Sustainability and Education

• Second Nature: Education for Sustainability
• CUHK
• Department of Architecture
• Department of Geography and Resource Management
• Undergraduate courses
• Environmental Science Programme
• Related HKU courses
• Department of Architecture
• Boardening course YARC0002 - Sustainability in the Built Environment
• MArch elective course ARCH 6026 - Building Systems II: Green Building Principles and Practices
• Department of Civil Engineering
• CIVE1001. Environmental Engineering
• CIVE3003. Water Resources Engineering
• CIVE3004. Environmental Impact Assessment of Civil Engineering Projects
• CIVE3005. Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
• CIVE3006. Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Treatment
• Department of Earth Science
• YSCN0007 Broadening Course - Hong Kong's Natural Environment
• Department of Ecology & Biodiversity
• Virtual School of Biodiversity
• BIOL0001 Ecology of Hong Kong
• BIOL1103 Environmental Biology
• ECOL3027 Pollution and Environmental Impact
• Department of Geography
• GEOG1006: Natural Resources and Conservation
• GEOG2038: Climate Change and the Environment
• GEOG2048: Environmental Hazards
• GEOG2110: Natural Resources and Regional Development in China
• GEOG1002: Hong Kong: Land, people and resources
• GEOG2061: Cultural Heritage Management and Tourism
• GEOG2069: Culture, Development and City Forms
• GEOG2063: Energy and Environment
• GEOG2072: Environmental Management: Impact Assessment
• GEOG2035: Environmental Management: Principles and Practice
• GEOG2015: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
• GEOG2073: Principles of Environment Management
• GEOG2013: Sustainable Development
• GEOG2068: Urban Growth and Urban Systems
• GEOG2042: Urban Hydrology and Water Quality
• GEOG2054: Urban Planning in Practice in Hong Kong
• GEOG2065: Urban Planning: Principles and Practices
• GEOG2034: Urban Transportation Systems
• GEOG2071: Urbanization, Development and Government
• GEOG2052: Vegetation in Urban Landscape Management

Greening of HKU Campus

• HKU Info
• Millennium Expansion
• University Buildings
• Historical Buildings in Hong Kong: University Hall, HKU
• Photo Library [HKU External Relations Office]
• Computer Centre E-card Service
• Universities in HK
• CityU
• University and Environmental Studies
• Construction of CityU Campus (video)
• Campus Planning Office
• Facilities Management Office
• CityU Environmental Report (PDF)
• Waste Reduction Programme
• CUHK
• University Safety & Environment Office
• Environmental Report 2000
• University Steering Committee on Environment (USCE)
• A Campus Green and Clean
• CUHK Vows to Protect and Enhance CLEAN AND GREEN Campus
• CUHK Steps Up Measures for Environmental Protection
• Campus Map
• Campus Transportation
• HKUST
• Safety and Environmental Protection Office
• Environmental Report 1999 - 2000
• Waste Minimization
• PolyU
• Estates Office
• Green Initiative on Campus
• Centre for Environmental Management Education and Development (CEMED)
• Virtual Campus
• Universities in other countries
• Blueprint for a Green Campus [Center for Environmental Citizenship]
• Brown is Green (Brown University, Rhode Island)
• Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (CCAT), Humboldt State University
• Middlebury College Environmental Council
• Global Sustainability RMIT (Australia)
• Greening RMIT
• Green Guide for Washington State University
• Harvard Green Campus Initiative
• Penn State University's Center for Sustainability
• Sustainable University of Michigan Initiative
• The Sustainable University Program, Oregon State University (OSU)
• Indicators for a Sustainable University (final report) (PDF)
• UBC Campus Sustainability Office
• UVic Sustainability Project, University of Victoria, Canada
• WATgreen: Environmental Initatives @ UW (University of Waterloo)
• Greening the Campus, University of Waterloo
• Environmental Research Directory
• Waste Management
• ERS 250: Greening the Campus and the Community
• University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus Ecology
• The Campus Ecology Research Project: An Environmental Education Case Study
• Associations
• National Wildlife Federation (NWF)
• NWF Campus Ecology program
• Campus Environmental Yearbook
• University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF)
• Sustainability Assessment Questionaire (SAQ)
• Journals
• International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education [Full text at HKU Library]

