MEBS6004 Built Environment

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Building envelope design

1. Basic principles

2. Design factors

3. Response to local climate

4. Ventilation strategy

5. Building codes in HK

(Powerpoint file in PDF format)

Video Presentation:

Building Envelope System and Assemblies (32:36) https://youtu.be/HeDwcxGZKjA
BUILDING ENVELOPE SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLIES (30:54) https://youtu.be/lmJnJTERDzU
1-13 Building envelope (7:59) https://youtu.be/uD59eIjMfQs
Process for Designing Climate Specific Solar Shading Devices (16:59) https://youtu.be/9girn6Y1BOE
Natural Ventilation - Passive Cross Wind System Explained (1:40) https://youtu.be/PsQNvTlBiLk

Further Reading:

Building Envelope Design Guide https://www.wbdg.org/guides-specifications/building-envelope-design-guide
BSD-018: The Building Enclosure https://www.buildingscience.com/documents/digests/bsd-018-the-building-enclosure_revised
BSD-014: Air Flow Control in Buildings https://www.buildingscience.com/documents/digests/bsd-014-air-flow-control-in-buildings
Back to Basics: Natural Ventilation and its Use in Different Contexts https://www.archdaily.com/963706/back-to-basics-natural-ventilation-and-its-use-in-different-contexts
Hui S. C. M., 1997. Overall thermal transfer value (OTTV): how to improve its control in Hong Kong, In Proceedings of the One-day Symposium on Building, Energy and Environment, 16 October 1997, Shangri-la Hotel, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKIE BS Division/CIBSE/ASHRAE/PolyU, p. 12-1 to 12-11. http://ibse.hk/cmhui/bse97a.pdf
Building envelope design - Case study: HSBC Headquarters Building

HSBC Building (Hong Kong) - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSBC_Building_(Hong_Kong)
Foster's HSBC building in Hong Kong is a revolutionary high-tech skyscraper https://www.dezeen.com/2019/11/27/norman-foster-hsbc-building-hong-kong-bank/
Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Headquarters - Foster + Partners https://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/hongkong-and-shanghai-bank-headquarters/
HSBC headquarters was “more than just a building” says Norman Foster 匯豐銀行總部“不僅僅是一座建築物”，諾曼·福斯特（Norman Foster）說 https://www.futureview360.com/2020/02/12/hsbc-headquarters-was-more-than-just-a-building-says-norman-foster-%E5%8C%AF%E8%B1%90%E9%8A%80%E8%A1%8C%E7%B8%BD%E9%83%A8%E4%B8%8D%E5%83%85%E5%83%85%E6%98%AF%E4%B8%80%E5%BA%A7%E5%BB%BA/
From Productivism to Scenography: The Relighting of Norman Foster's Hongkong and Shanghai Bank https://www.archdaily.com/790877/from-productivism-to-scenography-the-relighting-of-norman-fosters-hongkong-and-shanghai-bank
HSBC Headquarters Building - Facades and Sun-shading [JPG]
Videos:

Architecture: HSBC Building, Hong Kong 4K (1:36) https://youtu.be/oykCcojhoIs
illumination Physics presents HSBC Symphony of Lights (from Central) (14:36) https://youtu.be/mB8B0a-aNWM
HSBC Lightshow, Hong Kong (6:19) https://youtu.be/tpHXL5agJJY
【滙豐與香港人，一起延續故事！ Together we start a brand new chapter!】 (0:51) https://youtu.be/SoUFNNX0gAs
Norman Foster interview: HSBC headquarters was "more than just a building" | Architecture | Dezeen (4:04) https://youtu.be/5Yp7tIbz6D8
[經典回憶] 1986年 - 匯豐銀行新廈的發展歷程 (47:59) https://youtu.be/trdfJU6eZQ0

References:

Aksamija A., 2013. Sustainable Facades: Design Methods for High-performance Building Envelopes, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, Hoboken, New Jersey. [HKALL]
BD, 2022. Design and Construction Requirements for Energy Efficiency of Residential Buildings, APP-156, Practice Note for Authorized Persons, Registered Structural Engineers and Registered Geotechnical Engineers, Buildings Department (BD), Hong Kong. https://www.bd.gov.hk/doc/en/resources/codes-and-references/practice-notes-and-circular-letters/pnap/APP/APP156.pdf
BD, 2019. Energy Efficiency of Buildings Building (Energy Efficiency) Regulation, APP-67, Practice Note for Authorized Persons, Registered Structural Engineers and Registered Geotechnical Engineers, Buildings Department (BD), Hong Kong. https://www.bd.gov.hk/doc/en/resources/codes-and-references/practice-notes-and-circular-letters/pnap/APP/APP067.pdf
BD, 2014. Guidelines on Design and Construction Requirements for Energy Efficiency of Residential Buildings, Buildings Department (BD), Hong Kong. https://www.bd.gov.hk/doc/en/resources/codes-and-references/code-and-design-manuals/Guidelines_DCREERB2014e.pdf
Burberry P., 1997. Environment and Services, 8th ed., Longman. [HKALL]
Knaack U. & Klein T., 2008. The Future Envelope 2: Architecture, Climate, Skin, IOS Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [HKALL]
Knaack U. & Klein T., 2008. The Future Envelope 1: A Multidisciplinary Approach, IOS Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [HKALL]
Knaack U. & Koenders E. A. B., 2018. Building Physics of the Envelope: Principles of Construction, Ebook Central. [HKALL]
Szokolay S. V., 2014. Introduction to Architectural Science: the Basis of Sustainable Design, Third edition, Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon and New York, NY. [HKALL]
Zaera-Polo A. & Anderson J., 2021. The Ecologies of the Building Envelope: A Material History and Theory of Architectural Surfaces, Actar D. [HKALL]

Web Links:

Building Envelope (EnergyLand - EMSD) https://www.emsd.gov.hk/energyland/en/building/energy_use/envelope.html
Passive Design - NZEB https://nzeb.in/knowledge-centre/passive-design/
HKIP Journal Volume 34 (2020) https://www.hkip.org.hk/en-hkipjournals-search/2020/10/20/volume-34-2020
Natural Ventilation (WBDG) https://www.wbdg.org/resources/natural-ventilation
Natural ventilation of buildings - Designing Buildings Wiki https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Natural_ventilation

| Created: Jul 2022 | Update: 7 Oct 2022 |