BEAM Plus Certification Ceremony 2018 Record High Existing Buildings with First Neighbourhood Project Green Buildings Take a Leap Forward in Hong Kong Hong Kong, 21 December 2018 The Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC) and BEAM Society Limited (BSL) honoured project teams whose BEAM Plus projects achieved and Gold ratings, as well as grade, at the BEAM Plus Certification Ceremony 2018 held on 13 December 2018. Officiating at the ceremony, Mr WONG Kamsing, GBS, JP, Secretary for the Environment, and Mr LIU Chun-san, JP, Under Secretary for Development, presented nearly 50 certifications to BEAM Plus project teams. Other honourable guests included Mr CHAN Ka-kui, SBS, JP, Chairman of Construction Industry Council and Mr SO Kai-ming, Chairperson of BEAM Society Limited. Speaking at the ceremony, Mr WONG Kam-sing, GBS, JP, Secretary for the Environment, congratulated project teams. He stressed that buildings and their related activities contributed to 90% of electricity use and 60% of carbon emission in Hong Kong. Their performance in energy conservation and emission reduction are crucial to the environment. Mr LIU Chun-san, JP, Under Secretary for Development, admired the efforts made by BEAM Plus project teams to overcome various challenges. He also denoted that the government had set an example in striving for green elements in government buildings. Among the government projects that had registered BEAM Plus, most of them had achieved or Gold rating, to ensure the ideal sustainability performance. Mr SO Kai-ming, Chairperson of BSL, mentioned that the BEAM Plus New Buildings assessment tool was under revision. It was estimated that the upgraded Version 2.0 of BEAM Plus New Buildings would officially launch in 2019. Striving to improve the assessment tool, BSL had been continuously engaging industry stakeholders. Mr SO believed that the revised credits and aspects in BEAM Plus met the demand of the green building market. Shorten the administrative process provides more flexibility for developers, he said. Ir Colin CHUNG, Chairman of Green Labelling Committee of the HKGBC was delighted that owners and developers demonstrated their commitment in turning their premises green, by achieving rating and grade in BEAM Plus Existing Buildings. He also congratulated the first BEAM Plus Neighbourhood V1.0 certified project. Ir CHUNG expected the industry would utilise the BEAM Plus Neighbourhood assessment tool to design and plan better quality public space. Nearly 50 certifications were presented to project teams whose projects achieved outstanding ratings -, and Gold. There was the first project certified as
rating under BEAM Plus Neighbourhood V1.0. The sustainability performance at the masterplanning stage of the development were being assessed. The project success will bring more green spaces and build a healthier living environment to the community. Assessed by BSL and certified by the HKGBC, BEAM Plus assessment is the Hong Kong leading initiative to offer independent assessments of building sustainability performance relating to the planning, design, construction, operation and management. BEAM Plus consists of four assessment tools, namely New Buildings, Existing Buildings, Interiors and Neighbourhood. Currently there are over 1,000 registered BEAM Plus projects with diverse types, for example, residential, commercial, government buildings, infrastructure, institutional projects, etc., marking a milestone for green building movement in Hong Kong. 2
List of Projects that Achieved,, ratings, and grades under BEAM Plus (*For details of the following projects, please visit http://greenbuilding.hkgbc.org.hk ) New Buildings (NB) Project Name Homantin Hillside Goldin Financial Global Centre The Visionary Trade and Industry Tower ALTAMIRA - 18 PO SHAN ROAD Happy Valley Underground Stormwater Storage Scheme ALASSIO The Morgan Parc Inverness The Parkside Design and Construction of Yaumatei Specialist Clinic at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Residential Development at Lot 750 in DD332, Cheung Sha, Lantau Assessment Tool Rating 3
Sheung Shui Maintenance Depot Fire and Ambulance Services Academy Industrial Plant Development at Yuen Long For Vogue Laundry Service Limited Relocation Project Redevelopment of Tai Lam Centre for Women Building 20E Hong Kong Science Park Phase 3 High Park Grand SKYPARK Justice Place - Main Wing and East Wing Building 22E Hong Kong Science Park Phase 3 Lam Tsuen Valley Sewerage - Village Sewerage, Stage 2 She Shan Tsuen Sewage Pumping Station Lam Tsuen Valley Sewerage - Village Sewerage, Stage 2 Pak Ngau Shek Sewage Pumping Station Lam Tsuen Valley Sewerage - Village Sewerage, Stage 2 Ma Po Mei Sewage Pumping Station Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities - C&ED Inbound Cargo Examination Building The Open University of Hong Kong Jockey Club Institute of Healthcare 4
