Patrick T.I. Lam

	Patrick T.I. Lam PhD, MSc, Associateship (HKPoly), Dip.Finance, MHKIS, MHKIE, MHKICM, MSISV, MSIArb, MRICS, MCIOB, RPE, RPS, CCE
	Associate Professor
	HK Centre Co-ordinator MSc in Project Management
	Tel.: (852) 2766 5799
	E-mail address: bsplam@polyu.edu.hk

Patrick Lam has had rich professional and academic experiences since graduating from the Hong Kong Polytechnic in the 1980s. On the professional side, he had practised for 10 years in multi-disciplinary design office, consultant quantity surveyors and contractor/developer both in Hong Kong and Singapore. On the academic side, he has had substantial experience lecturing on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in universities and polytechnics both locally and overseas. Whilst teaching, Patrick is active in research and consultancy projects.
Teaching
Main areas	Construction Economics (for Surveying & Property Management) Project Evaluation & Development (integrated with online learning) Development Finance (MSc progamme - Mixed mode and CyberU)
Research and Scholarly Activities
Research Interests	Procurement Systems, Project Financing and Public Private Partnerships Construction Contracts and Specifications, Quality and Buildability issues
Recent Research Projects (as Principal Investigator)	A Model on Buildability Assessment for Hong Kong (CERG project)
	Benchmarking Buildability by Implementing the Buildability Assessment Model in Hong Kong (CERG project)
	A Framework for the Sustainable Adoption of Green Specifications in the Hong Kong Construction Industry (PolyU Intra-faculty project)
(as Co- investigator)	Financing Contractors: The Case of Bank Lending in Hong Kong (CERG project)
	Developing a Best Practice Framework for Implementing Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in Hong Kong (CERG project)
	Evaluating the Key Risk Factors and Risk Sharing Mechanisms for Target Cost Contracting (TCC) Schemes in Construction (CERG project)
Administration
Programme Co-ordinator for MSc/PgD in Project Management (2007-ongoing)
Deputy Programme Co-ordinator for BSc(Hons) in Building Surveying (2007-08)
Member of University’s Works Funding Sub-committee (2007-ongoing)
Faculty Board Member, Faculty of Construction and Land Use (2002-2004)
Consultancy and Professional Service
Consultancy	Developed office standard architectural specifications for a major quantity surveying practice in Singapore (2000-2001)
	Team member of HKIE consultancy project on “An analysis of the state of Hong Kong's buildings” (2007)
	Team member for MTRC consultancy project on “Application of Public-Private Partnerships in Urban Rail-Based Transportation Project” (sponsored by Asian Development Bank - ongoing)
Professional Service	Membership Secretary of the Chinese Research Institute of Construction Management
	Editor of Benchmarks, a newsletter of the Demonstration Projects Committee
Selected Publication List
Book	Lam P.T.I. (1990) A Critical Comparison of Construction Procurement and Contracting Systems in Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong, published by the Hong Kong Polytechnic under copyright approval by the College of Estate Management, U.K. Walker, C, Smith, A, and Lam P.T.I., et al (1995),Privatised Infrastructure: The BOT Approach, Thomas Telford, London, (contribution of 4 chapters and a case study)
Externally Refereed Journal Papers	Lam, P.T.I.(1995) Application of Value Engineering in the Construction Industry, The Asia Pacific Building and Construction Management Journal, , Hong Kong, 1, 18-24
	Lam, P.T.I. (1999) A Sectoral Review of Risks Associated with Major Infrastructure Projects, International Journal of Project Management Pergamon, UK, 17(2) 77-87
	Lam, P.T.I. (2002), Buildability Assessment: The Singapore Approach, Journal of Building and Construction Management, Hong Kong, March, 7(1) 21-27
	Lam, P.T.I., et al (2004) The Use of Construction Specifications in Singapore, Construction Management and Economics, Dec. 22(10),1067-1079
	Lam, P.T.I., et al (2004) An investigation into the use of specifications in procuring construction works, Journal of Construction Procurement, 10(2), 118-139
	Lam, P.T.I., et al (2006), Contributions of designers to improving buildability and constructability, Design Studies, 27, 457-479
	Lam, P.T.I, et al (2006), An evaluation of the need for a quality assessment scheme for private sector construction projects in Hong Kong, The International Journal of Construction Management, 6(1), 27-43
	Lam, P.T.I., et al (2007) An international treatise on construction specification problems from a legal perspective, Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, ASCE, July, 133(3), 229-237
	Lam, P.T.I., et al (2007) Building features and site-specific factors affecting buildability in Hong Kong, Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 5(2), 129-147
	Lam, P.T.I., et al (2008) Benchmarking buildability using the Buildability Assessment Model in Hong Kong, HKIE Transactions, March, 15(1), 1-11
Conference Papers	Lam, P.T.I. et al (2006) An Overview of the International Community on the Payment Security of Workers’ Wages, Proceedings of Symposium on the Reform and Innovation of China Construction Labour Policy, Ministry of Construction and the University of Chongqing, Nov, China Building Publishing Company
	Lam, P.T.I. et al (2006) The Use of Bond Financing by Property Developers – A Case Study Approach, Proceedings of the Joint International Conference, Asian Real Estate Society and the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, 30 Jun – 3 Jul, Vancouver (CD-ROM)
	Lam, P.T.I. et al (2006) Buildability of upgrading works: benchmarking Singapore’s experience, Proceedings of the Ageing Building: Threats and Opportunities, Construction Industry Instititue – Hong Kong, 21 Nov, Kowloon, Hong Kong (CD-ROM)
	Lam, P.T.I., et al (2006) An Empirical Study of the Relationship between Buildability and Productivity in Singapore – Lessons for Hong Kong SAR., In Zhao, Z.Y., Yu, M.X., Feng, C.C. and Kuan, L.L. (Ed.) Proceedings of the CRIOCM 2006 International Research Symposium, 3-5 Nov, Beijing, .338-347
	Lam, P.T.I., et al (2006) Buildability of building services designs for high-rise construction, In Baldwin, A., Hui, E., and Wong, F. (Ed.) Proceedings of the BEAR Conference on Construction sustainability and innovation, Vol. 1, 10-13 April, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 84-93
	Lam, P.T.I., et al (2006) A process flow model for the preparation and use of construction specifications, In Baldwin, A., Hui, E., and Wong, F. (Ed.) Proceedings of the BEAR Conference on Construction sustainability and innovation, Vol. 1, 10-13 April, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 76-85
	Lam, P.T.I., et al (2007) A Generic Framework of Performance Specifications for Specialist Works, In Syed M Ahmed, Salman Azhar and Sherif Mohamed (Ed.), Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century, July 11-13, Griffith University and Florida International University, Goldcoast, Australia, 350-357
	Lam, P.T.I. et al (2007) Constructability Reviews: A Strategic Process in Design Developmen. In Cheah Y.J., Chen P.H., Chew A.S., et al (Ed.) Proceedings of ICCPM / ICCEM 2007, 1-2 Mar, Nanyang Technological University of Singapore, Singapore, 37 -46
	Lam, P.T.I. (2007) Output specifications for public-private projects – pitfalls and the way forward, In Dai Da-shuang and Su Jing-qin (Ed.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Concession Public / Infrastructural Projects, 24-26 Aug., Dalian: Dalian University of Technology Press, ISBN 978-7-5611-3689-8, 3-9
	Lam, P.T.I. et al (2008) An overview of the development of green specifications in the construction industry, Proceedings of the IInternational Conference on Urban Sustainability, Hong Kong College of Technology, Hong Kong, 14 Jan (in CD-ROM)