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Private Sector Island East, Hong Kong: A Story of Social
Projects Sustainability and Community Integration
ISLAND EAST ENERGY CONSUMPTION
40%
Gross floor area (%)
30%
20% Annual energy consumption (%)
10% Annual energy footprint (%)
0%
-10%
-20%
-30%
-40%
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
Swire Properties is not only the developer afoot at Island East. Three of the ‘techno Management Strategy‘, which focuses
but also the manager of all its developments, centres’ are to be redeveloped to create two on operating data and active research.
including Island East. This key fact sets the high-rise office buildings. An Integrated At Island East, over 20 million pieces of
company apart from many other developers Design Approach employed in the data are collected daily, providing a clear
and underpins its long-term strategic thinking early stages of design will improve the understanding of the operating characteristics
and integrated design approach. From the overall development efficiency. The new of the development, which in turn facilitate
very start, Swire Properties has always buildings will create more open space efficiency optimisation.
planned for the future. on the ground level, and will incorporate
state-of-the-art environmental technologies An aggressive target has been set to reduce
Alongside its achievements in social such as computational fluid design (CFD) for energy consumption across the Swire
sustainability, Island East boasts outstanding microclimate studies. Properties portfolio by 17 percent by 2020,
environmental credentials, pushing far despite an anticipated portfolio growth of
beyond the minimum standards. Dense Today, Island East is a social sustainability 18 percent. In real terms, this translates to
and highly efficient, Island East is a shining success story. However, with 40 years of a 29 percent reduction in energy intensity.
example of successful urban sustainability, history behind it, it’s clear that Island East’s At Island East itself, energy use has been
and the development sets a new standard story of transformation has not reached its maintained at zero growth since 2001,
in minimising the use of natural resources, conclusion. Many chapters remain unwritten. despite a 28 percent increase in gross
reducing and preventing pollution, Built on solid foundations, the development floor area (GFA). This has contributed to a
managing waste effectively, and integrating will continue to adapt with the community it 22 percent reduction in overall energy
environmental considerations throughout the houses, and serve as a source of inspiration intensity.
life cycle of the facilities. for similar developments across the region.
In order to be truly sustainable, developments Significant reductions in energy con-
must grow and change. Indeed, after decades sumption have been achieved thanks to
of evolution, further change is already Swire Properties’ ‘Knowledge-based Energy
160 HONG KONG REPORT ON THE STATE OF SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 2014
Projects Sustainability and Community Integration
ISLAND EAST ENERGY CONSUMPTION
40%
Gross floor area (%)
30%
20% Annual energy consumption (%)
10% Annual energy footprint (%)
0%
-10%
-20%
-30%
-40%
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
Swire Properties is not only the developer afoot at Island East. Three of the ‘techno Management Strategy‘, which focuses
but also the manager of all its developments, centres’ are to be redeveloped to create two on operating data and active research.
including Island East. This key fact sets the high-rise office buildings. An Integrated At Island East, over 20 million pieces of
company apart from many other developers Design Approach employed in the data are collected daily, providing a clear
and underpins its long-term strategic thinking early stages of design will improve the understanding of the operating characteristics
and integrated design approach. From the overall development efficiency. The new of the development, which in turn facilitate
very start, Swire Properties has always buildings will create more open space efficiency optimisation.
planned for the future. on the ground level, and will incorporate
state-of-the-art environmental technologies An aggressive target has been set to reduce
Alongside its achievements in social such as computational fluid design (CFD) for energy consumption across the Swire
sustainability, Island East boasts outstanding microclimate studies. Properties portfolio by 17 percent by 2020,
environmental credentials, pushing far despite an anticipated portfolio growth of
beyond the minimum standards. Dense Today, Island East is a social sustainability 18 percent. In real terms, this translates to
and highly efficient, Island East is a shining success story. However, with 40 years of a 29 percent reduction in energy intensity.
example of successful urban sustainability, history behind it, it’s clear that Island East’s At Island East itself, energy use has been
and the development sets a new standard story of transformation has not reached its maintained at zero growth since 2001,
in minimising the use of natural resources, conclusion. Many chapters remain unwritten. despite a 28 percent increase in gross
reducing and preventing pollution, Built on solid foundations, the development floor area (GFA). This has contributed to a
managing waste effectively, and integrating will continue to adapt with the community it 22 percent reduction in overall energy
environmental considerations throughout the houses, and serve as a source of inspiration intensity.
life cycle of the facilities. for similar developments across the region.
In order to be truly sustainable, developments Significant reductions in energy con-
must grow and change. Indeed, after decades sumption have been achieved thanks to
of evolution, further change is already Swire Properties’ ‘Knowledge-based Energy
160 HONG KONG REPORT ON THE STATE OF SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 2014
