Contact Information
	Benny KM CHOW (©P®a©ú / CHOW Ka Ming) Mobile: +852 9361 0589 E-mail: bennychow816@gmail.com Web: http://www.chowkaming.org
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Expected in 2009) Master of Philosophy 2000	Department of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (Part-time mode) Major: Building Science and Computer-Aided Architectural Design Dissertation title: ¡§Investigation of Internal Flow with Application to Airborne Infectious Disease in the Medical Environment¡¨ Research collaboration: Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, School of Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong Department of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (Part-time mode) Major: Building Science and Computer-Aided Architectural Design Thesis title: ¡§Computation of Daylighting for Architecture - The Impact of Computer-based Design Tools for Daylighting Simulation and Prediction for a Built Environment¡¨
Bachelor of Arts 1995	Department of Music, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Full time mode) Three-year professional degree program, major in music composition.
Professional Experience
Senior Project Manager Fall 2007 to present	Center for Housing Innovations, The Institute of Space and Earth Information Science (ISEIS), The Chinese University of Hong Kong(CUHK), Sha Tin, Hong Kong
FY07-08
	¡± ¡§Air Ventilation Assessments (AVA) Study for the Proposed Residential Development of K.I.L. 11167 & 11168 at West Kowloon¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow simulation specialist on using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for air ventilation assessment. The Site Velocity Ration (SVL) and Local Velocity Ratio (LVR) of three different design schemed have been evaluated and compared. - Sino Group: Union Empire Limited / Best Profit Limited.
	¡± ¡§Environmental Design Studies of the Residential Development at Lower Ngau Tau Kok (LNTK) Phase 1 and 2¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow and daylight simulations specialist on using Fluent and Radiance for urban wind environment, natural ventilation and daylight provision assessments. - Chief Architect/2, HKSAR Housing Department
	¡± ¡§Environmental Design Studies of the Proposed Public Rental Housing Development at Tung Tau Estate Phase 9¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow and daylight simulations specialist on using Fluent and Radiance for urban wind environment, natural ventilation and daylight provision assessments. - Chief Architect/2, HKSAR Housing Department
	¡± ¡§Consultancy for Environmental Design Studies of Public Housing Development at Shatin MQ Site¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow and daylight simulations specialist on using Fluent and Radiance for urban wind environment, natural ventilation and daylight provision assessments. - Chief Architect/1, HKSAR Housing Department (Agreements No. CB2070018)
	¡± ¡§Micro-climate Design Studies of the Residential Development at Kaohsiung, Taiwan (°ª¶¯¹ª¤s°ª级¦í¦v规¦E设计®×)¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow and daylight simulations specialist on using Fluent and Radiance for urban wind environment, natural ventilation and daylight provision assessments. A vertical wind turbine (VWT) has been implemented. - Touchstone Architects Association (圆¹Ò联¦X«Øµ®师¨Æ务©Ò/陈¥ú¶¯设计规¦E¦³¤½¥q)
	¡± ¡§Air Ventilation Assessments (AVA) Study for the Proposed Residential Development of Shek Kip Mei Estate¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow simulation specialist on using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for air ventilation assessment. The Site Velocity Ration (SVL) and Local Velocity Ratio (LVR) of three different design schemed have been evaluated and compared. - Chief Architect/2, HKSAR Housing Department
	¡± ¡§Micro-climate Design Studies of the Residential Development at Kunshan, Shanghai (¤W®ü©ø¤s¬ì学©Ê·LÉaÔ¬ã¨s«°¥«风环¹Ò¡B ¤é·Óªö¥ú环¹Ò专题)¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow and daylight simulations specialist on using Fluent and Radiance for urban wind environment, natural ventilation and daylight provision assessments. - Touchstone Architects Association (圆¹Ò联¦X«Øµ®师¨Æ务©Ò/陈¥ú¶¯设计规¦E¦³¤½¥q)
	¡± ¡§Micro-climate Design Studies of the Headquarters of Nanhai Architectural Design Institute, Foshan (广东«n®ü设计°|办¤½楼设计®×-¬ì学©Ê ·LÉaÔ¬ã¨s-«°¥«风环¹Ò¡B¤é·Óªö¥ú环¹Ò专题)¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow and daylight simulations specialist on using Fluent and Radiance for urban wind environment, natural ventilation and daylight provision assessments. Instructor to provide Technology Transfer Workshops for the environmental design technology and computer simulation. - Nanhai Archietctural Design Institute (广东«n®ü设计°|)
	¡± ¡§Micro-climate Design Studies of the Residential Development at Tammei, Taipei (¥x¥_¼æ¬ü¬q°ª级¦í¦v规¦E设计®× ¬ì学©Ê·LÉaÔ¬ã¨s -«°¥«风环¹Ò¡B¤é·Óªö¥ú环¹Ò专题)¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow and daylight simulations specialist on using Fluent and Radiance for urban wind environment, natural ventilation and daylight provision assessments. - Touchstone Architects Association (圆¹Ò联¦X«Øµ®师¨Æ务©Ò/陈¥ú¶¯设计规¦E¦³¤½¥q)
	¡± ¡§Environmental Design Studies of the Residential Development at Ma On Shan Area 86B¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow and daylight simulations specialist on using Fluent and Radiance for urban wind environment, natural ventilation and daylight provision assessments. - Chief Architect/1, HKSAR Housing Department
Project Manager Spring 2007	Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Sha Tin, Hong Kong
FY07-07
	¡± ¡§Aerosol Dispersion During Common Respiratory Therapies: A Risk Assessment Model of Nosocomial Infection to Healthcare Workers.¡¨ - Project team member cum aerodynamics specialist on flow visualization in medical environment using high energy laser device. Internal airflow measurement in the negative pressure infectious disease isolation wards in the Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH) and Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH). - HKSAR Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases Health and Health Services Research Fund (RFCID) ¡V Project ID: 06060202.
