Enhancing Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) Supply Chain in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) for Hong Kong Development

Professor Pan, Wei   (Principal Investigator (PI))

Professor Young Ben   (Co-Investigator)

Dr Zhao Xiaojing   (Co-Investigator)

Dr Niu Sanyuan   (Co-Investigator)

Professor Wong Sze Chun   (Co-Investigator)

Professor Ng Daniel Chi To   (Co-Investigator)

Professor Huang Guo Quan   (Co-Investigator)

Professor Su Cheng   (Co-Investigator)

Professor Ng Thomas Shiu Tong   (Co-Investigator)

Professor Au Francis Tat Kwong   (Co-Investigator)

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2020-05-23

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Enhancing Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) Supply Chain in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) for Hong Kong Development

Construction innovation, Modular building, Modular integrated construction, Offsite construction, Supply chain

Others - Civil Engineering, Surveying, Building and Construction

Humanities & Social Sciences (H)

S2019.A8.013.19S

Strategic Public Policy Research Funding Scheme

2019

On-going

1. To contribute a better understanding of the supply chain complexity and dynamics of Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) in relation to Hong Kong development, their relevant regulatory and business drivers and opportunities as well as constraints and concerns, and develop and verify strategies for MiC supply chain identification and enhancement in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) for Hong Kong. 2. To develop a systemic MiC supply chain measurement framework and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to support Hong Kong industries’ and community’s decision making of MiC supply chain selection and evaluation for optimal performance on productivity, cost-effectiveness, quality, safety and sustainability of delivered buildings and society, validate the framework and KPIs via participatory action research case study with three MiC pilot projects, and help enhance the maturity of MiC supply chain and its supporting industries in the GBA for Hong Kong development. 3. To investigate the complex and dynamic relationships between the demand for MiC in different building sectors of Hong Kong (e.g. public housing, private housing, student hostel, staff quarter, hospital and hotel) and the supply of MiC by relevant industries along the MiC supply chain in the GBA, and develop a MiC ‘demand-and-supply’ predictive model with scenario analysis to guide MiC adoption and development in Hong Kong in a robust and fast-responsive manner. 4. To recommend a public policy roadmap with action plan for addressing the relevant regulatory and business constraints and concerns and achieving mature MiC supply chain for Hong Kong development, which leverages government buying power as well as private-sector market driver in Hong Kong and capitalises on the motivated industries in the GBA. 5. To verify the developed MiC ‘demand-and-supply’ predictive model, public policy roadmap and action plan through mixed methods research that includes GBA-wide questionnaire survey, focus group meeting, research workshop and policy forum for maximised sharing and impact of the research on knowledge, practice and policy in the wide community of Hong Kong and the GBA.