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Facilities management, post-occupancy management, workplace management
Hong Kong SAR China

Activities

Employment (3)

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University: Hong Kong, HK

2021-08-18 to present | Assistant professor (Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering)
Employment
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Cynthia Hou

Delft University of Technology: Delft, NL

2020-04-15 to present | Assistant professor (Department of Management in Built Environment)
Employment
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Cynthia Hou

Chinese University of Hong Kong: Hong Kong, Hong Kong, CN

2015-09-01 to 2020-04-10 | Lecturer (School of Hotel and Tourism Management )
Employment
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Cynthia Hou

Education and qualifications (1)

University of Hong Kong: Hong Kong, HK

2008-09 to 2013-08 | PhD candidate (Department of Real Estate and Construction)
Qualification
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Cynthia Hou

Professional activities (3)

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors: Hong Kong: Hong Kong, HK

2022-07 to present | APC Accessor
Service
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Cynthia Hou

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University: Hong Kong, CN

2021-12-20 to present | Programme Leader of MSc in Facilities Management (Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering)
Service
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Cynthia Hou

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors: Hong Kong, Hong Kong, HK

2019-09 to present
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Cynthia Hou

Funding (6)

Towards Smart Shopping Center Management: Assessing the Performance of Four Types of Smart Tools

2022-11 to 2023-10 | Grant
The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) (Hong Kong, CN)
Part of GRANT_NUMBER:

RC2122/045

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Cynthia Hou

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on university student perception of classroom indoor environment

2022-04 to 2025-03 | Grant
Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong, CN)
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Cynthia Hou

Smart technology application in property & facilities management in Hong Kong

2021-08 to 2022-08 | Grant
Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HONG KONG, HK)
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Cynthia Hou

Using Virtual Reality (VR) Technology to Enhance Students’ Understanding of Colonial Architecture in Hong Kong

2019-01 to 2020-06 | Grant
Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, Hong Kong, HK)
Part of GRANT_NUMBER: KPF19CHF20
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Cynthia Hou

Using virtual reality technology to create virtual site visit

2018-09 to 2019-05 | Grant
Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, Hong Kong, HK)
GRANT_NUMBER: 4170588
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Cynthia Hou

Flipped micro-module development to facilitate sustainable engineering practicum in the context of building sciences and engineering

Grant
Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong, CN)
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Cynthia Hou

Works (40)

Examining the relationship between student residents’ self-reported energy consumption behavior and their energy-saving intention

Journal of Building Engineering
2024-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Huiying Cynthia Hou; Ka Kiu Law
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User-centric approach to optimizing thermal comfort in university classrooms: Utilizing computer vision and Q-XGBoost reinforcement learning

Energy and Buildings
2024-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Lan Haifeng; Huiying (Cynthia) Hou; Zhonghua Gou
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Investigating library users’ perceived indoor environmental quality: SEM-Logit analysis study in a university library

Journal of Building Engineering
2024-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Huiying (Cynthia) Hou; Haifeng Lan; Minqi Lin; Pengpeng Xu
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Spatiotemporal analysis and forecasting of PV systems, battery storage, and EV charging diffusion in California: A graph network approach

Renewable Energy
2024-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Haifeng Lan; Huiying (Cynthia) Hou; Zhonghua Gou; Man Sing Wong
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Digital twin application in heritage facilities management: systematic literature review and future development directions

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management
2024-07-25 | Journal article
Contributors: Huiying (Cynthia) Hou; Joseph H.K. Lai; Hao Wu; Tong Wang
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Predicting students’ thermal sensation votes in university libraries taking into account their mood states

Indoor and Built Environment
2024-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Dadi Zhang; Huiying (Cynthia) Hou; Tsz-Wun Tsang; Kwok-Wai Mui; Ling-Tim Wong
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Understanding university students’ perceptions of classroom environment: A synergistic approach integrating grounded theory (GT) and analytic hierarchy process (AHP)

Journal of Building Engineering
2024-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Zongbao Feng; Huiying (Cynthia) Hou; Haifeng Lan
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Enhancing Indoor Thermal Comfort Education: A Virtual Reality Platform Introducing Fanger's Model

2023-12-22 | Conference paper
Contributors: Huiying Hou
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Smart retrofitting for existing buildings: State of the art and future research directions

Journal of Building Engineering
2023-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2352-7102
Contributors: Sanduni Peiris; Joseph H.K. Lai; Mohan M. Kumaraswamy; Huiying (Cynthia) Hou
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Cynthia Hou

Factors influencing smart facilities management – Stakeholder perspectives and the implication

Journal of Building Engineering
2023-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Huiying (Cynthia) Hou
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Smart tools to facilitate digitalisation of facilities management service delivery: stakeholders’ perspectives

Facilities
2023-09-27 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0263-2772
Part of ISSN: 0263-2772
Contributors: Huiying (Cynthia) Hou; Daniel C.W. Ho; Yung Yau
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Cynthia Hou

Computer vision-based smart HVAC control system for university classroom in a subtropical climate

Building and Environment
2023-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Haifeng Lan; Huiying (Cynthia) Hou; Zhonghua Gou; Man Sing Wong; Zhe Wang
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Flipped Micro-Modules for Teaching Sustainable Engineering Practices

Education Sciences
2023-08-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Huiying (Cynthia) Hou; Haoran Zhang; Yishan Wang
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A machine learning led investigation to understand individual difference and the human-environment interactive effect on classroom thermal comfort

Building and Environment
2023-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Haifeng Lan; Huiying (Cynthia) Hou; Zhonghua Gou
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An exploratory analysis of low-carbon transitions in China's construction industry based on multi-level perspective

