CUHK Team Builds the Longest Bamboo Bridge in Rural Mainland
The One University One Village (1U1V) team led by Yao Ling Sun Professor of Architecture Prof. Edward NG Yan Yung of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has built the longest bamboo bridge in the rural mainland. The bridge,
Workshop on Urban Climate, Human Thermal Comfort and Building Energy Consumption
The Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability (IEES) and the Institute of Future Cities (IOFC) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) jointly organized a workshop on Urban Climate, Human Thermal Comfort and Building Energy Consumption at CUHK on
CUHK and HKBU discover the elevated increases in human-perceived temperature under climate change
Each of the three years from 2014 to 2016 broke the global average air temperature record, and 2017 will also turn out to be one of the hottest years ever. To predict how humans will be affected by climate change,
Launch Ceremony of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network – Hong Kong
The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) has been mobilizing expertise from different regions and backgrounds to implement various Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that seek to eradicate poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change. It is now extending its reach
CUHK Rural Architectural Project Wins Top International Award First Hong Kong Team To Receive ‘the Oscar of Architecture’
An anti-seismic earth house built by the One University One Village (1U1V) team at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has been awarded the World Building of the Year 2017 at the World Architecture Festival (WAF) — ‘the Oscars
The Sixth WMO International Workshop on Monsoons (IWM-VI)
The Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability (IEES) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) was a co-sponsor of the Sixth WMO International Workshop on Monsoons (IWM-VI) from 13 to 17 November 2017 in Singapore. This quadrennial Workshop was
Be Prepared for the Rainy Days
Under the influence of global warming, autumn in Hong Kong may become warmer and warmer. It is possible that the season will eventually be replaced by an extended period of hot weather. The number of tropical cyclones and heavy rainfall
CUHK Cross-institutional Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS) Project Developing High-performing and Energy-saving Microgrids for Field Implementation
In 2013 – 14, CUHK was awarded HK$ 60.33 million by the “Theme-based Research Scheme” of the University Grant Council of the Hong Kong Government for the 5-year project “Smart Solar Energy Harvesting, Storage, and Utilization”
Workshop on Frontiers of Tropical Meteorology cum 11th Meeting of the World Meteorological Organization Working Group on Tropical Meteorology Research
The Workshop on Frontiers of Tropical Meteorology cum 11th Meeting of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Working Group on Tropical Meteorology Research (WGTMR), hosted by the Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability (IEES), was held from 21 to 23 September
CUHK’s Sustainable and Anti-seismic Earth House Won International Architectural House Award
The One University One Village (1U1V) team, led by Prof. Edward NG, Yao Ling Sun Professor of Architecture at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), has built a prototype house for an aged couple in Yunnan to provide villagers