Public Rental Housing Development at Queen s Hill Site 1 Phases 1 & 5, Fanling Existing Buildings (EB) Project Name Assessment Tool Rating / Grade Two International Finance Centre Cityplaza Three/ Cityplaza Four Citygate Outlets (Retail)/ One Citygate (Office) Three Pacific Place Cambridge House One Island East Oxford House 5
Cityplaza One Dorset House and PCCW Tower Devon House 28 Hennessy Road Chater House APB Centre Selective Scheme (Energy Use) EcoPark Selective Scheme (Management) Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Fung Ling Memorial Building Selective Scheme (Site Aspect, Water Use & Management) Baskerville House Selective Scheme (Energy Use) 6
Island South Property Management Limited Bel-Air Selective Scheme (Management) New World Tower Selective Scheme (Management) Grand Plaza & Office Tower Two, Grand Plaza Selective Scheme (Energy Use) Prosperity Tower Selective Scheme (Management) Interiors (BI) Project Name Hong Kong Green Building council Office Sui Loong Pao Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Construction Innovation and Technology Application Centre (CITAC) Assessment Tool BEAM Plus BI V1.0 BEAM Plus BI V1.0 BEAM Plus BI V1.0 Rating Gold Neighbourhood (ND) Project Name Grade A Office & Retail Development at NKIL 6556 Assessment Tool BEAM Plus ND V1.0 Rating 7
Photos High resolution photos can be downloaded at the following link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=15c6kr56httmi47t2h-sux9ienlacqnic Pic 1. Mr SO Kai-ming, Chairperson of BSL, shared at his opening speech that the upgraded Version 2.0 of BEAM Plus New Buildings will officially launch in 2019. Pic 2. Mr WONG Kam-sing, GBS, JP, Secretary for the Environment, congratulated BEAM Plus project teams. Pic 3. Mr LIU Chun-san, JP, Under Secretary for Development, mentioned that most of the government buildings that had registered BEAM Plus had achieved or Gold rating. 8
Pic 4. Ir Colin CHUNG, Chairman of Green Labelling Committee of the HKGBC, was delighted that owners and developers demonstrated their commitment in turning their existing premises green. Pic 5&6. Officiating guests took group photos with Directors and Committee Members of the HKGBC and BSL Pic 7. In the portfolio of Swire Properties, ten of its existing buildings have awarded Final rating under BEAM Plus Existing Buildings Comprehensive Scheme this year. 9
Pic 8. Architectural Services Department has a number of projects that have achieved Final and ratings. Pic 9. Grade A Office & Retail Development at NKIL 6556 in the Kai Tak Development Area was the first project certified under BEAM Plus Neighbourhood 1.0. 10
About the Hong Kong Green Building Council The Hong Kong Green Building Council Limited (HKGBC) is a non-profit, member led organisation established in 2009 with the vision to help save the planet and improve the wellbeing of the people of Hong Kong by transforming the city into a greener built environment. The Founding Members of the HKGBC include the Construction Industry Council (CIC), the Business Environment Council (BEC), the BEAM Society Limited (BSL) and the Professional Green Building Council (PGBC). Its mission is to lead market transformation by advocating green policies to the Government; introducing green building practices to all stakeholders; setting design, construction and management standards for the building profession; and promoting green living to the people of Hong Kong. To learn more about the HKGBC, please visit http://www.hkgbc.org.hk. About BEAM Society Limited (BSL) BEAM Society Limited (BSL), owner of Building Environmental Assessment Method (BEAM), is a non-profit public body committed to developing and implementing the BEAM assessment tools (HK-BEAM & BEAM Plus), assessing and improving the overall quality of the green building environments and training BEAM Professionals (BEAM Pro) and BEAM Affiliates. On a per capita basis, BEAM is one of the most widely used voluntary green building labelling schemes of its kind in the world. BEAM Plus assessment tools, including BEAM Plus New Buildings, BEAM Plus Existing Buildings, BEAM Plus Interiors and BEAM Plus Neighbourhood are currently applicable to the stages of masterplanning, building design, construction on site and operational life, fitout and operation. To learn more about BSL, please visit http://www.beamsociety.org.hk. Press contact Mr Elliott Tam / Mr Harris Chan Hong Kong Green Building Council Secretariat Tel.: +852 3994 8890 / +852 3994 8853 Email: elliott.tam@hkgbc.org.hk / harris.chan@hkgbc.org.hk Ms Joey Mok BEAM Society Limited Secretariat Tel.: +852 3610 5728 Email: joeymok@beamsociety.org.hk 11