Brainwork

Citation
Building journal Hong Kong China, Mar, 1998, pp. 76-93
Abstract
The term "intelligent building" has been bandied about in recent years, as businesses become ever more reliant on technology and as digital control of building management systems becomes more sophisticated. But what does the term really mean? (1) Intelligence = flexibility + simplicity (2) Case-in-point: gridwork (3) Wing Lung Bank building: building automation comes to Hong Kong 大廈自動管理中心 (a) The solution (b) Hong Kong's first (4) IT: transferring information (5) Building automation (a) Telecommunications (b) Lighting (c) Security (d) Backup power (e) Clear floorplates (f) Fire services (6) Toward the vertex (7) Saving energy costs using intelligent materials (a) HK-BEAM and OTTV (b) Glazing (c) Shading (8) Chilling out: HVAC systems (9) Construction & cladding trends (a) Shell and core (b) New cladding material: air (10) Location (11) Expert opinions (12) Ease of maintenance (13) Simplicity now for the future (14) Building specifications: (a) Cityplaza One - Wong Tung & Partners (b) Lincoln House - Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd (c) The Centre - Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers (HK) Ltd (d) Hong Kong Telecome Tower - Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd (15) Price hike for major building materials (16) Library shelving for The Chinese University of Hong Kong 中文大學裝置新款圖書架
Description
Type
Article
Format
Date
1998
Language
en,zh