Topic: Health and Safety Controls on Residential Buildings in Hong Kong
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Health and Safety Controls of Residential Building in Hong Kong


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Health and Safety Controls on Residential Buildings in Hong Kong


Major teaching areas


Design and Applied Technology: Strand 1 Design and Innovation
  • Design Consideration

Design and Applied Technology: Strand 2 Technology Principles
  • Nature of technology

Design and Applied Technology: Strand 3 Value and Impact
  • Values in technology and design

Interdisciplinary teaching areas


Liberal Studies
  • Hong Kong Today

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