Ir Cary Chan, Executive Director, Hong Kong Green Building Council Limited, gave presentation on Green Product certification at 15th CII IGBC Green Building Congress 2017 event at Jaipur

1. Green Product
Certification –
A boon for global green building
movement
Ir Cary Chan
Executive Director
Hong Kong Green Building Council
Why talking about green
products?

2. High impact
But
less known
“As Building Regulations reduce operational emissions towards
zero, the “embodied” CO2 emissions associated with
supplying materials can be as much as 50% of total emissions
over a building’s lifetime”
--Waste and Resources Action Programme, UK
Source: http://media.bze.org.au/bp/bze_buildings_plan.pdf
Embodied Carbon

3. Eco-cost
Total Eco-cost: 2/3 of the whole life cycle impact
A Green Hostel project
Source: http://www.worldgbc.org/news-media/building-business-case-health-wellbeing-and-productivity-green-
offices
http://www.worldgbc.org/news-media/health-wellbeing-and-productivity-offices-next-chapter-green-building
Growing concerns
Productivity

4. Growing Concerns
Indoor environment Health and Wellbeing
Sustainable Public Procurement
(SPP)
Public
Organisations
procure
Generate
benefits for
Goods Services
WorksUtilities
Value for
whole lifecycle
Org. Env.
Society Econ.
Source: http://www.scpclearinghouse.org/sustainable-public-
procurement/portfolio-work?type=resources p.1

5. Seems a lot of good causes for
green products
But
look at the case in Hong Kong
BEAM Plus Assessment
• BEAM Plus assesses the sustainability
performances in 5 major aspects:
• Site Aspects (SA)
• Materials Aspects (MA)
• Energy Use (EU)
• Water Use (WU)
• Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)

6. BEAM Plus Assessment
Lowest score in Material Aspect
All ratings
BEAM Plus Assessment
Materials Aspect is among the aspect with lowest
scores in all projects, even among Platinum projects
Building with platinum rating

7. “We are thinking about green procurement policy, but we
need to have enough alternative choices to satisfy our
procurement policy even if we are willing to pay a bit
more ”
A problem on the supply side ?

8. Green Procurement Guidelines
by Hong Kong Government
Source: http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/how_help/green_procure/green_procure.html
• Adopt green specifications of “Mandatory” or
“Desirable”, the specifications will be
“mandatory” if there are 3 or more models
available in the market
• Incorporate environmental considerations in
regular procurement and tender process
• Government departments and other
organisations are encouraged to adopt
More efforts needed to
promote the green product
market in Hong Kong
11 out of 21 product
categories provides only
DESIRABLE requirements
Limited number of
product category available
under building and
construction supplies
Promotion to public
Seems we do not have enough alternative products !
Green Procurement Guidelines
by Hong Kong Government
Source: http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/how_help/green_procure/green_procure.html

9. 17
How can I find
green building
products?
How to ensure
that they are
really green?
How can I
promote my
green building
products?
An issue with market efficiencies ?
A need for green product labels !

10. 70s 90s 00s 10s
Development of Eco Labelling
Label
Time
Global Ecolabelling Network
• A non-profit association of third-party, environmental
performance recognition, certification and labelling organisations
• To improve, promote, and develop the ecolabelling of products
and services.
• No. of GEN members: 25 countries
• Product Categories (related to building products): Water
conservation devices, thermal insulations, construction /building
materials, lights, paints / coatings and solar energy.
Source: https://globalecolabelling.net/ and
https://globalecolabelling.net/gen-members/environmental-certification-members-map/

11. • to help conserve resources and energy
consumption;
• to minimise the use and subsequent
release of harmful substances to the
environment and human; and
• to encourage the implementation of
proper environmental management
systems.
21
Assessment Criteria are classified as below 4 aspects:
Assessment Standards of G-PASS
Source: http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/how_help/green_procure/green_procure.html
22
Raw Materials
Manufacturing
Packaging
Disposal
Usage
Distribution
Extraction efficiency?
Energy intensive?
Recyclable package?
Toxicity?
Hazardous substances?
Recyclable?
Recycle materials?
Water consumption?
Durability?
Environmental
friendly design?
Recycling programme?
Energy efficiency?
Product Life Cycle
Consideration
Assessment Criteria are developed throughout Product Life Cycle.
Source: http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/how_help/green_procure/green_procure.html
Assessment Standards of G-PASS

