Low carbon display home promotes eco-friendly lifestyle

摘要

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) and Zero Carbon Building Limited recently unveiled Eco-home 2014 at Hong Kong's first zero carbon building, ZCB, in Kowloon Bay. The Eco-home at ZCB was recently revamped in line with the evolving technologies to demonstrate a holistic,sustainable way of living which can be easily adopted by the public, and to promote a modern design philosophy for a low carbon home to enhance the quality of life. The Eco-home, a typical Hong Kong apartment with a living room, an open kitchen, a bedroom and a bathroom, is characterised by five fundamental elements including Energy, Water, Comfort, Material and Sustainable Lifestyle. Each element is interlinked to form a semi-self-sustained system. The key features include a bladeless ceiling fan, a water heating faucet, a vacuum water closet, an energy and water efficient washing machine, a food waste digester, some portable hydroponic farming and a piezo electricity generating floor. There are also interactive displays to show visitors how to reduce carbon footprint for smart living. The design and construction of the Eco-home is sponsored byNew World Group Charity Foundation.