Cr Dr Daniel W.M. CHAN Associate Head (Teaching) and Associate Professor

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Biography Dr Daniel W.M. Chan is currently an Associate Professor in Construction Project Management and the Associate Head (Teaching) at the Department of Building and Real Estate of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He was appointed as an Assistant Professor on 1 July 2003 and was promoted to Associate Professor until now. He obtained his BEng(Hons) degree in Civil and Structural Engineering and PhD degree in Construction Project Management from the Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong. He is a Project Manager, Chartered Building Engineer (United Kingdom) and Registered Construction Manager (Hong Kong) by profession.
He served as the Programme Award Coordinator for "MSc/PgD in Construction and Real Estate" for 10 years between January 2007 and June 2016. Then he was appointed as the Associate Head of Department (Teaching) and the Chairman of the Departmental Learning and Teaching Committee (DLTC) for 3 years between July 2016 and June 2019. He served as the Chairman of Departmental Undergraduate Programme/Scheme Committee between July 2019 and June 2021, and the Deputy Programme Director for the Professional Doctor of International Real Estate and Construction (DIREC) between July 2020 and June 2021. Then he was re-appointed as the Associate Head (Teaching) and the Chairman of the Departmental Learning and Teaching Committee (DLTC) on 1 July 2021 for another 3 years.
Dr Chan was the Programme Leader of the Winning Team for the programme of “MSc/PgD in Construction and Real Estate” selected for the BRE Departmental Award for Outstanding Achievement in Academic Programme Development 2010/11, and the Faculty Dean’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Academic Programme Development 2015, in recognition of the outstanding achievement of academic staff members in programme development. He was also the Winner of the Departmental Award for Outstanding Teacher 2018-19 (Category: Individual Award) in recognition of his outstanding performance and achievement in teaching and learning related activities.
He was the Winner of the?BRE Departmental Research Publication Awards at "Associate Professor" Level?consecutively for three years (2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13) in recognition of the outstanding achievement of academic staff members in the publication of high-quality peer-reviewed journal articles. He was the Winner of the "International Outstanding Researcher Award in Building and Real Estate" and "ISSN Golden Research Prize" for the ISSN International Research Awards 2020 organized by the International Society for Scientific Network (ISSN), India. He has co-authored 17 research monographs, 2 scholarly textbooks, 3 book chapters, 144 journal articles, 126 conference papers, 12 consultancy reports, together with another 10 journal articles accepted for publication up to 31 December 2021.
Dr Chan was the Chairman of the CPD Committee of the Hong Kong?Institute of Project Management (HKIPM) from July 2013 to June 2017, and the Secretary of the Executive Council of HKIPM from July 2017 to June 2019. His research projects have won the?Project Management Achievement Awards (Category: Research) organized by HKIPM and the?Asia Pacific Federation of Project Management (APFPM) for many years. He has been serving as one of the Associate Editors for?Built Environment Project and Asset Management (BEPAM) since January 2014, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, United Kingdom; indexed and abstracted in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) database of Web of Science (JCR 2020: Q3) and Scopus-indexed journal database of Elsevier (CiteScore Rank 2020: Q2), and CIB recognized journal, ISSN 2044-124X.
He is also a Member of the Association for Project Management (MAPM), Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers (MHKICM), American Society of Civil Engineers (MASCE), Hong Kong Institute of Project Management (MHKIPM), Australian Institute of Project Management (MAIPM), Chartered Association of Building Engineers (MCABE), and Australian Institute of Building (MAIB).




Education and Academic Qualifications Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong
Bachelor of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong




Professional Qualifications Registered Construction Manager (Hong Kong)
Chartered Building Professional (Australia)
Member of the Australian Institute of Building
Chartered Building Engineer (United Kingdom)
Member of the Chartered Association of Building Engineers
Member of the Australian Institute of Project Management
Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Project Management
Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers
Associate Member of the Australian Institute of Building
Incorporate Member of the Chartered Institute of Building
Member of the Association for Project Management




Teaching Area Construction Engineering Management

Principles of Project Management

Strategic Project Management

Construction Procurement Systems

Relational and Collaborative Contracting

Research Methods (Quantitative Research Methods)







Research Interests
Construction Time Performance
Construction Procurement Systems
Relational and Collaborative Contracting
Partnering and Alliancing
Target Cost Contracting (TCC)
New Engineering Contract (NEC)
Public Private Partnership (PPP)
Construction Safety Management
Sustainability Performance Assessment Models for Green Building Projects
Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Construction Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Public Private Partnership (PPP) Models for Delivering Smart Buildings and Infrastructure Development Projects