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Output of the Results


The assessment results can be exported to
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Energy use

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Large amount of research works conducted during the design stage


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Who
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Where Can I Get More
Information?
For further information, please contact Energy Efficiency Office,
Electrical and Mechanical Services Department.
Contact details are:

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Address:

Electrical and Mechanical Services Department

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Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,


3 Kai Shing Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Comparison between
current case, reference
case and althernative
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Tel : 2881 1562

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Email: lcea@emsd.gov.hk

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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and


Life Cycle Cost (LCC) Tool

Only require for 20 Mb of disk space

practises

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Stacked bars showing


the performance score
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Uniqueness
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Stage or Total Life Cycle Cost

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Small Size

Weighted global warming


score

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Other Features

The stages include the as-built stage, operating stage and end-of-life
stage.

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Want to Conduct LCA and LCC Analysis?
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Framework of the Tool

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Since evaluation of life cycle impacts and life


cycle cost of a high-rise commercial building
involves a large quantity of data for calculations,
a systematic approach is used in the program to
organise the data with different levels.

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With the comparison function, the user is able to optimise the building
and system designs at the design stage and find out the most suitable
and sustainable way.

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Element

Four levels hierarchy for data management

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The tool allows user to compare the current design to a reference


design and an alternative design.

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Human toxicity
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Waste generation (supplementary)

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Services

The tool allows the building developer / designers to assess the


environmental impacts and cost implications throughout the life cycle of
a building. It quantifies the environmental and financial performances of
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Some 20 elements have been developed for Foundation and another


40 and 200 elements have been developed for Floor and Services
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database, the user may still enter an element as a Generic Element.

Elements:

Foundation 1

Floor N

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The LCA / LCC tool was developed by Ove Arup and Partners HK Ltd
based on the findings of a consultancy study commissioned by the
Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) of the HKSAR
Government. It facilitates you to conduct a formal LCA, LCC and energy
calculation of commercial developments with its tailor-made database,
which is suitable for Hong Kong construction practices.

Components:

Floor 1

LCA / LCC Tool for Hong Kong


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Under the framework of the tool, the modelled building is divided into
three portions, namely the Foundation, Floor and Services. Each of
these portions needs to be further sub-divided into various components
and elements for detail analysis of the building.

for commercial buildings is a complicated process. Although there are a


few tools available in the market, their database suitable only to Western
Europe and North America. A new LCA / LCC tool has now been made
available to you to assess building developments in Hong Kong.

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Graphical comparison
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