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Supported by the Hong Kong Green Building Council, the Social Innovation Regional Forum 2020: Thematic Session 2 Smart Building: Achieving sustainable buildings would be conducted online on 23 October 2020 (Friday).

About the Forum

Population ageing and building stock ageing are usually tackled as two separate subjects, and each has already received much attention. However, the combined impact of these processes of ageing, i.e. "Double Ageing", is a much more complex issue to address. The Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation (JCDISI) advocates for an integrated, people-centric "Double Smart" approach which leverages smart aging and smart city efforts holistically in order to enhance the sustainability, liveability and resilience of cities.

Social Innovation Regional Forum (SIRF) 2020, a virtual event comprised of a series of thematic sessions, one forum and an online exhibition taking place from October to December. Join academics, industry leaders, and stakeholders from Hong Kong, Asia Pacific and beyond in examining the challenges of double ageing and addressing them by offering proposals and strategies through social innovation.

About Thematic Session 2

In tackling the issues of liveability brought about by ageing building stock, building rehabilitation is fast becoming the key strategy for extending building service life and improving the quality of life of its inhabitants. Building rehabilitation provides an opportunity to explore technology and implementations in smart design. With enhancing elderly's accessibility and social connectivity in mind, building rehabilitation is pivotal in enabling a more active lifestyles for the elderly. Join the event as the speakers share industry insights and reflections on their efforts in smart building projects.

*Highlights: Dr Benny CHOW, the Convenor of Steering Committee for Hong Kong Smart Green Building Design Best Practice Guidebook Including Interfacing with Smart City will represent HKGBC to give a presentation at this session, and his topic is “Integrated Smart Green Technologies for Improving Human Health, Wellbeing and Productivity”.

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