Advanced Facade and Double-skin Facade

• Berlin Restructuring 2000
• Case Studies
• Aiming at a high-rise building in which people can really live (RWE Tower, Essen, Germany)
• BP Amoco Solar Skin, NTNU Trondheim, Norway
• Commerzbank Tower - Frankfurt, Germany
• HKU Biological Sciences Building
• Conferences
• Glass in Buildings '99
• ICBEST '97 (International Conference on Building Envelope Sytems and Technologies)
• Research
• ASHRAE TC 4.5 on Fenestrations
• Centre for Windows and Cladding Technology (UK)
• CIB TG25 (CIB Task Group on 'Facade systems and technologies')
• Climate Active Walls [smartarch.nl]
• EU COST C13 (Glass and Interactive Building Envelopes) (COST = Co-operation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research)
• Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) - Fenestration Research
• Second-skin facades [smartarch.nl]
• Energy Facades
• Environmental Second Skin Systems [Battery McCarthy]
• High performance building facades for use in commercial buildings [LBNL]
• IEA Task 27 - Performance, Durability and Sustainability of advanced windows and solar components for building envelopes
• www.buildingenvelopes.org (Harvard)
• Windows & Daylighting Group, LBNL
• Papers and Theses
• Classification of double-skin-facades and experimental examination of louvre systems, made of timber, for the heat protection and shading of high rise buildings
• Double skin facades - a contribution to sustainability?
• Double skin facades - structures and building physics (PDF)
• Study of current structures in double-skin facades (PDF)
• Products
• IRUV Shield [TESCO, Japan]
• Neutra Therm (heat insulation coating)
• Insulating ceramic paint
• Nano paint/coating
• V-Kool window films
• Reference Books
• Allen, W., 1997. Envelope Design for Buildings, Architectural Press, Oxford. [721.2 A43]
• Schittich, C. (ed.), 2001. In Detail: Building Skins: Concepts, Layers, Materials, Birkhäuser, München & Basel. [721 I35]
• Wigginton, M. and Harris, J., 2002. Intelligent Skins, Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford. [696.0285 W6]

Holographic Optical Elements

• Artists
• Visuell-Holo.de (Karsten Habighorst)
• Associations
• International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE)
• International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA)
• Companies & Suppliers
• Projection Displays
• Anders+Kern
• www.dnp.dk
• www.dotrex.de
• www.holopro.de
• www.tan.de
• Centrak Lasers Holoscreen
• GLB (Gesellschaft für Licht- und Bautechnik)
• Hologram Supply Co., Ltd. (Japan)
• Holographic Studios
• HoloMaker
• Holoshop
• ILB (Institut für Licht und Bautechnik)
• Physical Optics Corporation (POC)
• RWTH Aachen Lehr- und Forschungsgebiet Hochtemperaturthermodynamik (LHT)
• TerraSun
• Yves Gentet Holography
• Resources
• HoloCom Gateway
• Practical Holography [by Christopher Outwater & Van Hamersveld]
• Hologram.net
• Holographic Communication Theory
• optics.org
• Research
• Yoshikawa Lab, Nihon University, Japan
• Related Topics
• Light Art Integration (Joost van Santen), Netherlands

Historic Buildings

• Feilden, B. M., 2003. Conservation of Historic Buildings, 3rd ed, Architectural Press, Oxford. [on order; LB 363.69 F2]
• Phillips, D., 1997. Lighting Historic Buildings, McGraw-Hill, New York. [621.322 P55]
• Pickard, R. D., 1996. Conservation in the Built Environment, Longman, Harlow, Essex. [363.69 P59]

LCD Monitors

• How LCDs Work
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Prefabricated Buildings

• Metal
• Heritage Building Systems

Cliff Housing

• Cliff Dwellings
• Manitou Cliff Dwellings
• Picture of a Cliff Dwelling
• Cliff Palace
• Cliff Dwelling of Anasazi