Research Project Manager (Assistant Computer Officer) 2001 to 2007	Center for Housing Innovations, Department of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Sha Tin, Hong Kong
FY06-07
	¡± ¡§Environmental Design Studies of the Proposed Public Rental Housing Development at Shek Kip Mei Phase 2 and Phase 5¡¨ (CUHK Project ID: TH052607) - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow and daylight simulations specialist on using Fluent and Radiance for urban wind environment, natural ventilation and daylight provision assessments. - Chief Architect/2, HKSAR Housing Department (Agreement No. CB20050001)
	¡± ¡§Environmental Design Studies of the Proposed Public Rental Housing Development at East Harbor Crossing Phase 5¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow and daylight simulations specialist on using Fluent and Radiance for urban wind environment, natural ventilation and daylight provision assessments. - Chief Architect/D&S, HKSAR Housing Department
	¡± ¡§Daylighting Study of the Lift Tower for the ACABAS Submission Proposed residential development of the Eastern Harbor Crossing Site Phase 4¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) and daylight simulation specialist on using Radiance for daylight provision assessment. Focusing on evaluating the Daylight Factor (DF) on the horizontal working plane of the 1/F lobby and lift lobby. - Chief Architect/D&S, HKSAR Housing Department
	¡± ¡§Environmental Design Studies of the Proposed Public Rental Housing Development at Hung Hom Estate Phase 2¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow and daylight simulations specialist on using Fluent and Radiance for urban wind environment, natural ventilation and daylight provision assessments. - Chief Architect/2, HKSAR Housing Department
	¡± ¡§Environmental Design Studies of the Proposed Public Rental Housing Development at Kwai Luen Road, Kwai Chung¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow and daylight simulations specialist on using Fluent and Radiance for urban wind environment, natural ventilation and daylight provision assessments. - Chief Architect/1, HKSAR Housing Department
	¡± ¡§Environmental Design Studies of the Proposed Public Rental Housing Development at Sai Chuen Road, Shum Sui Po¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow and daylight simulations specialist on using Fluent and Radiance for urban wind environment, natural ventilation and daylight provision assessments. - Chief Architect/1, HKSAR Housing Department
	¡± ¡§Environmental Design Studies of the Proposed Public Rental Housing Development at Tuen Mun Area 18¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow and daylight simulations specialist on using Fluent and Radiance for urban wind environment, natural ventilation and daylight provision assessments. - Chief Architect/1, HKSAR Housing Department
	¡± ¡§Environmental Design Studies of the Proposed Public Rental Housing Development at Upper Wong Tai Sin Phase 3¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow and daylight simulations specialist on using Fluent and Radiance for urban wind environment, natural ventilation and daylight provision assessments. - Chief Architect/2, HKSAR Housing Department
	¡± ¡§Technical Proposal for the Structure Optimization Analysis Service for the Proposed Residential Developments of STTL 530 ¡V Lake W Residential Development at Ma On Shan¡¨ - Project team manager (Co-I) for the structural optimization professional service. TC-CAD has been applied to analysis and optimize the structural members. Suggestions were made on the dimension deviation between the GBP & the Structural Framing Plan. - Sino Group: Shine Harvest International Limited.
	¡± ¡§Environmental Assessment and Appraisal for the Proposed Residential Development, STTL 530 ¡V Lake W Residential Development at Ma On Shan¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow and daylight simulations specialist on using Fluent and Radiance for urban wind environment, natural ventilation and daylight provision assessments. - Sino Group: Shine Harvest International Limited.
