Architectural SD - Objectives and Targets

Objectives and Targets

We perform regular review on our sustainability performance to ensure we work towards our sustainability objectives and targets each year. In 2018, we achieved most of our targets in environmental, project quality and social issues. Details of our achievements during the year and the targets for 2019 are tabulated below.

On Environmental Issues

Long Term Objectives	Targets for 2018	Achievements	Target Compliances	Targets for 2019
Reduce water consumption	Water taps in 100% of new projects to be Grade 2 or above 50% of these projects to be Grade 1 under the Mandatory Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme (WELS) of WSD unless there are genuine operational or technical needs for not doing so	All water taps in 100% of the 16 new projects are Grade 2 or above 75% of water taps in these projects are Grade 1 or above	Complied	2018 targets to be maintained in 2019
Reduce energy consumption	To achieve overall thermal transfer value (OTTV) of not more than 23 W/m² in 100% of new projects with air conditioning installations 75% of these projects to achieve an even lower OTTV of not more than 18 W/m²	100% projects with OTTV less than 23 W/m² 80% projects with OTTV less than 18 W/m²	Complied	2018 targets to be maintained in 2019
Promote a healthy and sustainable development	87% of the new in-house and outsourced projects with Capital Project Estimate (CPE) / Approved Project Estimate (APE) greater than $30 millions shall use pulverised-fly ash (PFA) or ground-granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) in concrete	100% of the new projects have used PFA or GGBS concrete	Complied	Enhanced to 90% of the new in-house and outsourced projects with Capital Project Estimate (CPE) / Approved Project Estimate (APE) greater than $30 millions shall use pulverised-fly ash (PFA) or ground-granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) in concrete
Reduce the consumption of natural resources	To reduce the use of timber by using alternative structural solutions such as metal hoarding, system formwork, metal formwork, semi-precast flooring system, precast roofing, dry walls and other structural means such as steel structural section, left-in formwork, etc	0.235 m³/$millions timber saved	Complied	2018 targets to be maintained in 2019
Comply with all relevant environmental legislation	To maintain a database to collect and analyse information regarding contractors' environmental regulatory performance	In 2018, there was 0.032 environmental legislation conviction per 100,000 man-hours in our sites against 0.192 no. of convictions per 100,000 man hours in all HK sites	Complied	2018 targets to be maintained in 2019
Increase environmental awareness	To record and monitor general technical advice on environmental protection measures in line with ArchSD environmental policy	1,367 nos. of environmental advice given as at 31 December 2018	Complied	2018 targets to be maintained in 2019
Improve Green Housekeeping Management	To reduce A4 paper consumption by 7.5% as compared with the base year 2005	With data normalised, there was 59.2% and 11.2% saving when compared with 2005 and 2017 respectively	Complied	2018 targets to be maintained in 2019
	To reduce electricity consumption (exclude A/C system) by 1.5% at QGO as compared with the base year 2013	With data normalised^[1], there was 23.2% and 3.1% saving when compared with 2013 and 2017 respectively	Complied	Enhanced to reduce electricity consumption (exclude A/C system) by 2% at QGO as compared with the base year 2013
	To reduce electricity consumption by 2% at APB Centre as compared with the base year 2013	With data normalised^[1], there was 12.5% and 1.7% saving when compared with 2013 and 2017 respectively	Complied	Enhanced to reduce electricity consumption by 2.5% at APB Centre as compared with the base year 2013

[1] The electricity consumption was normalised with the consideration of number of server rooms and number of staff.

