PORTFOLIO
Vincent Kong
Building Sustainability | Life Cycle Assessment | Net zero Carbon Roadmap
MY BUILDING & ESG INDUSTRY JOURNEY
Estate Management Intern
Housing Authority (2016)
Electrical Intern
HK PolyU (2017-2019)
MSc Environmental Design & Engineering
LWK+ Partner (2019)
Everlight (2018)
BEng Building Services Engineer
Assistant Architect
UCL (2019-2020)
Cundall (2020-2023)
ON, Canada
Sustainability Engineer
MY EXPOSURE
Building Sustainability Life Cycle Assessment Net Zero Carbon Roadmap
BUILDING SUSTAINABILITY
Project experience – Treehouse, Hong Kong
TREEHOUSE
Design: 2021
Site Area: 4,238 m2
Gross Floor Area: 94,144 m2
Office Floor Area: 2,100 m2 (30m x 70m)
Grade A Office
Net zero building at 2050
Achievement:
- EUI=51 kWh/m2
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RIBA 2030 Targets
Embodied Carbon 342 kgCO2e/m2
LETI Grade A
SOLAR RESPONSIVE
CUT-OFF 19.2% Hot-season
Solar irradiance
Notional Scheme
Self-shading built form
HARNESS SOLAR POWER
HARNESS SOLAR POWER
PERMEABILITY
Permeable - cooling & PV efficiency ↑
Integrated wind chimney - get 2°C cooler air
Cross ventilation – avoid corridor AC
Avoid downwash
INTEGRATED FAÇADE DESIGN
BIPV-integrated overhang
Tilted low-e glazing (Uf – 1.7 W/m2K, Ug – 1.0 W/m2K, SHGC – 0.26, VLT – 0.5)
Daylight reflector
Self-shaded facade
Spatial Daylight Autonomy
TASK LIGHTING DESIGN
Lighting power density 6.4 -> 3.8W/m2
Outperformed regulated 10W/m2
Fullfil WELL standard
Blanket Design
Task Light Design
OTHER ENERGY MODELLING
High rise Multi-family
Higher Education
Sport Arena Industrial Healthcare Data Centre
OTHER CERTIFICATION & MICROCLIMATE STUDY
WELL - Mall WELL & LEED - Office LEED – Bank LBC – University Daylight Modelling Thermal Comfort Interior CFD Daylight Glare
LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
Project experience – Central River Renovation Project, Shenzhen China
CENTRAL RIVER
Design: 2021
Completion: 2022
Length: 550 m
Renovation Project
Sustainability consultation
Achievement:
- Carbon Neutral - Placemaking
- Provide leisure to banker on weekday and family on weekend
ANALYSIS
- Smart City facilities are giant energy consumer
- Greenery cannot discount all emission
- Carbon credit only led project to carbon neutral 408
TCO2e 174 TCO2e Emission Offset
NET ZERO CARBON ROADMAP
Project experience – Multinational Contractor Firm, Hong Kong
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TARGET SETTING
- Prepare for SBTi
Scope 1 & 2 setting
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Carbon accounting
Engagement
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Reduction potential
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Forecast scope 1 & 2
emissions
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Gap analysis
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High-level recommendation
BAU – Grid only Grid and Energy-saving measures
Forecasted GHG Emission and Reduction
Percentage from 2021 to 2030 (Without Fire Extinguisher) - Hong Kong (Grid only)
Forecasted GHG Emission and Reduction Percentage from 2021 to 2030 (Without Fire Extinguisher) - Hong Kong (Grid and Energy-saving measures)
Scope 1 (Absolute) (kg CO2-e)
Scope 2 (Absolute) (kg CO2-e)
Total Scope 1 & 2 GHG reduction (compared with base year)
Scope 1 (Absolute) (kg CO2-e)
Scope 2 (Absolute) (kg CO2-e) Total Scope 1 &
GHG reduction (compared with base year)
RESULT
FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 FY 2030500,000.0 1,000,000.0 1,500,000.0 2,000,000.0 2,500,000.0 -40.0% -35.0% -30.0% -25.0% -20.0% -15.0% -10.0% -5.0% 0.0% 0% 0% -6% -13% -16% -20% -24% -28% -32% -36%
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S c o p e 1 & 2 A b s o l u t e E m i s s i o n ( k g C O 2 e ) S c o p e 1 & 2 I n t e n s i t y ( k g C O 2 e / f t 2 ) FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 FY 2030500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 -40.0% -35.0% -30.0% -25.0% -20.0% -15.0% -10.0% -5.0% 0.0% 0% 0% -6% -8% -9% -11% -12% -14% -16% -17%
S c o p e 1 & 2 A b s o l u t e E m i s s i o n ( k g C O 2 e ) S c o p e 1 & 2 I n t e n s i t y ( k g C O 2 e / f t 2 )
MODELLING & LICENSE
VINCENT KONG North York, ON www.linkedin.com/in/vincentkckong kaichingkong@yahoo.com.hk