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As a voluntary programme, it is imperative to
encourage uptake by industry practitioners.
The CIC is working on integration of the
scheme as part of BEAM Plus to encourage
developers and designers to consider
applying labelled construction products to
obtain certain credits under the BEAM Plus
assessment scheme. More importantly,
the CIC is lobbying Government and large
developers to incorporate the scheme into
tender assessments, which would further
motivate contractors to procure labelled
products and increase the demand for low-
carbon materials.
Given the recent impetus of low-carbon
construction, many local stakeholders are
looking forward to the release of new product
categories under the Scheme. A second
phase of research has just commenced in
March 2014 aimed at covering ten additional
construction product groups under the
scheme, including concrete, precast concrete
products, stainless steel, galvanised steel,
asphalt, etc. With the growing recognition
of the Carbon Labelling Scheme, it is
anticipated that low-carbon construction
will be achievable through the low-carbon
manufacturing of products, carbon tendering
in project bidding, and carbon trading in the
commodity market. With the effort of all
industry stakeholders to transit to low-carbon
construction, the vision of a low-carbon city
can be realised in the foreseeable future.
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encourage uptake by industry practitioners.
The CIC is working on integration of the
scheme as part of BEAM Plus to encourage
developers and designers to consider
applying labelled construction products to
obtain certain credits under the BEAM Plus
assessment scheme. More importantly,
the CIC is lobbying Government and large
developers to incorporate the scheme into
tender assessments, which would further
motivate contractors to procure labelled
products and increase the demand for low-
carbon materials.
Given the recent impetus of low-carbon
construction, many local stakeholders are
looking forward to the release of new product
categories under the Scheme. A second
phase of research has just commenced in
March 2014 aimed at covering ten additional
construction product groups under the
scheme, including concrete, precast concrete
products, stainless steel, galvanised steel,
asphalt, etc. With the growing recognition
of the Carbon Labelling Scheme, it is
anticipated that low-carbon construction
will be achievable through the low-carbon
manufacturing of products, carbon tendering
in project bidding, and carbon trading in the
commodity market. With the effort of all
industry stakeholders to transit to low-carbon
construction, the vision of a low-carbon city
can be realised in the foreseeable future.
HONG KONG REPORT ON THE STATE OF SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 2014 63
