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Government Sustainable Built Environment
Policies
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE BUILDING
DESIGN GUIDELINES
Public engagement is important to facilitate In August 2011, the Council launched a public SBD guidelines comprise three building design
in-depth and cross-sector discussion on key engagement process entitled ‘Combating elements to enhance the sustainability of our
sustainability issues to help forge consensus- Climate Change : Energy Saving and Carbon living space, namely building separation,
building in the community. Established Emission Reduction in Buildings’. A report building set back and site coverage of
in 2003, the Council for Sustainable was published in March 2012, putting greenery. The Government has included the
Development (SDC) advises on the priority forward 30 recommendations with a view to three design requirements mentioned above
areas for sustainable development in Hong further promoting energy saving and energy in the lease conditions of new land sale sites
Kong. In 2009, the Council launched a public efficiency in buildings, which would in time or lease modifications/land exchanges. These
engagement exercise entitled ‘Building lead to reduction in greenhouse gases all influence air ventilation, environmental
Design to Foster a Quality and Sustainable emission and contribute to combating climate quality at the pedestrian level, and the heat
Built Environment’ and published its report change. island effects arising from the undesirable
in June of the following year with over 50 walling effect of ‘long buildings’ or the
recommendations to the Government. The Government has taken concrete actions to ‘canyon’ effect. To encourage the industry to
implement the recommendations of the SDC’s adopt these design standards in new building
Since April 2011, as a result of the exercise, report, which covered promotion of carbon projects, GFA concessions are granted to
the Government has implemented a package audits, liaison with the power companies developers on condition that compliance with
of measures to foster a quality SBE, covering in the provision of more information on SBD guidelines is one of the pre-requisites.
sustainable building design (SBD) guidelines electricity consumption, enhanced energy As at 31 December 2013, about 110 approved
on building separation, building set back and efficiency, promotion of green buildings, and projects had adopted SBD guidelines in their
site coverage of greenery, gross floor area more public education. design proposals.
(GFA) concessions and energy efficiency of
buildings. These are covered in the following Building Separation Building Separation
paragraphs. Distance
To improve air ventilation, enhance the
Building Separation environmental quality at the pedestrian level
and mitigate the heat island effect arising
from the undesirable walling effect of ‘long
buildings‘, buildings in a large development
site should be separated by intervening
spaces. Under the SBD guidelines, building
separation is implemented using a set of
acceptance criteria that restricts the overall
28 HONG KONG REPORT ON THE STATE OF SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 2014
Policies
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE BUILDING
DESIGN GUIDELINES
Public engagement is important to facilitate In August 2011, the Council launched a public SBD guidelines comprise three building design
in-depth and cross-sector discussion on key engagement process entitled ‘Combating elements to enhance the sustainability of our
sustainability issues to help forge consensus- Climate Change : Energy Saving and Carbon living space, namely building separation,
building in the community. Established Emission Reduction in Buildings’. A report building set back and site coverage of
in 2003, the Council for Sustainable was published in March 2012, putting greenery. The Government has included the
Development (SDC) advises on the priority forward 30 recommendations with a view to three design requirements mentioned above
areas for sustainable development in Hong further promoting energy saving and energy in the lease conditions of new land sale sites
Kong. In 2009, the Council launched a public efficiency in buildings, which would in time or lease modifications/land exchanges. These
engagement exercise entitled ‘Building lead to reduction in greenhouse gases all influence air ventilation, environmental
Design to Foster a Quality and Sustainable emission and contribute to combating climate quality at the pedestrian level, and the heat
Built Environment’ and published its report change. island effects arising from the undesirable
in June of the following year with over 50 walling effect of ‘long buildings’ or the
recommendations to the Government. The Government has taken concrete actions to ‘canyon’ effect. To encourage the industry to
implement the recommendations of the SDC’s adopt these design standards in new building
Since April 2011, as a result of the exercise, report, which covered promotion of carbon projects, GFA concessions are granted to
the Government has implemented a package audits, liaison with the power companies developers on condition that compliance with
of measures to foster a quality SBE, covering in the provision of more information on SBD guidelines is one of the pre-requisites.
sustainable building design (SBD) guidelines electricity consumption, enhanced energy As at 31 December 2013, about 110 approved
on building separation, building set back and efficiency, promotion of green buildings, and projects had adopted SBD guidelines in their
site coverage of greenery, gross floor area more public education. design proposals.
(GFA) concessions and energy efficiency of
buildings. These are covered in the following Building Separation Building Separation
paragraphs. Distance
To improve air ventilation, enhance the
Building Separation environmental quality at the pedestrian level
and mitigate the heat island effect arising
from the undesirable walling effect of ‘long
buildings‘, buildings in a large development
site should be separated by intervening
spaces. Under the SBD guidelines, building
separation is implemented using a set of
acceptance criteria that restricts the overall
28 HONG KONG REPORT ON THE STATE OF SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 2014