Sustainable Cities and Society
2023-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Pengpeng Xu; Yishan Wang; Haona Yao; Huiying (Cynthia) Hou
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Student residential apartment performance evaluation using integrated AHP-FCE method

Journal of Building Engineering
2023-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Huiying (Cynthia) Hou; Yishan Wang; Haifeng Lan
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Qualitative and quantitative investigation into the indoor built environment of modular student housing: A multiple-room case study

Energy and Buildings
2023-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0378-7788
Contributors: Huiying Cynthia Hou; Dadi Zhang; Joseph H.K. Lai
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Cynthia Hou

Project-based learning and pedagogies for virtual reality-aided green building education: case study on a university course

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
2023-02-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1467-6370
Part of ISSN: 1467-6370
Contributors: Huiying (Cynthia) Hou; Joseph H.K. Lai; Hao Wu
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Cynthia Hou

Understanding the relationship between urban morphology and solar potential in mixed-use neighborhoods using machine learning algorithms

Sustainable Cities and Society
2022-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Haifeng Lan; Zhonghua Gou; Cynthia Hou
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Building retro-commissioning standard and policy: status quo and future directions

Facilities
2022-10-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0263-2772
Part of ISSN: 0263-2772
Contributors: Joseph H.K. Lai; Savannah Y.T. Lai; David John Edwards; Huiying (Cynthia) Hou
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Cynthia Hou

Environmental and Economic Evaluations of Building Energy Retrofits

MDPI Books
2022-07-22 | Book
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Cynthia Hou

Environmental and Economic Evaluations of Building Energy Retrofits

MDPI Books
2022-07-13 | Book
Contributors: Cynthia Hou
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Cynthia Hou

An analytic network process model for hospital facilities management performance evaluation

Facilities
2022-02-21 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0263-2772
Part of ISSN: 0263-2772
Contributors: Joseph H.K. Lai; Huiying (Cynthia) Hou; David J. Edwards; P.L. Yuen
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Cynthia Hou
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Importance of hospital facilities management performance indicators: Building practitioners’ perspectives

Journal of Building Engineering
2022-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Joseph H.K. Lai; Huiying (Cynthia) Hou; Betty W.Y. Chiu; David Edwards; P.L. Yuen; Michael Sing; Philip Wong
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Key performance indicators for evaluation of commercial building retrofits: Shortlisting via an industry survey

Energies
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85118783697

Part of ISSN: 19961073
Contributors: Ho, M.Y.; Lai, J.H.K.; Hou, H.; Zhang, D.
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Cynthia Hou via Scopus - Elsevier

User-centric analytic approach to evaluate the performance of sports facilities: A study of swimming pools

Journal of Building Engineering
2021-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Erica Lau; Huiying (Cynthia) Hou; Joseph H.K. Lai; David Edwards; Nicholas Chileshe
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Transaction Cost and Agency Perspectives on Eco-Certification of Existing Buildings: A Study of Hong Kong

Energies
2021-10-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Yung Yau; Huiying (Cynthia) Hou; Ka Chi Yip; Queena Kun Qian
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Factors Influencing the Project Duration of Urban Village Redevelopment in Contemporary China

Land
2021-07-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Dinghuan Yuan; Yung Yau; Huiying Hou; Yongshen Liu
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COVID-19: Research Directions for Non-Clinical Aerosol-Generating Facilities in the Built Environment

Buildings
2021-06-30 | Journal article
Contributors: Roger C. K. Law; Joseph H. K. Lai; David John Edwards; Huiying (Cynthia) Hou
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A study on office workplace modification during the COVID-19 pandemic in The Netherlands

Journal of Corporate Real Estate
2021-06-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1463-001X
Part of ISSN: 1463-001X
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Cynthia Hou
grade
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Modelling Tourists’ Acceptance of Hotel Experience-Enhancement Smart Technologies

Sustainability
2021-04-16 | Journal article
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Cynthia Hou
grade
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A case study of facilities management for heritage building revitalisation

Facilities
2020 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85074044436

Part of ISSN: 02632772
Contributors: Hou, H.; Wu, H.
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Cynthia Hou via Scopus - Elsevier

Gap theory based post-occupancy evaluation (GTbPOE) of dormitory building performance: A case study and a comparative analysis

Building and Environment
2020-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0360-1323
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Cynthia Hou
grade
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Tourists’ perceptions of green building design and their intention of staying in green hotel

Tourism and Hospitality Research
2020-10-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1467-3584
Part of ISSN: 1742-9692
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Cynthia Hou
grade
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Technology for real estate education and practice: a VR technology perspective

Property Management
2020-03-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Huiying (Cynthia) Hou; Hao Wu
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A case study of facilities management for heritage building revitalisation

Facilities
2019-09-30 | Journal article
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Cynthia Hou

Enabling sustainable built heritage revitalisation from a social and technical perspective

Facilities
2019-08-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0263-2772
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Cynthia Hou
grade
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What influence domestic and overseas developers’ decisions?

Journal of Property Investment & Finance
2019-03-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1463-578X
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Cynthia Hou
grade
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Tight budget constraints and the absence of strategic planning

Facilities
2016-05-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0263-2772
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Cynthia Hou
grade
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RAPPORT AND ITS MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS IN FM SERVICE OUTSOURCING RELATIONSHIPS

International Journal of Strategic Property Management
2015-06-19 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1648-715X
Part of ISSN: 1648-9179
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Cynthia Hou
grade
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Peer review (16 reviews for 7 publications/grants)

Review activity for Building and environment. (3)
Review activity for CivilEng. (1)
Review activity for Energy and buildings. (2)
Review activity for Environment, development and sustainability. (1)
Review activity for Journal of building engineering. (6)
Review activity for Journal of housing and the built environment. (1)
Review activity for Sustainability. (2)