7.5.2 Guidelines for facility management
A. Indoor environmental quality
• Temperature control
- Optimise thermal comfort by obtaining a balance between air temperature, air movement and relative humidity
- Provide sub-metering
- Monitoring and maintenance of indoor temperature at set summer and winter ranges
• HVAC to be regularly cleaned and tested for contaminants, and contaminants removed
• Regular
testing
B. Minimising energy use
• Provide adequate metering/sub-metering
• Lighting system
- With the capability to provide individually switched lighting zones (e.g. perimeter groups of lights that can be
automatically dimmed or switched off in response to natural daylight levels)
- Remove excess tubes, install efficient tubes and LED lightings
• Sub-metering of major building services facilities will enable performance to be monitored and improved
• Develop maintenance schedules and report forms specific to the building
• Set energy targets, monitor and report energy consumption, and perform
for specific periods
C. Water conservation
• Water efficient toilets and urinals
• Water efficient taps
• Sub-metering for common area water use (e.g. common lavatories, cooling towers)
• Regular Inspection for any abnormal increase in water charges and leakages
• Central food decomposer provided by building management
• Use dual water tanks, so that water can be saved during the water tank cleaning work
• Collection of rain water: this is water collected off the roof or other surfaces of a building. As a resource, it is dependent
on collection area, rainfall and the amount of space available for water storage tanks.
D. Material choice
• Research both materials and manufacturers that use local resources and recommend their products to the tenants
• Recommend recycled and energy efficient consumables
(e.g. light fittings with reduced price from the vendors through bulk purchasing)
• Ensure that equipment and installations are maintained in accordance with
recommendations from the manufacturers to ensure longevity and the potential for
future re-use.
• When ordering materials for projects, ensure that they are protected using either
recyclable or returnable packaging.
E. Minimising waste
• Facilities for separate storage and recycling of paper, cardboard, containers and food
waste
• Systems for recycling of items such as toner cartridges, fluorescent tubes,
batteries and mobile phones
• Separation of debris from reinstatement
F. Cleaning services
• Cleaning contracts to specify use of natural, solvent free and hydrocarbon-free
cleaning products
• Cleaning contracts to specify compliance with relevant waste management and
energy efficiency policies
• Control of potential pollutants introduced through cleaning
• Control of potential pollutants introduced through pest control
Figure 152 Green Building
Award 2010 (existing
buildings – Hong Kong
& Asia Pacific) facility
management project, grand
award – continuous low
carbon operation, Festival
Walk, Kowloon Tong
(Source: Mapletree
Greater China Property
Management Limited)
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