Moving towards Low Carbon Economy - District Cooling System at Kai Tak Development and Mandatory Building Energy Codes
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The Chief Executive of the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has stated in the Policy Address 2008-09 that the Government will promote a low carbon economy in the HKSAR. One of the effective and proven means to achieve this goal is through energy effi ciency enhancement. Incorporation of a district cooling system in the new Kai Tak Development to provide air conditioning service to support subsequent nonresidential development and implementation of a mandatory Building Energy Codes are two major government initiatives for enhancement of the effi cient use of energy at district level and individual building targets. Successful implementation of these initiatives demands good town planning works at the infrastructure planning and development phase and at the initial building planning stage. This paper will give a brief account of these two government initiatives and their contributions towards the low carbon economy.
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