Urban Sustainability Team

Climate change has posted unprecedented challenges to cities, as well as its built environment, livability and  human habits. As a group of professionals, we aspire to bring positive changes and influence to our society,  and to better prepare for what is to come under various urban challenges. Specifically, we believe  empowering communities through a two-pronged approach – “awareness awakening” and “infrastructural  enhancement”, are holistically strengthening the resilience and sustainability capacities of communities  facing the imminent urban challenges.

As a result, EWB-HK’s Urban Sustainability Team was formed in 2019. The new endeavor synergizes  volunteers with diverse professional backgrounds such as engineering, science, urban planning, architecture  and surveying and, offering technical or practical solutions to communities and like-minded NGOs, and aim to:

•Raise awareness of the challenges and solutions of urban sustainability amongst the general public;

•Induce behavourial change towards sustainability in our everyday life;

•mobilize like-minds and volunteers to participate in local and overseas initiatives.

Looking ahead, we will organize knowledge transfer and training sessions for volunteers and partners to  enrich their know-how on various urban sustainability topics. In addition, we are looking for community  collaboration and implementation in social service projects. External speakers will be invited to share their  knowledge and experience covering topics including, but not limited to, climate change and resilience, which  also include the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) Aspect #11 Sustainable Cities and  Communities, as well as sustainability in developing countries and future cities.

Since the formation of the team, they have been  serving on a green building design project in  Myanmar, and organizing some topical Webinars,  namely “EWB-HK Urban Sustainability Series”.

EWB-HK Urban Sustainability - Transitional Housing Idea Sharing, Sept 2021

How can we face with limited Houses ? Any alternative or innovative housing ideas ?
EWB-HK would like to invite likeminded pro-bono built professionals volunteers to brainstorm ideas and implement missions. Our young built-environmental professionals will share Transitional Housing operational model and insight into bringing together community empowerment.

Date: 4 September 2021 (Sat) 2-3pm
Speaker: Town Planning volunteers
Language: English

Venue: Rm 308, 3/F, HKPA I+Plus D&E Centre, 38 Nelson St, MK

Myanmar x Hong Kong Joint Technical Webinar, 10 Oct 2020

We couldnot reach out Myanmar in-person during covid-19, but we kept our collaboration with our friends in Myanmar. EWB-HK and the Young Engineers Committee of the Federation of Myanmar Engineering Societies, organized a Urban Sustainability Series Webinar with the following topics.

Webinar on BIM for Smart City Development - Experience and Roadmap in Hong Kong

Webinar on Post Tensioning System for Buildings and Current Market Situation in Myanmar

Supporting Organizations:

- Construction Industry Council, Hong Kong

- Asian Institute of Intelligent Buildings

- Smart City Consortium, Hong Kong