Engineering, the university of hong kong, pokfulam road, hong kong. Zcb fact sheet institution of mechanical engineers. Ciczcp actively engages the public to raise awareness of low carbon living to combat climate change. There will be a blend of local and overseas speakers at the seminar to e the stateofthesharart knowledge and practices of zero carbon building. Significance of zcb 1st zerocarbon building in hk 1st building with grid feedin in hk 1st native urban woodland in hk one of the 1st beam plus platinum new building projects 1st large scale use of biodiesel made from waste cooking oil for electricity generation. The pathway to net zero carbon buildings has been extended to include embodied carbon materials carbon. This event will formally launch the hong kong zero carbon partnership and set out the project plan. The practice provides architecture, interior design and master planning services in various sectors including culture and community, education, mixused, commercial, residential, hotel and retail, transitoriented development. Feasibility study of developing a zerocarbonemission. Designed and constructed as a zero carbon building using many passive design features, including natural ventilation for a humid climate. Buildings account for a big portion of energy use in a countryregion, over 40% in the case of the usa and over 60% for hong kong. Zero carbon building has been regarded as an important approach in reducing the carbon emissions associated with buildings. Hong kong unveils its first zerocarbon building zdnet. Zcb is the first zero carbon building in hong kong.
The main objective of the zcb is to showcase the stateoftheart eco building design and technologies to the construction industry locally and internationally as well as to raise the awareness of low carbon living in hong kong. Hong kong zero carbon partnership international seminar technology and innovation for zero carbon building 1. It consists of a 3storey building including basement with a footprint of approximately 1,400 sqm and a landscape area including an urban native woodland. For immediate release construction industry council. A zeroenergy building ze, also known as a zero net energy zne building, netzero energy building nzeb, net zero building is a building with zero net energy consumption, meaning the total amount of energy used by the building on an annual basis is equal to. He opined that the project would become a model and inspire more and more zero or low carbon buildings in hong kong.
The first zero carbon building in hong kong which is designed and equipped to offset operating energy consumed from the grid by onsite renewable energy generation with gridfeedin on an annual basis. Energy hierarchy with its priority on energy demand control. In the world in which there are increasing risks from global warming, overpopulation and diminishing conventional energy resources, buildings and settlements with net zero carbon dioxide emissions are seen as one of the ways forward in putting the. Hong kong policies on building energy and carbon emissions cover building. Zero carbon buildings today and in the future international conference and exhibition series. Hong kong zero carbon partnership seminar cum zero carbon building public policy research forum systems zero carbon building. It was carried out as a project hong kong zero carbon building partnership for enhancing public and stakeholder engagement lead by the university of hong kong, funded by construction industry council cic to enhance the public and stakeholder engagement in delivering the zero.
Ciczcp is hong kongs first zero carbon park with different low carbon design and technologies to inspire the construction industry to create a sustainable built. Within the zcb, 90% of the site footprint is a landscape area including the first native urban woodland in hong kong, which provides green leisure spaces for the enjoyment of the public. Mr lee shingsee, cic chairman overall, the building has been fitted out with more than 90 cuttingedge environmental features, which will allow local and international researchers to explore and understand future design practice. Zero carbon building zcb has emerged as an innovative approach to improving building energy performance and. Solarpowered zcb is the first zero carbon building in. Zero carbon building zcb has emerged as an innovative approach to. Critical evaluation of zero carbon buildings in high density urban cities. Zero hedge on a long enough timeline the survival rate. Ukgbc has a long history of promoting challenging energy performance standards in new building regulation4 which has led to benefits to the developers, designers, owners and occupants. Experience gained from the first zero carbon building in. It is headquartered in hong kong with four offices in. Low embodied carbon materials regionally manufactured materials sustainable timber. Pdf zero carbon building zcb has emerged as an innovative approach to. The building is surrounded by green in a commercial area of the city.
Hong kong hong kong has unveiled its first zerocarbon building. Pdf critical evaluation of zero carbon buildings in high. However, despite significant policy drivers, the uptake of this approach. This includes energy used to provide space heating and cooling, hot water and fixed lighting, as outlined in part l1a of the building. The totality of how migration and terrorism intertwined as a destructive force against europe, and the continents response, remains. Zcb zero carbon building ronald lu and partners archdaily. Buildings account for 90% of total electricity consumption in hong kong. The policy will oblige construction to zero carbon standards from 2019, so as to create a level playing. Zeroenergy building zeb and zerocarbon building zcb are becoming a global design trend worldwide as the strategy. In hong kong, buildings consume most of the energy and are the major contributor to the greenhouse gas emissions. We have partnered as a sponsor with ukgbc on its advancing net zero programme, and we brought our expertise to the creation of the uk framework for net zero carbon buildings. In the united states, buildingscommercial and residentialaccount for 72 percent of electricity use and 38 percent of co 2 emissions. Ciczcp is a climate change and my smart city experience centre. To combat consequent climate change, hong kong opened its first zero carbon building for the public in 2012.
