Beyond Platinum : A Hotel Project in Hong Kong

LEED is the leading green assessment rating organisation using score checklist to assess sustainable projects. Different levels of certification, from Sliver, Gold to Platinum are achieved based on the scored points from the checklist. However, the potential problem is the scoring point system creates negative incentives to design around the checklist rather than to build the greenest building. In order to achieve the highest level of sustainability, projects need to achieve beyond the scored points and should use holistic approach on innovative design strategies towards sustainability. The case study is the first high rise hotel project in the world that achieved triple platinum awards from three different green assessment rating organisations, including LEED of USA, BEAM Plus of Hong Kong and Green Mark of Singapore. However, its achievements are beyond the scored points at platinum level, it demonstrates a holistic approach to innovative design strategies to acquire the highest commitment to sustainability.