Underfloor air conditioning

• Companies
• AET Flexiblespace System
• Beijing Tenworld Computer Room Equip. Co. Ltd.
• Flexible Space Systems
• Krantz (Germany)
• Raised Access Flooring
• Tate Access Floor
• Underfloor air
• Utopia-Aire Pte Ltd (Singapore)
• W M Protek
• Examples
• SMUD
• Papers and Articles
• Tutorial - Underfloor air-conditioning
• Reducing the Cost of Change
• underfloor HVAC
• Resarch
• Underfloor Air Technology [UC Berkeley]

Urban Environment

• Cities
• Demographia
• Demographic Briefs
• World City Maps [University of Texas at Austin]
• Human Settlement
• Human Settlements in Asia [from AIT]
• The Habitat Agenda
• The Best Practice Initiative
• Information about Human Settlements in Asia
• Asia's 13 Largest Cities
• Tokyo, Japan
• Bombay, India
• Shanghai, China
• Beijing, China
• Calcutta, India
• Seoul, Republic of Korea
• Jakarta, Indonesia
• Tianjin, China
• Osaka, Japan
• Delhi, India
• Karachi, Pakistan
• Metro Manila, Philippines
• Dhaka, Bangladesh
• United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UNCHS) [www.unhabitat.org]
• Urban Heat Island
• Heat Island Group, LBNL
• Learning About Urban Heat Islands
• Monitoring and Management of Urban Heat Island
• Urban Climate Modifications
• Urban Heat Island
• Urban Heat Island [City of Chicago]
• Urban Heat Island [UIUC]
• Urban Heat Island Images [NASA]
• Urban Warming (Tokyo)
• Population
• Overpopulation
• UNESCAP Population and Rural and Urban Development Division

Engineering

• Associations
• Association of Consulting Engineers (ACE)
• Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)
• Energy Services
• Canadian Association of Energy Service Companies (CAESCO)
• National Association of Energy Service Companies (NAESCO)
• Insitution of Engineers, Australia (IEAust)
• Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ)
• Engineering Council, UK
• The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)
• The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
• The Institute of Energy (IoE)
• The Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE)
• The Institution of Fire Engineers (IFireE)
• The Institution of Gas Engineers (IGasE)
• The Institute of Materials (IoM)
• The Institute of Measurement and Control (IMC)
• The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
• The Institute of Plumbing (IoP)
• The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE)
• Fluid Dynamics
• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
• Associations
• CFD Society of Canada
• CFD User Group (UK)
• NAFEMS (International Association for the Engineering Analysis)
• Consulting Firms
• Air Flow Consulting
• BSRIA MicroClimate Centre
• Education
• The Basics of Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling
• Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics
• CFD Zone
• CFDnet.com
• CFDnet Tutorials
• Java Applets for Engineering Education
• Projects
• Annex 35 IEA HybVent
• INVENT- Industrial Ventilation
• Research
• AUC Indoor Environmental Engineering, Aalborg University, Denmark
• Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland
• Air & Climate Group
• Institut Fluid Dynamics (IFD)
• Resources
• CFD at Cranfield
• CFD Codes list - free software
• CFD Online [from Jonas Larsson]
• CFD Recruitment
• CFDreview.com
• Ventilation Online Resources [from CSIRO]
• Software
• CFDesign (Blue Ridge Numerics Ltd.)
• CFX
• Flovent [from Flomerics]
• Flow3D
• Fluent
• Airpak
• Phoenix [from CHAM]
• PowerFLOW (Exa Corp.)
• STAR-CD [Computational Dynamics]
• Flow Visualisation by Water Tunnel
• Animations from the Chemical Engineering Science Group (mpeg)
• Water Tunnel Laboratory [Virginia Tech]
• Instrumentation
• General
• BSRIA Instrument Solutions
• Instruments Techno Test inc.
  
