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• Licensed Plumber to assess water pressure, water supply point and drainage;
and
• Vertical greening type, structural loading, future maintenance provisions,
safety devices and building regulations compliance for all type of vertical
greening system must be evaluated by Authorised Person (AP) and
Registered Structural Engineer (RSE).
d. Professional Help
• Authorised Person (AP) – Appendix A (2)
• Landscape Architect – Appendix A (3)
• Registered Structural Engineer (RSE) – Appendix A (4)
• Landscape Contractor – Appendix B (1)
• Licensed Plumber – Appendix B (5)
Cost Information
Vertical greening at Tseung Kwan O
Methodist Primary School
Useful References
(1) The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Architectural
Services Department. (2009, 11 March). Green Roof & Vertical Greening
Applications in Government Projects – ArchSD Presentation at Public Seminar on
Greening. Retrieved 1 June, 2012, from
http://www.archsd.gov.hk/english/knowledge_sharing/e2154.pdf
(2) The University of Hong Kong. Building Services Engineering. (2012, 4 May). Green
Roof Research. Retrieved 1 June, 2012, from
http://www.mech.hku.hk/bse/greenroof/
The costs for installation and
maintenance vary and depend on:
• Method of planting on wall;
• Structural loading restriction;
• Surface materials of façade;
• Type of species;
• Maintenance/installation access; and
• Irrigation system and method.
School can contact professionals and
contractors provided in Appendix A (1)
(2) and Appendix B (1) (2) respectively
for costs and options.
Example(s)