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The Property Department has outlined its sustainability performance in Hong Kong during 2013/14 and 2014/15 scal years in this report. We are proud of our accomplishments and aim to continue building on our hard work to further improve our sustainability performance in the coming years. Looking forward, the Property Department aims to focus on continuous energy savings, waste management, and sustainable building design as the main paths to long-term sustainability.
Sustained and Continuous Energy Conservation Measures
Continual energy savings are of paramount importance, particularly since energy consumption contributes up to 94% of the Club’s carbon footprint and constitutes a substantial portion of our operating expenditures. Since FY 2013/14, the Property Department has set energy saving targets and we continue to strive for further savings in the future.
To drive our long term energy e ciency goals, we initiated Property’s Energy Management Plan in 2014, which is reviewed and renewed on a 3-year rolling basis. We have undertaken major air-conditioning infrastructure upgrades, such as the Stables District Cooling Project and the New Energy Centre in Grandstand II. Property is in the process of replacing the air-cooled chillers at three buildings in Sha Tin with the more energy e cient fresh water-cooled chillers. Future target areas for energy e ciency projects include hot water production at our ne dining outlets and retro-commissioning existing plant operations.
The knowledge development of Property sta is considered key to future performance improvements. We will continue to develop their understanding of plant operating data to help improve plant energy e ciency. We aim to further systematise and automate building performance measurements since accurate data is crucial for carrying out an on-going analysis that would enable us to derive energy savings opportunities in long run.
Way Forward in Energy Management
OUR WAY FORWARD
Saving Initiatives Knowledge Development
Performance Measurements
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