The course will increase the awareness of the safety issues and unpleasant experience and affinity to traditional hot water solutions, and will help the participants to better understand the different types of hot water systems and explaining the financial calculation require to justify the adoption of a sustainable system. The participants will learn to design energy efficient hot water distribution and heat recovery system.

MRT tender preparation and submission need to be carefully and effectively managed to avoid exposing organisation to severe financial penalties and turning a potentially profitable project into a loss-maker. In order to be profitable, a sound tender is vital and risk factors must be eliminated where possible. Thus, a specially tailored 1 day course is proposed to educate and equip construction industry stakeholders a good real insight into a contractors experience in tendering for MRT projects and other infrastructure projects.This course aims to enhance participants knowledge on the key considerations in deciding to proceed with a tender and in preparing for a favourable and thorough tender submission. Participants will also gain perspectives in identifying and evaluating the involved risks and competitive advantages to prepare quality proposals so as to enhance their opportunities in tendering for MRT projects and other infrastructure projects.

REDAS is organizing its 2nd Industry Sharing Session on 25 Apr 2016. The theme for this sharing session is: Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) A Game Changer for Effective Collaboration. Since VDC is a fairly new concept to most of the developers, the aim for this industry sharing session is to create the awareness of how VDC can benefit the developers and their value chain partners in establishing a workable and collaborative BIM framework that facilitates VDC, identify the risk and challenges associated with VDC.

On behalf of the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and the Singapore Management University (SMU), we invite you to join us to celebrate the graduation of the 6th cohort of the BCA-SMU-WDA Advanced Management Programme (AMP) on Productivity and Leadership Development.The BCA-SMU-WDA AMP on Productivity and Leadership Development is a flagship programme launched in 2008 tailored for the built environment industry, to develop the participants with broader strategic vision to address growing business complexities and increased competition. Ultimately, the knowledge will help achieve greater organisational excellence in the long run. To-date, more than 115 industry professionals have attended this programme, and many of them have since assumed higher leadership roles in their organisations. Besides celebrating the achievement of the graduands, there will also be a panel discussion with leading experts providing insights into the importance of embracing technologies and engaging people to improve organisational performance. Attendance is complimentary. Please click on the link in the title above to RSVP. We look forward to seeing you.

A collaboration between Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) since 2009, the CMU-BCA Executive DevelopmentProgram aims to accelerate the development of executives in leadership roles that will shape Singapores built environment towards higher level of environmental sustainability.It offers a global overview of the sustainability movement, advocating a holistic approach to address resource management, promoting increasing use of renewable energy sources while minimizing energy consumption and maximizing health and comfort through innovative design and application of advanced building technologies.

This course addresses a wide range of topics in electrical systems found in buildings and ways to operate them in an efficient manner to reduce energy consumption. The participants will learn about efficient power distribution arrangements, addressing the power quality issues, building load management techniques, uninterruptible power system and renewable energy generation system.

The building industry witnesses significant changes in Building Codes in recent years. Major reviews were conducted and consequential amendments were made in the Approved Document and Code on Accessibility in the Built Environment. Practitioners have to understand these changes and ensure that the development fulfill the requirements. It is therefore important for the stakeholders of the building industry to aware on the new and upcoming changes to the regulations.

REDAS will be organizing the Property Market Update Seminar 2016 on 12 July 2016. The seminar features engaging presentations by 8 leading economist and prominent industry experts who will share their insights on the economic outlook and its impact on the property market as well as the latest industry update for the different sectors. There is also a lunch talk regarding Myanmar real estate.

Architectural and engineering entrants in our local construction industry are required to be familiarised with basic knowledge on requirements and responsibilities under the Building Control Act and Regulations.This course aims to familiarise participants with the various requirements, provisions,processes and procedures involved in the planning, design, construction and implementation of a building development under the Building Control Act and Regulations, so as to facilitate smooth and efficient submissions by the industry.

Seminar on Singapore Standard for Specification for Steel for the Reinforcement of Concrete - Weldable, Reinforcing Steel Bar, Coil and Decoiled Product (SS 560 : 2016)