Topic 06
Health and Safety Controls on Residential Buildings in Hong Kong
Major teaching areas
Design and Applied Technology: Strand 1 Design and Innovation
Design and Applied Technology: Strand 2 Technology Principles
Design and Applied Technology: Strand 3 Value and Impact
- Values in technology and design
Interdisciplinary teaching areas
Liberal Studies
Learning objectives
- To understand how building regulations support the betterment of health and safety in private
residential building, focusing on windows and vertical circulation space
- To learn two Hong Kong residential building features : bay windows and scissor staircases
- To explore how building development and controls impact the environment, emerging urban forms,
and health and safety on a macro scale