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Taikoo Hui Guangzhou: The World-First Commercial Building to achieve BEAM Plus Existing Buildings Platinum Rating (Global Version V1.0)

Corporate Event | 15 Apr 2026

Taikoo Hui Guangzhou: The World-First Commercial Building to achieve BEAM Plus Existing Buildings Platinum Rating (Global Version V1.0)

BSL announces Taikoo Hui Guangzhou has received the world’s first Commercial Building to achieve BEAM Plus Existing Buildings Platinum rating. The award was presented during the BEAM Plus Platinum Award Ceremony on 9 April 2026.

Representing BSL, Chairperson Sr Frankie SO Hung Fai and Chief Executive Ir CS HO joined senior representatives from Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC), Swire Properties, Guangdong Building Energy Conservation and Green Low-Carbon Association, Guangdong Provincial Academy of Building Research Group Co., Ltd., and Guangzhou Association of Building Energy Efficiency Technology to witness this milestone.

Mr. Mark Wang, General Manager of Taikoo Hui Guangzhou; Mr. Ir Wallace LIN Siu-hung, General Manager of Facilities Coordination at Taikoo Hui Properties; Sr Frankie SO Hung Fai, Chairperson of BEAM Society; and Mr. Ivan FU Chin-shing, MH, JP, Director of HKGBC and Chairman of the Green Labelling Committee delivered speeches. Afterward, attendees joined a guided site tour that highlighted the project’s green roof with photovoltaic systems, energy-efficient operations, waste management facilities, and smart building technologies.

This landmark achievement demonstrates that large-scale existing commercial complexes in the Greater Bay Area can attain the highest international green building standards through excellence in sustainable operations, occupant health, and low-carbon performance. Taikoo Hui Guangzhou now serves as a benchmark for retrofitting and operating existing buildings across the region and beyond.

 

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