Zcb is the first zero carbon building in hong kong and was selected as a finalist in the world architecture news sustainable building of the year award for 2014. A zeroemission benchmark for hong kongs green buildings. Zero energy building zeb and zero carbon building zcb are becoming a global design trend worldwide as the strategy for. The aviation industry is responsible for around 2% of global human greenhouse gas ghg emissions 1, and of the total aviation emissions, airport operations only account for 23% 2. Council cic is to promote good practices in the construction industry in relation to environmental protection, sustainable construction and other areas conducive to improving construction quality. Nearly 70% of hong kongs ghg emissions are attributed to electricity generation. Design and commission a zerocarbon building for hot and. Developing hong kong s first zero carbon building fossil fuels are the dominant source of energy in hong kong, currently generating 75% of electricity and emitting large quantities of greenhouse gases ghg. Carbon accounting practices for construction works are largely set by en 15804 and iso 21930, which are the globally applicable standards for lifecycle assessment of construction works. Hong kong is a typical metropolis located in the subtropical region, whereas financing and servicing are the major industries supporting the development of the city. It is the first building in hong kong to actively feed electricity back to the grid and has beam plus platinum status the highest rating for excellent building environmental performance. The aptly named zero carbon building zcb is hong kongs first carbonneutral office structure.
The pathway to net zero carbon buildings has been extended to include embodied carbon materials carbon. This paper aims to contribute a better understanding of the opportunities and risks of formulating and implementing a zerocarbon building policy, and identify recommendations for maximising the opportunities and minimising the risks. 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. The building sector is one of the main contributors in carbon emissions over the world, which contributed to over 20%.
A zero carbon park is a building with zero net energy consumption or zero net carbon emissions on an annual basis. The airport community pledges to reduce airportwide carbon intensity by 10% from 2015 levels by 2020. It is located at 10 cotton tree drive, central within the hong kong park. Pdf zero carbon buildings refurbishmenta hierarchical. Zcb is the first zero carbon building in hong kong. 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. Hong kong international airport hkia is committed to addressing the impact of climate change. Energy hierarchy with its priority on energy demand control. Zcb zero carbon buildingronald lu and partners 1 of 14. Zero carbon building archives hong kong free press hkfp.
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. The new building even generates surplus electricity, enough to. A zero carbon building attains zero net energy consumption or zero net carbon emissions on an annual basis. How to design net zero carbon buildings one click lca. Radiant cooling never operates adjacent to natvent zones hybrid ventilation. The zero carbon building approach has been adopted in many countries as a government strategy. Carbon reduction programme hong kong international airport. Many technologies are new and some are used for the first time in hong kong performance is yet to be fully tested the building operates on the natural ventilation mode for over 40% of the year the iaq can only be as good as the ambient environment outside the building public is interested in new ideas. Hong kongs first zero carbon building arup youtube. Zero carbon building things to do in kowloon bay, hong kong. Hong kong free press is a nonprofit english language news source seeking to unite critical voices. Zero carbon footprint carlsberg brewery hong kong limited.
To combat consequent climate change, hong kong opened its first zero carbon building for the public in 2012. 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. The first zero carbon building opens in hong kong arup. It is a group of public and crosssector stakeholders for zero carbon buildings which was established in 2015. First zero carbon building in hong kong dr guiyi li director zero carbon building construction industry council. Transport sector comes next 16% and waste constitutes 5% of total emissions.
Zcb first zero carbon building in hk, was developed by. In this respect, several commitments and codes are proposed and adopted for a low energyconsuming world and for. Energy plus the building generates onsite renewable energy more than operation needs, from. 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. The 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. In recent years, lowzero carbon parks have attracted much attention in many countries because they are considered as an important strategy to achieve energy conservation and reduce greenhouse gases emissions. In recent years, lowzero carbon parks have attracted much attention in many countries. In hong kong, buildings consume most of the energy and are the major contributor to the greenhouse gas emissions. Located in kowloon bay, just a stones throw away from megabox, the zcb is hong kongs first zero carbon emission building. Hong kong government has recently targeted for carbon reductions 50% to 60% carbon intensity reduction by 2020 compared to 2005 baseline buildings consume 90% electricity and are responsible for 60% greenhouse gases ghg emissions in hk construction industry has a significant role to play in ghg emission reduction. One click lca is certified for compliance with both one click lca has a range of tools that support net zero carbon design. Construction industry council set up under the construction industry council ordinance cap. Between 2010 and 2015, the aa and over 40 business partners reduced the airportwide carbon emissions by 25. Technology and innovation for zero carbon building.
