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To Chai Wan Noise shielded by Shared learning facilities
MTR building mass bridging the twin blocks
Twin block opened up to enhance
Noise mitigated MTR Railway noise shielding & to optimaise sea view
by acoustic windows
Noise from Well connected with local
Bus Depot transport network
Sea view Internal facade greening as the
park's extersion
systems. Daylight and views will be maximised provided to ensure safety but avoid obtrusive KEY TEAM MEMBERS
through full-width ribbon windows. The light emissions to the sky and surroundings.
presence of light shelves will block strong A microclimate assessment was conducted Owner / Developer / Project Manager
light and solar heat and reflect light into the using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Vocational Training Council
blocks’ interior. High-performance acoustic analysis to study the surrounding pedestrian Architect
wall panels and baffles will provide noise level wind environment. The average hourly Ronald Lu & Partners
control without concealing the thermal mass mean wind speed at 60 test points ranged C&S Engineer
of the building fabric. Traffic noise will also be from 1.58 to 3.36 meters per second, and the Arup
screened off by acoustic fins on the façade. study concluded that no pedestrian areas will M&E Engineer
be subject to excess wind velocities caused by Parsons Brinckerhoff (Asia) Ltd.
Synergy between the building design and amplification. A daylight assessment showed Landscape Architect
future green operations will seek to promote that over 83 percent of the normally-occupied Earthasia Ltd.
positive human behaviour. An ‘environmental spaces are adequately lit, with an average Quantity Surveyor
performance dashboard’ has been proposed, daylight factor of one percent ensuring both Rider Levett Bucknall Ltd.
which will monitor and display real-time health and comfort. Acoustic Consultant
energy use data collected by the Building Shen Milsom & Wilke Ltd.
Management System through a graphical The project targets achieve the BEAM Plus
user interface. This will serve as an New Buildings Certification’s Platinum
optimisation programme and a feedback loop grade. With sustainable site planning design
to reduce resource consumption, disseminate used for the orientation, configuration and
‘green tips’ and collect user feedback. The layout of the campus, as well as highly
dashboard will be broadcast on the school’s energy-efficient building systems, innovative
intranet, with a physical display station bio-climatic façades for natural ventilation,
proposed for the community plaza. daylighting and noise control, the annual
energy consumption of the campus is
The environmental design of the building estimated to be reduced by about 30 percent
has been carefully simulated to optimise with reference to the code. Over 50 percent
performance. Vertical daylight factors (VDF) of the architectural and engineering systems
at the nearest sensitive receivers will be use adaptable, modular and standardised
optimised to achieve greater than 12 percent design. The campus’s annual water savings
VDF, maintaining daylight and views for the are likewise estimated to be over 30 percent.
campus neighbours. Light pollution has been
carefully studied, and sufficient light will be
HONG KONG REPORT ON THE STATE OF SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 2014 199
MTR building mass bridging the twin blocks
Twin block opened up to enhance
Noise mitigated MTR Railway noise shielding & to optimaise sea view
by acoustic windows
Noise from Well connected with local
Bus Depot transport network
Sea view Internal facade greening as the
park's extersion
systems. Daylight and views will be maximised provided to ensure safety but avoid obtrusive KEY TEAM MEMBERS
through full-width ribbon windows. The light emissions to the sky and surroundings.
presence of light shelves will block strong A microclimate assessment was conducted Owner / Developer / Project Manager
light and solar heat and reflect light into the using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Vocational Training Council
blocks’ interior. High-performance acoustic analysis to study the surrounding pedestrian Architect
wall panels and baffles will provide noise level wind environment. The average hourly Ronald Lu & Partners
control without concealing the thermal mass mean wind speed at 60 test points ranged C&S Engineer
of the building fabric. Traffic noise will also be from 1.58 to 3.36 meters per second, and the Arup
screened off by acoustic fins on the façade. study concluded that no pedestrian areas will M&E Engineer
be subject to excess wind velocities caused by Parsons Brinckerhoff (Asia) Ltd.
Synergy between the building design and amplification. A daylight assessment showed Landscape Architect
future green operations will seek to promote that over 83 percent of the normally-occupied Earthasia Ltd.
positive human behaviour. An ‘environmental spaces are adequately lit, with an average Quantity Surveyor
performance dashboard’ has been proposed, daylight factor of one percent ensuring both Rider Levett Bucknall Ltd.
which will monitor and display real-time health and comfort. Acoustic Consultant
energy use data collected by the Building Shen Milsom & Wilke Ltd.
Management System through a graphical The project targets achieve the BEAM Plus
user interface. This will serve as an New Buildings Certification’s Platinum
optimisation programme and a feedback loop grade. With sustainable site planning design
to reduce resource consumption, disseminate used for the orientation, configuration and
‘green tips’ and collect user feedback. The layout of the campus, as well as highly
dashboard will be broadcast on the school’s energy-efficient building systems, innovative
intranet, with a physical display station bio-climatic façades for natural ventilation,
proposed for the community plaza. daylighting and noise control, the annual
energy consumption of the campus is
The environmental design of the building estimated to be reduced by about 30 percent
has been carefully simulated to optimise with reference to the code. Over 50 percent
performance. Vertical daylight factors (VDF) of the architectural and engineering systems
at the nearest sensitive receivers will be use adaptable, modular and standardised
optimised to achieve greater than 12 percent design. The campus’s annual water savings
VDF, maintaining daylight and views for the are likewise estimated to be over 30 percent.
campus neighbours. Light pollution has been
carefully studied, and sufficient light will be
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