	¡± ¡§Environmental Assessment and Appraisal for the Proposed Residential Development, TWTL 394, at Tsuen Wan¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow and daylight simulations specialist on using Fluent and Radiance for urban wind environment, natural ventilation and daylight provision assessments. - Sino Group: Ocean Treasure (Hong Kong) Ltd..
FY05-06
	¡± ¡§The Structure Optimization Analysis Service for the Proposed Residential Developments of STTL 470 ¡V Palazzo at Fo Tan¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow and daylight simulations specialist on using Fluent and Radiance for urban wind environment, natural ventilation and daylight provision assessments. - Sino Group: Full Fair Limited.
	¡± ¡§The Structure Optimization Analysis Service for the Proposed Residential Developments of STTL 470 ¡V Palazzo at Fo Tan¡¨ - Project team manager (Co-I) for the structural optimization professional service. TC-CAD has been applied to analysis and optimize the structural members. Suggestions were made on the dimension deviation between the GBP & the Structural Framing Plan. - Sino Group: Full Fair Limited.
	¡± ¡§Consultancy Study on Disability and Discomfort Glare of Outdoor Branding Banners Illuminated under Lighting at CLP Power Substations¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum lighting specialist for analyzing and evaluating the disability and discomfort glare towards the drivers and neighborhood due to the outdoor branding banners illuminated under the lighting at CLP Power substations. - CLP Power (Hong Kong) Ltd (Contract No. 4500185303/WT).
	¡± ¡§Environmental Design Studies of the Proposed Public Rental Housing Development at Ex-Chaiwan¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow and daylight simulations specialist on using Fluent and Radiance for urban wind environment, natural ventilation and daylight provision assessments. - Chief Architect/4, HKSAR Housing Department
	¡± ¡§Environmental Design Studies of the Proposed Public Rental Housing Development at Shatin Pass¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow and daylight simulations specialist on using Fluent and Radiance for urban wind environment, natural ventilation and daylight provision assessments. - Chief Architect/4, HKSAR Housing Department
	¡± ¡§Environmental Design Studies of the Proposed Public Rental Housing Development at Tai Pak Tin Street¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow and daylight simulations specialist on using Fluent and Radiance for urban wind environment, natural ventilation and daylight provision assessments. - Chief Architect/4, HKSAR Housing Department
	¡± ¡§Performance Based Approach on Lighting and Ventilation Study for Two Domestic Flats for the Proposed Residential Development at Tin Shui Wai Area 104¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum daylight simulations specialist on using Radiance for the performance-based simulation approach for the newly released PNAP 278 (¡§Lighting and Ventilation Requirements ¡V Performance-based Approach¡¨) from the HKSAR Buildings Department. Lighting software verification and validation have been included and endorsed. - Chief Architect/1, HKSAR Housing Department (Sub-contractor for Daniel Chan & Associates Ltd).
	¡± ¡§Environmental Design Studies of the Proposed Public Rental Housing Development at Tung Tau West Estate¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow and daylight simulations specialist on using Fluent and Radiance for urban wind environment, natural ventilation and daylight provision assessments. - Chief Architect/4, HKSAR Housing Department
	¡± ¡§Feasibility Study for Establishment of Air Ventilation Assessment System¡¨ - Project team member Responsible for the writing of the Task 1 (¡§Desktop Studies of Local & Overseas Examples in Air Ventilation Testing ¡§), Working Paper 1. Given the natural wind availability of the site, a high probability of a general breeze at pedestrian level of at least 1.5 m/s is a useful criterion of AVA. - HKSAR Planning Department
FY04-05
	¡± ¡§Environmental Design Studies of the Proposed Public Rental Housing Development at Aldrich Bay Phase 5¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow and daylight simulations specialist on using Fluent and Radiance for urban wind environment, natural ventilation and daylight provision assessments. - Chief Architect/4, HKSAR Housing Department
	¡± ¡§Environmental Design Studies of the Proposed Public Rental Housing Development at East Harbor Crossing Phase 3 and Phase 4, Yau Tong¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow and daylight simulations specialist on using Fluent and Radiance for urban wind environment, natural ventilation and daylight provision assessments. - Chief Architect/D & S, HKSAR Housing Department
FY01-04
	¡± ¡§Architectural Studies of Air Flow at Amoy Gardens, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong, and its Possible Relevance to the Spread of SARS - Status Report, 2 May 2003¡¨ - Project team member (Co-I) to study, by means of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), the potential for air, water vapor, and airborne particulate matter (PM<10) to circulate from one flat to another, especially within the narrow ¡§reentrant spaces¡¨ (also called ¡§light wells¡¨). - HKSAR Government (Technical Report submitted to World Health Organization (WHO) on May 2003).
