"綠色為名，發水為實"

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http://www.inmediahk.net/node/20150117b

... 2011年提出的「以總樓面面積豁免措施」，訂明地產商只要通過香港綠色建築標準「BEAM Plus」認證，建築總樓面面積可以獲得寬免。表面上似是鼓勵發展綠色建築，事實並不然。現時「BEAM Plus」評級分為鉑金、金、銀、銅四個評級以及不予評級，但現有的豁免機制卻容許所有經過「BEAM Plus」認證的項目（包括不予評級）均獲得上限10%的總樓面面積豁免。情況就等於考生只要入場考試，無論合格與否都可以獲得獎學金一樣。除了縱容「發水樓」，亦讓綠色建築成效大打折扣。新加坡其實亦有綠色建築總樓面面積豁免政策，但對發展商要求嚴謹得多。新加坡政府要求建築物必須達到當地標準最高的白金和超金評級，而額外建築面積亦分別只是2%和1%。


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Leaked documents have revealed conflict-of-interest allegations involving directors of a not-for-profit organisation with a monopoly on green building assessments that allow developers to claim government incentives worth billions of dollars.

The allegations centre on the BEAM Society (BSL), which runs the BEAM Plus assessment scheme. Since 2011, registering for the BEAM Plus scheme has been a prerequisite for developers wishing to increase the gross floor area of projects by 10 per cent without paying the government any extra premium under a Buildings Department plan to encourage green development.

But many of BSL's 25 directors are drawn from companies in the construction and property sector, and BSL staff members have alleged that directors approved plans or project submissions in which they had a vested interest.

The case sparked alarm given the public interest involved. One lawmaker was "aghast" that a private organisation with no government oversight was handed such a monopoly.


... The BEAM Plus tests assess a project in several areas including energy use, site ventilation, indoor air quality, water consumption and waste management. Projects are given a grade on a five-point scale, but even those given the lowest grade, unclassified, are eligible for the gross floor area incentives - developers need only publish the results of the assessment in their brochures.