During major renovation and interior
retrofitting
• Enclose the work area with tight temporary partitions
• Avoid noisy activities during peak hours
• Notify the affected tenants and customers of the schedule of noisy work
GREEN TIPS
Further steps in noise control
During demolition and construction
• Use quiet machines, such as a hydraulic crusher for demolition
• Liaise with the residents most affected to schedule noisy works at mutually
acceptable hours and period
During major renovation and interior retrofitting
• Include sound absorptive materials in the partition wall
• Carry out the noisy activities during non-peak and/or non-working hours
Figure 133 Quiet machine
for demolition
(Source: Environmental
Protection Department.)
TECHNICAL NOTE
Searching for quality powered mechanical equipment (QPME)
for the project
Quality powered mechanical equipment (QPME) items are construction equipment items that are new,
notably quieter and more environmentally friendly. The QPME system is an inventory developed by the
Environmental Protection Department to provide up-to-date information of quality construction equipment to
contractors. Types of equipment for building and general construction works in the QPME system include:
• Asphalt paver
• Bulldozer, tracked
• Bulldozer, wheeled
• Compactor, vibratory
• Crane, mobile
• Excavator, wheeled/tracked
• Generator
• Loader, tracked
• Loader, wheeled
• Power rammer
• Road roller
• Roller, vibratory
Read more at:
QPME inventory information
The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Environmental Protection Department.
(2013). QPME inventory information. Retrieved 8 April 2013,
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