Application of Sustainable Building Design Guidelines

Course Description
• Enhance your understanding on the sustainable building design (SBD) guidelines stipulated in the Practice Notes and enable you to apply them in building planning.

Indicative Course Contents
• Concept of SBD
• SBD guidelines on building separation, building setback and site coverage of greenery
• Green and amenity features in buildings
• Energy efficiency of buildings
• Particular exception and relaxation applicable on building design
• GFA, PR and SC concession applications
• Developers’ or owners’ undertaking and necessary action
• New building development control on green features
Balconies, wider corridors, lift lobbies, prefabricated external walls, etc.
• New build ing development control on amenity features
Residential recreational facilities, management facilities, larger lift shaft, prestigious entrances, non-mandatory plant rooms, etc.
• New building development control on mandatory features
Essential plant rooms, FS installations, refuge floors, etc.
• Other new building development control
Car parking, loading and unloading areas, bay windows, etc.
• Related practice notes, cases and practical examples