This Symposium is an annual event intended to bring together international and local speakers to foster all aspects of advances in building design and building services engineering.
Conference Information:
- Theme: Revealing Smart, Resilient & Sustainable Built Environment - Innovating Wellbeing and Decarbonization from Design to Operation
- Date: 18 November 2025
- Time: 09:00 - 18:00
- Location: Kowloon Shangri-La, Hong Kong
- Organising Institutions: ASHRAE Hong Kong Chapter / CIBSE Hong Kong Region / HKIE-Building Services Division
- Organising University: Department of Building Environment & Energy Engineering - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Official language of the Symposium is English
Sub-themes of the symposium
1. Codes, Guidance & Policies
2. Design & Research
3. Operation & Maintenance
4. Smart, Resilient & Sustainability
Who Should Attend:
Engineers, architects, designers, researchers, academics, property developers, professionals and practitioners involved in the wide range of disciplines associated with building design and building services engineering.
Fees (Per Person)
- Standard: HK$ 1,800 ($1,700 for early bird on or before 3-Nov-2025）
- Full time students: HK$ 450
(Fee includes proceedings, coffee breaks and lunch, student package includes proceddings and coffee breaks only)
Registration
Please register online here.
a) Please make the Cheque payable to “The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers - BS Division ”.
b) Send the Cheque to – P.O. Box 28329 Gluocester Road Post Office
Attn: Mr. NG Yik Shan
c) At the back of the Cheque, please kindly state “HKJS2025, Name of your organisation, Contact person and and Contact tel. number”.
No refund may be made but substitute delegate is allowed.
Receipt will be issued to the contact person when cheque is received. Enquiry email: HongKongJointSymposium@gmail.com.
Programme
09:00 - 09:05: Welcome Address (Mr Barry LAU, Chairman, Hong Kong Joint Symposium 2025 Organizing Committee)
09:05 - 09:20: Opening Address (Ir Daniel LEUNG, Deputy Director (Development & Construction), Housing Department)
09:20 - 09:35: Keynote Speech (Prof. Christopher CHAO, Fellow of ASHRAE and Vice President (Research and Innovation), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Session 1- Codes, Guidance and Policies
Chaired by: ASHRAE Hong Kong Chapter (Mr. Jason KWOK, President)
09:35 - 09:55: A smarter consumption solution to solve energy crises -PEDF for Buildings by Schneider Electric Hong Kong Limited
09:55 - 10:15: Biophilic Urbanism: Synergizing Wellbeing and Decarbonization in High-Density High-rise Cities by Green Architects Limited
10:15 - 10:35: Nature-based Solutions for Resiliency and Sustainability in the Built Environment by AECOM Asia Company Limited
10:35 - 10:45: Questions for Session 1
10:45 - 10:50: Appreciation Certification to Speakers
10:50 - 11:15: Coffee Break
Session 2 - Design and Research
Chaired by: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Prof. Meng NI, Head of Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering)
11:15 - 11:35: Hong Kong First's Zero-Carbon Chiller System at Nina Tower by Chinachem Group,CLPe, WSP (Asia) Limited, Young's Engineering Co. Limited
11:35 - 11:55: MIMEP from Inception to Operation by China Bright MiMEP Limited
11:55 - 12:15: Innovative Case Studies in Action: Implementing Wellbeing and Decarbonization Strategies from Design to Operation by Asia Pacific Rim Development of AEE, ISPL Consulting Limited
12:15 - 12:25: Questions for Session 2
12:25 - 12:30: Appreciation Certification to Speakers
12:30 - 14:00: Lunch (including speech), by Ms. Ruth CARTER, CEO, CIBSE
14:00 - 14:15: Keynote SPeech (Eur Ing Prof David Cooper MBE, President-Elect, CIBSE)
Session 3 - Operation and Maintenance
Chaired By: HKIE Building Services Division (Ir John CHAN, Chairman)
14:15 - 14:35: Revitalisation for a Smart and Green Future: ATAL Tower by ATAL Building Services Engineering Limited
14:35 - 14:55: Building Optimization Transformation: Real time Monitoring-based Commissioning Platform to drive Operational Efficiency by ASHRAE Hong Kong Chapter
14:55 - 15:15: A Case Study of the First R-1234ze(E) Low-GWP HFO Air-cooled Chiller at a Public Hospital in Hong Kong by Hospital Authority, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, HKSAR Government, Trane Hong Kong
15:15 - 15:25: Questions for Session 3
15:25 - 15:30: Appreciation Certification to Speakers
15:30 - 16:00: Coffee Break
Session 4 - Smart, Resilient and Sustainability
Chaired By: ASHRAE Hong Kong Chapter (Mr. Ethan POON, Chair, CIBSE Hong Kong Region)
16:00 - 16:20: Climate Adaptation: From Science to Engineering by ARUP Climate and Sustainability
16:20 - 16:40: Practical Explorations of Al for Smart Control of Chiller Plants by Tsinghua University Building Energy Research Center, Swire Properties Limited
16:40 - 16:50: Questions for Session 4
16:50 - 16:55: Appreciation Certification to Speakers
16:55 - 17:00: Closing Speech (Mr. Ethan POON, Chair, CIBSE Hong Kong Region)
The original flyer can be downloaded here.