Motivations to go “green”

• To promote green campus in Hong Kong
• To make a sustainable campus

The project enhances health and well-being of building users

• In order to ensure the quality of potable water, the contractors shall clean and flush the plumbing system before occupancy in order the water quality could be maintained at WSD quality.
• Necessary measures for improving the indoor environment has been specified e.g. cleaning and housekeeping, apply low emitting paints and coatings, allow adequate time to ventilate or supply fans to flush out indoor area.
• Although the development is accessible to the public upon completion, a well-established security system is provided to engender the feeling of wellbeing amongst building users.
• The RSMRC is an enclosed area and equipped with self-closing door to contain refuse and contaminants in a restricted area and do not leak outside the chamber. The RSMRC is mechanically ventilated with 15 ACH. The ventilation system shall be an individual system to dilute and remove the concentrated contaminants.
• All air-conditioned areas are considered with the design temperature ranges with ± 1 °C. It can be achieved through equipment selection and setting. Thus, 100%of air-conditioned areas shall comply with the design criteria.

Smart elements in the project

• The campus adopts a smart facade design which addresses natural ventilation, daylight and noise control objectives for the enhance users’ learning environment. Daylight and views are maximized by the full width ribbon windows. Light shelves block strong light and solar heat and reflect light to the interior.  High performance acoustic wall panels and baffles offer noise control without concealing the thermal mass of the building fabric.  Traffic noise is screened off by acoustic fins of the permeable facade while natural ventilation is allowed for the perimeter zones as needed.

• The campus broadcasts the environmental performance of the campus by the building dashboard system in Institute. This dashboard monitors and displays real-time environmental performance data collected by the Building Management System through a graphical user interface. This optimizes and reduces resource consumption, disseminate resource saving tips and collect users’ feedback. The dashboard is broadcasted through the school’s intranet and a physical display station proposed for the community plaza. The pilot stage focus on energy aspects only.

• To allow flexibility for change and future expansion: Ease of future expansion for more accommodations considered both in terms of site master planning and building design (structural & architectural) to optimize feasibility for additions and alterations. Structural grid, foundation loadings and architectural layout shall be flexible to cater for alterations and expansion to meet future changes in curriculum.