• K&H Mfg. Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)
  
• Data loggers and sensors
• ACR Systems
• Campbell Scientific
• Davis Instruments
• Edinburgh Instruments
• Engelhard Sensors
• Environmental Sensors, Inc.
• Gemini Dataloggers
• Linseis
• MicroDAQ.com
• MicroDataLogger
• National Instruments
• Sensor Fundamentals
• Newport Electronics
• Onset Computer
• HOBOhelp.com
• RS Components (HK)
• Telaire
• Veriteq Instruments
• Young Environmental Systems, Inc.
• Infrared thermography
• FLIR Systems
• FLIR Systems HK
• Infrared Solutions, Inc.
• Infraspection Institute
• NEC san-ei Instruments
• Earth Products China Limited (EPC)
• Sierra Pacific Innovations
• Thermology
• VARIOSCAN - for Building Inspection
• Precision Instruments
• Testo
• TSI Incorporated
• Weather
• Davis Instruments Shop
• Intermountain Environmental, Inc.
• Kestrel Wind/Weather Instruments
• The Science Company (weather Instruments)
• WeatherConnect.com (Ambient)
• District Cooling
• District Cooling
• District cooling applications
• What is District Cooling
• IEA District Heating and Cooling
• Engines
• Structure and Principle of Engines [National Maritime Research Institute, Japan]
• Low Energy Cooling
• IEA Annex 28 Low Energy Cooling Systems
• Low Energy Cooling [LBNL]
• Notoco low energy heating and cooling systems
• Resource-Efficient Building Conditioning [LBNL]
• Environmental Impact of Low-Energy Cooling
• Thermal Mass
• Insulated Thermal Mass
• Thermal Mass
• CAD
• 2D AutoCAD Tutorial [UNSW]
• Autodesk
  
• CAD Digest
• CADENCE Magazine
• Cadalyst magazine
  
• Resources
• China Engineering and Technology Information Network (CETIN)
• Engineering Software Database [from ASME]
• The Engineering Tool Box
• Engineering WWW Virtual Library
• The Engineering Zone
• NEEDS (National Engineering Education Delivery System) - A Digital Library for Engineering Education
• sci.engr.* FAQ on What Engineers Are and Do

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• Computing
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• BeMoreCreative.com
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• Is feng shui really superstition?
• International Feng Shui Research Design Centre
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• Kan Yu - the Book of Change Concept in Environmental and Architectural Planning
• New Feng Shui Concepts
• Hong Kong
• http://www.inventor.com.hk/
• Houses of the Future
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• House of Tomorrow
• The Automated Home
• 21 inventions for the 21st Century
• Houses for the Next Millennium
• SmartHome.com Guided Tour
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• How things work
• How Stuff Works
• Museum
• Tech Museum of Innovation
• Network
• Innovation Network
• The Invetion Dimension (MIT)
• The Lemelson-MIT Prize Program's Handbook for Inventors
• Paperless office
• Goodbyepaper
• The Quest For The Paperless Office
• NCURA ERA II - In Search of the Paperless Office
• The Paperless Office : Myth or Reality?
• Writing Off Paper Files
• Science
• Internet Science Musuemºô¤W¬ì¾ÇÀ]
• Stores and Bookstores
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• Leisure Readings
• ª÷±e¡þ¥jÀs¤p»¡(¥þ¤å)
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• The Wind in the Willows (by Kenneth Grahame)
• Lists of funny sites:
• Sites that do stuff
• Literature
• Bartleby.com
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• 300 Tang Poems (both Chinese and English)
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• Music
• The Remotest Corners of the Earth (Songs, pop music)
• SongSearch
• NASA Human SpaceFlight
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• NationalGeographic.com
• Nobel e-Museum
• Quotations
• Creative Quotations (CQ)
• Famous Quotations Network
• The Quotations Page
• QuoteLand.com
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• The QUICK Guide to Checking Information Quality
• Scientific Calculator
• Calculator.org
• Today
• Ari's Today Page (The Daily Calendar and Almanac Page)
• WebExhibits
• WTC
• Why the Towers Fell?
• Renew New York City

