Doctor Vivian Tam

SENIOR LECTURER - QUALITY SURVEYING,
Engineering and Construction Management

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PhD City University of Hong Kong

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Engineering and Construction Management

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Biography

Dr Vivian WY Tam joined the UWS School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics as a Senior Lecturer in July 2009. Before joining UWS, Dr Tam worked as a Lecturer with the Griffith University School of Engineering.

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Publications

Books

Tam, V. and Tam, C. (2008), 'Re-use of construction and demolition waste in housing development', : Nova Science Publishers Inc. 9781604563627.

Chapters in Books

Tam, V. and Tam, C. (2012), 'Construction and demolition waste', International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home, Elseiver 10.1016/B97800804.
Tam, V. and Tam, C. (2012), 'Construction and demolition waste', International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home, Elsevier 9780080471631.
Tam, V. and Tam, C. (2007), 'Cutting construction waste by prefabrication', Open Building Manufacturing: Core Concepts and Industrial Requirements, ManuBuild Publisher 9789513863524.
Tam, V. and Tam, C. (2007), 'An overview of existing waste minimization methods', Landfill Research Trends, Nova Science Publisher Inc. 1600217761.

Journal Articles

Tam, C., Tam, V. and Ng, K. (2012), 'Assessing drying shrinkage and water permeability of reactive powder concrete produced in Hong Kong', Construction and Building Materials, 11.
Tam, V., Le, K. and Zeng, S. (2012), 'Review on waste management systems in the Hong Kong construction industry: use of spectral and bispectral methods', Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 10.
Tam, C. and Tam, V. (2012), 'Microstructural behaviour of reactive powder concrete under different heating regimes', Magazine of Concrete Research, 9.
Tam, V., Hao, J. and Zeng, S. (2012), 'What affects implementation of green buildings? an empirical study in Hong Kong', International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 11.
Tam, V. and Shen, L. (2012), 'Risk management for contractors in marine projects', Organization, Technology and Management in Construction: An International Journal, 8.
Tam, V. and Fung, I. (2012), 'Behavior, attitude and perception towards safety culture from mandatory safety training course', Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 7.
Fung, I., Tam, V. and Lo, T. (2012), 'Does ISO quality management system improve project performance in a construction project?', NICMAR Journal of Construction Management, 8.
Tam, V., Hao, J. and Zeng, S. (2012), 'What affects implementation of green buildings? An empirical study in Hong Kong', International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 11.
Tam, C. and Tam, V. (2012), 'Microstructural behaviour of reactive powder concrete under different heating regimes', Magazine of Concrete Research, 9.
Tam, C., Tam, V. and Ng, K. (2012), 'Assessing drying shrinkage and water permeability of reactive powder concrete produced in Hong Kong', Construction and Building Materials, 11.
Tam, V., Le, K. and Zeng, S. (2012), 'Review on waste management systems in the Hong Kong construction industry : use of spectral and bispectral methods', Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 10.
Zhang, X., Shen, L., Tam, V. and Lee, W. (2012), 'Barriers to implement extensive green roof systems : a Hong Kong study', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 6.
Zhang, X., Shen, L., Tam, V. and Lee, W. (2012), 'Barriers to implement extensive green roof systems : a Hong Kong study', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 6.
Shen, L., Tam, V. and Zhang, L. (2012), 'Modelling gaseous emissions from energy consumption during building life cycle', Surveying and Build Environment, 13.
Tam, V., Shen, L. and Sun, C. (2012), 'Reposition of the roles among project participants for improving construction project sustainability', International Journal of Construction Project Management, 14.
Tam, V. (2012), 'Risk management for contractors in marine projects', Organization, Technology and Management in Construction: An International Journal, 8.
Tam, V. (2012), 'Does ISO quality management system improve project performance in a construction project?', NICMAR Journal of Construction Management, 8.
Tam, V. (2012), 'Behavior, attitude, and perception towards safety culture from mandatory safety training course', Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 7.
