CIBSE Hong Kong Region is thrilled to invite our members to a technical visit on 9th December 2023. This visit promises an immersive experience into the specific systems serving stables and racecourse.  The HK$300 package includes travel arrangements and a delicious lunch. Please note that the fees for this visit are non-refundable. Join us as we gain invaluable insights from industry experts. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity! RSVP by returning the reply slip by 14th November 2023 to secure your spot. About Conghua Racecourse The Hong Kong Jockey Club Conghua Racecourse is a world-class facility for the training of Hong Kong’s thoroughbred racehorses. Since the late 1970s, Hong Kong's horses have been stabled and trained exclusively at Sha Tin Racecourse. To supplement these facilities, for nearly 20 years The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) sought additional land in Hong Kong. Eventually, the HKJC settled on this site in Conghua where it designed and built the equestrian venue for the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games. Spread across 150 hectares, Conghua Racecourse can house more than 660 active, in-training horses at its current stable capacity. They are assigned to reside in Conghua by their trainers and travel between Sha Tin and Conghua in specially-designed floats. Located approximately 200 kilometres from Hong Kong, the journey from Sha Tin Racecourse to Conghua Racecourse is about three hours by car and four hours by specially-designed cross-boundary horse floats. These travel times, though new to Hong Kong, are standard practice in the sport worldwide, where horses invariably travel to many different racetracks in the course of a racing season.

A social event for young engineers who are preparing for MCIBSE and CEng. Come and meet the interviewers and other young professionals!

As building regulations around the world continue to impose energy targets in order to reduce carbon emissions and conserve fossil fuels, designers and contractors must provide buildings which can perform successfully with less energy aiming for Net Zero. The EU requires all buildings to be Net Zero by 2019, excluding plug and process loads, whilst the ASHRAE Board have proposed Net Zero including plug and process loads by 2030. This presentation will provide attendees with an overview of the issues involved and the potential design solutions to achieve Net Zero in a costeffective, practical manner using feedback from exemplar solutions.  New Zero strategies are proposed along with design tools, practical tips, and advice on suitable support information and case study examples.

CONFERENCE THEMES: This symposium is an annual event intended to bring together international and local speakers to foster all aspects of advances in building design and building services engineering. Please register online via: https://forms.gle/nk7kitNJ3t4w9q6C7 Deadline of Early Bird Registration : 8 November 2023 Please make the Cheque payable to “ASHRAE Hong Kong Chapter”. Send the Cheque to below address: Swire Properties Limited 18/F, One Island East, Taikoo Place, 18 Westlands Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Attn: Mr. Barry Lau (ASHRAE) At the back of the Cheque, please kindly state “JS2023, Name of your organization, Contact person and Contact tel. number”. No refund may be made but substitute delegate is allowed. Receipt will be issued to the contact person when cheque is received. Enquiry email: 2023hkjs@gmail.com.

Swire Properties develops, owns, and operates mixed-use properties, primarily focused on commercial properties. Currently, its cloud platform is connected to 24 buildings in Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland. These buildings have a combined gross floor area of 1.86 million m2 and over 41,000 data points. The platform collects, analyzes, and visualizes real-time energy and operational data. Successful Reservation List, 21 November 2023

Integrating Indoor Air Quality and Energy Efficiency in Buildings William P. Bahnfleth Buildings are one of the largest energy end-use sectors in countries around the globe. Concerns for the availability of energy supplies and the impact of energy use on the environment are driving a worldwide focus on energy end-use reduction. In this push for dramatic changes in the energy use intensity of the building sector, it is essential that the fundamental importance of indoor environmental quality, particularly indoor air quality, not be lost. This presentation addresses 1) the significance of indoor air quality in terms of its impact on health and productivity and associated costs; 2) the inseparable linkage between indoor air quality and building energy demands, including examples of efficient technologies for maintaining good indoor air quality; and 3) the need for an approach to building research, design, and operation that recognizes this connection.