Hong Kong Green Building Week 2013 Launching Ceremony
Posted on: 1 August 2013
Hong Kong Green Building Week 2013
Launched to Promote Green Building Development
The first-ever public campaign to encourage everyone in Hong Kong to live a green lifestyle today for a sustainable future
Hong Kong, 1 August 2013 – The Construction Industry Council (CIC) and the Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC) for the first time jointly organise the Hong Kong Green Building Week 2013 (HKGBW 2013) in September to promote green building development, boost public awareness on green lifestyle, and drive behavioural and mindset change through a series of programmes in collaboration with six green groups and associations.
Expanding the scope of the Sustainable Building 2013 Hong Kong Regional Conference (SB13 HK) for the industry, the HKGBW 2013 will be held during 7-14 September and is also a part of the “Hong Kong: Our Home” Campaign launched by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government on building positive energy and social cohesion. Mr. WONG Kam-sing, JP, Secretary for the Environment of the HKSAR Government joined the launching ceremony today to announce and introduce the HKGBW 2013 together with Ir LEE Shing-see, GBS, OBE, JP, Chairman of the CIC, and Ir Conrad T.C. WONG, BBS, JP, Chairman of HKGBC.
“As one of the founding members of the HKGBC, the CIC has been strengthening the sustainability of the construction industry in Hong Kong through conducting different publicity programmes related to environmental protection and sustainable development, such as the launch of ZCB, the first zero carbon building, which is successfully raising community awareness of sustainable living,” said Ir LEE Shing-see. “We are enhancing our efforts in educating the public with the launch of the HKGBW 2013 which is supported by the Environment Bureau and the Development Bureau of the HKSAR Government, as well as other green groups and associations. I am confident that, with the collaboration of different sectors, the goal of transforming Hong Kong to a green city can be achieved.”
“As a pioneer to foster a sustainable built environment in Hong Kong, HKGBC is proud to launch the first-ever public campaign of HKGBW 2013 with the CIC. Through working with a range of green groups and partnering organisations, HKGBW 2013 demonstrates a synergy that realises extensive reach to the mass public and educates society on energy-saving directives,” said Ir Conrad T.C. WONG. “It echoes HKGBC’s HK3030 campaign activated in March, which contributes to the vision for a low carbon and sustainable built environment in Hong Kong by 2030.”
A series of programmes have been held and are running through September, leading to the actual HKGBW on 7-14 September, targeting to educate and drive behavioural change among literally everyone in Hong Kong. HKGBW 2013 programmes include:
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Timeframe
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Biz-Green Dress Code Fashion Design Contest and Biz-Green Dress Day
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Contest: June –August 2013
Biz-Green Dress Code Fashion Show cum Award Presentation: 29 August 2013
Biz-Green Dress Day: 10 September 2013
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The Biz-Green Dress Code Design Contest aims to unleash students' talent to incorporate green elements into office outfits for a Biz-Green dress code, which promotes maintaining optimal internal temperature and reduction in air-conditioning and electricity consumption. The winning entries will be featured in a fashion show in late August which introduces the Biz-Green Dress Day, which aims to encourage white collar to follow the dress code and dress light in work on that day in order to promote maintaining optimal internal temperature and reduction in air-conditioning and electricity consumption in local offices.
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Mini LegCo & Youth Forum
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14 September 2013
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Mini LegCo & Youth Forum aims to simulate a LegCo debate, followed by "Dialogue with the Secretary" to raise students’ awareness on green building issues and value different points of view in experiencing part of the policy formulation and legislation process.
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Green Building Tour
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7 September 2013
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The Green Building Tour aims to raise students' awareness on green buildings in daily life and encourage a green lifestyle through guided tours to green building landmarks and provide students with a fun learning experience on sustainable development in Hong Kong. Priority is given to the underprivileged children.
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Power Smart Contest
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June – August 2013
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A 3-month energy saving contest organised by Friends of the Earth for households, offices and property management companies to encourage behavioural change on energy consumption among different sectors.
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Green Home Retrofitting
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August – September 2013
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The Green Home Retrofitting aims to provide reference cases for the public and spread the message that small changes to their homes can cause a positive impact to the environment.
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Sustainable Building 2013 Hong Kong Regional Conference (SB13 HK)
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12-13 September 2013
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A “Sustainability and Urban Density” themed symposium that will gather regional and worldwide industry experts to exchange knowledge in the area of sustainable built development, and signify Hong Kong’s active role in the green building initiative internationally.
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Representatives from the six partnering organisations, including Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, Hong Kong Design Institute, Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, Junior Achievement Hong Kong, and Wharf Group <Project WeCan>, also attended the launching ceremony today to celebrate the introduction of this meaningful campaign. The guests were given the opportunity to preview the campaign video and greet the HKGBW 2013 mascot.
Apart from programmes targeted at the mass public, HKGBW 2013 also includes the SB13 HK for the industry with a theme of “Urban Density & Sustainability”. Happening on 12-13 September 2013, the conference gathers around 800 regional and worldwide green building experts and will be joined by Mr. WONG Kam-sing as one of the keynote speakers to exchange knowledge in the area of sustainable built development.
HKGBW 2013 will be introduced to the public through multiple mass channels. For more information of the campaign, please visit:
HKGBW 2013 Mini site: http://www.hkgbc.org.hk/hkgreenbuildingweek2013 or
HKGBC Official Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/hkgreenbuildingcouncil
About the Organisers
Construction Industry Council
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) was formed on 1 February 2007 under the Construction Industry Council Ordinance Cap. 587. The CIC consists of a chairman and 24 members representing various sectors of the industry including employers, professionals, academics, contractors, workers, independent persons and Government officials.
The main functions of the CIC are to forge consensus on long-term strategic issues, convey the industry’s needs and aspirations to Government, provide training for construction workforce and serve as a communication channel for Government to solicit advice on all construction-related matters.
To learn more about the CIC, please visit website www.hkcic.org for further details.
Hong Kong Green Building Council
The Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC) is a non-profit, member led organisation established in 2009 with the vision to aspire for quality and sustainability at every stage of the building life cycle and embrace these principles as a mark of excellence. The Founding Members of HKGBC include the Construction Industry Council (CIC), Business Environment Council (BEC), the BEAM Society Limited (BSL) and the Professional Green Building Council (PGBC). Its mission is to lead the market transformation to a sustainable built environment in Hong Kong by guiding the development of industry standards, best practices, education, and research in green building.
Press contact
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Heidi Hui
Hong Kong Green Building Council Secretariat
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