Tam, V., Shen, L. and Kong, S. (2011), 'Impacts of multi-layer chain subcontracting on project management performance', International Journal of Project Management, 9.
Tam, V. and Fung, I. (2011), 'Tower crane safety in the construction industry: A Hong Kong study', Safety Science, 8.
Tam, V., Zhang, X., Lee, W. and Shen, L. (2011), 'Applications of extensive green-roof systems in contributing to sustainable development in densely populated cities: A Hong Kong study', Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building, 11.
Tam, V. (2011), 'Rate of reusable and recycable waste in construction', The Open Waste Management Journal, 5.
Zeng, S., Meng, X., Zeng, R., Tam, C., Tam, V. and Jin, T. (2011), 'How environmental management driving forces affect environmental and economic performance of SMEs: A study in the Northern China district', Journal of Cleaner Production, 12.
Tam, V. (2011), 'The effectiveness of electrical and electronic waste recycling and its implications to green building: Empirical studies in India and Switzerland', Journal of Green Building, 17.
Shen, L., Tam, V., Sun, S. and Zhang, X. (2011), 'Development of an information exchange model for attaining sustainability', International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, 16.
Hao, J., Tam, V., Yuan, H. and Wang, J. (2011), 'Construction waste challenges in Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta Region', International Journal of Construction Management, 11.
Diao, X., Li, H., Zeng, S., Tam, V. and Guo, H. (2011), 'A Pareto multi-objective optimization approach for solving time-cost-quality tradeoff problems', Technological and Economic Development of Economy, 20.
Tam, V. (2011), 'Cost effectiveness of using low cost housing technologies in construction', Procedia Engineering, 5.
Fung, I., Huang, C. and Tam, V. (2011), 'Application of GA techniques for solving precedent relationship problem in project scheduling optimization', Procedia Engineering, 8.
Xiao, J., Liu, Q. and Tam, V. (2010), 'Numerical simulation on damage and failure of recycled aggregate concrete with a lattice model', Key Engineering Materials, 4.
Tam, V., Tam, L. and Le, K. (2010), 'Cross-cultural comparison of concrete recycling decision-making and implementation in construction industry', Waste Management, 7.
Shen, L., Tam, V., Tam, L. and Ji, Y. (2010), 'Project feasibility study: the key to successful implementation of sustainable and socially responsible construction management practice', Journal of Cleaner Production, 6.
Tam, V., Tam, L. and Zeng, S. (2010), 'Cost effectiveness and tradeoff on the use of rainwater tanks: an empirical study in Australian residential decision-making', Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 9.
Tam, V. and Shen, L. (2010), 'On applications of an optimal price-time bidding model on foundation projects', Construction Innovation, 11.
Zeng, S., Tam, C. and Tam, V. (2010), 'Integrating safety, environmental and quality risks for project management using a FMEA method', Engineering Economics, 9.
Fung, W., Tam, V., Lo, Y. and Lu, L. (2010), 'Developing a risk assessment model for construction safety', International Journal of Project Management, 8.
Zeng, S., Xu, X. and Tam, V. (2010), 'Towards corporate environmental information disclosure: an empirical study in China', Journal of Cleaner Production, 7.
Zeng, S., Tam, V. and Le, K. (2010), 'Towards effectiveness of integrated management systems for enterprises', Engineering Economics, 9.
Ng, K., Tam, C. and Tam, V. (2010), 'Studying the production process and mechanical properties of reactive powder concrete: a Hong Kong study', Magazine of Concrete Research, 8.
Hao, J., Tam, V., Yuan, H., Wang, J. and Li, J. (2010), 'Dynamic modeling of construction and demolition waste management processes: an empirical study in Shenzhen, China', Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 17.
Tam, C., Tam, V. and Ng, K. (2010), 'Optimal conditions for producing reactive powder concrete: a Hong Kong study', Magazine of Concrete Research, 16.
Le, K., Tam, V. and Tam, L. (2009), 'Assessment schemes in engineering courses using spectral technique', International Journal of Engineering Education, 10.
Mohamed, S., Ali, T. and Tam, V. (2009), 'National culture and safe work behaviour of construction workers in Pakistan', Safety Science, 7.
Tam, V. and Tam, C. (2009), 'Parameters for assessing recycled aggregate and their correlation', Waste Management and Research, 7.
Tam, V., Gao, X., Tam, C. and Ng, K. (2009), 'Physio-chemical reactions in recycled aggregate concrete', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 6.
