Ex-Yuen Long Estate
Public estate is home to many people, so its
design needs to accommodate a wide variety
of needs. Mr Ken Cheung cites the design
of the Two-stage Lighting Control System
as one example. Public spaces are featured
with essential lighting to save electricity,
but when needed, a button can be pushed
to increase luminosity for the convenience
of the elderly or the visually-impaired. This
not only saves electricity, but is also a caring
feature that benefits the residents who need
it most. The project further incorporates a
Twin Tank System for its water supply. Studies
have shown that this dual-tank design not
only helps saving water consumption, but
also means that the water supply doesn’t
have to be suspended for the whole building
when the tank undergoes regular cleaning,
thus guaranteeing a consistent supply of
water for residents. A truly win-win design!
Mr Cheung believes that the participation of
residents and management is indispensable
for green buildings such as this. “If only
the hardware is incorporated but there is a
failure to promote a change of lifestyle to
residents, the effectiveness of the features
are essentially halved,” he says. “As such,
our plan is to distribute a comprehensive
green manual to every household describing
how to use these facilities. We hope they
will understand more how the Housing
Authority, its management companies and
individual tenants can all work together to
make a success of this green concept.”
While providing more green spaces for the residents, the Housing Department also strives to promote a
green lifestyle (Picture shows Kwai Chung Estate)
房屋署在增加屋邨綠化的同時，更致力向住戶推廣綠色生活（圖為葵涌邨）
Guided tours are arranged to promote the hotel’s
green building concept to the industry, guests
and the public
酒店舉辦導賞團，將綠色建築的概念推廣至業界、住客及
公眾
The Two-stage Lighting Control System enables
a flexible lighting in public areas
二段燈光控制節能的設計令公共空間照明更具彈性
香港蘇豪智選假日酒店
酒店是住客每天安睡消除疲勞，為明天做好
準備的地方，因此在節能之餘照顧住客所需
至為重要。香港蘇豪智選假日酒店其中一項
創新設計是半導體製冷片冷氣床頭板。當系
統感應到住客入睡後，床板會於一至兩小時
內輸出舒適的冷氣，同時房間其他部分的冷
氣會減弱，令住客既感舒適，又可節省能源。
陳紫鳴總結經驗指：「綜合酒店各項綠建元
素，整體電費節省超過 50%，酒店取得綠建
環評最終鉑金評級，除提升酒店及集團的形
象外，亦為業界提供節能減排的實例，有助
他們在日後的工程項目中應用。我們希望藉
此吸引更多持份者能參與其中，為香港和地
球可持續發展盡一分力。」
前元朗邨
屋邨是市民日常起居之地，因此設計上須照
顧不同人士需要，張冠城重點介紹了二段燈
光控制節能的設計。在一般情況下，公共空
間會以低光度照明，當有需要時，可按掣將
光度調高，方便長者或弱視人士行走，設計
在減省照明之餘，亦顯人性化一面。另外，
項目亦加入雙水缸的設計。研究顯示，雙水
缸設計可令大廈更省水，即使清洗水缸時亦
不用停止食水供應，住戶不會受到影響，屬
雙贏設計。
張冠城認為居民的參與對綠色建築及管理不
可或缺：「如果只有硬件而未能推動居民改
變生活習慣，可能只會事倍功半。因此，我
們將在住戶入伙時派發一套完善的綠色手冊，
介紹如何善用邨內各種綠色設施，令他們明
白房委會、管業公司及個人可互相配合，從
而將綠色建築的理念宣揚。」
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