7 March 2024
“A Guide to Green Building Certifications for Housing Managers”
The Hong Kong Institute of Housing (“The Institute”) has arranged a talk for HKIH members and PMSA licensees with details as below:
Date & Time | 15 March 2024, 16:00 – 17:30 |
Topic | A Guide to Green Building Certifications for Housing Managers |
Venue | The Talk will be conducted ONLINE via “ZOOM” program. |
Speaker | Ir C.S. Ho is a practicing engineer as well as a lawyer. He graduated with BSc (Engineering) from HKU, then earned an MBA, a Post-graduate Diploma in Software Engineering, and PCLL from HKU; and LLB from Manchester Metropolitan University of UK.
He is currently the General Manager of BEAM Society Ltd, the Chairman of Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency, a Barrister-at-law at the High Court of Hong Kong, and an Adjunct Associate Professor of the University of Hong Kong, teaching engineering and legal subjects at both the graduate and post-graduate levels.
Ir Ho is a Chartered Engineer, a fellow of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers and a Corporate Member of Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE). He is now the Director of the Hong Kong Green Building Council, Co-Convener of Green & Sustainable Finance Committee of UNESCO HK Association, and had also served as a committee member of the Electrical Division and the Building Services Discipline Advisory Panel of HKIE apart other community services. Ir Ho has been devoted to promoting green finance, sustainability, green building, and BEAM Plus (Building Environmental Assessment Method) which aims at improving the overall quality of the built environment. |
Details | In light of the increasing risks posed by climate change, the responsibility of housing managers to sustainably oversee housing stocks has never been more critical. BEAM Society Limited (BSL) provides a valuable resource in this regard with its BEAM Plus certification program. In an upcoming webinar, Ir CS Ho will guide attendees through the myriad of green building criteria encompassed within the BEAM Plus certification system. Special attention will be given to the newly updated BEAM Plus Interior version 2.0, alongside the BEAM Plus for Existing Buildings version 2.0. Participants will gain insights into these advanced standards, which are instrumental in fostering sustainable building practices.
BEAM Society Limited (BSL) is an independent, non-profit membership organisation established in 2010 and recognised as a tax-exempt charitable organisation of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap 112) and as a public body under the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap 201) since 2016. |
Language | Cantonese |
Fee | Free of Charge for HKIH members and PMSA Licensees (This CPD event only) |
HKIH CPD | 1.5 CPD Units (Education and Training) |
PMSA CPD | 1.5 CPD Hours (Core – Professional Practices) |
Please sign up by registration on or before 14 March 2024.
Please contact the Secretariat Office at 2544 3111 for any enquiries.