12. 23
Total no. of applications: 55
(as of 26 July 2017)
Total
no.
25
20
2
8
HK G-PASS Application Status
Reason: bad
rating (Both Pilot
Case)
Reasons: difficult to achieve core criteria, not willing to pay for extra tests…
Progress
Incentive:
Green Mark Recognition
•SGBP certified products specified and
used can score points under the
Building and Construction Authority
(BCA) Green Mark Scheme
•Developments with Green Mark, BCA &
URA will grant Additional Floor Area
Target:
•Developers, Building owners, Architects
and Engineers
Administrative Organisation:
•Singapore Green Building Council
(SGBC)
•Scheme launched in 2010
Desktop Studies on
Labelling Schemes -
Singapore
Total application for all product categories: 378
54 applications / Year
%=Application number / Total application number of top 6 product
categories
Application number for top 6 product categories: 320
For total application number of all product categories, please refer to Appendix A
For all product categories of labelling scheme, please refer to Appendix D

13. Target:
•Consumers and Businesses
Organisation:
•Singapore Environment Council (SEC)
•Scheme launched in May 1992
%=Application number / Total application number of top 6 product
categories
Application number for top 6 product categories: 720
Total application for all product categories: 734
30 applications / Year
For total application number of all product categories, please refer to Appendix B
For all product categories of labelling scheme, please refer to Appendix E
Desktop Studies on
Labelling Schemes -
Singapore
Target:
• Consumers and Businesses
Organisation:
• Standards and Industrial Research
Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM)
• Launched in 2004
*Only 4 products categories with applications
Total application for all product categories: 40
3 applications / Year
%=Application number / Total application number of top 4
product categories
Application number for top 4 product categories: 40
For total application number of all product categories, please refer to Appendix C
For all product categories of labelling scheme, please refer to Appendix F
Desktop Studies on
Labelling Schemes -
Malaysia

14. Top 6 popular product categories among Green Product Labelling Schemes
HK G-PASS
Singapore Green Building
Products Certification
Scheme, Singapore
Singapore Green Labelling
Scheme, Singapore
SIRIM Eco-Labelling Scheme,
Malaysia*
Paint & Coating Paint & Coating Paint & Coating Paint & Coating
Adhesive & Sealant
VRF, Cooling Tower, Water
pump, Chiller
Panel Board Ceramic Tile
Chiller Thermal Insulation Wall Covering Synthetic Carpet
LED Lighting Synthetic Carpet Adhesive & Sealant Glazing
Ceramic Tile Cable & Wire Plant-based Fibre Composite
Wall Covering Adhesive & Sealant Synthetic Carpet
*Only 4 products categories with applications
Categories are arranged in descending application number
Desktop Studies on Labelling Schemes
Total Application
Number
Total Applications of Green Products on 4 Labelling Schemes
Desktop Studies on Labelling Schemes

15. limited types of products interested in getting Eco- labels

16. A mature green product market supported by eco-labels
SUPPLY
DEMAND
ENVIRONMENT
GREEN
PRODUCT
MARKET
Culture
Government intervention
Natural capital accounting
What is needed, where, volume
Enough Choices of reasonable price
Incentives
Credits in green building assessment
Which product is green, greener ..
Product information for benchmarking

17. Global Trends of Green
Product Market
Government Priorities of SPP
• Materials or products of
building design and
construction are in high
government priorities
Source: http://www.scpclearinghouse.org/sustainable-public-
procurement/portfolio-work?type=resources

18. The Growing Market for Green
Building Materials in U.S.
North America green building materials market revenue by
application, 2012-2022, (USD Billion)
Source: http://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/green-building-materials-market
ISO 20400 Sustainable
Procurement Standard
Source: https://www.iso.org/publication/PUB100410.html
• Launched in April 2017
• Provides guidelines for integrating
sustainability into an organization’s
procurement processes
• Defines the principles of sustainable
procurement, including
accountability, transparency, respect
for human rights and ethical
behaviour

19. In summary
Mature green product market
Green procurement a mainstream practice
Sustainable Buildings