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About Green Building Award 2012

Green Building Award 2012 (GBA 2012) is organised by the Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC) with Professional Green Building Council (PGBC) to provide recognition to building-related projects with outstanding performance and contributions in sustainability and the built environment and also to transform the mainstream market towards wider adoption of sustainable planning, design, construction, management, operation, maintenance, renovation and decommissioning of buildings.

HKGBC was founded by four major construction industry and environmental organisations:

  • Construction Industry Council (CIC) 
  • Business Environment Council (BEC)
  • BEAM Society (BEAM)
  • Professional Green Building Council (PGBC)

PGBC was co-founded by five building related professional institutes:

  • The Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA)
  • The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE)
  • The Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects (HKILA)
  • The Hong Kong Institute of Planners (HKIP)
  • The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS)

GBA was successfully inaugurated by PGBC in 2006. Since 2010, the scope of GBA has been expanded to cover projects in the Asia Pacific region.

The publication of the GBA winning projects in 2006, 2008 and 2010 can be viewed at
www.hkpgbc.org/page6_4.html
and
http://www.hkpgbc.org/download/final_080818.pdf respectively. 

GBA 2012 builds on past experience and continues with the following objectives:

  • To provide recognition to building-related projects with outstanding contributions in sustainability;and
  • To encourage adoption of sustainable planning, design, construction, management, operation, maintenance, renovation and decommissioning of buildings. 

Sustainable Building: Definition

Sustainable building provides a quality living amenity for its users and neighbours in terms of social, environmental and economic aspects while minimising negative environmental impact at the local, regional and global levels throughout its full life cycle.

GBA Logo

 

The spherical GBA logo embraces multiple overlapping spheres depicting global sustainability elements. They interlock and evolve harmoniously to form an infinite cycle of dynamic forces for the future generations. Central to the GBA globe is the integration of green with Mother Nature - water, earth and sky.

 

 

 

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