The University of Hong Kong s Centennial Campus: Growth and Sustainability in a City Environment Dr. Sarah Liao Senior Advisor to the Vice Chancellor The University of Hong Kong ISCN Symposium Shanghai July 27, 2010
Hong Kong SAR Special Administrative Region of China Population: 7 million Land area: 1,070 km² (40% country park ) Tropical climate Economy: 87% services Major financial center, regional headquarters, shipping/logistics hub
China Guangdong Province & Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong
Centennial Campus
Centennial Campus Challenges to planning, design, construction Site characteristics & constraints Steep slope, borders a country park, reservoirs and historic buildings on the site Reservoir relocation minimizes loss of trees and vegetation; restricts available building area Mass Transit Railway: HKU Station Facilitates low car use policy Enhances campus accessibility and connections with community Adaptive Re-use of Heritage Buildings Enhances campus pride and visitors Hong Kong experience Impact on site layout
Centennial Campus Design & Planning Principles The Process: Open and Respected Linking learning and recreational space The Learning Community The Environment and Heritage: Our Responsibility
The Process: Open and Respected Extensive stakeholder engagement: Ideas & input throughout the process, from concept to design & building - Students, Staff, Alumni - District Council, Neighbors, Community
The Unified Campus: Linking learning and recreational space, Old and new University Street a double height, covered pedestrian thoroughfare brings a new coherence to the whole Campus, making it easier to navigate and greener, creating a clear sense of place, welcoming the community.
Learning Campus, Learning Community Integrating new and existing buildings and open spaces, University Street creates the largest outdoor teaching and learning space in the University.
Learning Campus - Centennial Garden
The Environment and Heritage Integration of historic structures, protection of surrounding landscape and efficiency in built space - key priorities since project conception
Neighborhood Connections MTR Hong Kong Jockey Club Student Village Walking Trails Lung Fu Shan A campus in harmony with the adjoining country park to the south, and a University District to the north and west. The MTR extension improves access for people city-wide.
Site Planning and Greening
Fresh and salt water reservoirs are moved into hillside tunnels, preserving almost all the trees on the site and heavily-wooded slope. Respecting Site Conditions - Relocation of Reservoirs
1 3 2 1. Eliot Filters Government Senior Staff Quarter s Building Grade II 2. Eliot Filters Government Workmen s Station Building Grade III Entry Plaza for gathering and interaction Two historic buildings and surrounding mature trees frame the Entry Plaza and West Gate arrival point from the MTR. Water Museum under consideration for the Eliot Water Treatment Works building Adaptive re-use of historic structures 3. The Eliot Water Treatment Works Building Grade III
Mass Transit System and Pedestrian Access Extension of Hong Kong s excellent subway system and the pedestrian network on campus facilitate HKU s car-free policy SECTION OF WEST GATE
West Facade Belchers Gardens North Facade South Facade East Facade N North-south orientation of Faculty buildings reduces cooling and heating loads, maximizes natural daylight and ventilation, reduces east-west glare and provides protection from winter winds. Buildings and Courtyards are designed to maximize natural ventilation. 24m Light shelf 4m N Building depths optimized for internal uses in the towers, maximizing daylight to the interior spaces 4m high floor-to-floor height in Faculties, with tall windows and light shelves. Offices and corridors are oriented north/south and use natural ventilation. Building Disposition & Optimum Building Form
Green Roofs Sky Gardens Green roofs on podiums & Faculty buildings reduce the urban heat island effect. Landscaped Sky Gardens enhance air quality and encourage stair use. Green Walls and planting on podium façades and vertical tower walls Communal Green Spaces
3 2 4 Landscaping features extensive planting of trees and use of native species. Improved connections to the surrounding Lung Fu Shan hiking trails encourage use of the country park. 1 Centennial Campus Landscape Plan 1. Roof of Reservoirs Reservoir roofs landscaped to create the largest open area on campus (4,000sq m.) 2. Courtyards Landscaped courtyards, running water, trees, shrubs and lawn. 3. New Lily Pond New lily pond - echo of the Main Campus. Communal Green Spaces Tree-lined University Street
Environmental Monitoring and Control System
Environmental Monitoring and Control System - A real time, interactive display system provides layers of increasing detail, access to information about campus and building environmental performance allowing for a wide variety of educational uses - informs sustainable planning, campus development and management of our carbon footprint - the first large-scale demonstration of its kind in Hong Kong
Energy Efficient Systems
Displacement Air-conditioning System
Chilled Water Storage System
Solar Absorption Cooling System
Heat Wheel System
Tri-Generation System
Light Pipe System
Night Purging System
Regenerative Energy from Lifts
Other Energy Efficient Systems
Water Conservation
Water Efficient Systems
Materials selection
Potential Savings
HKU is seeking both HK BEAM and LEED certification for the Centennial Campus.
Hong Kong: New Academic Structure Transition to 4-year curriculum in 2011-12 Major curriculum re-design HKU student body to increase by 40% Increase in international student admissions to 20% of the total 200+ New faculty appointments at HKU
HKU Curriculum Reform: Areas of Inquiry Scientific and Technological Literacy Humanities Global Issues China: Culture, State and Society
Areas of Inquiry: Sample sub-themes Scientific and Technological Literacy are the benefits and hazards of scientific and technological discoveries distributed equably within and between societies? have they narrowed or deepened the divide between the haves and the have-nots? how can science and technology help to achieve sustainable development? China: Culture, State and Society how distinctive is the Chinese approach to the environment, and what are the ecological costs and benefits of economic development? what are the regional variations in environmental problems and policy responses in China?
HKU Curriculum Reform: Experiential Learning Practical training in complex, real-world situations Tackling novel situations and ill-defined problems Developing students skills, understanding and maturity In future... required for every HKU degree
HKU Research Priorities Strategic Research Areas Biomedicine China Community Environment Frontier Technology http://www.hku.hk/research/sras/area s-and-themes.html
HKU Research Area of Excellence - Of the fifteen awarded, eight coordinated by HKU to date; participating in five others State Key Laboratories - Important components of China s science and technology research system - The first and only SKLs in their respective fields located outside the Mainland: - SKL of Brain and Cognitive Sciences - SKL of Emerging Infectious Diseases
ISCN/ GULF Sustainable Campus Charter 1. Demonstrate respect for nature and society, sustainability is an integral part of the planning, construction & operation of HKU s Centennial campus 3. Align HKU s core curriculum with SUSDEV such that facilities, research& education are linked to create a living laboratory for sustainability. 2. Long Term master planning and targets include environmental & social goals
The University of Hong Kong s Centennial Campus: Growth and Sustainability in a City Environment Dr. Sarah Liao Senior Advisor to the Vice Chancellor The University of Hong Kong ISCN Symposium Shanghai July 27, 2010