References

• Acronyms
• Acronym Finder
• Bible
• Online Chinese and English Bible
• Bookstore
• Amazon.com
• Barnes & Noble
• Career Management
• Career Management Skills
• Gary Will's Worksearch - Selling Yourself to an Employer
• The self-reliant Graduate (Skills for Graduates in the 21st Century)
• Tips on Resume Writing, Interview Skills, and Job Hunting Techniques
• Tips on Writing Resumes and Interviewing for Jobs
• Chinese
• Chinese BIG5-GB Code Converter
• Dictionaries
• A Chinese Syllabary Pronounced according to the Dialect of Canton
• American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (with prouniciation)
• Chinese Characters Dictionary Web
• WWWebster Thesaurus [from Merriam-Webster]
• Dictionary.com
• English-Chinese Dictionary
• English-Chinese Dictionary with pronounication
• Lin Yutang Chinese-English Dictionary of Modern Usage
• Merriam-Webster Online
• Roget's Thesaurus
• Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
• YourDictionary.com
• ªL»y°óº~­^¦r¨å (Chinese-English Dictionary of Modern Usage)
• Exchange Rates (HK and US dollars)
• Exchange Rates [from Dah Sing Bank]
• Quote Power
• The Universal Currency Converter
• Flags and Maps
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• How to / About
• About.com
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• Internet Public Library
• Internet References
• PC Webopedia
• whatis.com (glossory of terms and references)
• Journal Article Search
• ScienceDirect
• Scirus
• Learning Internet and WWW
• Classes from Rick Ells, University of Washington
• 505: Basics of The Web and HTML
• 510: Intermediate HTML
• 519: Tour of Web Technologies
• Creating Sites That Work
• Free Guide to HTML, CGI Script
• Internet Glossaries
• Tools for the Internet Trainer (InterNIC 15 Minutes Series)
• Maps
• Excite Maps
• Map Machine
• ReliefWeb Map Centre
• Meetings (Robert's Rules)
• The Official Robert's Rules of Order
• Robert's Rules of Order Revised
• Roberts Rules Made Simple
• Robert's Rules of Order, Summarized
• Introduction to Robert's Rules of Order
• Robert's Rules of Love
• Miscellaneous
• learn2.com (tipbits and helpful advice on many topics)
• Presentations
• Big Dog's Leadership Page - Presentation Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Presentation Skills Training
• Presentations Skills
• Presenters University
• Technical Presentations: Hints & Suggestions
• Virtual Presentation Assistant
• ZDnet Presentations Homepage
• Research
• Citing Your Internet References
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• Dr. Gwen's Research Paper Information Page
• Researchpaper.com
• Writing Center
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• Writing Skills
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• How to Prepare a Winning Proposal
• Scholarships and Fellowships Guide
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• Resources for Environmental Education
• EE-Link
• Introduction to Physical Geography
• Introduction to Environmental Issues
• Science
• Battery Science - how a battery works [from Duracell]
• How Things Works [from University of Virginia]
• Physics 2000 - interactive "applets" [from University of Colorado at Boulder]
• SCEN167 -- Xerography (how a copier works)
• Welcome to the Planets [from California Institute of Technology]
• UNIX
• Using vi, the Unix Visual Editor
• Web-based learning
• Active Learning and Web Based Learning
• Association of Web-based Learning (AWBL)
• Course Information on the Web [University of Kentucky]
• Distance learning on the World Wide Web
• Effective Use of the Web for Education
• Freecourses
• free-ed.net
• MIT OpenCourseWare
• Conferences
• Advances in Web-Based Learning, First International Conference, ICWL 2002, Hong Kong, China, August 17-19, 2002
• Annual Conference on Web-Based Teaching and Learning
• International Conference On Computer Based Learning in Science (CBLIS)
• Course Management Software
• Blackboard
• Prometheus
• WBT Systems
• WebCT.com
• Net discussion software
• dialogue
• Teaching Effectively in Higher Education in Hong Kong (TEHE)
• Teaching with the Web
• Technology and Webagogy
• Webagogy
• Web Based Learning: On-Line Articles
• Web Based Learning Resources Library
• Web-Based Training (WBT) Information Center
• Tool Resources
• World Lecture Hall

