The Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC) and BEAM Society Limited (BSL) are pleased to announce that the Djibouti Special Promotion Complex Project (SPC), owned and managed by China Merchants Shekou Holdings (CMSK), has attained the first-ever “BEAM Plus Existing Buildings (Global Version)” certification. A sharing session was held at the HKGBC office to celebrate SPC's achievement and to explore the potential for expanding the use of BEAM Plus Existing Buildings (Global Version) certification to other CMSK projects in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries. The session was attended by distinguished guests including Mr Nicholas HO Lik-chi, Commissioner for Belt & Road of the Belt and Road Office of the Government of the HKSAR, Ms Kathy CHIU Kam-hing, JP, Honorary Consul of Djibouti in Hong Kong, Mr Frankie FUNG Yiu-man, Principal Assistant Secretary (Project Capability and Strategy) of the Development Bureau of the Government of the HKSAR, Mr YU Zhiliang, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of China Merchants Shekou Holdings, Mr Leo LI, General Manager of the Overseas Development Business Division of China Merchants Shekou Holdings, Dr CHEUNG Tin-cheung, SBS, Chairman of the HKGBC, Sr Frankie SO Hung-fai, Chairperson of BSL, Ir Harry LAI Hon-chung, BBS, Executive Director of the HKGBC, and Ir CS HO, Chief Executive Officer of BSL. Their presence marked the recognition of Hong Kong’s role as a “super-connector” in the green building industry, exemplified through the adoption of the BEAM Plus (Global Version) certification in Belt and Road projects.

The inaugural “GO Green Futureproofing Green Building @ Qianhai” Forum concluded successfully on 22 November at the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Youth Innovation and Entrepreneur Hub. Co-organised by the Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC), BEAM Society Limited (BSL) and Shenzhen Green Building Association (SGBA), the Forum focused on green building standards in the Greater Bay Area, technological applications, ESG and green finance, green construction materials, as well as case studies of innovative green building. During the Forum, the HKGBC presented the first batch of “BEAM Plus Existing Buildings” certificates to the 3 hotels under China Resources Longdation Company Limited (CR Longdation) in Shenzhen Bay, Xiaojing Bay and Xiong’an, demonstrating that the influence of BEAM Plus has been expanded to regions outside Hong Kong.

Hong Kong, 28 May 2024 – Since its launch in 1996, Building Environmental Assessment Method (or its latest name, BEAM Plus) has been a leading rating tool adopted in Hong Kong for assessing the sustainability performance of buildings. On 27 May 2024, the Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC) and BEAM Society Limited (BSL) announced the release of the BEAM Plus Existing Buildings (EB) (Global Version) V1.0 and held a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony for applying BEAM Plus to projects outside Hong Kong. Over 60 industry leaders witnessed this important milestone as BEAM Plus expanded its service scope to regions outside Hong Kong, including the Mainland, Belt and Road Regions and Europe. While this important move will actively assist the development of green building in adjacent and overseas regions, the BEAM Plus EB (Global Version) serves as a versatile tool that can adapt to different climate types and flexibly assess the building sustainability based on applicable standards of diverse geographical locations. It can also work in synergy with other green building rating systems around the globe to provide a more comprehensive assessment of sustainability performance.

188 Projects Attained BEAM Plus Certification Reaching New Milestones by Progressing Towards Carbon Neutrality