Green Wall made of Ultra-Lightweight Panels

I&T Wish Green Wall made of Ultra-Lightweight Panels
(REF : W-0458)
Matched I&T Solution
Trial Project
Summary and Challenges
  • Motivation to use carbon neutralize materials to form ultra-light non-structural green walls to achieve a net-zero carbon footprint.
  • To use innovative and eco-friendly carbon neutralize ultra-light panels to build three non-structural green walls with a height of 7.5 meters in a project.  The walls should withstand at least two hours of fire protection and should be free of VOC and formaldehyde to provide a greener and healthier working environment.
  • Challenges :
    1. Installation of the wall should be simple and fast, even for a high wall at a height of 7.5 meters.
    2. It is important that the walls have the modular approach and materials should be pre-fabricated in the factory to minimize wastage at the work site.
    3. All walls built with ultra-light panels should be light and yet strong enough to support the hanging of objects, including cabinets.
    4. Any object can be hung anywhere without affecting the structure.
Expected Outcome
  1. System Installation of ultra-light modular panels in the thickness of about 150mm to build three sets of walls to the height of 7.5m from the ground for a total area of at least 200 m2  in the premises. 
  2. The modular wall system deploys a much faster, less labor-intensive wall-building method. The process is far more environmentally friendly as it creates less waste and eliminates work site pollution when compared with construction method involving wet trade.
  3. Materials of ultra-light panels are safer and far more eco-friendly than traditional partition materials.
  4. Materials of ultra-light panels should be fire rated for at least 2-hour, and with acoustic insulation performance at or above 42 dB.
  5. Its structural performance including stiffness, surface damage, impact & structural damage, and lightweight & heavyweight anchorage, will be measured according to internal standards.
Expected Trial Duration 9-month
Contact Information
I&T Wish Proposer:Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD)
Contact Person:Mr. Michael LEE
Position:Electrical and Mechanical Engineer/Electrical and Mechanical and Building Services Technology Development/1
Tel: 3757 6257
Email: mblee@emsd.gov.hk
Upload Date 2023-05-31
Closing Date 2023-06-14
Propose I&T Solution Closed