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.

ArchXpo Opening Ceremony (for more information, please refer to ArchXpo 2016 website)

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.

NTU is one of the pioneers in the adoption of Prefabricated Prefinished Volumetric Construction (PPVC) in Singapore. With the successful completion of its first PPVC high-rise development, the Hall of Residence at North Hill, NTU has embarked onto its second PPVC development, the Hall of Residence at Nanyang Crescent.In this workshop, the project team of the Nanyang Crescent development, with representatives from the Project Developer, Architect, Design Engineer and Main Contractor, will share their project experience and learning points throughout the design, manufacturing, transportation and construction stages. In addition, the workshop participants could visit the full mock-up of the modules, and the site to view the hoisting process at the construction site (subject to weather condition).

Themed Transforming the Way We Build through Innovation, the Singapore Construction Productivity Week (SCPW) 2016 is an industry-wide event for developers, architects, consultants, builders and suppliers to exchange ideas on construction productivity, share the latest developments in new productive technologies, best practices and success stories, and encourage industry players to change the way they build through innovation.Into its sixth year running, there are 16 construction productivity events planned during the SCPW this year. An expected 8,000 participants representing various industry stakeholders as well as students from the Institutes of Higher Learning will be involved in SCPW 2016.Key events this year include the BuildTech Asia Exhibition, Build Smart Conference, Skilled Builders Project, inaugural SCAL Productivity & Innovation Awards (PIA) Competition 2016, Experiential Workshop, as well as the Productivity Workshop, Productivity Challenge and Productivity Race to engage tertiary students on construction productivity concepts.BCA will also be conducting the fourth International Panel of Experts Meeting on Construction Productivity and Prefabrication Technology to review productivity efforts and make recommendations on the way forward. Please visit www.scpw.sg for more details now.

The BCA Design and Engineering Safety Excellence Award was launched in May 2008 to give recognition to the Qualified Person for Structural Works [QP(ST)], QP(ST)s firm and the project team for ingenious design processes and solutions in overcoming project challenges to ensure safety in design, construction and maintenance of building and civil engineering projects locally and overseas.We are pleased to announce that a new category for small scale projects (project cost $30 million) has been added.

The BCA Design and Engineering Safety Excellence Award was launched in May 2008 to give recognition to the Qualified Person for Structural Works [QP(ST)], QP(ST)s firm and the project team for ingenious design processes and solutions in overcoming project challenges to ensure safety in design, construction and maintenance of building and civil engineering projects locally and overseas.We are pleased to announce that a new category for small scale projects (project cost $30 million) has been added.

This 3.5 days course will provide participants an understanding of the measurement and verification for water cooled chilled water plant system complying with Green Mark requirements, relevant guidelines and standards. Participants will learn the measurement and calibration requirements for chiller plants including instrumentation, measurement standards, uncertainty and traceability. Fundamentals of heat balance, common pitfalls and good practices will also be covered.