Tam, V. (2009), 'Comparing the implementation of concrete recycling in the Australian and Japanese construction industries', Journal of Cleaner Production, 15.
Tam, V., Kotrayothar, D. and Loo, Y. (2009), 'On the prevailing construction waste recycling practices: a southeast Queensland study', Waste Management and Research, 8.
Zeng, S., Wan, T. and Tam, V. (2009), 'Towards FDI and technology spillover: a case study in China', Transformations In Business & Economics, 13.
Diao, X., Zeng, S. and Tam, V. (2009), 'Development of an optimal trajectory model for spray painting on a free surface', Computers and Industrial Engineering, 8.
Diao, X., Zeng, S., Tam, C. and Tam, V. (2009), 'EKC analysis for studying economic growth and environmental quality: a case study in China', Journal of Cleaner Production, 8.
Yiu, L., Tam, V. and Kotrayothar, D. (2009), 'A simplified testing approach for recycled coarse aggregate in construction', Transactions Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, 5.
Shen, L., Tam, V. and Li, C. (2009), 'Benefit analysis on replacing in situ concreting with precast slabs for temporary construction works in pursuing sustainable construction practice', Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 4.
Le, K. and Tam, V. (2008), 'On generic skill development: An engineering perspective', Digital Signal Processing, 9.
Le, K. and Tam, V. (2008), 'On using the Gaussian and hyperbolic distributions to improve quality in construction', Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 12.
Wang, J., Kang, X. and Tam, V. (2008), 'An investigation of construction wastes: an empirical study in Shenzhen', Journal of Engineering, Design & Technology, 10.
Tam, V. and Tam, C. (2008), 'Waste reduction through incentives: a case study', Building Research and Information, 7.
Tam, V. (2008), 'Economic comparison of concrete recycling: a case study approach', Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 8.
Tam, V., Tam, C. and Wang, K. (2008), 'Assessing relationships among properties of demolished concrete, recycled aggregate and recycled aggregate concrete using regression analysis', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 12.
Tam, V. and Tam, C. (2008), 'Diversifying two-stage mixing approach (TSMA) for recycled aggregate concrete: TSMAs and TSMAsc', Construction and Building Materials, 11.
Tam, V., Shen, L., Song, S. and Hao, J. (2008), 'Collaboration among project participants towards sustainable construction: a Hong Kong study', The Open Construction and Building Technology Journal, 10.
Tam, V. and Fung, W. (2008), 'A study of knowledge, awareness, practice and recommendations among Hong Kong construction workers on using personal respiratory protective equipment at risk', The Open Construction and Building Technology Journal, 13.
Tam, V. (2008), 'A feasibility study of implementing material management in construction: United Kingdom and Hong Kong empirical studies', Journal of Green Building, 8.
Tam, V., Zeng, S. and Tam, C. (2008), 'Towards occupational health and safety systems in the construction industry of China', Safety Science, 14.
Le, K. and Tam, V. (2008), 'On efficiency improvement of demolished concrete, recycled aggregate and recycled aggregate concrete testing', Australian Journal of Civil Engineering, 24.
Le, K. and Tam, V. (2008), 'How to retain postgraduate students in engineering programmes: A practical perspective', European Journal of Engineering Education, 14.
Tam, V. and Tam, C. (2008), 'Development of mobile crusher for recycled aggregate production', Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Transaction, 8.
Tam, V., Hao, J. and Hills, M. (2008), 'The effectiveness of Hong Kong's construction waste disposal charging scheme', Waste Management and Research, 6.
Tam, V., Fung, I., Tam, C. and Wang, K. (2008), 'Frequency and continuity of work-related musculoskeletal symptoms for construction workers', Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 5.
Tam, V. (2008), 'On the effectiveness in implementing a waste-management-plan method in construction', Waste Management, 9.
Tam, V., Gao, X., Tam, C. and Chan, C. (2008), 'New approach in measuring water absorption of recycled aggregates', Construction and Building Materials, 6.
Tam, V., Le, K. and Le, H. (2008), 'Using Gaussian and hyperbolic distributions for quality improvement in construction: Case study approach', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 7.
Le, K. and Tam, V. (2007), 'A survey on effective assessment methods to enhance student learning', Australian Journal of Civil Engineering, 8.
