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Dr. Siu-Kit Lau (Eddie)

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Classroom Acoustics Session at ASA meeting in Salt Lake City

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Dr Siu-Kit Lau and Prof Shiu-Keung Tang have chaired a session of Classroom Acoustics at the 171st Meeting of Acoustical Society of America in Salt Lake City on 23-27 May 2016.  During the meeting, Prof Tang and Dr Lau presented a paper entitled “Cantonese speech intelligibility tests in two Hong Kong primary school classrooms”.  Abstract of the presentation can be found at this link. A preliminary observation is that there is higher probability for the pupils to give wrong answers when the sound of a character lasts for relatively long duration, especially when there are abrupt temporal changes in the time-frequency spectra. Correct answers are usually given when the corresponding time-frequency spectral energy is more concentrated within a short duration.

Mad Scientist

Mad Scientist

Salt Lake City (Church)

Salt Lake City (Church)

Singapore Sustainable Built Environment (SBE16) Conferences

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Singapore Sustainable Built Environment (SBE16) Conferences will be held on 5th and 6th September 2016.  The theme is “Mitigating Climate Change from ASEAN’s Perspective”.  Four tracks of issues consist of Biodiversity, Waste Management & Sustainable Construction, Coastal Protection, and Human Behaviour/Social Policies. Researchers, students, policy makers, practitioners, and members from SBE partners should join.  The deadline for abstract submission is on 31 May 2016.  Details can be found at this link.

BCA Academy (Academic Tower)

BCA Academy (Academic Tower)

2015 Green Building Leadership Camp (Tongji University)

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2015 Green Building Leadership Camp has been held in Tongji in this summer by the IGCA and SBC.  On August 19, 2015, 4 groups of students from different countries presented their works on designs of buildings in Shanghai.  All design were incorporated with advanced technologies.  Dr. Siu-Kit Lau was invited to be a judge for the students designs.  Details can be found in this link (Chinese).

Winner of 2015 Green Building Leadership Camp

Winner of 2015 Green Building Leadership Camp

 

Dr. Siu-Kit Lau was a judge in 2015 Green Building Leadership Camp

Dr. Siu-Kit Lau was a judge in 2015 Green Building Leadership Camp

 

Dr. Siu-Kit Lau in the 2015 Green Building Leadership Camp

Dr. Siu-Kit Lau in the 2015 Green Building Leadership Camp

Advisor of University of Nottingham

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Dr. Siu-Kit Lau is honored to have opportunity to serve as an advisor in the industry panel for the Department of Architecture and Built Environment at the University of Nottingham in Ningbo.

The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) was the first Sino-foreign university in China. Established in 2004, with the full approval of the Chinese Ministry of Education, they are run by The University of Nottingham with cooperation from Zhejiang Wanli Education Group, a key player in the education sector in China.

Invitation letter for advisor of University of Nottingham

Invitation letter for advisor of University of Nottingham

Student Design Competition of a Rural School (Visiting Ningbo)

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Sixteen design teams of students in University of Nottingham at Ningbo have been formed for the student design competition of a rural school.  Recently, they have visited a Adream classroom in Ningbo.  Details can be found in this link.

Classroom of a school in China

Classroom of a school in China

CIBSE SHP (Shanghai Panel) Annual Dinner

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The Shanghai Panel (SHP) of The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) had annual dinner on March 27, 2015.  Committee members, guests and student in the University of Nottingham at Ningbo joined this wonderful night and discussions.

CIBSE SHP Annual Dinner 2015

CIBSE SHP 2014-2015 committee