	¡± ¡§Applications of Computer Simulation to the Development of an Architectural Prototype for Electricity Substations - So Kwun Wat Electric substation¡¨ - Project team member (Co-I) cum daylighting simulation specialist working with CLP¡¦s in-house divisions including Major project, Information technology, Civil engineering, Electrical engineering, Construction engineering, Building services & Public affairs divisions, August 2001. - CLP Power (Hong Kong) Ltd
	¡± ¡§Environmental Design Studies of the Proposed Public Rental Housing Development at Tin Shui Wai Area 103 & 104¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum airflow and daylight simulations specialist on using Fluent and Radiance for urban wind environment, natural ventilation and daylight provision assessments. - Chief Architect/1, HKSAR Housing Department
Project Designer (Research Assistant) 1995 to 2001	Center for Housing Innovations, Department of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Sha Tin, Hong Kong
FY1995-2001
	¡± ¡§Environmental Simulation for Investigating High-rise Residential Building Block Design¡¨ - Project team member (Co-I) cum daylight simulations specialist on using Radiance for daylighting design and assessments. - Jar-San-Lin Real Estate Ltd. and collaborated with Kenzo Tange Associates, Japan.
	¡± ¡§Building Performance Simulation of the Fairview Park Alliance Church in Hong Kong¡¨ - Project team member (Co-I) cum daylight simulations specialist on using Radiance for daylighting design and assessments. Various glazing system and daylighting design strategies had been simulated and evaluated. - Nelson Chen Architects Ltd.
	¡± ¡§Feng Shui Daylighting Study of a Residential. Development at Kam Tsin Road¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum daylight simulations specialist on using Radiance for daylighting design and assessments. Sun shading analysis is employed to study the feasibility on the location of the swimming pool. - The proposed residential development is located in Kam Tsin road Hong Kong. Based on the recommendation from the ¡§Feng Shui¡¨ study, the designer was asked whether the swimming pool could be located in an area that the apartment will not cast any shadows on its water surface. - L.Y.Wong Associates Ltd.
	¡± ¡§Passive Environmental Feasibility Study on Ping Tin Estate Ancillary Facilities Block¡¨ - Project team member (Co-I) cum daylight simulations specialist on using Radiance for daylighting design and assessments. - The research output has been published in ¡§Passive Environmental Strategy Guidelines and Design Parameters for Energy Efficient Architecture: Application to Public Housing for Single Senior Citizens - A New Prototype in Hong Kong SAR¡¨. The 37th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Solar Energy Society - Solar99 Opportunities in a Competitive Marketplace". Deakin University, Australia, December 1999. - HKSAR Housing Department.
	¡± ¡§Computer Visualization of Electricity Substation Architecture at Lee On Electrical Substation¡¨ - Project team leader (Co-I) cum multimedia designer for the simulation package. The research output has been published in "An Innovative Communication Channel for Local Residents on a Proposed Public Utility Service Building¡¨, The 8th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE-VIII). Stanford University, August 2000, p58-65. - CLP Power (Hong Kong) Ltd, 2000.
	¡± ¡§Virtual Reality as a Training Tool ¡V Safe Work in Confined Space ¡V Phase II¡¨ - Multimedia Designer (Co-I) cum course instructor for an interactive multimedia CD-ROM package and technology transfer workshop. - Development of fire drill of underground substation simulator with VR head-mounted display software using Macromedia Lingo scripting. The procedures taken by the trainers will be automatically logged and sent to examiner. - CLP Power (Hong Kong) Ltd, 1998.
	¡± ¡§Control Simulator for Transmission Switch Gear Operation ¡V Phase 1¡¨ - Multimedia Designer (Co-I) for an interactive multimedia CD-ROM package for the switch gear operations between the 132kv and 400kv transformer system. - The research output has been published in "Development of a Training Simulator for Transmission Switchgear Operation." Proceedings of the 11th Conference of the Electricity Power Supply Industry (CEPSI), v. 3, p. 590-598, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 24 October 1996. - CLP Power (Hong Kong) Ltd, 1996.
Student Helper (Student consultant & LAN administrator) 1991 to 1994	Chung Chi Collage Computer Laboratory, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong. (Responsible for the PC LAN and MAC LAN system administration. Offer application support to users, laboratory administration and assist Chung Chi College and Student Affair Unit for desktop publishing.)
Student Helper (Macintosh LAN administrator) 1993 to 1994	Independent Learning Center, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong. (Responsible for the MAC LAN system administration. Offering in-house training workshop of the desktop publishing technology to the faculties of the English Language Teaching Unit.)
