TABLE OF CONTENTS - The Professional Green Building Council

Theme C: Education and Market Transformationformulate development strategies based on the principle of sustainabledevelopment which requires that we balance social, economic and environmentalneeds so that a vibrant economy, social progress and better environmental qualitycan be achieved simultaneously.It is a good learning process of evaluating present conditions, identifying problemsareas, and bringing about a community-wide consensus on how to overcomeexisting problems and manage change. Through the process, by learning about itsstrengths and weaknesses, students, teachers, parents, professionals, districtorganizations and government as part of the local community can decide togetherwhat it wants to be and then develop a plan that will guide decisions toward thatvision.The programme provides opportunity of integrated participation from schoolcommunities to explore with professional by introducing different study aspects,such as architecture, urban planning, urban design, environment, energy-efficiency,history, preservation, and etc. Through the exploration of students’neighbourhood, local community, district and the society, students are able torecognize the traditional way of life in Hong Kong, to identify the opportunitiesand inequities phenomenon in the society, to inspire students how to transform ourheritages and ensure sustainable development through the practice of “DesignLaboratory”.5. “TRANSFORMING OUR COMMUNITY HERITAGE –SCHOOLS, PARENTS, COMMUNITY, PROFESSIONALSAND GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP IN ENHANCINGSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY”The two-year “Transforming Our Community Heritage” programme patronized bySustainable Development Fund and sponsored by the Home Affairs Bureau, iscoordinated and launched by CARE. The programme aims to provide anopportunity for integrated participation by school communities and professionals659