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 explained through animation (2:00) http://youtu.be/B5NiTN0chj0
• Sustainability is also about green building (6:18) http://youtu.be/vQk9lo2eUDg
• How can we help preserving the environment and the well-being of their occupants by constructing eco-friendly buildings?
• What is an eco-building?

• Green building -- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_building
  
• Sustainable architecture -- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_architecture
  
• Sustainable design -- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_design
  
• Sustainable development -- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_development
  
• "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), http://www.archsd.gov.hk/archsd/html/teachingkits/tk1/
  
• HK Green Building Technology Net, http://gbtech.emsd.gov.hk
• Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG), http://www.wbdg.org
• Green Building Movement in Hong Kong (31 Jul 2014) http://www.maximrecruitment.com/in-focus/post/Green-Building-Movement-in-Hong-Kong.aspx

• 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/