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| Professor Geoffrey Q.P. SHEN |
| BEng, PhD, VMF(List A), FRICS, FHKIVM |
Interim Vice President (Student Affairs);
Chair Professor of Construction Management;
Academic Discipline Leader of Construction & Real Estate Management |
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Geoffrey has a proven track record of academic and research leadership in construction management with special interest in value management and collaborative working in construction, supported by information and communication technologies. He has lead a large number of research projects with total funding over HK$25 million including five Research Grants Council-Competitive Earmarked Research Grants in a row since 2002/03, and has authored more than 300 publications including 160+ refereed papers in academic and professional journals. He has been invited to give keynote presentations in a number of international conferences, and has chaired and co-chaired a number of major international conferences. He has also served the scientific committees of many international events.
Professionally Geoffrey is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Hong Kong Institute of Value Management (HKIVM). As a certified Value Management Facilitator (VMF) recognised by the Hong Kong SAR Government and a Certified Value Specialist (CVS) certified by SAVE International, he has professionally designed and facilitated more than 40 partnering and value management workshops for a number of large client organisations in both the public and private sectors. In recognizing his outstanding contribution to the value methodology, he was awarded the “Presidential Citation Award” by the SAVE International in the USA in 2009. |
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Value Management in Construction |
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Construction Project Management |
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Research and Consultancy Techniques |
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Research and Scholarly Activities |
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Construction Project Management |
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Collaborative Working in Construction |
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Value Management and Partnering |
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Construction Information Technology |
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Sustainable Development and Construction |
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External Competitive Research
Grants |
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Analysing stakeholder-organization relationships in mega construction projects: a social network approach, General Research Fund, Research Grants Council, 2012/13, HK$700,000 |
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An evaluation of the effectiveness of dust control practices in the construction industry in Hong Kong, Pneumoconiosis Compensation Fund Board, 2009/10, HK$2,076,000 |
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The effect of using group support systems on virtual value management workshops for major construction projects, Research Grants Council's General Research Fund 2009/10, HK$644,000 |
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Managing multiple stakeholders in the briefing process of large construction projects, Research Grants Council’s Competitive Earmarked Research Grant 2006/07, HK$648,000 |
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A computer-aided toolkit for using the functional performance specification in the briefing process of construction projects, Research Grants Council’s Competitive Earmarked Research Grant 2005/06, HK$380,000 |
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Measuring the processes and outcomes of value management studies in construction, Research Grants Council’s Competitive Earmarked Research Grant 2004/05, HK$353,537 |
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Effect of using group decision support systems on the processes and outcomes of value management studies, Research Grants Council’s Competitive Earmarked Research Grant 2003/04, HK$420,400 |
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A best practice framework for systematic identification and precise representation of client's requirements in the briefing process, Research Grants Council’s Competitive Earmarked Research Grant 2002/03, HK$433,400 |
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Research
Students
Supervision
(As chief supervisor) |
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A BIM-based pre-occupancy evaluation platform for facilitating designer-client communication in the early design stage (PhD, Graduated in 2012) |
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Effective and efficient briefing in public private partnership projects in the construction industry (PhD, Graduated in 2011) |
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A computer-aided tool for functional performance specification in construction projects (PhD, Graduated in 2010) |
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Managing multiple stakeholders in the briefing process of large and complex construction projects (PhD, Graduated in 2010) |
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Measuring the performance of value management studies in construction (PhD, Graduated in 2009) |
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The effect of using group support systems on the processes and outcomes of value management studies (PhD, Graduated in 2009) |
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A value management framework for systematic identification and precise representation of client requirements in the briefing process (PhD, Graduated in 2007) |
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A framework for implementing value management in China’s construction industry (PhD, Graduated in 2004) |
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Study of system dynamics for urban housing development in Hong Kong (PhD, Graduated in 2003) |
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Better use of information: a simulation model for international construction joint ventures in China (PhD, Graduated in 2003) |
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The impact of applying advanced construction techniques on project costs (MPhil, Graduated in 1997) |
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A group decision support system for improving value management studies in construction (MPhil, Graduated in 2002) |
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Interim Vice President (Student Affairs) |
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Academic Discipline Leader of Construction & Real Estate Management |
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Head of Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2008-2014) |
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Associate Dean of Construction and Environment, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2007-2014) |
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Scheme Chairman, Postgraduate Scheme in Construction and Environment |
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Chairman, Learning and Teaching Committee of Faculty of Construction and Environment |
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Consultancy and Professional Service |
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| Positions at Professional Institutions |
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President, Hong Kong Institute of Value Management (2007-2011) |
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Inaugural Secretary & Editor of the Hong Kong Institute of Value Management (1995-2007) |
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Trustee of the Lawrence Miles Value Foundation, USA |
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Director of Lawrence Miles Value Foundation, USA (2008-2010) |
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Vice-President of China Value Engineering Society - Preparing Committee (1998-present) |
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Selected Recent Publication List |
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| Scholarly Books & Monographs |
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Shen G.Q.P., Brandon P. and Baldwin A. (2009). Collaborative Construction Information Management, Spon Press, an imprint of Taylor Francis, 332 pages, UK, USA, and Canada, ISBN978-0-415-48422-0. |
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Shen Q.P. and Liu G.W (2007). Value Management in Construction Projects: Theories and Practices, China Water Power Press and Intellectual Property Publishing House, ISBN 978-7-5084-5143-5. |
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Papers in
Refereed
Journal
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| Section A – Five most relevant publications in the recent five years |
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Shen W.L., Shen Q.P., Sun Q.B. (2012). Building information modeling-based user activity simulation and evaluation method for improving designer–user communications, Automation in Construction, 21(1), 148-160. |
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Yang J., Shen Q.P., Bourne L., Ho M.F., and Xue X.L. (2011). A typology of operational approaches for stakeholder analysis and engagement, Construction Management and Economics, 29(2), 145-162. |
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Lin G.B., Shen Q.P., Sun M., Kelly J. (2011). I dentification of key performance indicators for measuring the performance of value management studies in construction, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management - ASCE, 137(9), 698-706. |
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Yang J., Shen Q.P., Drew D.S., Ho C.M.F. (2010). Critical success factors for stakeholder management: construction practitioners' perspectives, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management - ASCE, 136(7), 778-786. |
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Shen Q.P., Chen Q., Tang B.S., Yeung S., Hu Y.C., Cheung G. (2009). A System Dynamics Model for Sustainable Land Use Planning and Development, Habitat International, 33(1), 15-25. |
| Section B – Five representative publications beyond the recent five-year period |
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Fan S.C., Shen Q.P., Kelly J. (2008). Using a Group Decision Support System to Support Value Management Workshops, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering-ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers), 22(2), 100-113. |
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Fan S.C., Shen Q.P. and Lin G.B. (2007). Comparative study of idea generation between traditional value management workshops and GDSS-supported workshops, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management-ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers), 133(10), 816-825. |
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Yu A.T.W., Shen Q.P., Kelly J., Hunter K. (2006). An investigation of critical success factors in construction briefing by way of content analysis, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management-ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers), 132 (11), 1178-1186. |
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Shen Q.P., Chung J.K.H., Li H., Shen L.Y. (2004). A group support system for improving value management studies in construction, Automation in Construction, 13(2), 209-224. |
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Shen Q.P. and Liu G.W. (2003). Critical success factors for value management studies in construction, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management - ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers), 129(5), 485-491. |
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