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WSBE17-Hong-Kong-Conference WSBE17 Hong Kong: About WSBE17 Hong Kong With the theme of Transforming Our Built Environment through Innovation and Integration: Putting Ideas into Action, WSBE17 Hong Kong will bring together 1,800 green building advocates, policy-makers, academics, and industry practitioners THE MOST INFLUENTIAL from 50 countries. The three-day event includes conference sessions with top-notch speakers, and around 100 parallel sessions, GREEN BUILDING MEGA EVENT with an exhibition alongside. The Construction Industry Council and the Hong Kong Green Building Council jointly invite you to participate at the World Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2017 Hong Kong (WSBE17 About the Organisers Hong Kong) on 5-7 June 2017. The Construction Industry Council (CIC) was formed in 2007 under the Construction Industry Council Ordinance (Cap. 587). The CIC consists of a chairman and 24 members representing various sectors of the Pre-eminent Conference Series industry including employers, professionals, academics, contractors, workers, independent persons and Government officials. The Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) series began in 2000 and is now the pre-eminent international conference series on sustainable building and construction. The series operates on a three-year cycle with planning in year one, regional conferences The main functions of the CIC are to forge consensus on long-term strategic in year two and a global conference in year three. Albeit strong competition, Hong Kong won the hosting right of the 2015- issues, convey the industry’s needs and aspirations to Government, provide training and registration for the construction 2017 cycle global conference, which will conclude the conference cycle by embracing all the top findings from the 20 regional workforce and serve as a communication channel for Government to solicit advice on all construction-related matters. conferences held in 2016. The Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC) is a non- Past Editions of World SBE Conferences profit, member led organisation established in 2009 with the vision to help save the planet and improve the wellbeing of the people of Hong Kong by transforming the city into a greener built environment. The Founding Members of the HKGBC include the Construction Industry Council (CIC), the Business Environment Council (BEC), the BEAM Society Limited (BSL) and the Professional Green Building Council (PGBC). Its mission is to lead market transformation by advocating green policies to the Government; introducing green building practices to all stakeholders; setting design, construction and management standards for the building profession; and promoting green living to the people of Hong Kong. BENEFITS OF ATTENDING 1 2 WSBE17 Hong Kong PLENARY SESSIONS Climate Change and Sustainable Development Speakers Session Chair Guests of Honour Mr WONG Kam-sing Ms Christiana Mr John DULAC Secretary for the Environment, FIGUERES Energy Technology Policy Government of the HKSAR Building Sector Lead, Vice-chair, Global Covenant of International Energy Agency Mr Curt GARRIGAN Mayors for Climate and Energy Cities and Buildings Programme Manager, UN Environment – Economy Division Hon. LEUNG Chun-ying Dr QIU Baoxing Chief Executive, Representative of The Ministry of Housing and Mr Nils LARSSON Mr Pekka HUOVILA Ms Christine LOH Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Urban-Rural Development & Counsellor of Counsellor’s Office Executive Director, Coordinator, 10YFP Under Secretary for the Environment, International Initiative for Sustainable Buildings and Government of the HKSAR of the State Council of the PRC a Sustainable Built Environment Construction (SBC) Programme Keynote Speakers Roundtable 1 - Emerging Perspectives for Transforming the Build Environment Speakers Session Chair Mr Matthew Mr SU Yunshan Ms Christiana FIGUERES Ar. TAI Lee-siang Prof. Serge SALAT Prof. Arno SCHLUETER Ar. Bryant LU CHEUNG Kin-chung Director-General, Department of Science & Technology Vice-chair, Global Covenant of Mayors for Chair, WorldGBC President, Urban Morphology and Professor, Architecture and Vice Chairman, and Energy Saving on Buildings, Ministry of Housing The Climate and Energy Prof. Thomas Complex Systems Institute Building Systems ETH Zurich; Ronald Lu and Partners Chief Secretary for Administration, Principal Investigator, Future Cities Laboratory, and Urban-Rural Development, PRC LŰTZKENDORF Government of the HKSAR Singapore ETH Center Director, Centre for Real Estate; Head of Chair, Sustainable Management of Housing and Real Estate, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Roundtable 2 - Leadership Driving for the Sustainable Built Environment Speakers Session Chair Prof. Peter GUTHRIE Prof. Thomas AUER Dr Raymond COLE Director, Managing