On Project Quality Issues

Long Term Objectives	Targets for 2018	Achievements	Target Compliances	Targets for 2019
Improve the quality of our services and project delivery	To commence not less than 90% of new Public Works Programme (PWP) projects scheduled in 2018 in accordance with the commencement dates committed in the 2017 Resource Allocation Exercise (RAE)	100% of the new projects commenced works in 2018	Complied	To commence not less than 90% of new Public Works Programme (PWP) projects scheduled in 2019 in accordance with the commencement dates committed in the 2018 Resource Allocation Exercise (RAE)
	To ensure 100% of capital and minor works projects to be completed within the agreed time scale (in the Quarter of the year calendar)	100% have been completed within the approved time scale in the scheduled quarter of 2018	Complied	2018 targets to be maintained in 2019
	100% of the completed projects to achieve Satisfied Level or above on the overall performance in Client Satisfaction Survey	100% of the projects have achieved Satisfied Level or above on the overall performance	Complied	2018 targets to be maintained in 2019
	90% of projects to complete outstanding works and defects rectification and issue maintenance certificate within 6 months from the expiry of the maintenance period	100% of maintenance certificate was issued within 6 months from the expiry of the maintenance period	Complied	2018 targets to be maintained in 2019
	100% compliance with the target response time under the Code on Access to Information	100% of cases received were replied within the timeframe set out in the Code on Access to Information	Complied	2018 targets to be maintained in 2019
	To submit not less than 40 harvested knowledge papers to the ArchSD Knowledge Hubs for knowledge sharing	101 harvested knowledge papers were uploaded	Complied	Enhanced to submit not less than 45 harvested knowledge papers to the ArchSD Knowledge Hubs for knowledge sharing
	To sustain continuous enrichment of knowledge with stakeholders to have not less than 5 knowledge sharing or collaboration events with external stakeholders endeavoring to generate utmost stakeholder value and enhance collaborative innovation	29 knowledge sharing events were conducted with external stakeholders	Complied	Enhanced to sustain continuous enrichment of knowledge with stakeholders to have not less than 7 knowledge sharing or collaboration events with external stakeholders endeavoring to generate utmost stakeholder value and enhance collaborative innovation

On Social Issues

Long Term Objectives	Targets for 2018	Achievements	Target Compliances	Targets for 2019
Minimising accident rate for ArchSD staff	Accident rate for ArchSD staff should be not more than 0.18 occupational injuries per 100,000 man-hours worked per year	There was 1 reportable accident with an accident rate of 0.026 per 100,000 man-hours worked	Complied	2018 targets to be maintained in 2019
Minimising the accident rate in ArchSD contracts	Accident rate in ArchSD contracts should be less than 0.6 reportable accident per 100,000 man-hours worked	0.36 reportable accidents per 100,000 man-hours worked	Complied	2018 targets to be maintained in 2019
Promoting the awareness on safety and health amongst construction workers	At least 45% of ArchSD contracts would participate in the ArchSD Site Safety Model Worker Award Scheme	69% of ArchSD contracts participated in Safety Model Worker Award Scheme in 2018	Complied	Enhanced to at least 50% of ArchSD contracts would participate in the ArchSD Site Safety Model Worker Award Scheme
Promoting the awareness on safety and health amongst contractors	At least 50% of ArchSD eligible new works contracts and 50% of eligible maintenance term contracts would participate in Development Bureau Considerate Contractors Site Award Scheme (CCSAS)	100% of eligible ArchSD new works contracts and 100% of eligible maintenance term contracts participated in CCSAS 2018	Complied	At least 50% of ArchSD eligible contracts would participate in Development Bureau Considerate Contractors Site Award Scheme (CCSAS)
Enhancing the occupational safety and health within the workplace	Safety walk for workplaces would be conducted at least quarterly	Safety walk for workplaces has been conducted accordingly	Complied	2018 targets to be maintained in 2019
Strengthening health and safety knowledge for project staff with external training	At least 12 external safety training courses should be arranged for project and office staff per year	17 external training courses were conducted and attended by 961 professional/technical/site staff in 2018	Complied	2018 targets to be maintained in 2019
Upkeeping safety and health awareness of professional, technical and site supervisory staff, consultants and contractors with in-house briefing	At least 4 in-house workshops on safety and health should be organised	4 in-house workshops / seminars were conducted	Complied	2018 targets to be maintained in 2019