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Zero Carbon Building vs "F. O. C. U. S." (Focus On Children's Understanding In School)

Key details

Effective date
5 September 2013
6 September 1998

About

Description
Hong Kong’s first zero carbon building, the CIC–Zero Carbon Park (“CIC-ZCP”), since its opening in 2012, acts as a test bed for state-of-the-art eco-building design and continually optimizing its technologies, also serves as an exhibition, education and information center. The CIC-ZCP raises awareness on the importance of green building design locally and internationally, and aspires to boost the public’s ecological value and living in low carbon lifestyle. With more than 200 species of flowers and trees at CIC-ZCP, as Hong Kong’s first urban native woodland, the area’s natural heartland, brings in birds and other animals start creating a very bio-diversified environment, to make it become a lush and vibrant sanctuary for visitors to relax. Most importantly, to create a paradigm shift towards sustainable living, and function as ‘green lungs’ for the high-density environment, breathing clean air and new life into Hong Kong. CIC-Zero Carbon Park (CIC-ZCP) is to serve as an exhibition centre, an education center and an information center for zero/low carbon building design and technologies, as well as promoting low carbon living in Hong Kong. It shall showcase the state-of-the-art eco-building design and technologies to the local and international construction industry. Also, it shall raise community awareness of low carbon living in Hong Kong and promote behavioral changes towards low carbon living. Moreover, it shall disseminate the latest information on low/zero carbon building technologies and share the smart city practices with industry stakeholders.
For over 25 years FOCUS has been a trusted resource for Hong Kong parents, educators and medical professionals seeking to learn how to better support the academic and social lives of children with mainstream learning differences. FOCUS aims to improve educational and life outcomes of children with AD/HD and SpLD by expanding understanding and raising awareness of what it means to have a mind that learns differently Our mission is is to improve the education of mainstream students who are challenged by Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) by providing accurate evidence-based information, practical strategies and support to parents and professionals in education and healthcare and by improving understanding of how learning differences impact youth both emotionally and academically.

Contact

Address
8 Sheung Yuet Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Rm 617, 6/F, One Island South, 2 Heung Yip Rd, Wong Chuk Hang, HK

Status

Subvented
No
No
IRD verified
Subsidiary
No
No
Crowdfunding

Categories

Target beneficiaries

Governance & transparency

Annual report on website
No
No
Financial audits on website
No
No
Board of directors on website
Yes
Yes

Sustainable Development Goals

SDGs
SDG11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG4: Quality Education

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Disclaimer

Information is based on publicly available data and may not reflect recent changes.

This comparison is not a legal or professional audit.