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BEAM PLUS ACHIEVEMENT IN 2019 The Upgraded Green Building Rating Tool and Scalable Green Building Certification


Since launch in 2010, BEAM Plus is Hong Kong’s leading initiative to offer independent assessments of building sustainability performance. Under the scheme, the buildings are assessed by BEAM Society Limited (BSL) and Certified by the Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC). There are now over 1,300 registered BEAM Plus projects, covering a total gross floor area (GFA) of over 400,000,000 ft2


performance of multiple existing buildings in a faster and more economic manner. Since launch, nearly 100 properties have been registered for volume certification, and a number of property management companies will join hands with us to promote the initiative among their portfolio of buildings.


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government is a keen supporter of BEAM Plus, major new government buildings have to achieve Gold rating or above under BEAM Plus. Since 2014, the annual percentage of private sector projects joining BEAM Plus has reached nearly 50%.


Both organisations have been continuously developing and upgrading the rating tools, in order to meet the demands from the industry and enlarge adoption of green building certification in Hong Kong. In September 2019, the upgraded BEAM Plus New Buildings V2.0 was launched. It places more emphasis on health and wellbeing of building users, as well as includes a new assessment aspect named Integrated Design and Construction Management. The tool has also been re- designed to enhance adaptability, certainty and practicality of the assessment.


With a view to accelerating the transformation of existing buildings, BEAM Plus Existing Buildings Volume Certification has been launched in October 2019. By streamlining the assessment processes and providing fee discount for multiple-project registration, it enables property owners, developers and facility managers to assess the sustainability


The annual BEAM Plus Certification Ceremony is held to honour project teams with exemplary performance in BEAM Plus assessment. The number of certified projects is growing year by year. This year we will be welcoming over 80 project teams whose projects have achieved Final Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze as well as Provisional Platinum ratings.


Know more about the projects at BEAM Plus Online Exhibition: http://greenbuilding.hkgbc.org.hk/


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