The Centre for Housing Innovations (CHI) was established in partnership with the Committee of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Construction
(STC/MOC) of China in December 1998. It is the result of four years of intensive research on urban housing in China at the Department of Architecture, with the continual support of the MOC and the Architectural Society of China (ASC).
Based on our ongoing research in virtual
reality (VR), we are also developing scientific visualization to provide an advanced simulation system for data analysis. The CHI has organized four conferences,
held at the MOC in Beijing and the CUHK in Hong Kong, These events drew participants from academia, government, and professional practice to exchange their research findings and views on the development
of China urban housing. The CHI is currently organizing its fifth conference in November 2005, with the theme “Human Settlement and Housing
Development under Urbanization Process: Sustainable Development and Energy Conservation”.