Lam, J C and Hui, S C M (1996) A review of building energy standards and implications for Hong Kong. Building Research & Information, 24(3), pp. 131-140. ISSN 0961-3218
Abstract
An energy efficiency office was formed in Hong Kong in 1994 and represents the territory on the Asia pacific economic co-operation working group on regional energy co-operation. It is hoped this participation will enable Hong Kong to learn from the experience of other countries in the region. The authors review the current work on energy efficiency in Hong Kong and discuss the prescriptive and performance-based approaches as well as looking at the obstacles and barriers in delivering energy efficiency to the marketplace. It is recognized that more research and development work needs to be done in the territory before comprehensive building energy codes can be introduced.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | building energy standards; commercial buildings; Hong Kong; policy; review |
| Index terms: | commercial building, research and development, performance-based, energy code, Hong Kong, energy efficiency, Asia-Pacific |
| Subjects: | sustainability and energy, construction type, research management, environmental law, Geography, performance measurement, physical geography and landforms |
| Topics: | Legal Issues, Quality Management, Construction Technology, Sustainability, Research Practice, Geographical Context |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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