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Festival Walk Skyline Tower

Two Grand Awards were given to two rainwater for irrigation, etc. the property
quality green projects in the Existing manager has demonstrated vividly how one
Buildings Category (Facility Management of the triple bottom lines of sustainability
Sub-Category): social sustainability could be achieved
1) Festival Walk - Continuous Low in an urban context. The Jury Panel was
Carbon Operation: The systematic and impressed by the effort the property
continuing improvement in the use of manager put into practice in the Mission
new equipment with enhanced control Green Top programme in availing the Green
has led to the achievement under Roof for the enjoyment of tenants and for
a step by step yearly improvement the creation of a place for organic farming
programme: 30% i mprovement i n implemented by tenants and people with
the efficiency of the air-conditioning disabilities from Fu Hong Society.
system. Comprehensive energy saving, One Grand Award was given to the
waste management, engagement with Research and Planning Category to
tenants, knowledge sharing with the the Zhengbian New District Regional
wider community, collaboration with Strategy Plan (City of Zhengzhou,
researchers, promulgation of technical China) Developing a Carbon Audit
guidelines for tenants/contractors, etc. Methodology for Regional Land Use
cumulated as an overall sustainability Planning: In developing the regional
strategy for continuing improvement has plan, comprehensive planning strategies
set the Owner as a pioneer and innovator reflecting sustainable and low carbon
of sustainability in facility management. targets covering energy demand and
It was also encouraging to learn that supply management, water resources,
the Owner has also set target for 20% waste management, landscape ecology,
improvement in the next 10 years. This green transport, etc. were adopted in this
could only be possible through the study to tackle issues related to climate
commitment of senior management change and the rapid pace of urbanization
together with the hard and innovative of the Zhengbian New District region.
output of the facility management The Jurors were particularly impressed
professionals and the buying in of all by the originality of the planning tool,
stakeholders. using the Carbon Dioxide Emission Audit
2) Skyline Tower: Apart from the Framework to select land use options in
continuing effort in the operation and order to manage urbanization and steer
maintenance of the buildings in energy the urban-rural development towards a
saving, waste reduction and harvested low carbon future.