[In consideration of the recent coronavirus outbreak, the captioned seminar will be cancelled.]
Programme
Highlights
In this seminar,
we are grateful to invite “Sustainability Leader of the Year of 18/19” Ir Dr
Vincent CHENG to share his view on sustainability development in Hong Kong and
his successful career development.
Organised by the Hong Kong Management Association, the award recognises
organisations, business leaders and sustainability experts demonstrating
commitment to sustainability in their business operation, as well as
significant contribution to the sustainable development of their organisations
and the business community.
Educated and trained in the field of sustainability engineering, Dr CHENG
has been dedicating himself to the transformation of building industry and
professional practice along the principles of sustainability for more than 25
years.
Dr CHENG has been leading sustainable projects that address issues of
rapid urbanisation and climate change in Asia, including eco-cities, passive
buildings, smart city as well as zero carbon buildings. His projects and
leadership have become an integral part of Arup’s commitment to sustainable
development as defined by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Speaker
Ir Dr Vincent CHENG is the Director of Building Sustainability Group of
Arup. He leads a team of 100 engineers and specialists practicing primarily on
sustainable developments and low carbon building design in East Asia. Under his
leadership, the team has pioneered many pivotal projects including BEAM Plus NB
V2, EMSD Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Building Services
Installation (2012, 2015 and 2018), District Cooling System projects (in New
Development Areas at Kwu Tung North and Tung Chung, Kai Tak Development and
West Kowloon Cultural District), CIC ZCB, Samsung GREEN TOMORROW, and Victoria
Dockside. Arup was awarded as “the BEAM Consultant with most BEAM Plus Final
and Provisional Platinum Projects” by HKGBC in 2015.
Dr CHENG serves in government and professional bodies on energy and
sustainability of Hong Kong, currently as Director of Hong Kong Green Building
Council and Committee Member of Energy Advisory Committee of Environment
Bureau, Expanded Building Committee and Technical Committee on Design and
Construction Requirements for Energy Efficiency of Buildings of Buildings
Department to advice the Government and professionals on sustainable building
issues. To promote the practice of sustainability in the industry, he initiated
the incorporation of Sustainability Specialist Working Group within HKIE.
Dr CHENG sees the importance of educating young talents to service the industry
and the community. He has been the advisor of the School of Energy and
Environment of CityU since its inception in 2009. He is also the advisor of the
Department of Building Services Engineering and the Department of Mechanical
Engineering of PolyU.
He has written a book titled “Building Sustainability in East Asia”, published
by Wiley in 2017, to promote the importance of sustainability with the industry
and public.
Fee *
Free
Language
Cantonese with English Presentation
Material
Registration
& Enquiries
This seminar is free of charge and prior
registration is required. The number of
participants is limited to 50. Applications
will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis with priority given to
members of MMNC Division. Only on-line registration via MMNC divisional website
http://mc.hkie.org.hk/ shall be accepted for registration. Attendance
certificates will be issued after the event. For enquiries, please contact Ir
Furla Chan at email: furlachan@gmail.com.