Page 143 - The Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC) 香港綠色建築議會

The Estate was certified with a 3-star rating by the China Green Building Label System in KEY TEAM MEMBERS
2013-14, and a Platinum rating in the Provisional Assessment of BEAM Plus (Version 1.2 –
alternative route for Passive Design) in 2013 based on: Owner / Developer
Hong Kong Housing Authority
• Air ventilation assessment studies for block disposition to facilitate corridor ventilation Project Manager / Architect /
performance; C&S Engineer / M&E Engineer /
Landscape Architect /
• Microclimate studies for common areas, e.g. lobbies, corridors, refuse collection point Quantity Surveyor
(RCP), etc., to improve ventilation performance; Development and Construction Division,
Housing Department,
• Blocks of stepped height to provide a shielding effect to screen out noise to the high block; HKSAR Government
Sustainable Design Consultant /
• Over 50 percent in weight of listed prefabricated building elements, as per BEAM Plus Environmental Consultant
Version 1.2; Arup
Main Contractor
• Photovolatic Panel System over Block 2 rooftops; Shui On Building Contractors Ltd.

• Rainwater harvesting system, saving 38 percent in annual irrigation water;

• 100 percent Automatic Irrigation System, reducing water use for irrigation by 53.3 percent;

• Over 30 percent greening provision;

• Two-level lighting control system in corridors and lift lobbies;

• Root zone irrigation system;

• De-odouring system for RCP;

• Hard pave construction;

• Twin tank system to provide an uninterrupted water supply; and

• Multi-sensory map for people with disabilities.

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