In hong kong, buildings consume most of the energy and are the major contributor to the greenhouse. The emerging imperative to reduce carbon footprint worldwide is to bring down its emission from building to zero level. Zero carbon building reveals how a typical hong kong flat. However, the uptake of the zcb approach is slow, far from the mainstream practice of. The most advanced zero carbon building in asia actively feeds electricity back to the grid. In this case study, the air bacterial community of a zero carbon building zcb in hong kong was characterized by targeting the bacterial 16s. 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. Buildings are the major contributor to ghg emissions in hong kong, as they account for 90% of electricity consumption. Hong kong zero carbon partnership international seminar technology and innovation for zero carbon building 1. Solarpowered zcb is the first zero carbon building in. The partnership has also attracted support from a wide range of stakeholder groups covering the demand, supply, regulation and institution aspects of buildings. This is because the embodied carbon content can be more than 40 times the size of operating carbon emissions. He opined that the project would become a model and inspire more and more zero or low carbon buildings in hong kong. Zcb zero carbon building ronald lu and partners archdaily.
Four modes of dealing with the humid climate of hong kong 1. Hong kong as a typical highrise highdensity city was considered as the case for study. 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. Zcb first zero carbon building in hong kong 2020 miecf. The zcb, which opened in june 2012 is a pioneering project to showcase stateoftheart zero carbon building technologies and raise community awareness of. 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 the amount of renewable energy created on the site, or in other definitions by renewable energy sources offsite. Experience gained from the first zero carbon building in. Therefore, there is a strong stimulation into clean energy technologies to narrow the gap between fossil fuels and renewables.
Pokfulam road, hong kong abstract zero carbon building zcb has emerged as an innovative approach to improving building energy performance and reducing building carbon emissions. At a glance, it resembles a glasshouse and its piazza reminds us of a lusher statue plaza, but more futuristic and, well, less crowded. Potential of zero carbon buildings in hong kong core. Buildings, including commercial buildings, account for nearly 90% of electricity. Devised with the support of external experts at the carbon trust, our sciencebased carbonreduction targets focus on cutting carbon emissions at our breweries and working with value chain partners to reduce. Ciczcp actively engages the public to raise awareness of low carbon living to combat climate change. Hong kongs first zerocarbon building ready for viewing. Cdp names 105 cities as leaders on climate action and transparency, more than double the number in 2018.
Flagstaff house, built in 1846, is the oldest example of westernstyle architecture remaining in hong kong. Airborne bacterial assemblage in a zero carbon building. Our ambition of zero carbon footprint aligns with the paris agreements more ambitious goal of limiting global warming to 1. In short, its a complex with zero net energy consumption and zero net carbon emissions a leader in the movement to achieve energy. Zero net carbon znc buildings address an urgent need to mitigate the co2 impacts of fossil fuel based energy consumption. The citys first zerocarbon building, in kowloon bay, is expected to produce an energy surplus equivalent to one years electricity usage by 2 fourperson families. Hong kong now has its first building that produces more energy than it consumes with the construction of the zero carbon building zcb.
The first zero carbon building in hong kong was established to demonstrate how ecodesign combined with active green technologies can greatly. Hong kong is a service economy with limited energyintensive manufacturing. This video shows the stateoftheart low carbon design at the zcb zero carbon building in hong kong. Kongs development bureau, has built hong kongs first building to completely offset its carbon footprint using renewable energy. Visit to hong kong construction industry council zero. The woodland area houses more than zero carbon building location hong kong name zerocarbon building developer construction industry council management contractor gammon construction ltd. A zero carbon park is a building with zero net energy consumption or zero net carbon. Surrounded by old factory buildings and contemporary tall buildings, the small, but momentous building uses more than 80 different green building technologies including microwind turbines, solar pv panels and biodiesel generators powered by used cooking oil.
Guiyi li director of zero carbon building construction. 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. The zcb looks nothing like a building you would normally find in hong kong. The task group supports raising energy efficiency standards in building regulations in 2016 and 2019. Chasing operating carbon mitigation frequently has the effect of bringing carbon forward and may never in reality be paid back. See 80 photos and 2 tips from 253 visitors to zero carbon building. The partnership project aims to help position hong kong as a worldclass knowledgebased, innovationdriven and multistakeholderengaged hub for zero carbon building in urban environments. Carbon reduction programme the aa aims to accelerate the rate of carbon reduction at hkia by working closely with its airport business partners. The number of a list cities in asia pacific has more than doubled, and latin american a list cities have increased ninefold. The hong kong construction industry council has collaborated with the government to open a stateofthe art zero carbon building, showcasing some cuttingedge green technology. Kowloons zero carbon building is a hong kong first.