Student Helper (Multimedia courseware development) 1993 to 1994	Computer Services Center, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong. (Responsible for the multimedia teaching courseware software development using Macromedia Director, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Illustrator & Sound Edit Pro. Collaborated project including the English Language Teaching Unit and RTHK. Special assistant to the Microcomputer Application Support Section for the LAN system setup of the Music Department.)
Student Helper (Web development project leader) 1994 to 1994	Department of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong. (Responsible for the web interface design and CD-ROM authoring on the ¡§Harmony Housing Project ¡V Design and Construction¡¨, funded by the Hong Kong Housing Authority, HKSAR.)
Student Helper (Web development project leader) 1993 to 1994	English Language Teaching Unit, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong. (Responsible for the web interface design and core software programmer for a Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), ¡§Job Search Communication Package¡¨, installed in the Independent Learning Center ¡V English Division.)
Student Helper (Quantitative data analysis) 1993 to 1994	Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong. (Responsible for data analysis and for a university consultancy service for the ¡§Internal Attitude Assessment for MTR Corp. Management¡¨.)
Teaching Experience
Course Instructor 2005 to2008 (part-time)	Department of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong(CUHK), Sha Tin, Hong Kong
FY07-08
	¡± ¡§ARC5401: Topical Studies in Computer-Aided Building Performance Simulation (BPS) in Design¡¨ - Course Instructor: Responsible for giving lectures on the areas of building performance simulation theories and design principles, especially on the daylighting architecture and airflow simulation using CFD. - Development of course teaching material and tutorial notes for students on the area of BPS, including Ecotect and Radiacne for daylighting design / assessment and Airpak and Fluent for both internal and external airflow simulations.
	¡± ¡§ARC4201: Digital Design Media¡¨ - Course Instructor: Responsible for giving lectures on the areas of digital design media, including computer rendering theories and lighting design principle. Rendering technique based on radiosity approach and free form modeling technique were taught in details. - Development of course teaching material and tutorial notes for students on the area of digital design media, focusing on the integration on Autodesk AutoCAD and Autodesk VIZ.
FY06-07
	¡± ¡§ARC5401: Topical Studies in Computer-Aided Building Performance Simulation (BPS) in Design¡¨ - Course Instructor: Responsible for giving lectures on the areas of building performance simulation theories and design principles, especially on the daylighting architecture and airflow simulation. - Development of course teaching material and tutorial notes for students on the area of BPS, including Ecotect and Radiacne for daylighting design / assessment and Airpak and Fluent for both internal and external airflow simulations.
	¡± ¡§ARC4201: Digital Design Media¡¨ - Course Instructor: Responsible for giving lectures on the areas of digital design media, including computer rendering theories and lighting design principle. Rendering technique based on radiosity approach and free form modeling technique were taught in details. - Development of course teaching material and tutorial notes for students on the area of digital design media, focusing on the integration on Autodesk AutoCAD and Autodesk VIZ.
FY05-06
	¡± ¡§ARC5401: Topical Studies in Computer-Aided Building Performance Simulation (BPS) in Design¡¨ - Course Instructor: Responsible for giving lectures on the areas of building performance simulation theories and design principles, especially on the daylighting architecture and airflow simulation using CFD. - Development of course teaching material and tutorial notes for students on the area of BPS, including Ecotect and Radiacne for daylighting design / assessment and Airpak and Fluent for both internal and external airflow simulations.
FY04-05
	¡± ¡§ARC4201: Digital Design Media¡¨ - Course Instructor: Responsible for giving lectures on the areas of digital design media, including computer rendering theories and lighting design principle. Rendering technique based on radiosity approach and free form modeling technique were taught in details. - Development of course teaching material and tutorial notes for students on the area of digital design media, focusing on the integration on Autodesk AutoCAD and Autodesk VIZ.
FY02-03
	¡± ¡§ARC4201: Digital Design Media¡¨ - Course Instructor: Responsible for offering tutorial classes for practical sessions. It covers wide range of digital media tools including, digital video editing technologies, advance photo re-touch techniques, CD-ROM authoring, photo-realistic rendering, free-form modeling technique using 3D Studio VIZ, rapid prototyping using CO2 laser cutter platform and MIT¡¦s 3D Print technologies.
FY01-02
	¡± ¡§ARC3110: Advanced Computer Aided Architectural Design¡¨ - Course Instructor: Responsible for offering tutorial classes for practical sessions. It covers wide range of CD-ROM Authoring techniques including, digital video editing technologies, advance photo re-touch techniques, photo-realistic rendering, free-form modeling technique using 3D Studio VIZ.
