Category Archives: green building
Malaysia’s Rainwater Harvesting Code
It has always been difficult to predict how and when the purely voluntary green building rating systems will become part of the building code requirements, not so for Malaysia, where the local newspaper reports today that all new buildings (new … Continue reading
Green Building Challenges
Charles D’HAUSSY from cleantuesday was kind enough to invite me talk about green building technologies, but instead of the traditional “where we are now” approach I wanted to look forward, to focus on the future, what is needed to help … Continue reading
Green building roof research Hong Kong
A radio interview and article published by Voice Of America (VOA) regarding green building roof research in Hong Kong: Hong-Kong-Professor-Hopes-to-Cool-City-By-Covering-Roofs-With-Greenery
Poorly Maintained AC is a Health Hazard
As the mercury hovers above 30 Deg C buzzing air conditioning units working overtime are commonplace in street and offices across the city. And if you’re a facility operator or business owner you also need to ensure that the air … Continue reading
Green Building Consultancy required Hong Kong
The HKGBC [link] has announced an invitation for an Expression of Interest: Tender for Provision of Consultancy Services for the Development of Green Building Labelling Systems in Hong Kong. The deadline is 16th JULY 2010, for easy reference, here is … Continue reading
Hong Kong’s Poor Indoor Air Quality
A Hong Kong office indoor air quality survey released last week reminds us the office environment has improved little over the years, the findings show 27% of those surveyed report bad indoor office environment. Background In the early 80′s the … Continue reading
HKGBC a slow start?
After all the talk, and it seems even less planning, HKGBC has been slow to gain any momentum whatsoever since the launch in 20 November 2009. In fact I submitted my HKGBC membership on the day after the inauguration conference … Continue reading
Productivity in green buildings?
An interesting survey from USA, adds more weight to benefit of building green or does it? This report “Workers in green buildings take less sick leave” from Green Building Press states that a survey found that workers in green buildings … Continue reading
Energy Efficiency is Not Rocket Science
Hong Kong is a great location, indeed I am fortunate to meet a great number of smart, intelligent people that travel through Hong Kong, this week alone I met a Government Minister, a project developer, and financiers from the energy … Continue reading
A Big Ask
I know many have high hopes for the forthcoming treaty negotiations in Copenhagen, I don’t. In my view only an overwhelming ground swell of public opinion today has a chance to sway our local officials from the typical do nothing … Continue reading
Green Building Innovation
In the sustainable building sector fortune telling is easy, however future-proofing is not. Over time what could be considered “state of the art” today is destined to become tomorrow’s rating tool baseline case. Translating that into project work, it means … Continue reading
upgrading to LEED v3 or 2009?
The confusing launch of USGBC’s LEED v3 or it is LEED 2009? has launched. As the graphic and schedule below shows that LEED v3 / LEED 2009 becomes compulsory for new green building projects after 27 JUNE 2009. March 27: … Continue reading
[event] Greenbuild Asia 7-9 July 2009
Save the date! Greenbuild Asia 2009 is coming back to Hong Kong in 2009. Indeed I am fortunate to be chosen to speak on the green building expert panel (PM 9th July 2009). It should be interesting event, awareness of … Continue reading
A lower carbon economy preaching or practice
Nowadays greenwashing is a commonly recognised term, it evolved from unscrupulous advertisers and marketers using fake, or at the very least uncertain green and environmentally friendly claims to support products that were clearly not friendly to the environment, few if … Continue reading
Green building its cheaper than you think
The cost of green building is lower than traditional building period. For example, design the building envelope with decent solar shading immediately (and forever) reduces the space cooling load, therefore the building needs a smaller chiller. But that is only … Continue reading
Out of Service
Three vending machines all using energy, a closer look reveals the unit in the middle is out of service, see the photo below. Didn’t anyone think about turning off the electricity completely? As you can see some of the lamps … Continue reading
HAESCO Energy Efficiency Event
As executive director of HAESCO I was honoured to present at our seminar held last September 2008 (refer photo above). The event was without doubt an overwhelming success with more 250 delegates from the energy sector and industry attending. EMSD … Continue reading
Building Energy Efficiency Book
I was one of the many experts that contributed to the book titled Building Energy Efficiency – Why Green Buildings Are Key to Asia’s Future published by the Asia Business Council. This book covers energy issues and building energy codes … Continue reading
Who is designing your Green building?
I attended the Enviroseries 08 conference, the topic was energy efficiency. What has become increasing transparent is that the business as usual approach to buildings, and green building is just not working. For green buildings who designs them? It seems … Continue reading
