In July, the Centennial Campus project was awarded a Merit Prize in the Research and Planning Studies Category by the Green Building Award 2008. Organized by the Professional Green Building Council, the Green Building Award aims to promote and recognize sustainable and green development and research project, and to encourage the industry towards wider adoption of sustainable practices. 

The jury was impressed by HKU’s incorporation of an extensive list of sustainable features including conservation of three heritage buildings, elimination of vehicular traffic, user of proven and experimental energy efficient technologies, and the implementation of an environmental display and monitoring system.