Since 1 April 2011, certification by BEAM Plus is one of the prerequisites for the granting of gross floor area (GFA) concessions for certain green and amenity features in development projects.

As stipulated by the Residential Properties (First-hand Sales) Ordinance (Cap 621), for any new residential properties which has been granted with GFA Concessions in accordance to APP151 issued by Buildings Authority, its BEAM Plus assessment rating should be included under the section of Information in application for concession on gross floor area (GFA) of building in the sales brochures . In this regard, a Green Building Certification Label (Label) is provided for display in the sales brochures.

Types of Labels

There are three different stages in the BEAM Plus assessment process: Projects completed the registration and pending for the assessment process Projects completed Provisional Assessment with rating granted by the HKGBC Projects completed the Final Assessment with rating granted by the HKGBC Three different sets of the Label are available for developers to incorporate in their sales brochures for respective project status and/or assessment rating. Upon successful registration, the HKGBC shall provide the Green Building Certification Label in jpg format to the applicant.

Application

Developers, or their appointed agents, may download the application form below and submit the completed form by mail to:

Hong Kong Green Building Council Limited
1/F Jockey Club Environmental Building
77 Tat Chee Avenue
Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
(RE.: Application for Green Building Certification Label)

Points to Note

1. The registration process takes approximately 14 working days.
2. The HKGBC may decline the application if insufficient information is provided.  Additional submission of necessary information is allowed, which may result in longer processing time.
3. Applicant should send a printed copy of sales brochures by post to HKGBC within two weeks once the printed version is ready for distribution.