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Green Building Award 2023 is Calling for Nominations
Covering five categories, including New Buildings, Existing Buildings, Research & Planning, Building Products & Technologies and Green Building Leadership, the biennial Award is one of the highest accolades in the industry. A Special Citation will be accredited to projects that are deemed to have achieved the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and positively contribute to the development of a sustainable built environment.
Online submissions will start from 17 April until 15 June 2023 at 6:00pm (Hong Kong Time). The Organisers welcome all eligible projects or organisations to participate in the GBA 2023 and join hands to embrace wellbeing and create a quality and sustainable built environment. As in previous editions, GBA 2023 will invite a broad base of renowned industry experts and academia from local and overseas as Jury Panel, with Ms Bernadette LINN, JP, Secretary for Development, the Government of the HKSAR as Honorary Advisor and the Guest of Honour of the Award Presentation Ceremony.
For nomination details, please refer to the GBA 2023 Nomination Kit: www.gba.org.hk/nomination-kit
Key Dates
| Now | Nomination Opens |
| 17 April 2023 | Open for Online Submissions |
| 15 June 2023 at 6:00pm (Hong Kong Time) | Nomination Deadline |
| July 2023 | Selection of Finalists by GBA 2023 Scientific Committee |
| Early August 2023 | Finalist Announcement |
| 2 & 3 September 2023 | Final Judging (Site Visit and/or Presentation to Jury Panel) |
| Early November 2023 | Award Presentation Ceremony |
Award Categories
The five award categories are as follows:
| Main Category | Sub-Category |
| New Buildings (NB) | 1. Completed Projects
(Obtained Occupation Permit or equivalent after 1 January 2020 and up till 14 June 2023) a. Residential b. Commercial c. Institutional 2. Projects Under Construction and/or Design a. Residential b. Commercial c. Institutional |
| Existing Buildings (EB) | 1. Completed Projects
(Projects completed from 1 January 2019 to 14 June 2023) (Revitalisation, Renovation, Rehabilitation & Responsiveness) a. Residential b. Commercial c. Institutional 2. Projects under Planning/ Design (Revitalisation, Renovation, Rehabilitation & Responsiveness) a. Residential b. Commercial c. Institutional 3. Facilities Management (Carbon/ Energy Management, Engagement with Stakeholders) 4. Interiors (For completed projects only) |
| Research & Planning (RP) | 1. Research
(For research projects completed with substantial findings/ results) 2. Planning |
| Building Products &
Technologies (BPT) | N/A |
| Green Building Leadership (GBL) | 1. Developers
2. Contractors 3. Consultants 4. Facilities Management 5. Green Products & Technologies Business 6. Government, Institutions & NGOs |
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About the Green Building Award 2023 (GBA 2023)
The biennial Green Building Award is jointly organised by the Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC) and the Professional Green Building Council (PGBC) since 2010 and was inaugurated by the PGBC in 2006. The Award aims to recognise nominations which go beyond the conventional practice, stretch their boundaries in advancing sustainability, and are capable of inspiring the next generation on how our future built environment could be.
To learn more about Green Building Award 2023, please visit www.gba.org.hk.
About the Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC)
The Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC) is a non-profit, member-led organisation established in 2009 and has become a public body under the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance since 2016. The HKGBC strives to promote the standard and development of sustainable buildings in Hong Kong. The HKGBC also aims to raise green building awareness by engaging the government, the industry and the public, and to develop practical solutions for Hong Kong’s unique, subtropical built environment of high-rise, high density urban area, leading Hong Kong to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and to become a world’s exemplar of green building development. The Founding Members of the HKGBC include the Construction Industry Council (CIC), the Business Environment Council (BEC), the BEAM Society Limited (BSL) and the Professional Green Building Council (PGBC).
To learn more about the HKGBC, please visit www.hkgbc.org.hk.
About the Professional Green Building Council (PGBC)
The Professional Green Building Council (PGBC) was formed in 2002 by the Founding Members including The Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA), The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), The Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects (HKILA) and The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS). The Hong Kong Institute of Planners (HKIP) joined the PGBC in 2005. The PGBC is a non-profit-making institute with the mission and vision to promote a better sustainable built environment through joint professional participation and collaboration.