This is because the embodied carbon content can be more than 40 times the size of operating carbon emissions. The canada green building councils zero carbon building program is a madeincanada solution that provides standards, education and research to support canadas climate mitigation goals to avoid the worst effects of climate change, we need to eliminate ghg emissions from all building construction and operations by 2050. Zcb first zero carbon building in hong kong 2020 miecf. Zcb is the first building in hong kong to produce zero carbon emissions. The first zero carbon building in hong kong building. Zcb, the first zero carbon building in hong kong, aims to showcase the stateoftheart zero low carbon building design and technologies in the unique context of hong kong. Something worth noting 1st zerocarbon building in hk 1st building with grid feedin in hk 1st native urban woodland in hk one of the 1 st beam plus platinum new building projects 1st large scale use of biodiesel made from waste cooking oil for electricity generation. Request pdf a sociotechnical framework of zerocarbon building policies.
The building sector is responsible for a large share of world electricity consumption and raw materials use. Lius article sent a clear signal that china would not stimulate the economy by rolling out another massive monetary stimulus. Adjacent to the ciczcp indoor exhibition area with state of the art facilities and amazing view of greenery landscape, our multipurpose hall can cater for up to 150 people or be partitioned into two separate halls to meet your needs. Globally, we are a corporate advisory board member of the wgbc, aiming to advance net zero carbon buildings worldwide, and have pledged to set a sciencebased carbon. With a site area of 147,000 square metres, there are seven zones in the threestorey building, one of which is gives visitors tips. The partnership project aims to help position hong kong as a worldclass knowledgebased, innovationdriven and multistakeholderengaged hub for zero carbon building in urban environments. Cagbc zero carbon building standard is a unique, madeincanada solution to achieving our climate change commitments, providing a path for both new and existing buildings to reach zero carbon. Hong kongs electricity generation accounted for 67% ghg emissions in 2008. Tam, evaluations of existing waste recycling methods. Zero carbon park home construction industry council. The emerging imperative to reduce carbon footprint worldwide is to bring down its emission from building to zero level. The zcb demonstrates the atempt to answer the queson. Novel zero carbon building design ini1a1ve department of civil.
Kongs development bureau, has built hong kongs first building to completely offset its carbon footprint using renewable energy. The zcb bamboo pavilion is a public event space built for the construction industry councils zero carbon building zcb in the summer of 2015 in kowloon bay, hong kong. It is a group of public and crosssector stakeholders for zero carbon buildings which was established in 2015. Construction industry council zcb building, hong kong demonstration building in the kai tak kowloon city district regeneration area. Something worth noting 1st zero carbon building in hk 1st building with grid feedin in hk 1st native urban woodland in hk one of the 1 st beam plus platinum new building projects 1st large scale use of biodiesel made from waste cooking oil for electricity generation one of the few zcbs in the world that account for. Kai tak cruise terminal building a low energy and sustainable terminal building. The first zero carbon building opens in hong kong arup. Zero carbon building, hong kong, urban designcommunity planning the zcb is first building in hong kong to produce zero carbon emissions. Tassos kougionis, associate director in our london office, analyses the environmental impact of construction and examines the future of zerocarbon buildings in the uk. Feasibility study of developing a zerocarbonemission green deck in hong kong. Energy plus the building generates onsite renewable energy more than operation needs, from. A zero carbon building is defined as one that is highly energyefficient and produces onsite, or procures, carbonfree renewable energy in an. Ciczcp is hong kongs first zero carbon park with different low carbon design and technologies to inspire the construction industry to create a sustainable built environment.
Zcb first zero carbon building in hk, was developed by. Zcb, the first zerocarbon building in hong kong is developed as a platform for promoting lowcarbon living to foster cultural shift, as well as showcase lowzerocarbon design and technologies. Zcb zero carbon building is to showcase stateoftheart ecobuilding design and technologies to the construction industry internationally and locally and to raise community awareness of sustainable living in hong kong. The policy, as set out today, requires all new homes from 2016 to mitigate, through various measures, all the carbon emissions produced onsite as a result of the regulated energy use. The main objective of the zcb is to showcase the stateoftheart ecobuilding design and technologies to the construction industry locally and internationally as well as to raise the awareness of low carbon living in. Benchmark costs for achieving the zero carbon standard are based on the cumulative impact of fabric energy efficiency the minimum fees or a more advanced standard, carbon compliance the combined performance of the fabric and a heating andor low or zero carbon energy source, and sufficient allowable solutions to address any remaining regulated carbon emissions. Map of the koppengeiger climate classification updated. Zero carbon building h k i f m hong kong, china, asia. The task group supports raising energy efficiency standards in building regulations in 2016 and 2019. Designed to achieve carbon neutrality, zcb utilises solar panels and biodiesel made of waste cooking oil to generate renewable energy onsite. Ciczcp is hong kong s first zero carbon park with different low carbon design and technologies to inspire the construction industry to create a sustainable built environment. Furthermore, the economic feasibility of the proposed pv system on the green deck has been studied.
The partnership has also attracted support from a wide range of stakeholder groups covering the demand, supply, regulation and institution aspects of buildings. System boundaries of zero carbon buildings request pdf. Construction industry council in collaboration with the hk. A sociotechnical framework of zerocarbon building policies. Guiyi li director of zero carbon building construction. We have been spearheading green building in public housing, which will contribute to making. It includes 220 native trees of over 40 different species and a diversity of native shrubs.
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