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LOSSARY
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P
ARTITION
means variable height movable modular self-supporting vertical units
providing privacy to work stations in an open office or cellular system
furniture for modular office, and are created from modular
components with high rate of re-use. Partitions can be readily
installed, relocated and dismantled normally without affecting the
surrounding finishes (sometimes know as privacy screens).
Folding screens, and doors that employ tracks embedded in either the
floor and/or ceiling are excluded from this definition.
Partitions and Walls are terms that are often used interchangeably, in
this Manual, they have different and separate definitions.
P
ERFORMANCE
C
ATEGORIES
means the section into which BEAM Plus criteria are divided based
on their influence on the sustainability performance of a project
including green building attributes, management, material aspects,
energy use, water use, indoor environmental quality, and Innovation.
P
OTABLE
W
ATER
means water that is safe enough to be consumed by humans, or used
with low risk of immediate or long-term harm. Although the quality of
water supplied to buildings in Hong Kong is strictly controlled, the
quality of water drawn from consumers’ taps may sometimes be
affected by the condition of the host building plumbing such as
discolouration from rusty pipes. Consumers are responsible for proper
maintenance of internal plumbing and are required to engage a
licensed plumber if the water quality is found to be affected due to
defects.
P
REREQUISITE
means special BEAM criterion that must be satisfied. Projects that do
not meet these basis requirements cannot be assessed.
P
RIOR
C
ONDITION
means (1) condition when previous tenant moved out, or (2) property
management company provided condition of project space for
Applicant, or (3) prior to renovation where the project space is
controlled by Applicant.
P
ROJECT SPACE
means the normally occupied area of the accommodation, typically
delineated and bounded by the area(s) indicated in the Lease, and
typically excludes all common areas, plant rooms, shared common
areas in the
host buildingP
RIVACY
S
CREENS
Refer to PartitionR
APIDLY RENEWABLE
MATERIAL
means materials derived from sustainable crop, planted and
harvested with a regeneration cycle of less than a 10-years that
causes no biodiversity loss, no increased soil erosion , and no air
quality impacts.
R
ECORD
P
HOTOGRAPHS
means photographs with time and date stamp documenting progress,
an existing condition, feature, material delivery, site practices,
installation details, concealed work that will be subsequently covered
up, or finished works.
R
ECYCLE CONTENT
means the proportion, by mass, of the recycled material in a product
(refer to ISO 14021)
R
EGIONALLY
MANUFACTURED
MATERIALS
means components or materials that were manufactured and or
assembled within a radius less than 800 km from the project space.
For composite materials, only the portion by mass, manufactured with
800 km radius shall qualify.