We continue to promote the use of sustainable materials in our major renovation and fit-out projects, and also expand our green furniture management services for tenants.
EAST Hong Kong’s “Ground Domain” Built with Sustainable Materials
Domain, EAST Hong Kong’s part café, part co-working space was expanded into the hotel’s lobby in 2023 to serve as an alternative space for events and a networking hub for the community. In cooperation with another company, we explored ways to incorporate eco-friendly and upcycled materials to minimise waste and promote circularity.
These materials included:
- Tabletops and display cabinets made from recycled existing wooden strips from the FEAST restaurant in EAST Hong Kong.
- Wooden ceiling panel curtains created with post-consumer recycled polyester with Greenguard certification.
- Internal façade walls made with sound-absorbing seamless acoustical spray, certified and recognised by HKGBC Green Product Accreditation.
- Upcycled plastic stands on all tables made from recycled plastic bottles.
- Stools made from 100% recycled wood.
- Coffee tables and high tables built with recycled bricks and glass.
EAST Hong Kong’s “Ground Domain” Built with Sustainable Materials
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Recycled Materials in New Developments
Last year, Taikoo Li Sanlitun West, an expansion of the existing Taikoo Li Sanlitun retail development that includes the renovated Yashow Market, was named one of the best examples of urban regeneration in Beijing. The project incorporated circular practices, including:
- Concrete recycled from the original Yashow Market.
- Concrete ash used to paint the walls.
- Reused concrete blocks from the east side of the development.
Meanwhile, Quarryside, a new community space on the Victoria Harbour waterfront in Hong Kong, used salvaged and reused timber from the Two Taikoo Place construction site.
Recycled Materials in New Developments
Updates to Green Furniture Management Services
We began partnering with a provider of sustainable office fit-out and reinstatement services to offer green furniture management services for tenants in Taikoo Place and Pacific Place since 2021. The initiative aims to support the circular economy by significantly reducing the volume of office furniture that goes to landfill.
Since its launch, the initiative has supported 19 office fit-out and renovation projects in our portfolios, resulting in an overall impact of:
- Over 7,600 unwanted office assets diverted from landfills, equivalent to 227 tonnes of office furniture and appliances.
- Over 600 items donated to 31 local NGOs.
During the year, we also piloted our first fit-out project for an office floor at Two Taikoo Place, using entirely circular furniture items. The space rehomed 143 premium quality reused chairs, workstations and storage cabinets for a new tenant.
Updates to Green Furniture Management Services
Recycled Materials for the Taikoo Li Xi’an Office
The project site office at our new Taikoo Li Xi’an project was completed this year with circularity top-of-mind. The office incorporated recycled materials in its design and construction stages, including terrazzo tiles recycled and repurposed from discarded oyster shells, ceramics and construction waste, as well as adobe bricks recycled from adobe, discarded ceramics, mineral slag and plant fibre.
Recycled Materials for the Taikoo Li Xi’an Office
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