Sharewares and Freewares

• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Quicktime Viewer
• Download Sites
• download.com
• PC Win Resource Center
• Shareware

Freeware
shareware.com
• SourceForge.net (Open Source software development website)
• Simtel.Net
• Editors
• JEdit
• Forum
• SnitzForum 2000
• Graphics
• Pixia
• SlowView
• PocketPC software
• PocketPCcity
• RealPlayer
• VDOLive
• View CAD files
• Autodesk Volo View Express
• CADViewer
• WHIP (for viewing AutoCAD DWF files)
• Virus scan
• McAfee
• Web Servers Software
• www.softseek.com
• Zip
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Travel

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• Priceline.com.hk
• China
• China Tourist Association
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• Nanhai
• Tourism Bureau of Nanhai City
• Xiamen
• Xiamen Travel
• Xiamen City Govt Website
• Euro Railways
• EuroRailways.com
• Travel in UK
• GoByCoach.com
• UK Railways on the Net
• UK Maps
• multimap.com
• streetmap.co.uk
• Travel in USA
• Academy Bus
• Amtrak
• Air Traffic Control System Commander Center (ATCSCC) - check airport status
• Greyhound
• Guides
• Asiatour
• Travelweb
• Hotels Reservation and Info
• AAAhotels.net
• Bookings.org
• Hotels in Germany
• Hotel links
• Scandinavia Holidaycity
• Asia Travel
• Hotels in Shanghai
• Information
• ­»´ä®È¹C¤¬Ápºô (www.hktvl.com)
• ¿Dªù®È¹C¤¬Ápºô (www.macautvl.com)
• ¥xÆW®È¹C¤¬Ápºô (www.taiwantvl.com)
• ¤é¥»®È¹C¤¬Ápºô (www.japantvl.com)
• City Guide of Macau
• RailEurope.com.hk
• RailTravel.com.hk
• Photo Gallery
• PhotoMann Travel Photography
• Portals
• American Express - Travel
• expedia.com
• virtuallythere.com
• Travel Agencies (Hong Kong)
• Aero International Ltd.
• Charming Holidays (»A©ú®È¹C)
• China Travel (¤¤°ê®È¦æªÀ)
• Eager Travel Company (©É¹Å®È¹C)
• Hong Thai Travel (±d®õ®È¦æªÀ)
• i-evertravel (ªFÃs¹C)
• Instant Travel Service Ltd (¤@¤ß®È¹C¦³­­¤½¥q)
• Jetour (±¶®È°²´Á)
• Kwan Kin Travel
• Miramar Express (¬üÄRµØ®È¹B)
• Modern China Travel (²{¥N¤¤°ê®È¦æªÀ)
• Morning Star (¬P±á®È¹C)
• Package Tours (H.K.) Ltd. (Áa¾î¹C)
• Sincerity Travel (¾ÇÁp®È¹C)
• Sunflower Travel (·sµØ®È¹C)
• Thomascook HK Ltd (³qÀÙ¶©­»´ä¦³­­¤½¥q)
• Tiglion Travel (ºî¶×®È¹C)
• Traveller Services (HK) Ltd
• Wincastle (¦w¹Bº¡Fun¹C)
• Wing On Travel (¨°¹F¥Ã¦w®È¹C)
• Foreign Languages for Travelers
• China
• Smart Key Travel