Course Instructor 2005 to2008 (part-time)	Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong(CUHK), Sha Tin, Hong Kong
FY07-08
	¡± ¡§GIS 5034: Simulation for Planning & Design¡¨ - Course Instructor: Responsible for giving lectures on the areas of building performance simulation (BPS) in urban planning and design. Development of teaching material and tutorial packages for open space study based on the Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines. - M.Sc. for Geoinformation Science (Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Geoinformatics).
	¡± ¡§GIS 5051: Simulation for Planning & Design¡¨ - Course Coordinator: Responsible for planning a research seminar series, inviting professionals and government officers in the fields of geographical information system (GIS) and urban planning design. - M.Sc. for Geoinformation Science (Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Geoinformatics).
FY06-07
	¡± ¡§GIS 5034: Simulation for Planning & Design¡¨ - Course Instructor: Responsible for giving lectures on the areas of building performance simulation (BPS) in urban planning and design. Development of teaching material and tutorial packages for open space study based on the Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines. - M.Sc. for Geoinformation Science (Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Geoinformatics).
	¡± ¡§GIS 5051: Simulation for Planning & Design¡¨ - Course Coordinator: Responsible for planning a research seminar series, inviting professionals and government officers in the fields of geographical information system (GIS) and urban planning design. - M.Sc. for Geoinformation Science (Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Geoinformatics).
Award and Honor
FY07-08
	¡± ¡§HKIP Certificate of Merit 2007: Micro-climate Studies for Sustainable Public Housing Development¡¨ (Awarded to HKSAR Housing Department) - Center for Housing Innovations made significant contribution towards the environmental design studies, was invited by the HKSAR Housing Department to share the honor in the ceremony, 11 October 2007. - Benny was nominated as the project team leader of all the term consultancy environmental design projects of the Center with the HKSAR Housing Department.
FY06-07
	¡± ¡§HKIA Special Architectural Research Award 2006: Micro-climate Research Studies for Sustainable Public Housing Development¡¨ (Awarded to HKSAR Housing Department) - Center for Housing Innovations made significant contribution towards the environmental design studies, was invited by the HKSAR Housing Department to share the honor in the ceremony, 20 April 2007. - Benny was nominated as the project team leader of all the term consultancy environmental design projects of the Center with the HKSAR Housing Department.
FY06-07
	¡± ¡§HKIA Annual President Award 2003: Fairview Park Alliance Church¡¨ (Awarded to Nelson Chen Architects Ltd.) - Center for Housing Innovations, special lighting consultant of the project, made significant contribution towards the environmental design studies, especially on the daylighting design. - Benny is the daylighting simulation specialist for the project.
Expert Report / Professional Witness
FY06-07
	¡± ¡§Proposed Minor Relaxation of Building Height Restriction of TPTL 179, Ma Wo at Tai Po - Section 16 & 17 Planning Review, Town Planning Ordinance (Chapter 131)¡¨ - On behalf the Center for Housing Innovations, CUHK and the Client to present in the 876^th Town Planning Board Meeting on 22 September 2006. - Sino Group: Dragon (Hong Kong) Limited.
FY05-06
	¡± ¡§Hotel and Open Space Development at Ship Street and Kennedy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong ¡V Mega Tower Hotel¡¨ - Invited by the Town Planning Board as independent expert to comment on the wind analysis undertaken by the applicant for the controversial planning application, 7 February 2005. - HKSAR Town Planning Board
Publications
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
CHEST 2007	HUI Shu Cheong David; HALL D Stephen; CHAN Matthew Tak Vai; Benny KM Chow; NG So Shan; GIN Tony and SUNG Joseph Jao Yiu. "Exhaled air dispersion during oxygen delivery via a simple oxygen mask.". CHEST: The Cardiopulmonary and Critical Care Journal 2007. vol.132 pp.540-546. 2007.08.
CHEST 2006	HUI Shu Cheong David; HALL D Steven; CHAN Matthew Tak Vai; Benny KM Chow; TSOU Jin Yeu; JOYNT Gavin Matthew; SULLIVAN E Colin and SUNG Joseph Jao Yiu. "Non-invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation: An Experimental Model to Assess Air and Particle Dispersion". CHEST: The Cardiopulmonary and Critical Care Journal vol.130 pp.730-740. 2006.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
ANZASCA 2008 Newcastle 2008	Benny KM CHOW & TSOU Jin-yeu. ¡§Using Computational Fluid Dynamics to estimate the Natural Ventilation and Pedestrian Wind Environment of High-density Urban Development in Hong Kong¡¨, the 42nd Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Architectural Science Association, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia, November 26-28, 2008 (accepted for full paper submission).
ANZASCA 2008 Newcastle 2008	Benny KM CHOW & TSOU Jin-yeu. ¡§Using Radiance to Predict the Performance-based Daylight Provision of High-rise / High Density Residential Development in Hong Kong¡¨, the 42nd Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Architectural Science Association, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia, November 26-28, 2008 (accepted for full paper submission).
