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Enhancing Hong Kong's Built Environment
Launched in 1996, HK-BEAM (the Hong Kong Building Environmental Assessment Method) is a voluntary industry initiative to measure, improve and label the environmental sustainability of buildings. To date over 100 new and existing premises covering some 60 million square feet (including over 52,000 residential units) have been submitted for assessment during their design, construction and operation, making HK-BEAM on a per capita basis the most widely used voluntary scheme of its kind in the world. This publication marks the 10th year of HK-BEAM and the commencement of our 100th green building assessment. Contents include an introduction to the HK-BEAM rationale and framework, details of the 100+ assessed projects and 20 specially selected case studies, namely:  AIG Tower Arsenal House Police Headquarters Bank of China Tower Cambridge House Cathy Pacific City Chater House CityU Student Hostels, Phase III Grand Promenade Hong Kong & China Gas Headquarters Jardine House Jockey Club Environmental Building Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car project One Peking Park Island Public Health Laboratory Centre Hong Kong Science Park, Buildings 4 to 9 The Orchards The Parcville Two International Finance Centre Redevelopment of Upper Ngau Tau Kok Estate, Phase 2 & 3 |
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Smart Buildings A HandBook For the Design and Operation Of Building Technology Systems So, you want to design a building that is future proofed, and whose value and operation can withstand the test of time? But is the design and operation of the technology systems of the building still being done via independent silos? Learn useful, practical, and valuable advice on the economics and technical aspects of smart building technology. For ease of reference and readability, this book offers: |
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The Master Architect Series III Chen Shi Min The architecture of Chen Shi Min can be read as a record in microcosm of Chinese architecture over the past 40 years－in particular, the blossoming of architecture in China in the past two decades. Within his oeuvre is found architecture scaled to the state, and architecture that responds to the more intimate scale of the community. Here are buildings (57 selected projects) that are products of Chen Shi Min's early experience within a large, government-based architectural institute. More recent projects reflect the opening of China to the West since the 1980s. While most of the projects here are of recent vintage, together they capture the various phases of Chen Shi Min's career. Through his work, Chen Shi Min endeavors to promote a new architectural language drawn from Chinese vernacular culture, its history, arts, traditional design philosophies, and methodologies, and express it through modern building technology. It is Chen Shi Min's view that this is the way to create a unique architecture that responds to the changing social context in China－what he calls "the pulse of the time." Chen Shi Min is not only one of the most influential architects in China, but also one of the first to introduce Chinese architecture to other parts of the world. In 1994, in recognition of his accomplishments, he was awarded the title "Design Master," an honor given to less than a dozen architects of his generation in China. The Master Architect Series III features the work of some of the world's leading architects and architectural firms in full color. Each volume in the series includes an essay by an internationally recognized critic, or an introduction by the master architect. The projects selected for inclusion represent the projects selected for inclusion represent the most significant works from each stage of the architect's career, including works currently in progress. Project descriptions feature the architect's working drawings, plans and renderings, as well as full-color photographs, many in large format. |
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| Construction Books Published by Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Limited, UK |
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