Web Development

• ºô­¶¸ê·½ºô
• Access Restriction
• Access Restrictions on Web Pages
• Active Server Pages
• ASP 101
• ASP Hole - ASP Resources for Web Professionals
• www.activeserverpages.com
• All Free Web Resources of the Planet
• Animated GIF
• The Animated Gif Artists Guild
• Animation Factory
• Mike Shaikun's Animated Gif Collection
• Chinese
• On-line Chinese Tools
• CGI
• Introduction to CGI programming
• Tutorial on CGI
• CGIWrap (runnig CGI on personal account)
• CNET Builder.com
• Database Applications
• Use Microsoft Access 97 to Access Live Data on the Web
• Domain Name
• Application of second level domain names for the top level .hk domain
• CheckDomain.Com
• Hong Kong Network Information Centre (HKNIC)
• Forum or Web Board
• HyperNews.org
• Graphics
• GIF Wizard (compress GIF graphics)
• Home page in general
• NCD HTML Design Guide
• Yet Another "How To Create Your Own Home Page" Home Page
• HTML Goodies
• Color Code
• HTML Editor
• Carl Davis's -- HTML Editor Reviews
• JavaScript
• Cut-N-Paste JavaScript
• Doc JavaScript
• Java Boutique
• JavaScript Guide - Netscape
• JavaScript Source
• LinkExchange
• Screen Capture Software
• ViewletBuilder2
• Capture Professional and Capture LITE
• ScreenCam
• SnagIt
• Style
• NCD Style Sheet Guide
• Web Style Guide
• Yale Web Style Manual
• Storage and Backup
• @Backup Online
• The Virtual Library of WWW Development
• W3C - World Wide Web Consortium
• Web Developer Network
• JavaBoutique
• JavaScript Source
• ScriptSearch (CGI library)
• WebDeveloper.com
• Web Developer's Virtual Library (WDVL)
• Webmaster Resources
• WebRing
• Web Conferencing Software
• Conferencing Software for the Web
• Webmaster Resource Centre
• Web Site Design
• §rBOB±Ð§A¾ãºô­¶ (Chinese)
• DevEdge Online (Netscape)
• Hong Kong Institute of Web Creation (HKIWC)
• Hong Kong Zone Web Page Teaching
• WebMonkey
• Web Site Optimisation
• FastCounter
• HTML Doctor
• SiteInspector
• Web Site Gauge
• WWW viewer test page

World Development

• Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
• CIA World Factbook
• Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU)
• Global Environment Facility (GEF)
• Institute of International Education (IIE)
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
• United Nations
• Capacity Builidng
• United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• International Trade Centre (ITC)
• United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
• Official Site of the Kyoto COP3
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN)
• United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD)
• International Economic and Social Classifications
• United Nations System of Organizations
• United Nations University (UNU)
• World Bank
• Development Data
• World Development Indicators
• Map Server
• Showcase Sites
• World Development Sources
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Africa

• Reunion Island (France)
• Runweb.com
• Tourist Office
• South Africa
• Department of Minerals and Energy
• A Cost Effective Energy and Demand Efficiency Standard/Guideline for the Republic of South Africa
• Energy Research Institute (ERI), University of Cape Town
• National Domestic Energy Use Database (NDEUD)

Asia

• Asiaco - Asia Search Engine
• Business-in-Asia.com
• Indonesia
• The Institution of Engineers Indonesia (PII)
• Japan
• Energy Development
• Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI)
• Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ)
• New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
• Japanese Prefectures and Cities
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
• Japan Information Network (JIN)
• Japan Directory
• Clickable Map of Tokyo
• Statistical data
• Tokyo Metropolitan Government
• Korea
• Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF)
• Government Supported Institutes
• Korean Universities
• National Statistical Office
• Seoul Metropolitan Government
• Macau
• Census and Statistics Department
• Malaysia
• The Institute of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM)
• Philippines
• Philippine Data Exchange Group
• Singapore
• The Singapore Government
• Building and Construction Authority (BCA)
• CORENET (Construction and Real Estate Network)
• Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB)
• Government Internet Tendering Information System (GITIS)
• Housing Development Board (HDB)
• Ministry Of National Development (MND)
• National Science and Technology Board (NSTB)
• PWD Corporation
• Singapore Science Park
• Statistics Singapore
• Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)
• Associations
• Institute Engineers of Singapore (IES)
• Real Estate Developers Association (REDA)
• Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA)
• Singapore Institute  of Surveyors & Valuers (SISV)
• Guidelines and Technical Documents
• Code of Practice for the Control of Legionella Bacteria in Air-Conditioning Cooling Towers in Singapore
• Guidelines for Good Indor Air Quality in Office Premises
• Utilities
• Singapore Power Pte Ltd
• Universities and Polytehnics
• National University of Singapore (NUS)
• Industry & Technology Relations Office (INTRO)
• Nanyang Polytechnc (NYP)
• Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
• Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP)
• Singapore Polytechnic (SP)
• Temasek Polytechnic (TP)
• Southeast Asia
• Center for Southeast Asian Studies (SEAsite), Northern Illinois University
• Indonesia Language and Culture
• Philippines Language (Tagalog) and Culture Learning
• Vietnam Language and Culture Learning
• Myanmar (Burmese) Language and Culture Learning
• Laos Language and Culture Learning
• Cambodia (Khmer) Language and Culture Learning
• Thai Language and Culture Learning Resources
• Thailand
• Basic Concept of Thai Language
• eThailand.com
• iThailand - on-line guide to Thailand
• Learning Thai (**)
• National Statistical Office
• Thai Language
• Learn-Thai.com
• Thai Language Page
• Thai Language and Culture Learning Resources [Northern Illinois University]
• Spoken Thai

