TABLE OF CONTENTS - The Professional Green Building Council

Theme B: Creating a livable, healthy and environmentally viable citiesc)A Performance Assessment Scoring System (we called the PASS) is also imposedto these factories, with particular focus on the workmanship of the production.Scores obtained from the PASS would be related to the performance of the maincontractor employing the precast supplier and affect the tendering eligibility of themain contractor.d)At the initial set up of the factory, it has to be accredited to ISO standards. Inaddition, the supplier has to carry out a pilot production run to demonstrate itscompetence before it is approved for production.8. CONCLUSIONPrefabrication offers cleaner, more efficient and safer construction and makes asignificant contribution to sustainability in housing development. The key benefitsfrom these methods are the conservation of construction materials, savings in overallresources, including energy, minimizing construction waste, providing a clean andhealthy working environment and shortening the overall construction time. Uponcompletion, the result is an aesthetically pleasing, versatile and highly durabledevelopment. There are also life cycle cost benefits when compared with thehitherto more traditional approaches to design and construction.The prefabrication experience gained by the HA is indeed very rewarding. Privatesector in Hong Kong are following suit and are developing further in breadth and indepth because of their affordability to use more luxurious components. Comparedwith the earlier housing blocks in Hong Kong, this approach has brought about longerlife buildings for our next generation to continue to live in.392