The EKEO is located near the junction of Hoi Bun Road and How Ming Street in close proximity to both Kai Tak Development and the business areas within Kowloon East. It is a two‐storey 1,200m2 floor area building which can accommodate 20 staff and 50 visitors out of a site area of 3,600 m2 underneath the Kwun Tong Bypass.

With joint efforts of the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) and Architectural Services Department (ArchSD), the building of EKEO was completed in just six months, taking three months on design and a further three months for construction.

EKEO building is a champion of sustainability by using a raft of integrated green building technologies and lean construction methods and low embodied energy materials to become Hong Kong’s first low carbon temporary office. The innovative and green EKEO building is the first temporary office building which is provisionally given the BEAM Plus Platinum rating endorsed by the Hong Kong Green Building Council in Hong Kong, demonstrating various environmental benefits.
 

Developed by the Construction Industry Council in collaboration with the Hong Kong Government, the ZCB is Hong Kong’s first zero carbon building.  It aims to showcase state-of-the-art eco-building design and technologies to the construction industry locally and internationally and to raise the community's awareness of low carbon living.

The ZCB covers a total land area of 14,700 square metres, comprising a 3-storey building and a greenery landscape area including the first urban native woodland in Hong Kong. It is designed with more than 80 cutting-edge environmental features and technologies, and some of them are used for the first time in Hong Kong, such as the high volume low speed ventilation fans and the combined cooling, heating and power generation (CCHP) system which is operated using biofuel made from waste cooking oil.

The ZCB reflects careful consideration of the interrelationships between the natural world and the built environment.  It not only generates sufficient electricity from renewable sources for its own needs, but also has surplus energy to be exported to the local grid.  It goes beyond the common definition of a zero carbon building by also offsetting the embodied energy of its construction process and major structural materials.  The renewable energy is generated on site from photovoltaic panels and bio-fuel made of waste cooking oil.

The ZCB can constantly evaluate its building performance and operation through a comprehensive Building Management System (BMS) with more than 2,800 sensing points in the building. Coupled with four outdoor weather stations installed within the site to collect microclimatic data, the BMS evaluates and controls the various electrical and mechanical systems of the building for their best environmental performance.

For more information, please visit ZCB website http://ZCB.hkcic.org

This project will be able to accommodate the world’s largest cruise vessels, consolidating Hong Kong’s position as a premier cruise hub in the region.

The 42-metre wide span column-free layout will allow for maximum flexibility in the utilization of space, which can be configured in various layouts during non-peak season, maximizing the usage of the building.

Design of the Cruise Terminal Building adopts a sustainable construction approach that extends beyond low energy consumption to the overall long term sustainability performance of the building.

Key Green Features:

The main chilled water circulation system will utilize the site-wide District Cooling System (DCS) available on the site. There will be consumer sub-station for the CTB to cater for the air-conditioning required for Berth 1 & 2 Terminal Facilities, CIQP accommodations and commercial area.

The car park areas on the ground and first floors will be naturally ventilated, with wind flows assisted by ceiling mounted extraction fans along the boundary.

The main heating plant for the air-conditioning will be provided by water-to-water heat pumps in energy efficient manner.  There will be heating plants to match with the same zoning in chilled water circulation system.

Solar panels installed on the roof will provide hot water for use in showers in the building as well as pre-heat for the space heating in winter months.

The building will also employ photovoltaic panels to generate zero carbon electricity on site and to export it back to the main electricity grid, while rainwater and A/C condensate water recycling will assist in reducing the potable water demand for irrigation.

At the roof garden area, a portion of external lighting is provided by solar energized lighting system in order to emphasize the application of recycle energy in this building as well.