Programme Highlight [1^st Runner Up of 2017 Environmental Paper Award]

Hong Kong is a congested city with limited flat land areas for residential purposes. Many high-rise residential buildings, especially those within the urban districts, are therefore located near to very busy trunk roads with severe traffic noise impact. Embracing a caring attitude to create a healthy living environment to the residents in public housing estates, the Hong Kong Housing Authority (HKHA) have strived in the past to tackle noise issue in public housing sites and applied a host of noise mitigation measures including noise enclosure/barriers, building setback, etc. to reduce the impact and nuisance.

With more housing sites having excessive noise issue, more innovative and cost effective noise mitigating design at building façade envelop becomes essential. In this presentation, HKHA will share their experience in the research and development of innovative building façade noise mitigating designs by making reference to some public housing development in Hong Kong. HKHA will also give account on how the noise challenges are tackled in recent projects by making use of acoustic window and acoustic balcony design.

Language

The presentation and powerpoint in English

Speaker

Mr. John H L HO – Chief Civil Engineer, Hong Kong Housing Authority

Mr. David LEE – Civil Engineer, Hong Kong Housing Authority

Registration & Enquiries

The seminar is free of charge with maximum participants of 80.  For registration, please enroll online in EV Division website (http://ev.hkie.org.hk/ ).  Successful applicants will be notified before the event.  For enquiries, please contact Mr. Benjamin Lam 91522316.  Attendance certificate will be awarded after seminar.