In a densely built-up area like Singapore, special attention should be paid to ensure construction works are designed and carried out safely. It is important for the stakeholders of the industry to comply with regulations and follow good practices while performing construction works.

The Smart Builders Leadership Series is a learning platform for equipment suppliers and firms to come together to share the latest products, systems and technologies.

The following topics will be shared:
Topic 1: BCA Productivity Initiatives: Construction Productivity and Capability Fund (CPCF) and Singapore Construction Productivity Week (SCPW) 2016
-Building and Construction Authority

Topic 2: Building Precast Frames Faster, Easier and More Reliably
-By Mr Topi Laiho, Country Manager, Peikko Singapore Pte Ltd

Topic 3: Productivity Through Smart Connections
-By Mr Gary Connah, Regional Technical & Development Manager, Halfen-Moment Pte Ltd

Topic 4: Innovations for Tower Cranes in Optimising Construction Operations
-By Ms Narimi Noda, Sales Executive, Overseas Sales Department, IHI Transport Machinery Co. Ltd

Topic 5: Step up Productivity with Next-Generation Vertical Access Equipment
-By Mr Romain Lombard, Chief Executive Officer, XL Industries

Topic 6: Multione Compact Miniloaders
-By Ms Gaesarin Laosirirat, Sales Executive, Ultimus Co. Ltd

Date: 02 September 2016, Friday
Time: 2 - 5pm (Registration starts at 1.45pm)
Venue: T1-1, BCA Academy, 200 Braddell Road
Fee: Free of charge (Light refreshments will be provided)

Please go to https://www.bca.gov.sg/sbls for registration.

The International Green Building Conference - an anchor event of the Singapore Green Building Week (SGBW), will bring together thought leaders, government officials, policymakers and a notable spectrum of stakeholders industry, students and end-users end-users from over 50 countries. They will discuss and share their vision of a more sustainable built environment, through topics structured around this years theme Build Green: The Next Decade. Organised by the Building and Construction Authority of Singapore, the 3-day conference is the premier platform for learning and sharing innovative green solutions and forging new partnerships.
Register by 10 Jun 2016 to enjoy our best rate - Special Green Mark Promotion Rates at up to 50% discount from usual rate! Visit our website at http://www.sgbw.com.sg/en and Facebook at https://m.facebook.com/igbcsg for more information.
Full 3-day pass including Green Mark Tour - S$670 (Usual: S$1,300)
Full 3-day pass excluding tour - S$570 (Usual S$1,150)
PDU, CPD points and CET hours will be accredited to full 3-days IGBC participants.

This Executive Development Programme will address the importance of striking a balance between the sustainability of our physical environment as well as the conservation of our cultural and built heritage. It will provide a balanced understanding of the green agenda that goes beyond the triple bottom line to also address the cultural, spatial and technological issues that beset our built environment. In particular, this course will: demonstrate how the principles of sustainability can be applied in the conservation, restoration and adaptation of historic structures, focus on integrating the conservation of the built heritage into urban and regional planning as a means of enhancing heritage tourism, explore ways in which tested building and conservation techniques still meet emerging standards for sustainability and energy conservation and provide an insight into how indigenous building materials and passive design techniques help in retaining local cultural identity. The 5-day programme comprises lectures, walking tours and a workshop to provide participants with a deep understanding on sustainability issues such as reducing carbon footprint in both micro and macro scales, as well as issues on heritage conservation and restoration. In addition, the lateral lectures in the evenings will provide inspiring insights into the parallel between some other industries, such as haircutting, with the built environment sector.

To encourage enterprises in the built environment sector to take a holistic approach towards building capabilities and developing sustainable long-term business plans, BCA and SPRING launched the integrated assessment scheme for Business Excellence (BE) and ISO 9001 for Quality Management System standards. In this seminar, SPRING will share on the benefits of the integrated assessment and funding support available, and several certified companies will also share on their journey. Key changes in the ISO 9001:2015 and the transition audit requirement will also be presented.

Singapore has embarked on the journey towards becoming the worlds first Smart Nation, seeking to support better living and stronger communities, and create more opportunities. To co-create this future of Singapore, the built environment sector could play a crucial role in turning Singapore into a Smart City.Similar to Singapore, Denmark has an ambitious goal for the country: to be the first carbon-neutral country in the world by 2050. Smart City projects have been carried out in many Danish towns and cities, and Denmark has been identified to have the opportunity to become a world leader in smart cities. In the European Smart Cities ranking, three Danish cities, namely Aarhus, Aalborg and Odense, are ranked within the top 10 smartest cities.To leapfrog Singapores smart city development, the DTU-BCA Executive Development Programme 2016 on Smart and Sustainable Cities will allow the delegates to be immersed in the Danish cities and the smart solutions implemented in the living labs, so as to have a deeper understanding on the various aspects of a Smart City, such as smart energy, smart building and smart technology.The 5-day programme comprises lectures conducted by the Academia from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), as well as visits to remarkable sites such as the UN City Complex, Energinet, Danish Industry and Carlsberg Byen in Copenhagen and Fyn.

Interior finishing and decorating are major components of a building cost. Today, clients demand high quality interior finishes in commercial and residential spaces. The coordinating of interior decoration projects is a professional role that requires specific skills.An interior finishing coordinator needs to have knowledge of various interior finishes, fixtures and fittings, M&E services, construction methods and related building regulations. The ability to comprehend architectural, structural and M&E drawings and appreciate the design intent of the interior designer is just as important. Good interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with other members of the project team to ensure timely and satisfactory completion of the project are added value to the employer.This course will develop participants coordination skills in interior finishing and enhance their confidence to undertake new roles. It allows graduates to move to higher supervisory and management roles in this specialised area of work. It also opens up opportunities for a career switch to be coordinators for interior design and decoration firms.

The REDAS Building Information Modeling (BIM) Symposium 2016 aims to encourage the industry to adopt and implement collaborative BIM to make the quantum leap. The objective is to show how a well-executed BIM involving all value chain partners can maximize profit and minimize cost, resolve conflicts before they happen and improve productivity, quality and safety which will impact the bottom line.Invited local and overseas speakers with actual experience in implementing Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) will talk about successful overseas and local BIM projects, the challenges they faced and how they overcame and reap the benefit by unleashing the power of collaborative BIM.

In recent years, innovative construction technologies including Prefabricated Prefinished Volumetric Construction (PPVC) and Mass Engineered Timber Structures such as Glued Laminated Timber (Glulam) and Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) have been adopted in a number of projects. This seminar aims to raise the safety standards of the industry and share good practices as well as shortcomings observed in both the design and construction of building works, in particular in changing the way we build through the use of game-changing technologies.