Europe

• Czech Republic
• Prague  - The PRAHA Experience
• Denmark
• Danish Cooperation for Environment and Development (DANCED)
• Danish Energy Management
• Germany
• Bundesregierung Deutschland
• EXPO 2000 Hannover
• German Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong
• German Academic Exchange Services (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, DAAD)
• Goethe-Institut Hongkong

Middle East

• Israel
• The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
• Tel-Aviv University
• Bar-Ilan University
• The University of Haifa
• Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
• The Weizmann Institute of Science

HKU Library Resources

• Databases
• Catchword
• ProQuest (HKU campus only)
• ScienceDirect
• Wiley Interscience
• Journals (HKU campus only - full text)
• Applied Energy
• Architectural Science Review (hardcopy)
• ASHRAE Journal (search by ProQuest)
• ASHRAE Transactions (search by ProQuest)
• Building and Environment
• Building Research and Information [user: D7VP5M, pw: E4UR3K]
• Energy
• Energy and Buildings
• Energy Conversion and Management
• Energy Engineering (search by ProQuest)
• The Energy Journal
• Energy Policy
• Energy Sources
• Heating, Piping, and Air Conditioning (search by ProQuest)
• International Journal of Energy Research
• Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
• Renewable Energy
• Solar Energy

My Friends' Homepages

• ¿à§Ó±j Alvin C K Lai (at UC Berkerley)
• ¶À³Ç°ö Kit-pui Wong (at CUHK)
• Xudong(Don) Yang, University of Miami
• NG Kim Choon, NUS, Singapore
• Prof Surapong Chirarattananon (AIT), Thailand

Postgraduate Matters

• Gateway for Research Supervision
• Graduate Schools in Hong Kong
• Postgraduates International Network (PI-Net)
• Postgraduate Associations in Hong Kong
• CityU Postgraduate Association (CUPA)
• Hong Kong Baptist University Postgraduate Association (BUPA)
• PolyU Postgraduate Association (PolyUPA)
• Postgraduate Student Association, HKU (PGSA)
• Postgraduate Student Association of The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Hong Kong Joint Postgraduate Association(HKJPA)
• Chinese Overseas Student and Scholar & Professional Organizations
• Chinese Scholar and Student Associations
• Chinese Scholar and Student Association (CSSA), CUHK
• Chinese Scholar and Student Association (CSSA), HKU
• Chinese Scholars & Students Association (CSSA), CityU
• Mainland Students & Scholars (MSS), HKUST
• Theses and Dissertations
• Dissertation.com
• Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)
• Writing and presenting your thesis or dissertation

Alumni Associations

• Alumni Associations in PolyU

Publishers and Books

• Amazon.com
• Chapman & Hall
• Construction Research Communications Ltd (CRC), (publisher for BRE)
• Elsevier Science
• John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• McGraw-Hill
• Prentice Hall
• Random House
• Springer
• Maps
• MapQuest
• TIGER Mapping Service
• Yahoo Maps