2026年02月26日
Environment and Conservation Fund Green Building Education and Capacity Building Programmes - Micro-credential Topical Course (只提供英文版)
Funded by the Environment and Conservation Fund and organised by the Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC), this micro-credential topical course series is designed to provide participants with more in-depth continuing education than traditional CPD webinars. It enables practitioners to construct weekend or after-hours study programmes that meet their development needs. Courses will be rolled out at a frequency of about 1-2 courses per month, throughout a period of two years from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2027. Participants taking 20 or more courses can apply for a skill enhancement certificate from HKGBC, certifying their significant efforts in studying green building.
Micro-credential Topical Course - Air Ventilation Assessment and Sustainable Building Design: Methods and New Insights
This course introduces fundamental aerodynamic principles for architectural and urban design. Participants will learn ventilation design guidelines at building, site, and district levels, explore methods for assessing urban wind environments, and gain practical insights into applying the Air Ventilation Assessment (AVA) method within professional practice and green building frameworks.
This course will cover the following topics:
1. Aerodynamics for Architects and Urban Practitioners
- The role of wind and its relationship with urban design
- Air movement around an isolated building and within a street canyon
- Airflow within the urban boundary layer
2. Building and Urban Ventilation Design Guidelines
- Urban Design Guidelines
- Sustainable Building Design Guidelines
- Key urban design parameters
3. Methods to Assess Urban Wind Environment
- Field observations
- Wind tunnel modelling
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling
4. Air Ventilation Assessment (AVA) Method
- Computational setup for AVA tests
- Site wind availability data and new insights
- Relevant credit points in HKGBC BEAM Plus
Speaker: Prof. HE Yue-yang, Research Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Language: English
Target Audience: Those who have not received formal training in CFD and AVA but want to broaden their knowledge in this aspect.
Learning Mode: Hybrid (registrants can choose either Physical/Online)
Capacity: 50 (Face-to-Face); Unlimited (Online)
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| Event Detail | |
|---|---|
| Event Name: | Environment and Conservation Fund Green Building Education and Capacity Building Programmes - Micro-credential Topical Course (只提供英文版) |
| Presented By: |
Prof. HE Yue-yang |
| Date: | 2026年02月26日 |
| Time: | 4:00pm - 6:00pm |
| Venue: |
Classroom 109-110, Jockey Club Environmental Building or Online |
| Credits: |
This course is suggested to contribute 2 CPD hours. |
| Contact Person: | Ms Elaine LAM |
| Contact Phone: | 39948842 |
| Contact Email: | [email protected] |
| Language: | English |
Important Notes
- Seats are available on a first-come-first-served basis. Upon submission through this Online Registration Form, a seat is reserved for you.
- Cancellation must be made by email to [email protected] with justification on or before 25 February 2026, 12:00 noon.
- The URL to join the webinar is unique to the email account that you have registered with. Please do not forward the link to other email accounts.
- A certificate of attendance will be issued by email around a week after the event to participants who attend more than 80% of the course. For those attending via Zoom, they also need to complete the pre-course questionnaire, the mid-way online polling, and the post-course questionnaire to prove their presence; otherwise, a certificate of attendance may not be issued.
- The event will be cancelled when the Typhoon Signal No.8 or above, Black Rainstorm Signal or Extreme Conditions is hoisted at 1:00 pm.
- Disclaimer: Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material/event do not necessarily reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Environment and Conservation Fund.