Tam, V. and Tam, C. (2007), 'Economic comparison of recycling over-ordered fresh concrete: a case study approach', Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 11.
Tam, V. (2007), 'The effectiveness of the green building evaluation and labelling system', Architectural Science Review, 8.
Tam, V., Wang, K. and Tam, C. (2007), 'Ways to facilitate the use of recycled aggregate concrete', Institution of Civil Engineers. Proceedings. Waste and Resource Management, 5.
Tam, V. and Zeng, S. (2007), 'Towards business environment of foundry industry: an empirical study', Emirates Journal of Engineering Research, 7.
Tam, V., Shen, L., Hao, J. and Yao, H. (2007), 'A checklist for assessing sustainability performance of construction projects', Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 9.
Tam, V., Fung, I. and Leung, M. (2007), 'Changing world of university education for quantity surveyor: a Hong Kong study', Surveying Practice, 9.
Tam, V., Tam, C. and Ng, W. (2007), 'An examination on the practice of adopting prefabrication for construction projects', International Journal of Construction Management, 12.
Tam, V., Tam, C. and Le, K. (2007), 'Removal of cement mortar from recycle aggregate using pre-soaking approaches', Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 20.
Le, K. and Tam, V. (2007), 'Predicting environmental performance of construction projects by using least-squares fitting method and robust method', Journal of Green Building, 13.
Tam, V., Shen, L., Tam, C. and Pang, W. (2007), 'Investigating the intentional quality risks in public foundation projects: a Hong Kong study', Building and Environment, 14.
Tam, V. and Tam, C. (2007), 'Crushed aggregate production from centralized combined and individual waste sources in Hong Kong', Construction and Building Materials, 8.
Tam, V., Tam, C., Shen, L. and Yau, R. (2007), 'On using a communication-mapping model for environmental management (CMEM) to improve environmental performance in project development processes', Building and Environment, 15.
Tam, V., Shen, L., Fung, I. and Wang, J. (2007), 'Controlling construction waste by implementing governmental ordinances in Hong Kong', Construction Innovation, 21.
Tam, V., Tam, C. and Ng, W. (2007), 'On prefabrication implementation for different project type and procurement methods in Hong Kong', Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 13.
Tam, V. and Tam, C. (2007), 'Assessment of durability of recycled aggregate concrete produced by two-stage mixing approach', Journal of Materials Science, 11.
Tam, V., Tam, C., Zeng, S. and Ng, W. (2007), 'Towards adoption of prefabrication in construction', Building and Environment, 13.
Tam, V., Tam, C. and Wang, Y. (2007), 'Optimization on proportion for recycled aggregate in concrete using two-stage mixing approach', Construction and Building Materials, 12.
Tam, V. and Tam, C. (2007), 'New approach in assessing cement mortar remains on recycled aggregate', Magazine of Concrete Research, 10.
Tam, V., Zeng, S. and Lou, G. (2007), 'Managing information flows for quality improvement of projects', Measuring Business Excellence, 11.
Le, K. and Tam, V. (2007), 'Optimal aggregate testing using Vandermonde polynomials and spectral methods', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 28.
Le, K., Tam, V. and Yi, F. (2007), 'Women in engineering: A general perspective', World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education, 4.
Le, K. and Tam, V. (2007), 'Power spectra and bispectra for environmental assessment', Emirates Journal for Engineering Research, 8.
Le, K. and Tam, V. (2007), 'Aggregate testing using second-, seventh- and tenth-order interpolation polynomials', Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 19.
Le, K. and Tam, V. (2007), 'Optimization of aggregate testing using polynomial regression', Journal of Green Building, 9.
Le, K. and Tam, V. (2007), 'Assessing environmental performance in the construction industry', Surveying and Built Environment, 14.
Le, K. and Tam, V. (2007), 'Quality improvement in construction by using a Vandermonde interpolation technique', International Journal of Project Management, 9.
Le, K. and Tam, V. (2007), 'The relationship between environmental input and output indicators by the robust fitting Method', Architectural Science Review, 8.
Tam, V., Shen, L. and Tam, C. (2007), 'Assessing the levels of material wastage affected by sub-contracting relationships and projects types with their correlations', Building and Environment, 7.
