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.)

• Green building -- Wikipedia
• Sustainable architecture -- Wikipedia
• Sustainable design -- Wikipedia
• Sustainable development -- Wikipedia
• "Hong Kong Architecture Goes Green", CCGC Vision, Sep 2010 [PDF]
• Summary information: [PDF]
• Green building design strategies
• Green strategies at different stages
• Teaching Kit: Sustainable Design for Buildings (ArchSD), www2.archsd.gov.hk/teachingkits/TK1/
  
• HK Green Building Technology Net, http://gbtech.emsd.gov.hk
• Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG), http://www.wbdg.org

• ASHRAE, 2010. ASHRAE Greenguide: the Design, Construction, and Operation of Sustainable Buildings, 3rd ed., Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, Amsterdam and Boston. (2nd ed.: [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][PDF]
• Salat, S. (ed.), 2006. The Sustainable Design Handbook: China: High Environmental Quality Cities and Buildings, CSTB, Cedex, France. [720.470951 S96]

• Case Studies on Sustainable Buildings http://me.hku.hk/sbe/case_study/index/top.htm
  
• Web Links on Sustainable Buildings http://me.hku.hk/sbe/web_links/index.html
  
• References on Sustainable Buildings http://me.hku.hk/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
• Hong Kong Planning Standards & Guidelines, www.pland.gov.hk/pland_en/tech_doc/hkpsg/