TABLE OF CONTENTS - The Professional Green Building Council

Theme B: Creating a livable, healthy and environmentally viable citiesEconomicSustainabilitySocialSustainabilityEnvironmentalSustainabilityFigure 1: Sustainability Framework.Economic Sustainability for a building development includes the identification ofeconomic viability of the development, maximizing economic opportunities, andreducing operation and maintenance cost.Environmental Sustainability focuses on the effective use of natural resources,optimizing energy efficiency of building systems, and reducing environmentalimpact to the surrounding environment.Social Sustainability is related to the consideration of enhancing communitycoherence, social interaction and cultural enrichment of the development and theneighbouring environment.To illustrate how the indicators can be established for the unique context of HongKong, the Redevelopment of Yau Tong Estate Phase 4 is selected as a case studyto demonstrate the concepts.2. CASE STUDY AT THE REDEVELOPMENT OF YAU TONGESTATE PHASE 4Yau Tong Estate Phase 4 is the last phase of the comprehensive redevelopment ofYau Tong Estate. It is located at the junction of Cha Kwo Ling Road and Ko ChiuRoad, directly abutting the southern end of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) YauTong Station with the MTR underground tunnels traversing the site. It lies to thewest of the existing Lei Yue Mun Plaza across the Yau Tong estate road.200