Introduction

• Educational objectives; assessment
• Learning outcomes
• Study topics
• Recommended references

2.  Sustainable built environment

3.  Green/sustainable building

4.  Why going green?

5.  Basic principles

• Sustainability in Construction [AV 690.068 B93 E] (VHS 18 min.)

• Summary information: [PDF]
• Green building design strategies
• Green strategies at different stages
• HK Green Building Technology Net, http://gbtech.emsd.gov.hk
• Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG), http://www.wbdg.org

• ASHRAE, 2006. ASHRAE Greenguide: the Design, Construction, and Operation of Sustainable Buildings, 2nd ed., Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, Amsterdam and Boston. [720.47 A82 A] [From ScienceDirect]
• European Commission, Directorate General XVII for Energy, 1999. A Green Vitruvius: Principles and Practice of Sustainable Architectural Design, James & James, London. [720.47 G79 E]
• PTI, 1996. Sustainable Building Technical Manual: Green Building Design, Construction and Operations, Public Technology, Inc. (PTI), Washington, D.C. [721.0467 S964][from WBDG]
• RAIA, 2001+. BDP Environment Design Guide [CD-ROM and online], Royal Australian Institute of Architects, Red Hill, A.C.T., Australia. [AVS 720.47 E61 R8][website] (access online)
• An entry portal to new comers to the Environment Design Guide [PDF]

• Case Studies on Sustainable Buildings, http://www.hku.hk/mech/sbe/case_study/index/top.htm
• Web Links on Sustainable Buildings, http://www.hku.hk/mech/sbe/web_links/index.html
• References on Sustainable Buildings, http://www.hku.hk/mech/sbe/refs/index.html

• The Brundtland Report (Full text of the report):
• http://www.un-documents.net/wced-ocf.htm
• http://www.worldinbalance.net/agreements/1987-brundtland.html
• Council for Sustainable Development (www.susdev.org.hk): Building Design to Foster a Quality and Sustainable Built Environment (a public engagement exercise)
• Video clip: www.susdev.org.hk/en/video.aspx
• Online games: www.susdev.org.hk/en/games.aspx
• Hong Kong Planning Standards & Guidelines, www.pland.gov.hk/pland_en/tech_doc/hkpsg/