Date: 9 June 2017
Company: Construction Industry Council (CIC)
The Grand Opening Ceremony of Climate Change and My Smart City Experience Centre of the Construction Industry Council’s (CIC) Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) took place on 9 June 2017. Officiating guests Eric Ma, Secretary for Development and Chan Ka-kui, Chairman of CIC, exhibitors, various guests, together with smart robot ZCB Boy and members of the media, witnessed and celebrated a new chapter of ZCB.
Located on Sheung Yuet Road, Kowloon Bay, ZCB was officially opened to the public on 5 January 2013. In the past few years, it has been dedicated to the demonstration and exhibition of state-of–the-art eco-building designs and technologies. Together with the government, the construction industry and innovative entrepreneurs, CIC transformed ZCB into a Climate Change and My Smart City Experience Centre. Aligned with the government’s plan to develop Hong Kong into a smart city, this new centre features four key themes, namely Climate Change, Smart City & Sustainable Built Environment, Smart Living and Health & Well-being. The exhibition applies virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and various gamification features to arouse public interest in smart city, which should be conducive to the development of smart city in Hong Kong.
For the first theme on Climate Change, a short video produced by the Hong Kong Observatory showed the causes and severe impacts of climate change on the city. Also, a city model was built to illustrate various government initiatives on combating climate change.
For the second theme of Smart City & Sustainable Built Environment, a variety of designs and construction technologies were showcased, including the building information modelling (BIM) VR experience and construction site VR safety training.
The Smart Living and Health & Well-being themed areas further demonstrated smart city life through a series of interactive and innovative exhibits.
