http://hdl.handle.net/10397/2346 Search the Channel search http://repository.lib.polyu.edu.hk/jspui/simple-search http://hdl.handle.net/10397/2353 Title: Costs and financial benefits of undertaking green building assessments : summary report of the CII-HK research project<br/><br/>Authors: Burnett, John; Chau, Chi-kwan; Lee, Wai-ling; Edmunds, Kevin http://hdl.handle.net/10397/2352 Title: Costs and financial benefits of undertaking green building assessments : final report<br/><br/>Authors: Burnett, John; Chau, Chi-kwan; Lee, Wai-ling; Edmunds, Kevin<br/><br/>Abstract: This study has examined the costs and financial benefits of green building assessments for new buildings in Hong Kong. The estimates are based on studies for two building types: a high-rise, air-conditioned office building of 'generic' design, and a low-cost (public sector) high-rise residential building. Most often investment decisions for building projects tend to be based on capital cost; consequently, any investment in green attributes for a building is likely to depend on the added cost, i.e. the cost premium over conventional design and construction practice. To understand the cost premiums for so-called green buildings, i.e. buildings assessed and certified under a building environmental assessment method, it is necessary to understand what assessment and certification entails, and what it achieves in terms of enhancements to buildingqualities and performance. Similarly, the financial benefits of a green building depend on the outcome of the assessment and the persistence over time of the performance enhancements. http://hdl.handle.net/10397/2347 Title: Best practices in managing specialist subcontracting performance : final report<br/><br/>Authors: Yik, Francis W. H.; Lai, Joseph H. K.; Chan, Kwok-tai; Yiu, C. Y.<br/><br/>Abstract: In this study, an interview survey was conducted with stakeholders playing different roles inthe industry to collect relevant information and to solicit opinions of the stakeholders, toallow a holistic picture to be obtained about current practices of specialist worksubcontracting in the building construction industry of Hong Kong, and the prevalentproblems. Attempts made by parties in the private sector and by the government to help theindustry address the problems were reviewed, which included the standard forms of contractsin use and the latest revisions made to the standard contracts; the introduction of thevoluntary subcontractor registration scheme and the construction workers registration scheme;and the use of partnering as a risk management method in building construction projects. Theneed for a security of payment legislation was also reviewed. Furthermore, a review ofoverseas practices was conducted.