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GBA 2010
Green Building Award 2010
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The results of Green Building Award (GBA) 2010 were announced, which 6 Grand Awards
and 18 Merit Awards were presented to projects that demonstrated outstanding green
building qualities. Jointly organized by the Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC)
and the Professional Green Building Council (PGBC), GBA2010 received overwhelmingly
positive response from quality green projects throughout Asia. A total of 45 finalists were
carefully selected from entries coming from 18 Asia Pacific cities and from Hong Kong.

BA2010 winning project teams were
Gevaluated and selected by a profound
Jury Panel which was formed by a diverse
group of eminent local and international
professionals comprising international
experts, local legislative councilors,
government officials, academia and leaders
of professional institutions.

What Jurors Said about the Grand Award
Winning Projects:
A combined Grand Award in New Buildings
Category (Asia Pacific) was presented to the
Maosi Ecological Demonstration Primary
School and the MoHURD No.1 site: Post
earthquake village re-construction and
demonstration project in Ma'anqiao village:
They are a result of a unique and innovative
Maosi Ecological Demonstration Primary School
collaboration between a university design
and research team at the Chinese University
of Hong Kong and local villagers in rural
China. Both projects are premised on the
application "high science" from academic
research to enhance traditional "low"
technology" solutions that the members
of the respective communities could both
comprehend, engage and apply within
their limited means and capabilities. The
solutions and acquired experience could
then subsequently be replicated on a
Ma'anqiao village broader scale.