2. Environmental Protection Department. Guidelines to Account for and Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals for Buildings (Commercial, Residential or Institutional Purposes) in Hong Kong 2010
3. The average three-person household electricity consumption in Hong Kong is about 5,337kWh per annum. (Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, Hong Kong Energy End-use Data 2023)
Greenhouse Gas Emissions incurred from Electricity Used for Fresh Water and Salt Water are 0.256kgCO2/m3 and 0.148kgCO2/m3* (Water Supplies Department, Water Supplies Department Annual Report 2023/24)
*Salt Water Emissions factor is calculated based on the report, not directly extracted
4. Per Capita Consumption is 142 m3 per year, Population Served with Salt Water is 6.38 million, Annual Salt Water Consumption is 323 million m3. (Water Supplies Department, Water Supplies Department Annual Report 2023/24)
5. Round-Trip flights from Hong Kong to Tokyo is 460kg per passenger. (ICAO Carbon Emissions Calculator)
6. Double-decker diesel buses per year is 130 tonnes CO2. (Green Transformation Roadmap of Public Buses and Taxis 2024 from EEB)
7. Soft landscaping area of credit SA7b (v1.1 and v1.2) and SS 8b(a) (v2.0) of BEAM Plus New Buildings. Total turfed area of Hong Kong Stadium is 9,620 m2. (Leisure and Cultural Services Department)
8. Statistics including the number of BEAM Professional, BEAM Affiliate, BEAM Assessor, GB Faculty, RCx Professional and Practitioner, Certified Carbon Auditor and Energy Assessor-ZCRB.
9. Training man-hours are offered to BEAM Practitioners by the HKGBC, BEAM Society Limited and other organisations that provide green building related trainings.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions incurred from Electricity Used for Fresh Water and Salt Water are 0.256kgCO2/m3 and 0.148kgCO2/m3* (Water Supplies Department, Water Supplies Department Annual Report 2023/24)
*Salt Water Emissions factor is calculated based on the report, not directly extracted
4. Per Capita Consumption is 142 m3 per year, Population Served with Salt Water is 6.38 million, Annual Salt Water Consumption is 323 million m3. (Water Supplies Department, Water Supplies Department Annual Report 2023/24)
5. Round-Trip flights from Hong Kong to Tokyo is 460kg per passenger. (ICAO Carbon Emissions Calculator)
6. Double-decker diesel buses per year is 130 tonnes CO2. (Green Transformation Roadmap of Public Buses and Taxis 2024 from EEB)
7. Soft landscaping area of credit SA7b (v1.1 and v1.2) and SS 8b(a) (v2.0) of BEAM Plus New Buildings. Total turfed area of Hong Kong Stadium is 9,620 m2. (Leisure and Cultural Services Department)
8. Statistics including the number of BEAM Professional, BEAM Affiliate, BEAM Assessor, GB Faculty, RCx Professional and Practitioner, Certified Carbon Auditor and Energy Assessor-ZCRB.
9. Training man-hours are offered to BEAM Practitioners by the HKGBC, BEAM Society Limited and other organisations that provide green building related trainings.