HK-BEAM: The Local Standard for Labelling, Apprising and Enhancing Environmental Sustainablility of Buildings
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HKIA journal: the official journal of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects (香港建築師學報), no.38, 2004, pp. 16-23
Abstract
(1) Abstract
The Hong Kong Building Environmental Assessment Method (HK-BEAM) is the sector initiative to assist developers, designers, builders and managers to provide environmentally sustainable buildings. HK-BEAM sets out over 100 'best practice environmental criteria' for a range of issues - from energy efficiency and building materials, to construction pollution and indoor environmental quality - against which building performance can be measured, improved and recognised, and potential cost savings could be realised.
As of May 2004, almost 100 private and public sector premises covering 59 million square feet of space (over 30,000 residential units and 41 million squrare feet non-domestic space) have been submitted for voluntary, independent HK-BEAM certification, gaining recognition for environmental achievements in building planning, design, construction, operationa and makes HK-BEAM one of the most widely used voluntary green building labelling schemes in the world, particularly in terms of number of buildings, percentage of total stock assessed, and buildings per capita. In fact, the floor area of HK-BEAM projects in progress during 2002 was equivalent to more than 25% of commercial space and approximately 10% of dwellings completed in Hong Kong during that year (and 80% of all Grade A office space completed).
This paper outlines HK-BEAM's 'whole-life' labelling framework, the environmental sustainability issues addressed, the benchmarks adopted, and the certification process. The paper also presents some of the achievements of the HK-BEAM to date, and describes the work of the HK-BEAM Society.
(2) Introduction
(3) The HK-BEAM Assessment Framework
(4) Issues coveredunder HK-BEAM
(5) The HK-BEAM Certificate Process
(6) HK-BEAM Achievements to date
(7) Innovative and sustainable technologies and building designs
(a) Wind tunnel tests
(b) Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
(c) Naturally ventilated car park
(d) Solar powered blinding systems
(8) HK-BEAM Ownership, development and implementation
(9) Notes
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2004
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en