The SB13 Hong Kong Regional Conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Kowloon East Hotel on 12-13 September 2013 under the theme of “Urban Density & Sustainability”.

The two-day conference features renowned keynote speakers and paper presentations classified into different series. A Conference Dinner and a Green Building Tour will also take place during these two days to provide different perspectives on SB development to participants.

Conference Programme

Conference Day 1 : 12 September 2013 (Thursday)
  Registration from 08:15
09:00 - 08:05 Welcome by MC
09:05 - 10:30

Session 1 - Welcome Notes & Keynote Speeches

Ir Lee Shing See, GBS, OBE, JP
Chairman, Construction Industry Council

Welcome Speech

Ir Conrad TC Wong, BBS, JP
Chairman, Hong Kong Green Building Council

Opening Remarks

Mr KS Wong, JP
Secretary for the Environment, HKSAR Government

Topic: The Earth is Crying! What are You Doing?

Mr Emilio Miguel Mitre
Architect, Green Building Council España (GBCe)

Topic: Can World SB14 Barcelona be a truly global conference on Sustainable Building?

Ir Prof Daniel Chan
Hon & Adjunct Professor, School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Topic: Moving Towards a More Liveable and Sustainable City

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00- 12:15

Session 2 - Keynote Speeches

Dr Guiyi Li
Director, ZCB, Construction Industry Council

Topic: Archieving Zero Carbon for Buildings in a Densely Populated City and
a Subtropical Climate

Prof Christopher Gorse
Director, The Leeds Sustainability Institute, Leeds Metropolitan University

Topic: Building Performance: Fabric, Impact and Implications

Prof John Ng
Director, Hong Kong Green Building Council

Topic: High-density Sustainability and Liveability - The case of Hong Kong

12:15 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:50

Session 3 - Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session 3.1 - Sustainable Design
Session Chairman: Ir Cary Chan
Papers - LCA Modelling for Building Construction Processes
            - Performance Based Design: The Design Analysis Process
            - Radiant Chilled Ceiling System A Revolutionary Green Air-Conditioning System for 
              Energy Saving and Comfort
            - Challenges to District Cooling System (DCS) Implementation in Hong Kong


Breakout Session 3.2 - Sustainability in Action
Session Chairman: Ms Ada Y S Fung, JP
Papers - Sustainable Construction in Public Housing Developments
            - Payback for Green Expenses – The Monetary and Non-monetary Perspectives
            - Case Study of Design for Noise Mitigation Measures for Public Housing Developments 

              in Hong Kong
            - A Holistic Strategy to Extend Service Life of Aged Buildings


Breakout Session 3.3 - Urban Design
Session Chairman: Ir Victor Cheung
Papers - Requisite Holism of Feasibility of Delivering Zero Carbon Buildings
             - How to Create Sustainable Communities in Hong Kong? Inherent Problems of Recent 
               Urban Layouts for Microeconomic Opportunities and Quality of Living

             - Sustainability Modelling for Natural Disaster Affected Cities in Japan
             - Planning for Better Urban Climate

14:50 - 15:20 Coffee Break
15:20 - 16:50

Session 4 - Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session 4.1 - Sustainable Design
Session Chairman: Sr Kenneth Chan
Papers - From Sustainable Building to Net Zero Impact – Swire Sustainability Case Study
            - Design Recommendations for New Courtyard Buildings in Compact Historical Centre of 
              Havana

            - Next-Generation Curtain Walls with Vacuum Insulation Panels – Sustainability and 
              Design Freedom

            - Hong Kong Design Institute – A Model of Urban Density and Sustainability


Breakout Session 4.2 - Sustainability in Action
Session Chairman: Ms Ada Y S Fung, JP
Papers - Sustainable Public Housing Design in a Small Compact Site
               (Redevelopment of Ex-Yuen Long Estate)
            - Homes in the Park – A Sustainable Public Housing Estate Conserved from an
              Old Airport at Kai Tak in Hong Kong

            - Planning and Development of Sustainable Public Housing Projects in Industrial Areas of 
              Hong Kong

            - Planning and Design for Sustainability – A Case Study of Lam Tin Estate of Hong Kong
            - Living in Sustainability – A Case Study of Hong Kong Public Rental Housing Estates


Breakout Session 4.3 - Carbon footprint in Construction
Session Chairman: Ir Christopher To
Papers - Development of a Local Embodied Carbon Database for Construction Materials
             - Baseline Carbon Assessment for the Construction Process of Public and 
               Private Projects in Hong Kong
             - Assessing Carbon Footprints of Zero Carbon Buildings
             - Benchmarking Development of the Sustainability of Hong Kong Buildings –
               HKQAA SBI Sustainable Building Index
             - Zero Carbon Buildings: A Policy Review


Breakout Session 4.4 - Case Study
Session Chairman: Sr Gary Yeung
Papers - Sustainable Buildings and use of Advanced Technology in Current Practice in PRC
             - Energy Cascade in Recent Zero Carbon/ Energy Development
             - Green Travelling – Staying in Sustainable Hotel
             - Hysan Place – Innovative Environmental Solutions to Urban Density

  End of Conference Day 1
18:30 - 19:30 Pre-Dinner Cocktail
19:30 - 21:45 Dinner