Congratulations, Associate Professor Kua Harn Wei, on being appointed as Vice Chair of International Biochar Initiatives (IBI). As a Vice Chair, his mission is to strengthen the connection between IBI and the global biochar academic network; this includes bringing the research community closer to the industry by encouraging more research on problems encountered by the

The Department of the Built Environment is pleased to announce that the Bachelor of Engineering Infrastructure and Project Management (IPM) undergraduate degree programme has been formally accepted under the Green Mark Associate (GMA) Coursework Recognition in 2024. The GMA accreditation provides employers the assurance that graduates possess a core understanding of sustainability, green buildings, the

The Department of the Built Environment (DBE) has been offering a Common Curriculum course, PF1101 Fundamentals of Project Management, since AY2021-2022. More than 5,300 students, both within and outside of the College of Design and Engineering, have now completed the course. In 2023, Wee Hur Holdings made an endowed donation to the University to establish

The department is pleased to share that our Ph.D. student, Hanmo Wang was honored with the Best Paper Award for his paper titled “Physics-Informed Graph Neural Networks for Predicting Mechanical Responses in Hollow Concrete Structures with Clay-Filled Morphed Honeycomb Cavities” at the 1st International Conference on Engineering Structures (https://www.ices2024.cn/) held in Guangzhou, China. It is

World’s 2nd in Construction Management Research EduRank.org recently ranked NUS Department of the Built Environment (DBE) second in the world for research performance in Construction Management (CM). Ranking of Best Universities for CM Research in the World: 1. Hong Kong Polytechnic University 2. National University of Singapore 3. Pennsylvania State University 4. Massachusetts Institute of

Congratulations to Professor Chandra Sekhar on receiving the Louise and Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award from ASHRAE, which is an international society of more than 50,000 heating, refrigerating and air-conditioning professionals from over 132 nations dedicated to serving humanity and promoting a sustainable world. He received this honour at the ASHRAE Annual Conference in Indianapolis,

Congratulations to Associate Professor Kua Harn Wei on his appointment as a Board Member of the Singaporean National Council of the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM). The IAAM, a renowned non-profit international scientific research organization in advanced materials with about 50,000 members in 125 countries, celebrates 15 years of leadership in material sciences. The

Congratulations to 12 faculty members from the Department of the Built Environment (DBE) who were recognised amongst the Top 2% Scientists Worldwide in a study by Stanford University, for career listing and/or single year (2023) listing! This prestigious list identifies the world’s leading researchers and encompasses standardised data on citations, h-index, and a wide range

Congratulations Professor Michael Chew on the publication of the 6th edition of his book “Construction Technology for Tall Buildings”. This latest edition contains text and illustrations that have been thoroughly revised to present the latest technologies, methodologies, and processes for the construction of tall buildings, from foundation, basement, and superstructure to roof. Contemporary sustainability concerns,

Congratulations to our Year 1 Bachelor of Engineering Infrastructure and Project Management (IPM) student Goh Ying Xuan @skyla_whyxuannn on receiving her Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) @mhasingapore Scholarship at the MHA Scholarship & Sponsorship Ceremony 2024 last month! Ying Xuan, who is an officer at the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) @ica_singapore , was awarded the full scholarship to pursue an

Associate Professor Kua Harn Wei and his team, comprising of Abhimanyu Goel and Huang Lei, won the top jury award of the “Capturing Greenhouse Gas Removal” Image Competition, organized by Oxford University’s Smith School of Enterprise & the Environment, and the UK CO2RE programme. The UK CO2RE conducts research on Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR) and

🎉Congratulations Professor Hwang Bon Gang on his new book: Managing Projects with Smart Technologies written in collaboration with Dr. Jasmine Ng and Ms. Zhu Hanjing! This book addresses the impact of smart technology applications on project management and examines how technologically competent PMs can be developed for successfully managing and delivering projects with smart technologies.