Time: 1:30pm – 5:30pm, Wednesday 14 December 2016
Location: Wang Gungwu Theatre, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong (map)
Organised by: Centre for Innovation in Construction and Infrastructure Development (CICID) of The University of Hong Kong
Co-organised by: Construction Industry Council (CIC), Zero Carbon Building (ZCB)
Registration Link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=46695
Introduction:
The zero carbon building approach has been adopted in many countries as a government strategy for addressing climate change. Technology and innovation are crucial to the delivery of zero carbon buildings, and addressing the challenges requires the socio-technical systems approach to be embedded in all stages of buildings’ life cycle including planning, design, procurement, construction and facility management. This event is organised under the Hong Kong Zero Carbon Partnership funded by the Construction Industry Council (CIC). The Partnership aims to help position Hong Kong as a world-class knowledge-based, innovation-driven and multi-stakeholder-engaged hub for zero carbon building in urban environments. The Partnership has attracted support from a wide range of stakeholder groups covering the demand, supply, regulation and institution aspects of buildings. The event will feature renowned international and local speakers to share the state-of-the-art technology and innovation for low or zero carbon buildings, and enable a continuous dialogue on our journey towards zero carbon and sustainability.
Event Rundown:
| 1:30 – 2:00pm | Registration |
| 2:00 – 2:05pm | Welcome Speech Dr Wei Pan, Project Director, Hong Kong Zero Carbon Partnership |
| 2:05 – 2:15pm | Opening Speech Ms Christine Loh, Under Secretary for Environment, HKSAR Government |
| 2:15 – 2:25pm | Photo Session Moderated by Ir Prof CK Mak, Vice Chairman, CICID |
| 2:25 – 2:50pm | Delivering Zero Carbon Buildings: The Case in the UK Prof Phillip Jones, Chair in Architectural Science, Cardiff University, UK |
| 2:50 – 3:15pm | Achieving Low or Zero Carbon Buildings: The Case in Australia Prof Deo Prasad, Chief Executive Officer, Low Carbon Living CRC, Australia |
| 3:15 – 3:40pm | Subtropical High-density Zero Energy Buildings in Singapore Dr Chun-ping Gao, Director of Green Building Innovation Cluster, Building and Construction Authority, Singapore |
| 3:40 – 4:00pm | Refreshments |
| 4:00 – 4:25pm | Integration of End-user Needs in Net-Zero Energy Buildings Prof Chimay Anumba, Dean of College of Design, Construction & Planning, University of Florida, US |
| 4:25 – 4:45pm | Net-Zero Energy Buildings and Automated Technology Dr Thomas Linner, Chair of Building Realization and Robotics, Technical University Munich, Germany |
| 4:45 – 5:05pm | Design and Operation of Zero Carbon Building in Hong Kong Mr Justin Li, Zero Carbon Building, Construction Industry Council, HKSAR |
| 5:05 – 5:25pm | Plenary Session Prof Jones, Prof Prasad, Dr Gao, Prof Anumba and Dr Linner; moderated by Ir Prof Sam Chan, The University of Hong Kong |
| 5:25 – 5:30pm | Closing Remarks Prof Thomas Ng, Executive Director, CICID, The University of Hong Kong |
Participation in this event is FREE of charge, but advanced registration is required: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=46695
Information on the seminar series of the Partnership is available at http://www.hkzcp.org/ and http://www.civil.hku.hk/cicid/3_events.htm. For enquiry on this event, please contact Ms. Ruby Kwok (ppps@hku.hk, +852 2219 4986) or Ms Mi Pan (panmi@hku.hk) of Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong.
Joining Hong Kong Zero Carbon Partnership www.hkzcp.org
Should you be interested to join the Hong Kong Zero Carbon Partnership, please visit http://www.hkzcp.org/about-us/join-us/, or contact Dr. Wei Pan of Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong at wpan@hku.hk, +852 2859 2671.