New Energy Saving Technologies, Evidence-based Verification Methods and Related Practical Implementation Trends in Modern Building Energy Engineering

CPD0714/2026

New Energy Saving Technologies, Evidence-based Verification Methods and Related Practical Implementation Trends in Modern Building Energy Engineering

GPM

26 July 2026 (Sun)

14:00-17:00

Social Enterprise Limited

Online (Zoom)

HK$500

With tightening regulatory requirements on building energy efficiency and increasing scale and complexity of energy-saving projects, the role of engineers has evolved beyond pure technical implementation to encompass regulatory compliance, performance verification, responsibility delineation and risk judgement in practical engineering contexts.

This course adopts an engineer-oriented approach to provide a structured overview of the regulatory background of modern building energy efficiency engineering, major and emerging energy efficiency technology options, and fair and auditable evidence-based methods for demonstrating energy performance outcomes. Quantum Optimization Technology (QOT), an energy-saving technology that has seen wider application in recent years, will be used as a representative case to illustrate how engineers can understand the underlying technical principles, assess applicability conditions, and reasonably interpret energy performance results in real engineering environments.

The course further extends to emerging practical trends, including changes in statutory inspection requirements, the relationship between pre-project simulation and statutory inspections, performance shortfall-related risk considerations, and the impact of financial arrangements and ESG frameworks on engineering responsibility and verification requirements.

This course is designed as a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activity to enhance engineers’ professional judgement, competence and risk awareness in building energy efficiency engineering.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Understand the practical implications of Hong Kong building energy efficiency regulations on engineering practice
2. Evaluate the engineering positioning, applicability and limitations of major and emerging energy efficiency technologies
3. Apply fair, acceptable and auditable evidence-based verification principles in energy-saving projects
4. Identify common responsibility, verification and performance shortfall risks in energy efficiency engineering
5. Understand the professional roles and responsibility boundaries of engineers within regulatory, financial and ESG frameworks

The course will cover the following structured topics:

1. Regulatory Background & Engineering Implications of Building Energy Efficiency
   - Overview of Hong Kong building energy efficiency regulatory framework
   - Engineering implications of statutory inspection cycle tightening from once every 10 years to once every 5 years
   - Types of personnel and organizations eligible to conduct inspections, assessments and audits
   - Expansion trends in building types covered by regulatory requirements
2. Engineering Demand & Responsibility Shift Driven by Regulations
   - Translation of compliance requirements into engineering responsibilities
   - Distinction between “completion of works” and “completion of responsibility”
   - Evolving role of engineers across technical implementation, verification & stakeholder communication
3. Major & Emerging Energy Efficiency Technology Options (Engineering Classification)
   - Equipment-level energy efficiency technologies (chillers, pumps, motors, lighting, etc.)
   - System and operational optimization
   - Electrical and system-level energy efficiency technologies (with QOT as a representative example)
4. Engineering Principles & Application Positioning of QOT
   - Engineering-based physical concepts and functional levels of QOT
   - Applicable and non-applicable scenarios
   - Relationship and compatibility with other energy efficiency measures
   - Common misconceptions and engineering clarifications
5. Evidence-based & Fair Verification of Energy Performance (core session)
   - Common pitfalls in energy performance verification
   - Measurement boundary definition, baseline and reporting period setting
   - Engineering principles of like-for-like comparison
   - Professional and audit acceptability of verification results
6. Engineering Case Study Analysis (Using QOT as an Example)
   - Project background and operational constraints
   - Technical deployment rationale
   - Measurement design and data interpretation
   - Determination of reasonable conclusions and boundaries
7. Practical Engineering Extension: Process, Risk & Market Trends
   - Pre-project simulation, statutory inspections and the role of EMO
   - Performance shortfall and verification disputes
   - Risk buffering and remedial demand trends (commonly referred to in the industry as “補底燕梳”)
   - Impact of financial arrangements on engineering boundaries and verification requirements
   - Engineering responsibilities related to ESG frameworks and certification/label alignment
8. Professional Responsibility & Future Direction of Engineers
   - Professional accountability behind technology selection
   - Avoiding situations where “technology is technically correct, but responsibility becomes problematic”
   - Professional development trends in building energy efficiency engineering

Cantonese as the main language, supplemented with English technical terminology

Details to be announced by the organizer

aytleung@gmail.com