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4.1.2 Intelligent Building Management System
Intelligent Building Management System (BMS)
The BMS acts as an integrated platform to control and monitor the
building services system together with the environmental performance
within the office. The system comprises monitoring devices distributed
throughout the office area (including electricity meters, thermostats and
lux meters sensors, etc.), to provide instantaneous data. The
, BMS server and workstation will then process the collected field
data and execute the control strategy. Through this process, energy and
environmental performance can be optimised.
The Building Environmental Performance Assessment Dashboard
(BEPAD)
The BEPAD communicates to occupants how the office is performing
through displaying environmental and energy information against targeted
benchmarks.
Figure 4.1.3 Building Environmental Performance Assessment Dashboard (BEPAD) of Zero Carbon Building
(Source: Construction Industry Council)
Benefits for Office Building
The environmental programmes aimed
at providing green education and
support for tenants and occupants to
practice “recycle, reuse and reduce” in
the building with ease. Green facilities
and activities provided by the landlord
can promote the introduction of green
concepts to tenants and encourage
opinions about improvements in the
green policy for the building.
Benefits for Office Unit
The concept of green management
“Recycle, Reuse and Reduce” can
be effectively implemented in
offices and can contribute to an
awareness among both employers and
employees in terms of staff-related
costs and health in return. Green
office design and management can
also help to upgrade the indoor green
environment, resulting in achieving
staffing goals, i.e., reduce costs of staff
turnover, improve staff retention rate
and increase company revenue due to
better staff performance.
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Improve Staff Awareness
2. Operation and Maintenance
Guidelines
4. Transport plan to reduce carbon
emissions
1. Education and Training
3. Paper and office equipment
consumption management
Green Education and Support
Building Owner to Tenant
Tenant management can provide educational and awareness
opportunities about green business practices to office tenants
as well as the community as a whole. Landlord-tenant
collaboration is conducive to aligning green incentives and
achieving long-term sustainability benefits through bringing
about necessary behavioural change.
Tenant to Staff Member
Staff management can encourage staff involvement and staff
awareness of green office practices. Support and cooperation
from staff members can lead to successful implementation of
green office management in the long term.
Green Strategies for Office Building
Green Strategies for Office Unit
OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT STAGE
4.1.3 Green Education and Support
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Targeting Green Goals
2. Building provisions and guide-
lines to allow tenants to imple-
ment green practices with ease
4. Formation of green teams and
encourage participation by
different parties
1. Engage a
for setting adoptable
green strategies
3. Measures and campaigns for
encouraging green behaviour
among occupants
5. Planning and implementation of
green programmes
Figure 4.1.4 “Green Trail” tour – educational
tour at Hong Kong Science Park Phase 3 is
available for booking by public.
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