Introduction
The Hong Kong Green Building Council Limited (HKGBC) is a non-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 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.
The HKGBC strives to enhance public understanding and awareness towards green buildings and has established “My Green Space” Student Competition since 2011. The Competition is intended to educate the younger generation with green building knowledge, and nurture them into pioneers in promoting green building concepts. The Competition aims to:
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Promote green building concepts and its related standards among the school community
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Nurture critical and creative thinking by providing training to the school community and encouraging students to express their creative ideas on green building concepts
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Transfer knowledge on green building and its related standards to students and teachers
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Induce students’ behavioural changes towards green lifestyle, and spread the ideas to their families and peers
The Competition encourages students to apply creative ideas of green building concepts in their livings, developing an ideal green space.
Theme
My Ideal Green and Smart City