Tam, V. and Tam, C. (2006), 'Evaluations of existing waste recycling methods: a Hong Kong study', Building and Environment, 12.
Tam, V., Gao, X. and Tam, C. (2006), 'Comparing performance of modified two-stage mixing approach for producing recycled aggregate concrete', Magazine of Concrete Research, 8.
Tam, V., Zeng, S. and Lou, G. (2006), 'Integration of management systems: the views of contractors', Architectural Science Review, 7.
Tam, V., Tam, C., Zeng, S. and Chan, K. (2006), 'Environmental performance measurement indicators in construction', Building and Environment, 10.
Tam, V., Tam, C., Chan, K. and William, C. (2006), 'Cutting construction wastes by prefabrication', International Journal of Construction Management, 11.
Tam, V., Tam, C., Yiu, K. and Cheung, S. (2006), 'Critical factors for environmental performance assessment (EPA) in the Hong Kong construction industry', Construction Management and Economics, 11.
Tam, V., Tam, C., Tsui, S. and Ho, C. (2006), 'Environmental indicators for environmental performance assessment in construction', Journal of Building and Construction Management, 11.
Tam, V., Tam, C. and Ng, K. (2006), 'Deformation and sorptivity of recycled aggregate concrete produced by two stage mixing approach', Surveying and Build Environment, 8.
Tam, V., Tam, C., Shen, L., Zeng, S. and Ho, C. (2006), 'Environmental performance assessment: perceptions of project managers on the relationship between operational and environmental performance indicators', Construction Management and Economics, 13.
Tam, V., Gao, X. and Tam, C. (2006), 'Quality improvement of recycled aggregate concrete', Key Engineering Materials, 6.
Tam, V., Gao, X. and Tam, C. (2006), 'Environmental enhancement through use of recycled aggregate concrete in a two-stage mixing approach', Journal of Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 12.
Tam, V. and Tam, C. (2006), 'A review on the viable technology for construction waste recycling', Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 13.
Tam, V., Zeng, S., Tam, C. and Deng, Z. (2005), 'Towards implementation of ISO 14001 environmental management systems in selected industries in China', Journal Of Cleaner Production, 12.
Tam, V., Tam, C., Zeng, S. and Tian, P. (2005), 'Evaluation of implementing ISO 9001:2000 standard in the construction industry', Architectural Science Review, 6.
Tam, V., Tam, C., Chan, K. and William, C. (2005), 'Use of prefabrication to minimise construction waste - a case study approach', International Journal of Construction Management, 11.
Tam, V., Gao, X. and Tam, C. (2005), 'Carbonation around interfacial transition zone of old hardened concrete cement paste', Cement And Concrete Research, 7.
Tam, V., Tam, C. and Gao, X. (2005), 'Micro-structural analysis of recycled aggregate concrete produced from two-stage mixing approach', Cement And Concrete Research, 9.
Tam, V., Zeng, S., Tian, P. and Tam, C. (2004), 'Implementation of environmental management in the construction industry of China', Architectural Science Review, 8.
Tam, V., Tam, C. and Zeng, S. (2004), 'Environmental performance assessment in China and Hong Kong', Building Research and Information, 9.
Tam, V., Tam, C., Shen, L. and Drew, D. (2004), 'An mapping approach for examining waste management on construction site', ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 10.
Tam, V., Tam, C. and Tsui, W. (2004), 'Green construction assessment for the construction industry in Hong Kong', International Journal of Project Management, 9.
Tam, V., Wang, J., Kang, X. and Shen, L. (2004), 'Research on management measures for reducing construction waste', Architecture Technology, 3.
Tam, V., Tam, C. and Shen, L. (2004), 'Comparing material wastage levels between conventional in-situ and prefabrication construction in Hong Kong', Journal of Harbin Institute of Technology, 4.
Tam, V., Cheung, S., Cheung, K., Tam, C. and Suen, H. (2004), 'A web-based performance assessment system for environmental protection: WePass', Construction Management and Economics, 9.
Tam, V., Zeng, S., Tam, C. and Deng, Z. (2003), 'ISO 14000 and the construction industry: survey in china', ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering, 9.
Tam, V., Shen, L., Chan, C. and Kong, S. (2002), 'An examination on the waste management practice in the local construction site', Hong Kong Surveyor, 10.
Tam, V. and Shen, L. (2002), 'Implementation of environmental management in the Hong Kong construction industry', International Journal of Project Management, 9.
Tam, V., Tam, C. and Zeng, S. (2002), 'Environmental performance evaluation for construction', Building Research and Information, 13.

