West Kowloon Law Courts Building

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No.501, Tung Chau Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong

The West Kowloon Law Courts Building is a new law courts complex in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong. It is situated at the junction of Tung Chau Street and Tonkin Street West, beside the elevated West Kowloon Corridor. It accommodates 32 courtrooms, including 16 for the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts and 12 for the Small Claims Tribunal. In addition, it also includes the supporting facilities of various government departments, including Correctional Services Department and Hong Kong Police Force.

Green Features

Site Aspects

Providing adequate water spraying on roads and vehicle washing facilities
Providing noise barrier for piling works
Providing wastewater treatment plant to reduce water pollution during construction
Providing acoustic treatment for major noise sources such as generators and chiller plants
Providing vegetation roof covering 53.4% of the total roof area

Materials Aspects

Using FSC and PEFC certified timber for temporary works during construction
Using no chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)-based refrigerants in HVAC&R systems
Providing waste recycling bins for collection and segregation of recyclables including paper, plastic and aluminium cans, and designated area for collecting cardboard and glass bottles

Energy Use

Adopting the followings as major energy saving measures:

High performance building envelope
High efficient A/C equipment
Demand control ventilation in carpark and office
Energy efficient lighting system
Use of natural lighting with daylight sensors
Air economizers

Providing 164 Mono-crystalline PV panels, 16 thin-film panels and 8 BIPV panels for renewable energy
Using energy appliances having Grade 1 EMSD energy label, registration record of EMSD voluntary energy efficiency labelling scheme or energy star label
Adopting Central Control and Monitoring System (CCMS) for system control and Building Energy Management System (BEMS) for energy monitoring

Water Use

Installing water-efficient lavatory faucets and shower heads to achieve annual water saving of 40.5%
Adopting drip type irrigation system and rainwater harvesting system to reduce water consumption for irrigation
Installing urinals and water closets with efficient flush flow rate to achieve 39.5% of reduction in sewage volume

Indoor Environmental Quality

Installing mechanical exhaust systems with carbon filter in refuse storage and material recovery chambers
Undertaking flush-out of normally occupied spaces prior to occupancy and replacement of all filters (new MERV 13 filters) prior to occupancy
Carrying out IAQ test to demonstrating compliance with “Excellent” criteria for CO, NO₂ O₃ and VOCs
Providing increased outdoor ventilation exceeding ASHRAE requirements by at least 30%
Providing daylight sensors and occupancy sensors for automatic lighting control system

Innovations and Additions

Installing light pipe to utilize natural daylight to the Library so that less artificial light is required in daytime, and hence the energy consumption can be reduced

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Project Details

Completion Year	2016
Number of Blocks	2 blocks
Number of Storeys	Tower A - 14 storeys ; Tower B - 13 storeys
Type	Government, Institutional and Community

Project Team

Project Developer / Owner	The Government of HKSAR
Project Manager	Architectural Services Department
Architect	Wong & Ouyang (HK) Limited
Landscape Architect	Kenneth Ng & Associates Ltd.
M&E Engineer	J. Roger Preston Limited
C&S Engineer	Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited
Facade Consultant	Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited
Main Contractor	Shui On Construction Co Limited
Quantity Surveyor	Rider Levett Bucknall Limited
Sustainable Design Consultant	Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited
Environmental Consultant	Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited
Acoustic Consultant	Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited

Green Features

Site Aspects

Providing adequate water spraying on roads and vehicle washing facilities
Providing noise barrier for piling works
Providing wastewater treatment plant to reduce water pollution during construction
Providing acoustic treatment for major noise sources such as generators and chiller plants
Providing vegetation roof covering 53.4% of the total roof area

Materials Aspects

Using FSC and PEFC certified timber for temporary works during construction
Using no chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)-based refrigerants in HVAC&R systems
Providing waste recycling bins for collection and segregation of recyclables including paper, plastic and aluminium cans, and designated area for collecting cardboard and glass bottles

Energy Use

Adopting the followings as major energy saving measures:

High performance building envelope
High efficient A/C equipment
Demand control ventilation in carpark and office
Energy efficient lighting system
Use of natural lighting with daylight sensors
Air economizers

Providing 164 Mono-crystalline PV panels, 16 thin-film panels and 8 BIPV panels for renewable energy
Using energy appliances having Grade 1 EMSD energy label, registration record of EMSD voluntary energy efficiency labelling scheme or energy star label
Adopting Central Control and Monitoring System (CCMS) for system control and Building Energy Management System (BEMS) for energy monitoring

Water Use

Installing water-efficient lavatory faucets and shower heads to achieve annual water saving of 40.5%
Adopting drip type irrigation system and rainwater harvesting system to reduce water consumption for irrigation
Installing urinals and water closets with efficient flush flow rate to achieve 39.5% of reduction in sewage volume

Indoor Environmental Quality

Installing mechanical exhaust systems with carbon filter in refuse storage and material recovery chambers
Undertaking flush-out of normally occupied spaces prior to occupancy and replacement of all filters (new MERV 13 filters) prior to occupancy
Carrying out IAQ test to demonstrating compliance with “Excellent” criteria for CO, NO₂ O₃ and VOCs
Providing increased outdoor ventilation exceeding ASHRAE requirements by at least 30%
Providing daylight sensors and occupancy sensors for automatic lighting control system

Innovations and Additions

Installing light pipe to utilize natural daylight to the Library so that less artificial light is required in daytime, and hence the energy consumption can be reduced

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Project Details

Completion Year	2016
Number of Blocks	2 blocks
Number of Storeys	Tower A - 14 storeys ; Tower B - 13 storeys
Type	Government, Institutional and Community

Project Team

Project Developer / Owner	The Government of HKSAR
Project Manager	Architectural Services Department
Architect	Wong & Ouyang (HK) Limited
Landscape Architect	Kenneth Ng & Associates Ltd.
M&E Engineer	J. Roger Preston Limited
C&S Engineer	Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited
Facade Consultant	Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited
Main Contractor	Shui On Construction Co Limited
Quantity Surveyor	Rider Levett Bucknall Limited
Sustainable Design Consultant	Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited
Environmental Consultant	Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited
Acoustic Consultant	Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited

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