Director, Transsolar; Professor, School of Architecture Centre for Sustainable Development, Professor, Building Technology and and Landscape Architecture, University of Cambridge Climate Responsive Design, TUM University of British Columbia Dr. George BAIRD Mr Douglas WOO Prof. Greg FOLIENTE Session Chair Emeritus Professor of Chairman & Managing Director, Professorial Fellow, Building Science, School of Architecture, Wheelock and Company Ltd. The University of Melbourne; Ms Christine LOH Victoria University of Wellington Founder and Director, BLue Pty Ltd. Under Secretary for the Environment, Government of the HKSAR 3 Ir Conrad WONG Ir Prof. WONG Sze-chun Mr TAN Tian-chong Mr Lincoln LEONG 4 Chairman, WSBE17 Hong Kong Organising Committee Chairman, WSBE17 Hong Kong Scientific Committee Deputy Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer, Built Environment Research and MTR Corporation Innovation Institute, Building and Construction Authority WSBE17 Hong Kong CONFERENCE PROGRAMME Day 1 • 5 June 2017 (Mon) Day 2 • 6 June 2017 (Tue) 08:00 - 09:00 Registration 08:00 - 09:00 Registration 09:00 - 10:00 Opening Ceremony 09:00 - 11:50 Plenary Session on Climate Change and Sustainable Development Guests of Honour: Session Chair: 1. Hon. LEUNG Chun-ying, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Mr Curt GARRIGAN, Cities and Buildings Programme Manager, UN Environment – Economy Division 2. Dr QIU Baoxing, Representative of The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development & Counsellor of Counsellor’s Office of the State Council of the PRC Speakers: 1. Mr WONG Kam-sing, Secretary for the Environment, Government of the HKSAR Officiating Guests: 2. Ms Christiana FIGUERES, Vice-chair, Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy 1. Mr Matthew CHEUNG Kin-chung, Chief Secretary for Administration, Government of the HKSAR 3. Mr John DULAC, Energy Technology Policy Building Sector Lead, International Energy Agency 2. Mr Eric MA, Secretary for Development, Government of the HKSAR 4. Mr Nils LARSSON, Executive Director, International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment 3. Mr WONG Kam-sing, Secretary for the Environment, Government of the HKSAR 5. Mr Pekka HUOVILA, Coordinator, The 10YFP Programme on Sustainable Buildings and Construction 4. Ir Conrad WONG, Chairman, WSBE17 Hong Kong Organising Committee 6. Ms Christine LOH, Under Secretary for the Environment, Government of the HKSAR 5. Mr Nils LARSSON, Representative from the International Co-owners of the Sustainable Built Environment Conference Series 11:50 - 12:00 Platinum Sponsor's Sharing - 6. Sr CHAN Ka-kui, Chairman, Construction Industry Council Dr Raymond YAU, General Manager, Technical Services & Sustainable Development, Swire Properties Ltd. 7. Sr Bay WONG, Chairman, Hong Kong Green Building Council 12:00 - 13:30 Lunch Break 10:00 - 10:30 Keynote 1: Mr Matthew CHEUNG Kin-chung, Chief Secretary for Administration, Government of the HKSAR 13:30 - 15:00 Parallel Session 3 10:30 - 11:00 Keynote 2: Mr SU Yunshan, Director-General, Department of Science & Technology and Energy Saving on Buildings, 3.1 Mainland China Session - The Development of Low-Carbon Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, PRC Economy, Green Finance and Investment Opportunities in 3.2 International Youth Competition (1) China Coffee Break 11:00 - 11:20 3.3 Advanced Building Systems - Energy Generation (1) 3.4 Policies for High-Performance Green Buildings (2) Keynote 3: Ms Christiana FIGUERES, Vice-chair, Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy 3.6 Innovations Driving for Greener Policies and Standards - 11:20 - 11:50 3.5 Performance Review of Green Buildings (1) Practices Review Platinum Sponsor's Sharing - Mr Sean CHIAO, President, Asia Pacific, AECOM 11:50 - 12:00 3.8 Innovative Practices for Occupant Wellbeing - Bioclimatic 3.7 High Performance Transportation Hubs: Myth or Matter? Design 12:00 - 13:30 Networking Luncheon 3.9 Practices & Methodologies for Green Building Management (3) 3.10 Transforming SBE Practices - Energy Management (2) 13:30 - 15:00 Parallel Session 1 3.11 BIM for Sustainability (1) 3.12 Emerging Practices in Sustainable Built Environment 1.1 Mainland China Session - The Comprehensive Scheme on 1.2 Regional Session - Czech Republic, Ireland, Italy, Sweden 3.14 Environmentally Responsive Buildings and Human Green Retrofitting and Performance Enhancement of the 3.13 Community Empowerment (1) and Switzerland Interactions Existing Buildings in China Coffee Break 1.3 Advanced Building Elements 1.4 Practices Review of High-Performance Green Buildings 15:00 - 15:20 1.6 Innovations Driving for Greener Policies and Standards - 1.5 SBE Assessments - Green Neighbourhoods (1) 15:20 - 16:20 Roundtable 2: Leadership Driving for the Sustainable Built Environment Microclimate 1.7 Vision-led
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