Conference Papers

Saha, S., Tam, V., Tam, V. and Hardie, M. (2012), 'Developing pathways to university entry for low socioeconomic status students: a progress report', 37th AUBEA International Conference, UNSW, Sydney.
Kotrayothar, D., Tam, V. and Sathonsaowaphak, A. (2012), 'Deformation properties of recycled aggregate concrete', The 4th KKU International Engineering Conference - Driving Together Towards ASEAN Economic, Thailand.
Tam, V. and Tam, C. (2012), 'The effects of temperature to reactive powder concrete in construction', The 37th Australasian Universities Building Educators Association International Conference, Australia.
Spanjol, J., Tam, L. and Tam, V. (2012), 'Enhancing employee creativity: the role of environmental orientation fit', Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) Research Forum, Orlando, Florida.
Tam, V., Shen, L. and Brohier, A. (2012), 'Optimize water efficiency and cost effectiveness by using the alternative sustainable innovations in residential dwellings', The CRIOCM2012 International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Shenzhen.
Tam, V. (2012), 'What affects implementation of green buildings? an empirical study in Hong Kong', The CRIOCM2012 International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Shenzhen.
Saha, S., Tam, V. and Hardie, M. (2012), 'Developing pathways to university entry for low socioeconomic status students : a progress report', AUBEA International Conference, Sydney, N.S.W..
Tam, V. (2012), 'Deformation properties of recycled aggregate concrete', KKU International Engineering Conference, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Tam, V. (2012), 'The effects of temperature to reactive powder concrete in construction', AUBEA International Conference, Sydney, N.S.W..
Tam, V. (2012), 'What affects implementation of green buildings? : an empirical study in Hong Kong', International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Shenzhen, China.
Tam, V. (2012), 'Optimize water efficiency and cost effectiveness by using the alternative sustainable innovations in residential dwellings', International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Shenzhen.
Tam, V. (2011), 'Cost effectiveness of using low cost housing technologies in construction', The Twelfth East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction,, Hong Kong.
Fung, I., Huang, C. and Tam, V. (2011), 'Application of GA techniques for solving precedent relationship problems in project scheduling optimization', The Twelfth East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction, Hong Kong.
Tam, V. and Shen, L. (2011), 'Behaviour and attitudes towards recycling habits in construction: an Australian empirical study', Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Chongqing.
Tam, V. and Kotrayothar, D. (2011), 'Physical and mechanical properties of recycled aggregate concrete: an Australian study', Concrete 2011 Conference Building a Sustainable Future, Perth.
Tam, V. and Lo, C. (2011), 'A simplified testing approach for recycled aggregate', Future Concrete & The Environmental Construction Exhibition 2011, Dubai.
Tam, V. (2010), 'Rate of reusable and recyclable waste in construction', Second International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies, Italy.
Kotrayothar, D., Tam, V., Lo, C. and Loo, Y. (2009), 'Optimization of water to cement ratios for recycled aggregate concrete', The 9th International Postgraduate Research Conference, UK.
Kotrayothar, D., Lo, C. and Tam, V. (2009), 'Properties of recycled aggregate concrete with various aggregate to cement ratios', Fifth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century, Turkey.
Tam, V. and Le, K. (2009), 'On implementation of waste management systems in the Hong Kong construction industry using spectral methods', IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, HK.
Tam, V. (2008), 'Concrete waste recycling in Australia', The 1st International Research Symposium on Recycled Concrete and Its Applications, China.
Tam, V., Kotrayothar, D., Neser, F. and Lo, C. (2008), 'Investigating recycled aggregate concrete by two-stage mixing approach: a Southeast Queensland Practice', The 1st International Research Symposium on Recycled Concrete and Its Applications, China.
Tam, V. (2008), 'Micro-structural analysis of recycled aggregate concrete by Scanning Electronic Microscopy', 9th International Conference on X-Ray Microscopy, Switzerland.
Tam, V., Kotrayothar, D., Lo, C. and Loo, Y. (2008), 'Comparison between recycled aggregate and natural aggregate properties', The 3rd ACF International conference ACF/VCA-2008, Vietnam.
Tam, V. and Le, K. (2008), 'Relationships among demolished concrete, recycled aggregate and recycled aggregate concrete testing', The 3rd ACF International conference ACF/VCA-2008, Vietnam.
Tam, V. and Tam, C. (2008), 'Recycled aggregate production in Hong Kong from centralized plant to mobile setting', Eleventh East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering & Construction (EASEC-11): Building a Sustainable Environment, Taiwan.
