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Energy efficiency in buildings

1. Why energy efficiency?

2. Passive design

3. Building envelope

4. HVAC systems

5. Lighting systems

6. Other considerations
[Powerpoint file in PDF format]

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 Video Presentation:

• District Cooling System (5:58) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDY32Chx6Gg
• Energy 101: Light Bulbs (4:47) http://youtu.be/Pk60-D61h34
• Achieving Net-Zero-Energy Buildings - ASHRAE (2:05) http://youtu.be/pQFJr5E7_R0
  

 Further Reading:

• HK EE Net, http://ee.emsd.gov.hk

References:

• CIBSE, 2012. Energy Efficiency in Buildings, CIBSE Guide F, 3rd ed., Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, London. [LB 696 E56 C4g]

 Web Links:

• Externalities http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externality
• Energy Saving Plan for Hong Kong's Built Environment 2015-2025+ http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201505/14/P201505140408.htm
• The Buildings Energy Efficiency Ordinance (BEEO) http://www.beeo.emsd.gov.hk
• Passive design http://www.level.org.nz/passive-design/
• Passive Cooling in Tropical Climates http://www.btsquarepeg.com/sustainable/energy/passive-cooling-in-tropical-climates/
• Sunpath Diagrams, http://www.jaloxa.eu/resources/daylighting/sunpath.shtml
• Sun Path Diagram Generator, http://www.horca.net/graphs/sunplot.php
• Passive cooling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_cooling and http://passivesolar.sustainablesources.com/
• Free cooling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_cooling
• Waste heat recovery http://www.energyefficiencyasia.org/energyequipment/ee_ts_wasteheatrecovery.html
• District cooling system (DCS) http://www.energyland.emsd.gov.hk/en/building/district_cooling_sys/
• Cogeneration http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cogeneration
• Energy efficiency labels in HK http://www.energylabel.emsd.gov.hk
• Zero Carbon Building in HK, http://zcb.hkcic.org
  

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| Created: Jul 2016 | Update: 29 Aug 2016 |