Solaris 2008 Hong Kong 2008	Benny KM CHOW & TSOU Jin-yeu. ¡§The Environmental Challenge on Evaluating the Daylight Provision of High-rise Residential Development of Hong Kong in the Early Design Stage¡¨, the 4^th International Conference on Solar Radiation and Daylighting, Solaris 2008, Hong Kong (accepted for full paper submission).
Asian Megacities 2008 Manila 2008	Benny KM CHOW & TSOU Jin-yeu. ¡§The Environmental Challenge on Evaluating the External Daylight Provision of High-rise Residential Development in the High-density¡¨, Paper presented in the 13th Inter-University Seminar on Asian Megacities, Quezon City, Philippines, 14-15 March 2008.
Asian Megacities 2008 Manila 2008	TSOU Jin-yeu & Benny KM CHOW. ¡§The Environmental Challenge on Estimating the Pedestrian Wind Environment and Pollutant Dispersion of Refuse Collection Point in High-density Urban Development of Hong Kong¡¨, Paper presented in the13th Inter-University Seminar on Asian Megacities, Quezon City, Philippines, 14-15 March 2008.
European Respiratory Society 2006	HUI Shu Cheong David; HALL D Steven; CHAN Matthew Tak Vai; Benny KM Chow; TSOU Jin Yeu and SUNG Joseph Jao Yiu. "Air and Particle Dispersion During Oxygen Delivery Via a Simple Mask". Paper presented in the European Respir Soc 2006 Congress, organized by Eur Respir Soc, Eur Respir J 2006;28:732S.. 2006.
American Thoracic Society San Diego 2006	HUI Shu Cheong David; HALL D Steven; CHAN Matthew Tak Vai; Benny KM Chow; TSOU Jin Yeu; JOYNT Gavin Matthew; SULLIVAN E Colin and SUNG Joseph Jao Yiu. "Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for severe viral pneumonia: Potential risks to the healthcare workers". Paper presented in the American Thoracic Society 2006 International Conference, organized by Am Thoracic Society, Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society 2006 International Conference. A471. 2006.
CAAD Futures 2005 Vienna 2005	HE Jie, TSOU Jin Yeu, XUE Yucai and CHOW Benny. ¡§A Visual Landscape Assessment Approach for High-Density Urban Development - A GIS-Based Index¡¨, Conference Proceedings of CAAD Futures 2005. Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria, 2005.
PlanD AVA Final Report 2005	NG Yan Yung; TAM Iris; WONG Kam Sing; CHENG Bo Ki Vicky; TSOU Jin Yeu; Benny KM Chow; GIVONI Baruch; KATZSCHNER Lutz; KWOK Kenny; MURAKAMI Shuzo; WONG Hyuk Hien and DAVIS Anton. Final Report, Feasibility Study for Establishment of Air Ventilation Assessment System Planning Department, HKSAR. 277 pgs. Hong Kong, 2005.09.
国®a¤Q¤¬ì§Þ§ð关计¦E 2004	邹经¦t¡B 张晖 ¤Î Benny KM Chow. <©~¦í区环¹Ò规¦Eªº¬ì学评¦ô ¡V ³q风¤Î视觉½g>. 论¤å发ªí¤_ ¡m[Proceeding of the ¡m©~¦í区¤Î¨ä环¹Òªº规¦E设计¬ã¨s¡n¤¤´Á¦¨ªG¬ã讨会, 国®a¤Q¤¬ì§Þ§ð关计¦E]¡n, ¥D办ÉóÌÛ为China Academy of Urban Planning & Design and the China Architecture Design & Research Group, Individual Volume. ChinaBeijing, 2004.04.01.
Great Asian Streets Symposium Singapore 2004	TSOU Jin Yeu; HE Jie; Benny KM Chow; XUE Yucai and YIM Stephen. "Potential of Developing GIS-Based Open System for Visual Analysis of Urban Natural Landscape in Environmentally Responsive Urban Design". Paper presented in the Great Asian Streets Symposium, organized by 3rd Great Asian Streets Symposium, p.105-106. Singapore, Singapore, 2004.12.06.
The 4^th China Urban Housing Conference 2004	邹经¦t ¤Î Benny KM Chow. <¬ì学¥i视¤Æ环¹Ò评¦ô¤_¥i«ù续¦í¦v设计¤§应¥Î (Applying Environmental Assessment with Scientific Visualization for Sustainable Housing Design)>. 论¤å发ªí¤_ ¡mSustainable Development for China Urban Housing [Proceeding of the Forth China Urban Housing Conference / ISBN: 962-8272-86-1]¡n, Center for Housing Innovations (CUHK), 页51-66. »´ä¯S别¦æ¬F区, 2004.09.21.
