Green Roof Action Project ????

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Green Roof Action Project ????
Our scheme is not just about physical
implementation of green features on top of school
buildings, it is about the knowledge
dissemination on all related subjects for a
sustainable living environment.
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Green Roof Action Project ???? Content of Stages

1. Stage One Feasibility StageInvestigate and
   evaluate the possibility to install sustainable
   features and greenings on existing roof tops of
   schools.
2. Stage Two Implementation StageDesign and
   propose schemes of implementation construct with
   participation of students to ensure knowledge of
   sustainability is disseminated.
3. Stage Three Maintenance StageMonitor the
   usage of newly implemented Green Roofs through
   bi-weekly visit and record any findings in report
   format.

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Green Roof Action Project ???? Study Teams
TEAM A
TEAM B
TEAM C
TEAM D
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Green Roof Action Project ???? - Project Team
Structure
Advisory Group
Steering Committee
Team Leader
Team Leader
Team Leader
Team Leader
Team Members
Team Members
Team Members
Team Members
Technical Supports
Technical Supports
Technical Supports
Technical Supports
Executive Administrative Supports
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Green Roof Action Project ???? - Responsibilities

• Advisory Group1. Providing technical advises
  2. Commenting the direction of project progress
  3. Suggesting samples of inspirations
• Steering Committee1. Setting out guidelines and
  benchmarking the quality of deliverables with the
  guidelines2. Drafting questionnaires to gather
  information from the schools and creating
  templates of reports 3. Maintaining and
  enhancing a good communication between advisory
  group and team leadersChair of the steering
  committee should also be the leader of the entire
  project team
• Team Leaders1. Leading site visits and surveys
  2. Drafting plan and schedule of works3.
  Ensuring feasibility reports are prepared in
  according to guidelines set by the steering
  committee 4. Reporting latest progress of study
  to steering committeeTeam leaders should be
  experienced in practical terms and be able to
  lead a feasibility study team consists of various
  professionals
• Team MembersSite surveying and researching for
  all relevant information preparing reports and /
  or materials for presentations include
  questionnaires, SWOT analysis, drawings
  preparation, drafting of reports for steering
  committee to commentEach should include the
  following team members
• Architect
• Structural Engineer
• Service Engineer
• Quantity Surveyor
• Landscape Architect
• 2-3 technical supports

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Green Roof Action Project ???? Scope of
Feasibility Study

• Background information
• - site location
• - building type
• - size of the roof areas
• 2. Physical survey reports
• - condition of existing structure
• drainage
• electrical and mechanical services
• roof
• external walls
• - constraints and opportunities for
  installation of renewal energy equipments
• - spaces for installation of surveying
  equipments
• - assessment of structural strength for the
  required increasing of roof loading
• 3. Desktop study of existing structure
• 4. Observation and Questionnaires
• - details of adjoining buildings / sites

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Green Roof Action Project ???? Proposed Man
Hour Schedule
Proposed Man Hour Schedule of Feasibility Reports
Team Members Number of Person Total Working Hours per school
Architects 1 5 hours
Structural Engineers 1 5 hours
Service Engineers 1 5 hours
Quantity Surveyors 1 5 hours
Landscape Architects 1 5 hours
Technical Supporters 5 30 hours (6 hours per person in average)
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Green Roof Action Project ???? Schedule of
Works
July 2008 Funding approval received. Early
August 2008 Complete the formation of Steering
Group and Research Teams. Mid August 2008
Visiting St. Bonaventure Catholic Primary School
(Exact date TBC) Early September 2008 A
seminar about Green Roofs Mid September 2008
Research begins arrange to visit schools Late
September 2008 Prepare application for second
stage funding from ECF Late November 2008
Completion of Feasibility Reports for final
checking 05th December 2008 Submission of
Feasibility Reports to ECF (See Appendix A for
more details about the key dates of activities)
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Green Roof Action Project ???? Honorariums
Rewards
All participated architects will be rewarded with
5 CPD hours accredited by HKIA. HK Architecture
Centre can award participants with certificates
of acknowledgement. Each professional
participant with chartered / registered
qualification will be rewarded with HK450 per
hour per person honorarium capped with 5-hour
works for each school. Each technical support
and / or graduated participant will be rewarded
with HK250 per hour per person honorarium capped
with a total of 30-hour works for each school.
Meaning, if there is three technical supports
working on one school, each persons working
hours should not exceed 10 hours. We are also
welcoming volunteers to help us in this project,
Commendation Awards could be presented to
volunteers.