PhD - Doctor of Philosophy in Building and Environment

Hong Kong

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O que eu aprenderei?

Building services primarily include air-conditioning and ventilation, electrical distribution and lighting, active fire protection, plumbing and drainage, vertical transportation, security, telecommunication, and building automation systems. Satisfactory performance of these systems is crucial to providing a safe, healthy, comfortable and productive environment for people and processes in buildings.

Building Services Engineering (BSE) is a multi-disciplinary profession which entails the application of art and science in design, installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance of services systems for buildings. Given the ever-rising needs and expectations of users, building services systems have become increasingly sophisticated, leading to the mounting demand for competent building services professionals.

Worldwide there have been growing recognitions that the performance of buildings and their services systems has significant impacts on the environment. The prevalent pursuit of green and sustainable buildings further highlights the vital role that building services professionals have to play in enhancing such aspects as energy conservation, indoor environmental quality, resources recycling, waste minimization and pollution control associated with the use of buildings.

Building and Environment

Research in this area has helped improve indoor and outdoor environments, such as HVAC systems to control indoor air temperature and humidity for thermal comfort and energy efficiency. Improving indoor built environments involves thermal, indoor air quality (IAQ), visual and acoustic aspects. Technology enabling ventilation and sound insulation has been applied in hostels, public housing estates and a private housing estate.

It covers:

  • Advanced lighting systems
  • Building acoustics, noise and vibration control
  • Building performance simulation and rating methods
  • CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) and airflows inside and around buildings
  • Designs for indoor environmental quality
  • Energy efficient building and advanced system technologies: radiant cooling, thermal energy storage and functional materials
  • Environmental economics and behavior
  • Human and environment interaction
  • Indoor air pollutant dynamics
  • Indoor environment modelling and control
  • Indoor air quality
  • Lighting quality
  • Thermal comfort
  • Urban climate
  • Ventilation for health and infectious disease control

De qual departamento farei parte?

Faculty of Construction and Environment

Opções de estudo

Período integral (3 anos)

Valores
HK$84.200,00 (R$ 53.853) por ano
Annual tuition fee: HK $42,100 (UGC-funded students); HK $84,200 (Non-UGC-funded students)

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Prazo para inscrição

Esperado October 2024

Mais Informações

Data de início

27 Maio 2024

Localização

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

ST305, 3/F, Ng Wing Hong Building,

Hung Hom,

Kowloon City, Hong Kong, Kowloon

Requisitos de admissão

Para estudantes internacionais

3-year full-time PhD programme

Normally hold an MPhil or equivalent (a research postgraduate degree with a dissertation as an award requirement) conferred by a recognised university.

4-year full-time PhD programme

Normally hold:

  • A Master’s degree; OR
  • A Bachelor’s degree with First Class Honours (or equivalent qualification), conferred by a recognised university.

PolyU may accept other equivalent qualifications. The decision is made on an individual basis.

English Language Requirements

The requirements for those who do not have a degree for which English was the language of instruction at a recognized university are:

An overall score of at least 6.5 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS); OR

A Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 80 or above for the Internet-based test or 550 or above for the paper-based test.

All English language test scores are considered valid for two years after the date of the test.

Os requisitos para o IELTS podem variar de acordo com o curso que você escolher.

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