The Chinese Mainland–Hong Kong Joint Symposium is a biennial event jointly organised by the HKIE (Building Services Division), ASHRAE (Hong Kong Chapter), CIBSE (Hong Kong Region), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering), and Mainland partners. It serves as a key platform for building services professionals from the Mainland and Hong Kong to exchange knowledge and experience, and we cordially invite paper submissions for the Symposium.
Theme:
SMART SYNERGY FOR A GREENER FUTURE | 绿色科技赋能・秦港协同创新
Date of symposium:
29 June 2026 (Monday) - paper presentation.
Symposium trip:
28 June 2026 (Sunday) – Depart from Hong Kong
1 July 2026 (Wednesday) - Return to Hong Kong
Venue:
Xi’an, Shaaxi Province, China (陝西省西安市)
Sub-topics:
1. Green policies, standards and regulatory frameworks (Hong Kong, Mainland and international perspectives);
2. Low-carbon development, carbon management and carbon trading practices;
3. Building environmental performance, commissioning and green building assessment;
4. Sustainable design, life-cycle costing and whole-life carbon analysis;
5. Building information modelling (BIM), IoT and smart city development;
6. Other related topics.
Submission:
Abstract (approximately 300 words) and full papers should be sent to:
Prof. Linda Xiao, Tel: +852 2766 4194, Email: linda.xiao@polyu.edu.hk
Key Dates:
Abstract submission deadline: 17 April 2026 (Friday)
Notification of paper acceptance: 1 May 2026 (Friday)
Full paper submission deadline: 15 May 2026 (Friday)
Language:
Manuscript shall be written in English or Chinese. If the paper is written in English, a Chinese translation of the title and abstract should be provided.
Presentation:
Oral presentations shall be delivered in Putonghua.
Presentation slides are preferred to be prepared in Chinese.