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In 2013, the Energising Kowloon East other future temporary buildings, including
Office (EKEO), a showcase of sustainable construction site offices in Hong Kong. The
construction, was established to steer, modular construction approach using recycled
supervise, oversee and monitor the freight containers, and other steel structures
development of Kowloon East, in order to enables greater flexibility in layout changes.
facilitate its transformation into another These materials can be easily dismantled and
premier Central Business District of reused elsewhere at the end of the building’s
Hong Kong. The design and construction life. Use of lean construction methods and
of the EKEO building was completed in low-embodied-energy materials, such as
just six months. The self-contained and paving blocks made from recycled aggregate,
cost-effective EKEO building not only provides glass and fly ash from power plants, are
an efficient workspace, but also showcases further evidence of EKEO’s commitment to
a new sustainable design concept with a sustainability.
low-carbon footprint and acts as a model for
Certified as the first Platinum-rated BEAM Plus Temporary Building in Hong Kong, EKEO has
achieved the following environmental benefits:
• Energy Saving
- About 33 percent or 48,500 kWh per annum reduction in annual energy consumption
- About 37 percent reduction in peak electricity demand
• Water Conservation
- About 58 percent or 805,000 L per annum reduction in fresh water consumption by
harvesting rainwater for irrigation
- About 22 percent or 51,600 L per annum reduction in flushing water demand by using
low-flow urinals and dual-flush toilets
• Waste Reduction
- About 69 percent or 10,500 kg of construction waste recycled or reused
- About 50 percent of building materials are prefabricated
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Office (EKEO), a showcase of sustainable construction site offices in Hong Kong. The
construction, was established to steer, modular construction approach using recycled
supervise, oversee and monitor the freight containers, and other steel structures
development of Kowloon East, in order to enables greater flexibility in layout changes.
facilitate its transformation into another These materials can be easily dismantled and
premier Central Business District of reused elsewhere at the end of the building’s
Hong Kong. The design and construction life. Use of lean construction methods and
of the EKEO building was completed in low-embodied-energy materials, such as
just six months. The self-contained and paving blocks made from recycled aggregate,
cost-effective EKEO building not only provides glass and fly ash from power plants, are
an efficient workspace, but also showcases further evidence of EKEO’s commitment to
a new sustainable design concept with a sustainability.
low-carbon footprint and acts as a model for
Certified as the first Platinum-rated BEAM Plus Temporary Building in Hong Kong, EKEO has
achieved the following environmental benefits:
• Energy Saving
- About 33 percent or 48,500 kWh per annum reduction in annual energy consumption
- About 37 percent reduction in peak electricity demand
• Water Conservation
- About 58 percent or 805,000 L per annum reduction in fresh water consumption by
harvesting rainwater for irrigation
- About 22 percent or 51,600 L per annum reduction in flushing water demand by using
low-flow urinals and dual-flush toilets
• Waste Reduction
- About 69 percent or 10,500 kg of construction waste recycled or reused
- About 50 percent of building materials are prefabricated
HONG KONG REPORT ON THE STATE OF SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 2014 81