Tam, V. (2008), 'Economic comparison of concrete recycling: a case study approach from Australia', International Conference on Waste Engineering and Management, Hong Kong.
Tam, V. and Le, N. (2008), 'On using Vandermonde polynomials and spectral methods to optimize aggregate testing', International Conference on Waste Engineering and Management, Hong Kong.
Tam, V. (2007), 'Implementing a waste-management-plan method in construction: an effective approach', Fourth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century: Accelerating Innovation in Engineering, Management and Technology, Australia.
Tam, V., Kotrayother, D. and Loo, Y. (2007), 'On the prevailing waste recycling methods: a southeast Queensland study', Fourth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century: Accelerating Innovation in Engineering, Management and Technology, Australia.
Tam, V., Hao, J. and Hills, M. (2007), 'The construction waste disposal charging scheme in Hong Kong', Fourth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century: Accelerating Innovation in Engineering, Management and Technology, Australia.
Tam, V. (2007), 'Effectiveness on a green building evaluation and labeling system in Taiwan', The 12th International Research Symposium on the Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Australia.
Tam, V., Hao, J., Yuan, H., Wang, J. and Hills, M. (2007), 'Construction waste challenges in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta Region', The 12th International Research Symposium on the Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Australia.
Tam, V. and Kotrayothar, D. (2007), 'Mechanical properties of recycled aggregate concrete in Southeast Queensland', The First International Conference on Recent Advance in Concrete Technology, USA.
Le, K. and Tam, V. (2007), 'On using Vandermonde polynomials and spectral methods to optimize aggregate testing', The First International Conference on Recent Advance in Concrete Technology, University of Maryland and Howard University, Washington USA.
Le, K. and Tam, V. (2007), 'On using the Gaussian and hyperbolic distributions to improve quality in construction', The 12th International Research Symposium on the Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, University of NSW.
Le, K. and Tam, V. (2007), 'On using six-3/4 principle for quality improvement in construction', Fourth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century: Accelerating Innovation in Engineering, Management and Technology, Gold Coast, Australia and Florida University.
Tam, V., Mohamed, S. and Stewart, R. (2006), 'Evaluation of physical waste levels with reference to the stepwise incentive system in construction', The First International Construction Specialty Conference ICSC-1, Canada.
Tam, V., Mohamad, S. and Stewart, R. (2006), 'Utilizing the analytical network process for evaluating the sustainability performance of construction projects over their life cycle', The First International Construction Specialty Conference ICSC-1, Canada.
Tam, V., Hohamed, S. and Shen, L. (2006), 'Sustainable performance indicators in residential construction', The CRIOCM2006 International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, China.
Tam, V., Kang, X. and Wang, J. (2006), 'An investigation of construction waste made in Mainland China', The CRIOCM2006 International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, China.
Tam, V., Kang, X. and Wang, J. (2006), 'On-site sorting of construction waste in mainland china - a survey made in Shenzhen', The CRIOCM2006 International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, China.
Le, K. and Tam, V. (2006), 'Environmental assessment by power spectra', Joint International Conference on Construction Culture, Innovation, and Management, British University, Dubai.
Le, K. and Tam, V. (2006), 'A new formula for angle-of-arrival probability density function in mobile environment', International Conference on Wireless Mobile and Multimedia Network (ICWMMN), Hangzhou, China.
Tam, V., Tam, C. and Hai, S. (2005), 'Reuse, recycle and reduction of construction and demolition waste: a Hong Kong study', Proceedings of CRIOCM 2005 International Research Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, China.
Tam, V., Shen, L., Tam, C. and Pang, W. (2004), 'Investigating the intentional quality risks in public foundation projects - a Hong Kong study', World of Construction Project Management, Canada.
Tam, V., Shen, L., Xu, J. and Chan, H. (2004), 'Controlling cost-overrun risks in implementing public sector projects: a Hong Kong Study', World of Construction Project Management, Canada.
Tam, V., Gao, X. and Tam, C. (2004), 'Improving compressive strength for recycled aggregate concrete', IABMAS'04 Second International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, Japan.
Tam, V., Gao, X. and Tam, C. (2004), 'Micro-structural analysis of improving compressive strength for recycled aggregate concrete', International Conference on Environmental and Public Health Management, Hong Kong.
