informatics - A regional report of Hong Kong | 7th Asian Construction IT Round-table Meeting (ACIT) (By-invitation only), 28-29th June 2011, Seoul, Korea | 2011-06-01 |
| Research agenda for BIM in a department of real estate and construction | 7th Asian Construction IT Round-table Meeting (ACIT) (By-invitation only), 28-29th June 2011, Seoul, Korea | 2011-06-01 |
| The applications of BIM in Hong Kong | 7th Asian Construction IT Round-table Meeting (ACIT) (By Invitation only), 28-29th June 2011, Seoul, Korea | 2011-06-01 |
| Rethinking Project Management and Using BIM as a Solution | Department of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong | 2011-04-01 |
| Information/ Knowledge Management in Construction | Construction IT Week, School of Construction Management and Engineering, The University of Reading, UK | 2011-03-01 |
| Rethinking Project Management and Using BIM as a Solution | Construction IT Week”, School of Construction Management and Engineering, The University of Reading, UK | 2011-03-01 |
| Building Information Modeling (BIM): Prevailing Realities and Myths | Hong Kong Institute of Engineering, Building Division | 2010-12-01 |
| Mobilising Information, RFID, and BIM: A new paradigm | Brown Bag Workshop, Dept. of Building and Real Estate, Hong Kong Polytechnic University | 2010-11-01 |
| RFID and its application in construction project management | Invited talk, Faculty of Construction Management and Real Estate, Chongqing University | 2010-06-01 |
| Has Guanxi been overstated in China's construction industry | 2010 International Workshop for Global Construction (GloNIC), 28-29 June 2010, Tsinghua University, Beijing | 2010-06-01 |
| Is PPP a promising model for procuring and delivering infrastructure? Perspectives from China | The Australia Research Council (ARC) Major Infrastructure Procurement Seminar, Queensland University of Technology, Brisban, Australia | 2009-12-01 |
| Is strategic management a science or an art form? | Luncheon Seminar Series, Dept. of Building and Real Estate, Hong Kong Polytechnic University | 2009-11-01 |
| Experience Building Information Modeling | "Five to Thrive" a 3-day training programme to the Master Builders Association Malaysia, Malaysia | 2009-11-01 |
Editorship
| Period | Position | Journal / Conference |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Editor of Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management | Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management |
| 2018 | Editorial Board | Detritus |
| 2018 | Editor | International Journal of Construction Management |
| 2017 | Guest Editor | Sustainability |
| 2017 | Editor of Proceedings | Proceedings of the 21st International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Springer |
| 2016 | Guest Editor | Journal of Cleaner Production |
| 2012 | Associate Editor | International Journal of Construction Management |
| 2010 | Journal Editor Of Automation In Construction Special Issue On "Building Information Modeling And Changing Construction Practices" | Automation in Construction Special Issue on "Building Information Modeling and Changing Construction Practices" |
Community Service
| Start Date | End Date | Position | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-01 | 2014-05-01 | Member | O | joint working group formed by Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC) and the Business Environment Council (BEC) |
| 2010-02-01 | 2010-04-01 | Organiser | O | Dept. of Real Estate and Construction |
| 2010-02-01 | 2010-02-01 | Speaker | O | Dept. of Real estate and Construction |
| 2010-01-01 | 2010-01-01 | Organiser | O | Buildings Department, HKSAR |