ICCCBE X Germany 2004	TSOU Jin Yeu; LAM Fung Ki; WONG Wing Kin Gary and Benny KM Chow. "Design of Rapidly Assembled Isolation Patient Ward ¡V IT-Supported Collaborative Design Process between Architects and Medical Officers". The Xth International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering Weimar, Germany, 2004.06.
CAADRIA 2003 Bangkok 2003	Jin-Yeu Tsou, Benny Chow & Selina Lam. ¡§Integrating Scientific Visualization into the Architectural Curriculum for Teaching Environmental Technology and Building Performance¡¨, CAADRIA 2003 [Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, Bangkok, 2008]
ECAADe 2002 Poland 2002	Jinyeu Tsou & Benny Chow. ¡§Integrating Scientific Simulation with Rapid-Prototyping Modeling for Design Curriculum Development¡¨, Connecting the Real and the Virtual - design education [20th eCAADe Conference Proceedings / ISBN 0-9541183-0-8] Warsaw (Poland) 18-20 September 2002, pp. 548-551.
ICCCBE IX Taiwan 2002	Selina Lam, Benny Chow & Jinyeu Tsou. ¡§Design Strategy of Urban and Spatial Comfort for Sub-Tropical Hyper-Dense Environment¡¨, The Proceeding of the 9th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE IX). National Taiwan University, April 2002.
CAADRIA 2002 Malaysia 2002	Jinyeu Tsou, Benny Chow & Selina Lam. ¡§Performance-Based Simulation for the Planning and Design of Hyper Dense Urban Habitation¡¨, CAADRIA 2002 [Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia / ISBN 983-2473-42-X] Cyberjaya (Malaysia) 18¡V20 April 2002, pp. 249-256.
CAADRIA 2001 Australia 2001	Benny Chow, Selina Lam & Jinyeu Tsou. ¡§The Impact of Computer-Based Design Tools for Daylighting Simulation and Prediction for a Built Environment¡¨, CAADRIA 2001 [Proceedings of the Sixth Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia / ISBN 1-86487-096-6] Sydney 19-21 April 2001, pp. 169-179.
ICCCBE-VIII Stanford 2000	Jinyeu Tsou, Benny Chow & Jeff Kan. ¡§An Innovative Communication Channel for Local Residents on a Proposed Public Utility Service Building¡¨, The 8th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE-VIII). Stanford University, August 2000, p58-65.
PLEA 2000 England 2000	Bernard Lim, Jinyeu Tsou, Jeff Kan, M.K. Leung & Benny Chow. ¡§Passive Environmental Strategy Guidelines and Design Parameters for Energy Efficient Architecture: Application to Urban Church Complex - A Special Prototype in Hong Kong SAR¡¨, Proceedings of 17th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA 2000). University of Cambridge, UK, July, 2000.
eCAADe 2000 Germany 2000	Jinyeu Tsou, Benny Chow & Selina Lam. ¡§Applying Daylighting Simulation in Architectural Studio Education¡¨, Promise and Reality: State of the Art versus State of Practice in Computing for the Design and Planning Process [18th eCAADe Conference Proceedings / ISBN 0-9523687-6-5] Weimar (Germany) 22-24 June 2000, pp. 255-258.
CAADRIA 1999 China 1999	Jeff Kan, Benny Chow & Jinyeu Tsou. ¡§Visual Impact Evaluation of Electricity Substation Architecture¡¨, CAADRIA 1999 [Proceedings of The Fourth Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia / ISBN 7-5439-1233-3] Shanghai (China) 5-7 May 1999, pp. 81-87.
eCAADe 1999 England 1999	Jinyeu Tsou & Benny Chow. ¡§Team Orientated Knowledge Construction for Architectural Education¡¨, Architectural Computing from Turing to 2000 [eCAADe Conference Proceedings / ISBN 0-9523687-5-7] Liverpool (UK) 15-17 September 1999, pp. 292-300.
SOLAR 1999 Australia 1999	Bernard Lim, M.K. Leung & Benny Chow. ¡§Passive Environmental Strategy Guidelines and Design Parameters for Energy Efficient Architecture: Application to Public Housing for Single Senior Citizens - a New Prototype in Hong Kong SAR¡¨, the 37th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Solar Energy Society - Solar99 Opportunities in a Competitive Marketplace". Deakin University, Australia, December 1999.
CAADRIA 1997 Taiwan 1997	Benny Chow. ¡§Computation in Daylight Architecture¡¨, CAADRIA 1997 [Proceedings of the Second Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia / ISBN 957-575-057-8] Taiwan 17-19 April 1997, pp. 93-105.