The role of facilities managers is to manage the operations of buildings so as to minimise operational costs and the environmental impact of the buildings. To perform this role effectively in this competitive business operation, FM professionals need to be knowledgeable about business management, strategic planning, construction management and engineering towards sustainability in FM. The 2-day course aims to equip the participants the business case for sustainability; establish programs to reduce, reuse and recycle; analyse the life cycle costing of sustainable buildings and carry out building commissioning.

Under the ambit of Total Defence, the Civil Defence (CD) Shelter Programme is part of governments plan to build up Civil Defence preparedness in Singapore. To meet the changing needs and developments in the built environment sector, the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) have been working closely to continuously review the technical requirements of the CD shelters.This seminar will update industry practitioners on revisions to the household shelter technical requirements. To support the continuous drive for better construction productivity, participants will also be updated on the new initiative on precast staircase storey shelters, especially for residential projects using Prefabricated Prefinished Volumetric Construction (PPVC) concept.

The stakeholders of construction projects often incur liabilities due to their failure to recognise and comply with certain implied obligations which maybe arouse during the design and construction processes. It is, therefore, imperative for the project parties to understand the implied obligations and liabilities prior to the commencement of construction projects. This course will provide the participants with an insight into the obligations and liabilities of the key players in building and construction works, with focus on the Building Control Act. The course will cover the various obligations under contract, tort and statutory duty in building and construction works. The main focus will be on the regulatory framework of the Building Control Act and the recent developments of the Act. These will be discussed and illustrated with reference to the roles of various appointment holders under the Building Control Act with examples of local incidents and decided case law.

The increasing sophistication of property owners and their rising expectation for good governance in managing strata-titled developments could pose a daunting challenge to the management councils. It is important that members of the management councils of such developments are well-equipped with the knowledge of the regulatory framework and the related accounting and auditing requirements under the provisions of the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act (BMSMA). At the end of the course, participants will gain an insight into the regulatory framework, the roles and responsibilities of the stakeholders in strata developments, the procedure in conducting general and council meetings of the Management Corporation, the by-laws of Management Corporation and the accounting & auditing requirements that govern the managing of strata property developments. Topics on budgeting, maintenance, management and sinking fund will be discussed. A module on handling disputes is included.

Workplace Safety and Health (Risk Management) Regulations require stakeholders such as employers, self-employed persons and principals to have the responsibility of identifying safety and health hazards at the workplace and taking appropriate actions to eliminate the hazards or mitigate the risks associated with the hazards. Risk assessment and management is the key to reduce the risks at source.Participant who attends this course will have an in-depth understanding and knowledge on the concepts and methodologies of risk assessment and management. This course will also provide hands-on experience in the risk assessment for construction activities and development of risk management implementation plan.

This programme covers the latest trends and emerging game-changing technologies such as Building Information Modelling (BIM), Virtual Design & Construction (VDC), Pre-fabricated Bathroom Unit (PBU), Pre-fabricated and Prefinished Volumetric Construction (PPVC), and Cross Laminated Timber (CLT).It aims to hone the skills and enhance the knowledge of built environment professionals using more focused intensive learning methods so as to accelerate the development of a higher professional competency in construction productivity.Effective from 1 Jan 2016, all A1 to B1 contractors are required to have at least one full-time employed Registrable Professional/Professional/Technical personnel (RP/P/T) to have either completed or registered to attend this course in their next BCA Contractors Registration System (CRS) renewal;The effective date for L6 contractors for CR and ME workheads (except CR14, ME07 and ME13) will be their next CRS renewal after 1 Jan 2017.

This certification course provides an understanding of construction contracts. It examines the principles that are involved, the terms and conditions and the administration of contracts at various stages of a construction project.Case studies will be discussed during the sessions to broaden the participants knowledge of construction law.

Statutory legislations such as Workplace Safety and Health Act (WSHA) and its subsidiary legislations are prepared by legal professionals. The structure of the legislation as well as various terms used in the legislation are not usually easily and fully understood in terms of their intent, meaning and implications by industry practitioners who either do not have legal background or only possess minimum legal knowledge. It is important that construction/project managers, supervisors and WSH personnel are educated with the better understanding of legal terms, implications of the WSH legislations, responsibilities of stakeholders, liabilities and penalties for non-compliances with respect to managing construction projects.

bizSAFE is a five-level programme devised by the WSH Council (WSHC) to assist companies build up their WSH capabilities in order to achieve quantum improvements in safety and health standards at their workplaces. Companies are guided through a journey, starting from top management demonstrating their commitment towards WSH, to acquiring risk management capabilities and implementing a WSH Management System. In the process, participating Companies gain recognition and benefits of having a comprehensive WSH system in place. In the bizSAFE learning journey, this Level 4 course is meant for individuals who are appointed as WSH Management System Programme Lead and responsible for implementing WSH Management System in accordance with the requirements of Singapore Standard on Occupational Safety and Health Management System SS 506. This course has been accredited by the SSG.

The Building Information Modelling (BIM) is certainly changing the way project teams work and is taking the construction industry into a new era of quicker and more productive processes, higher cost certainty with a reduction of risks. With a mandatory phased BIM submission by 2015, the need for quantity surveyors to embrace and evolve with BIM is inevitable and crucial to improve cost performance with certainty on increasingly complex projects worldwide.