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disruptors to the design engineering industry and government perspectives being shared.
is that of new 3D printing technology, and the Leung Chun-ying, Chief Executive; Dr QIU
impact it will have on the built environment. Baoxing, Representative of The Ministry of
The 3D printer is significantly disrupting the Hou sing an d Urban -Rural Develop ment &
traditional design role held by the structural Counsellor of Counsellor's Office of the State
engineer but, at the same time, presents exciting Council, People's Republic of China; and other
new opportunities in how building designers top officials of the Government of the HKSAR,
will create, relocate and shape Buildings of the officiated the Opening Ceremony on 5 June.
Future, said Greaves. Set against a backdrop of China's rapid
Aurecon's white paper shows that a one- urbani sat i on and ongoi ng economi c
size-fits-all approach to Buildings of the Future development, four special Mainland China
is becoming less and less palatable. The use of Sessions investigated issues specific to green
new, flexible construction materials, including retrofitting technologies for buildings in
composite materials, additive manufacturing China , challenges and opportunities brought
concrete, solar polymers and carbon fibre balsa, by skyscrapers in the tier one cities, and the
is fuelling new design approaches. newly released assessment standard for healthy
building, etc.
1,800 experts and decision Hot issues in different countries were
makers share practical ideas to investigated at the four dedicated Regional
transform cities worldwide

(HONG KONG) The urgent need to swiftly
translate sustainability strategies and best
practices into actionable urban development
plans was a key theme of the World Sustainable
Built Environment Conference 2017 that
concluded in Hong Kong on June 7, 2017.
Regarded as the "Olympics" for the green
building industry, the three-day conference
was attended by a total of 1,800 green building
advocates, public sector leaders, academics,
and industry practitioners from 57 countries
and regions. With the theme of "Transforming Mr Matthew Cheung, Chief Secretary for Administration of the
Our Built Environment through Innovation Government of the Hong Kong SAR (third-right) gave speech in
and Integration: Putting Ideas into Action," the Gala Dinner of WSBE2017 Hong Kong on 6 June. Mr Eric Ma,
it included Keynote Speeches from globally Secretary for Development, Mr Wong Kam-sing, Secretary for the
respected thought leaders, as well as over 100 Environment, Ir Conrad Wong, Chairman of WSBE17 Hong Kong
sessions where delegates engaged into deep- Organising Committee (second-left), Sr Chan Ka-kui, Chairman
of Construction Industry Council (first-left) and Sr Bay Wong,
dived discussion based on academic research, Chairman of Hong Kong Green Building Council (first-right) joined
business case studies, industry best practices, him on stage for the toasting

(from left to right) Mr Yves-Laurent SAPOVAL, Mr Pekka Huovila, Mr Gregor Herda, Mr Curt Garrigan, Ms Jennifer Layke, Ms Christiana Figueres,
Ms Christine LOH and Mr Roland Hunziker attended Plenary Session on Climate Change and Sustainable Development in WSBE17 Hong Kong

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