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abandoned to avoid obstructing tenants’ building façade, the use of lighting control KEY TEAM MEMBERS
views. The accurate positioning of the systems and the upgrade of the air handling Owner / Developer
platform allowed workers to have easy and units, demand control ventilation devices, China Resources Property Ltd.
precise access to the work face and thus and so forth, greenhouse gas emissions Architect
increased their efficiency compared to the use were reduced by 8.3 percent when compared Ronald Lu & Partners
of scaffolding or gondolas. Existing windows to the 2008 baseline, as confirmed by an M&E Engineer
were dismantled only after the new façade independent carbon audit. An energy saving Talent M&E Engineers Ltd.
was completed, ensuring that the usual noise of 1.65 GWh will also be achieved every Landscape Architect
and air problems were kept to the minimum. year – the equivalent to the energy used by Urbis Ltd.
5,200 fluorescent tubes. The building's CO2 Quantity Surveyor
The design retained more than 97 percent of emissions will also be reduced by 1,370 Langdon & Seah Hong Kong Ltd.
the existing structural frame, with the result tonnes – the equivalent CO2 absorbed by Sustainable Design Consultant
that 1,977 tonnes of waste was diverted 200,000 pine trees in one year. Arup
from landfills. The high performance outer Façade Consultant
sustainable building skin optimises daylight Alpha Consultant Ltd.
and reduces energy consumption. The Main Contractor
low-e glazing system allows only 5 percent China Resources Construction Company Ltd.
of solar energy to be transmitted indoors, Interior Consultant
naturally reducing interior temperatures. The CL3 Architects Ltd.
air-tightness of this façade also reduces Structural Engineer
the need for air conditioning. With the Siu Yin Wan & Associates Ltd.
implementation of energy saving strategies
such as upgrading to a high performance
PROJECT SCALE / USE 0.66 hectare
99,000 m2
Site area (approx.) 50
Gross floor area (approx.) Office Use
Number of floor above grade
Key Occupancy type(s)
HONG KONG REPORT ON THE STATE OF SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 2014 179
views. The accurate positioning of the systems and the upgrade of the air handling Owner / Developer
platform allowed workers to have easy and units, demand control ventilation devices, China Resources Property Ltd.
precise access to the work face and thus and so forth, greenhouse gas emissions Architect
increased their efficiency compared to the use were reduced by 8.3 percent when compared Ronald Lu & Partners
of scaffolding or gondolas. Existing windows to the 2008 baseline, as confirmed by an M&E Engineer
were dismantled only after the new façade independent carbon audit. An energy saving Talent M&E Engineers Ltd.
was completed, ensuring that the usual noise of 1.65 GWh will also be achieved every Landscape Architect
and air problems were kept to the minimum. year – the equivalent to the energy used by Urbis Ltd.
5,200 fluorescent tubes. The building's CO2 Quantity Surveyor
The design retained more than 97 percent of emissions will also be reduced by 1,370 Langdon & Seah Hong Kong Ltd.
the existing structural frame, with the result tonnes – the equivalent CO2 absorbed by Sustainable Design Consultant
that 1,977 tonnes of waste was diverted 200,000 pine trees in one year. Arup
from landfills. The high performance outer Façade Consultant
sustainable building skin optimises daylight Alpha Consultant Ltd.
and reduces energy consumption. The Main Contractor
low-e glazing system allows only 5 percent China Resources Construction Company Ltd.
of solar energy to be transmitted indoors, Interior Consultant
naturally reducing interior temperatures. The CL3 Architects Ltd.
air-tightness of this façade also reduces Structural Engineer
the need for air conditioning. With the Siu Yin Wan & Associates Ltd.
implementation of energy saving strategies
such as upgrading to a high performance
PROJECT SCALE / USE 0.66 hectare
99,000 m2
Site area (approx.) 50
Gross floor area (approx.) Office Use
Number of floor above grade
Key Occupancy type(s)
HONG KONG REPORT ON THE STATE OF SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 2014 179
