Project Title: Adoption of Fiber-reinforced Polymer Composite Material for Roadside Crash Barriers for Enhanced Transportation Safety Project Preview: The project aims to develop a novel design of roadside crash barriers and connectors with innovative form of materials as a replacement for existing materials, which enhances energy dissipation capacity, provides higher corrosion resistance, and delivers enhanced …
Project preview: Turning waste into resources: Turning incineration ash into artificial aggregates to replace natural aggregates in construction projects, with a view to reducing carbon emissions arising from the disposal of incineration ashes and mining of natural aggregates; turning construction waste into self-healing concrete with biomineralisation enhancement technology for application in marine and coastal engineering …
Project Title: Subambient Daytime Radiative Cooling Coating for Energy-Efficient Building Envelope Project Preview: This project aims to develop an innovative category of multi-functional white and colored passive radiative cooling coatings (RCCs) for building roof/wall applications and a smart transparent radiative cooling coating material for window use. The RCCs will be made from inorganic geopolymer, a …
A new coating designed by the group for sub-ambient radiative cooling could help combat global warming by curbing energy use Know More
Prof. Dai Jian-Guo received the FY2021 JSCE International Outstanding Collaboration Award from the Japan Society of Civil Engineers Know More
Prof. Dai Jian-guo received Commendation Merit of the HKIE Structural Excellence Award 2022 for the paper ” Flexural Performance of UHPC–Concrete–ECC Composite Member Reinforced with Perforated Steel Plates” Know More
Professor Dai Jian-Guo, Associate Head (Academic Development), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of PolyU, together with his research team, have invented a method to make advanced coating materials for “smart” sub-ambient radiative cooling (SSRC) to cool buildings off while consuming zero electricity. Know More
Xue et al. focus on engineering inexpensive coating materials for buildings, which take advantage of daytime radiative cooling but suppress it in the night when cooling no longer is needed. Know More
Researchers have developed an innovative method to make advanced coating materials for “smart” sub-ambient radiative cooling in large-scale building applications. Know More