1. BACKGROUND
1.1 This Award is established in memory of the late Ir Peter H K Chan, a Past Chairman of HKIE’s Environmental Division.
2. OBJECTIVE
2.1 The primary objective of the Award is to recognize engineers’ efforts in any environmental research and projects in which environmental pollution control and sustainable development, such as reduction of greenhouse gas emission, use of renewable energy, minimization of energy consumption in buildings, carbon audit and management, waste recovery and recycling, solid waste management, water and wastewater treatment, and environmental impact assessment are fully considered and properly addressed. This Award is intended to encourage widespread emergence of environmentally sound projects.
3. REPORT
Result of 2017 Environmental Paper Award
Champion Prize:
Paper title: A Novel Zero Effluent Discharge Decentralized System for Converting Food Waste into Three High Market Value Products
Authors: Ir Dr. Anthony Yiu Wa MA, Dr. Susana Xuan WU
Organisation: Hong Kong Productivity Council
Remarks: This Champion paper is in progress of application for publication in HKIE Transactions, therefore downloadable version of paper is not available.
First Runner-up (Two awards):
(1) Paper Title: Application of Acoustic Window and Acoustic Balcony for Public Housing Development in Hong Kong
Authors: John H L HO, Stephen Y C YIM
Organisation: Hong Kong Housing Authority
(2) Paper Title: Valued-added Application of Waste Plastic Additives in Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Mixtures-Recycling Waste as Sustainable Pavement Materials
Authors: Anand SREERAM, Zhen LENG, Lamwah CHEUNG*, Rabindra Kumar PADHAN, Kwokpo YU
Organisation: Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Outstanding Papers “Certificate of Merit” (Two awards)
(1) Paper Title: Hong Kong’s Largest Solar Farm at Siu Ho Wan Sewage Treatment Works
Authors: Ir Ricky C.L. LI, Ir Regina Y.Y. WONG, Ir Terence S.H. YU
Organisation: Drainage Services Department (Electrical and Mechanical Projects Division), HKSAR
(2) Paper Title: Life Cycle Environmental Assessment and Key Process Parameters Identification for Sewage Sludge and Food Waste Treatment with Biogas Utilization in Hong Kong
Authors: Sam L H CHIU, Irene M C LO*
Organisation: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology