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Guest Lecture to HKU Department of Architecture
[Arch 5310 – Design, Assessment and Certification of Sustainable Buildings]
http://www.mech.hku.hk/bse/sbs/ARCH5310.htm

26-Mar-2013 10-Feb-2011

Building Environmental Assessment Basic Principles Assessment Criteria Assessment Methods Current Tools Websites:   - BREEM-UK [Info from BRE]   - LEED (USA) [Info from USGBC]   - CASBEE, Japan [Info from IBEC]   - Korea’s Green Building Rating System [Info from GBC of Korea]   - Taiwan Green Building Label [Info from CABC][Info from ABRI]   - Green Mark (GM) Scheme, Singapore [website]   - Green Building Index (GBI), Malaysia [www.greenbuildingindex.org]   - HK-BEAM/BEAM-Plus [HK-BEAM Society]   - GBTool [Info from GBIC]

Presentation file [PDF] LEED 2009 New Construction checklist [PDF] LEED 2009 for New Construction and Major Renovations (full description) [PDF] Further reading: "The Role of Building Environmental Performance Assessment in Design" [PDF] Further reading: Minnesota Sustainable Design Guide and Rating System LEED Certification (Lecture of MEBS6020 Sustainable Building Design) [website]

Examples of Green Buildings:

• Patagonia's Reno Service Center - LEED Certified (5:47), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3KPlk34DZ0
• More information: http://www.patagonia.com/us/patagonia.go?assetid=1964
• Video presentation: "Pennsylvania's First Green Building" [27 min.]
• Further info: [Green Building Videos]

Web Links:

• BEAM Society Limited, http://www.beamsociety.org.hk
• BEAM Plus Assessment Tool, http://www.beamsociety.org.hk/en_beam_assessment_project_1.php
• BEAM Professional, http://www.beamsociety.org.hk/en_professionals_0.php
• Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC), http://www.hkgbc.org.hk
  
• US Green Building Council (USGBC), http://www.usgbc.org
  

• Case Studies on Sustainable Buildings [HKU]
• Web Links on Sustainable Buildings [HKU]
• References on Sustainable Buildings [HKU]
• Green Roof Research [HKU]
• Green Building Videos
• HK Green Building Technology Net, http://gbtech.emsd.gov.hk
• Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG), http://www.wbdg.org

• Arch 5303 – Sustainable Building Systems (Guest Lecture to HKU Department of Architecture)
• MEBS6016 Energy Performance of Buildings
• MEBS6020 Sustainable Building Design
• ENGG1201 Engineering for Sustainable Development (jointly w/ Civil Engg)

Dr. Sam C. M. Hui, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
Email: cmhui@hku.hk, Office: Room 7-22, Haking Wong Bldg.