The Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has a long tradition of providing higher education in various disciplines comprising the construction field. The faculty is organised into four departments: Building Environment and Energy Engineering (BEEE), Building and Real Estate (BRE), Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), and Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI). Academic staff at the faculty comprises experts in a range of areas in sustainable urban development and smart cities, including construction, energy, environment, urban hazards mitigation, and urban informatics. A majority of the faculty’s programmes have received formal recognition from professional bodies in the construction industry. A number of the faculty’s esteemed academics play pivotal roles in high-impact research by leading an array of interdisciplinary research institutes at the university level to unearth transformative solutions to significant societal challenges.