Tam, V. and Tam, C. (2004), 'Phase transformation on old hardened concrete cement paste', International Research Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Hong Kong.
Tam, V. and Tam, C. (2004), 'Improving recycling situations in construction: a Hong Kong survey', International Research Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Hong Kong.
Tam, V. (2004), 'Study on the use of recycled aggregate in concrete construction', The 2nd Hong Kong-Shenzhen Joint University Exchange Forum for Building and Construction Research Students, China.
Tam, V., Gao, X. and Tam, C. (2004), 'Quality improvement of recycled aggregate concrete', International Symposium on Environmental Ecology and Technology of Concrete EETC-2005, China.
Tam, V., Tam, C., Shen, L. and Lo, K. (2003), 'Wastage generation on conventional in-situ and prefabrication construction methods', CRIOCM 2003 International Research Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Macau.
Tam, V., Shen, L., Tam, C. and Lee, K. (2003), 'Controlling construction wastes by implementing governmental functions in Hong Kong', CRIOCM 2003 International Research Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Macau.
Tam, V., Shen, L., Wang, Y. and Yau, R. (2003), 'Modeling information flows among project participants for environmental management', CRIOCM 2003 International Research Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Macau.
Tam, V., Shen, L., Tam, C., Shiu, Y. and Mark, K. (2003), 'Critical review on legal commitments for implementing environmental management among various construction practitioners in Hong Kong', Second International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC 2003): Sustainability and Innovation in Management and Technology, Hong Kong.
Tam, V., Zeng, S. and Tian, P. (2003), 'Factors affecting environmental management in the construction industry', International Conference of Management Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China.
Tam, V., Tam, C. and Shen, L. (2003), 'Comparing material wastage levels between conventional in-situ and prefabrication construction in Hong Kong', International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, China.
Tam, V., Yang, C., Lu, W., Shen, L. and Yew, E. (2003), 'Optimal price-time bid model on private and public foundation projects in Hong Kong', CRIOCM 2003 International Research Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Macau.
Tam, V., Tam, C. and Shen, L. (2002), 'Analysis of material wastage in construction sites', The International Conference on Construction Management and Real Estate, China.
Tam, V., Tam, C. and Zeng, S. (2002), 'Comparison of environmental performance assessment for construction in Hong Kong and the Mainland China', CIB W107: Creating a Sustainable Construction Industry in Developing Countries, South Africa.
Tam, V., Tam, C. and Shen, L. (2002), 'The practices of implementing governmental control in managing construction wastes in Hong Kong', CIB W107: Creating a Sustainable Construction Industry in Developing Countries, South Africa.
Tam, V., Tam, C., Shen, L. and Ho, S. (2002), 'Material wastage in construction activities - a Hong Kong survey', CIB W107: Creating a Sustainable Construction Industry in Developing Countries, South Africa.
Tam, V., Tam, C. and Zeng, S. (2002), 'Implementing environmental assessment in Hong Kong and the Mainland China construction', Reshaping Environmental Assessment Tools for Sustainability, Hong Kong.
Tam, V., Shen, L. and Tam, C. (2002), 'Modeling waste flow practice on construction site', First International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC2002): Challenges and Opportunities in Management and Technology, USA.
Tam, V., Tam, C. and Shen, L. (2002), 'Review on existing environmental performance assessment criteria used for construction activities', Joint Conference of CIB W060 Performance Concept in Building and CIB W096 Architectural Management: Publication 283, Hong Kong.
Tam, V., Bao, Q. and Wu, D. (2001), 'The experience gained in implementing ISO 14000 in Hong Kong construction industry', 2001 CRIOCM International Research Symposium on Development of Construction Management, Shenzhen University, China.

Research

Dr Tam has been developing her research interests in the areas of environmental management, sustainable construction and concrete recycling. She has continually published peer-reviewed articles in leading journals. Dr Tam is also an invited member of the Editorial Advisory Board for Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier; The Open Construction and Building Technology Journal, plus The Open Waste Management Journal, Bentham; and she was an invited Editorial Review Panel Member for the International Journal of Construction Project Management, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Dr Tam was also invited as a Keynote Speaker for The 1st International Research Symposium on Recycled Concrete and Its Applications, Shanghai, China in July 2008. She has also been a regular reviewer for a number of leading international journals and conferences.