Hysan Place
Hysan Place is a commercial building which
comprises a shopping mall and office spaces.
For the latter, the team designed a mixed
mode ventilation when appropriate, such as
during overtime hours. The mall’s rooftop
also has an “Urban Farm”, which helps
cool the building while also allowing the
participants to experience organic farming
in the bustling city centre.
Dr Chan says that it is a big challenge to
make the building highly environmentally-
friendly, practical and attractive at the same
time. To date, the Group's investment in
sustainability has won widespread support.
“Tenants of Hysan Place are industry leaders
in business and social responsibility,” remarks
Dr Chan. “Hysan Place meets their needs in
both respects, so the customer response
has been very positive.” She also expresses
her opinion that every green building
project has to be designed to suit specific
local conditions and that there is no fixed
formulato be successful. The most important
thing is to carefully study and understand
the problems of each project, and then
figure out the solutions. At the end of the
day, the crux of it all is to promote a green
culture and sustainable lifestyle that enables
the healthy development of the entire
community.
希慎廣場
希慎廣場除購物商場外，亦有商廈部分。設
計團隊特別在辦公室區域裝置混合模式通風
系統，租戶可按季節或運作需要如超時工作，
選擇使用自然通風。廣場的天台更開闢「都
市農圃」，有助建築物散熱之餘，亦可讓參
加者在鬧市一嘗有機耕作樂趣。
陳麗喬自言項目要做到環保、實用與美觀並
重，是重大挑戰，但集團對環保的投入廣獲
支持：「租戶多為行業領袖企業，肩負社會
責任，希慎廣場正好滿足他們的需求，因此
客戶反應十分正面。」她認為每座綠色建築
均要因地制宜，沒有固定方程式，最重要是
用心鑽研當中面對的每個問題，然後想出解
決辦法，而更重要的，仍是建立綠色文化，
進一步推動可持續的生活模式及社區的健康
發展。
Putting People First
以人為本推動綠建
Holiday Inn Express Hong
Kong SoHo
Hotel guests expect to sleep well so they will
be ready for the next day’s activities, so it’s
vital to make energy-saving decisions that
take guests’ comfort into full consideration.
The Holiday Inn Express Hong Kong SoHo
features an innovative design of Peltier
Headboard. When the system senses a guest
is asleep, the headboard will output a slow
and comfortable level of air conditioning for
the next one to two hours, while the output
from the rest of the room’s air-conditioners
is reduced. This not only helps guests sleep
better, but also saves energy.
“With such a comprehensive green building
design, the hotel’s overall electricity savings
are above 50%,” says Ir Antonio Chan.
“Achieving a BEAM Plus Platinum rating not
only enhances the image of both the hotel
and the Group, the hotel also serves as a
role model for the industry by showing how
energy can be conserved effectively and
successfully. We hope projects such as these
will attract more participation in the green
building industry, for the sake of sustainable
development in Hong Kong and around the
world.”
The 5,000 square feet Urban Farm is well-
designed for organic farming
廣場設佔地約五千平方呎的「都市農圃」，適合有機耕作
By offering cool air around the bed area, the
Peltier Headboard helps reduce the overall
cooling of guest room
半導體製冷片冷氣床頭板集中在睡床提供冷氣，減少房間
整體冷氣消耗
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