The Construction Productivity Gallery is an interactive showcase of the Building and Construction Authoritys transformative vision for Singapores construction industry. With the launch of the 2nd Construction Productivity Roadmap in 2015, BCA will be actively steering the industry towards a greater adoption of the Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) concept to achieve greater manpower savings while raising the quality of finished projects. At the Construction Productivity Gallery, game-changing technologies and equipment, training programmes as well as planning, design and construction methodologies are brought to life through interactive displays and engaging exhibits. Visitors will be able to observe life-sized exhibits of Prefabricated Pre-finished Volumetric Construction (PPVC), Prefabricated Bathroom Unit (PBU) and Cross Laminated Timber (CLT). Industry practitioners and stakeholders are welcome to visit the Gallery by registering for a guided tour at https://www.bca.gov.sg/constructionproductivitygallery/registration/visitus.

Singapore is hosting our 7th Singapore Green Building Week (SGBW) this year from 31 Aug to 6 Sep 2015. There are a total of 24 events, with the International Green Building Conference 2015 (IGBC 2015) as the anchor. Themed BUILD GREEN, LIVE SMART, IGBC 2015 expects a congregation of ideas, collaboration and learning among global and regional stakeholders to achieve a shared vision of a greener planet through the green building movement. This year, IGBC 2015 focuses on the call for greener infrastructure and on the need for end users to act more responsibly and live sustainably. Key features include the synergy between Singapores 3rd Green Building Masterplan and the Smart Nation Programme; Green Mark 10th Anniversary and Asias first-of-its-kind rotable laboratory. To register, please go to https://www.gevme.com/international-green-building-conference-igbc-2015. Applicants registering before 27 July 2015 will get to enjoy Early Bird rates! The Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points applicable are: BOA-SIA: 6 CPD Points, PEB: 20 PDUs, IES: 22 SCEM-PDUs, BCA: 20 CPD Points (for BCA-Registered Energy Auditors), BCA: 30 CET Hours (for BCA-Registered Contractors).

The quest for knowledge to meet the challenges faced by the growing Asian tunnelling and underground construction industry has led the Tunnelling and Underground Construction Society (Singapore), TUCSS, to organise this Symposium. It aims to share the valuable experiences gained from the recent underground infrastructural projects in Singapore and other Asian countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, Korea & China.To overcome the challenges faced by the industry, we require creative and innovative solutions. The symposium seeks to bring together prominent experts and specialists to share their visions and experiences on a variety of relevant topics through keynote addresses and talks. This will be relevant for all Clients, Professionals, Project Managers and Engineers who are involved in the tunnelling and underground construction industry, including Government Agencies, Consultants, Specialist Suppliers and Contractors.The two-days symposium will have eight excellent keynote lectures delivered by well-regarded experts from all over Asia in their respective fields. It will also include twelve excellent presentations by Specialist Suppliers and Manufacturers who will be showcasing their latest technologies at their exhibition booths during the symposium.

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This Symposium aims to encourage the adoption of Collaborative BIM to make the quantum leap. Invited speakers with actual experience in implementing Collaborative BIM methodology will share their success factors reaped, challenges and pitfalls that they encountered. It is a full-day conference with exhibition where BIM vendors and solution providers will demonstrate their latest capabilities on how to leverage BIM to realize our built environment more appropriately and efficiently, improving construction quality and efficiencies. Therefore, no generic talk about how good BIM is but focus on real benefits that can be realized so that the audience can learn and gain it immediately.

The Civil Defence (CD) Shelter Programme is part of the governments plan to build up our CD preparedness. The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) have been working closely together to continuously review the technical requirements of the CD shelters. This half-day seminar will provide the industry with the latest update on such requirements and to share knowledge on the design, construction and commissioning of Household Shelters (HS) and Storey Shelters (SS).

In the coming segment of the SPM-UniSIM Professional Talk Series Design for Safety Implications for the Construction Industry, we bring our focus to the recently gazetted Design-for-Safety regulations that now place duties on developers and designers to identify and address foreseeable risks throughout the lifecycle of a construction project. We are privileged to have two workplace safety and health experts, Ms Charlene Liew, Senior Manager (Legislations) of the Ministry of Manpower Singapore, and Er Ng Lee Chian, PE (Civil) and a practicing DfS Professional, to give colleagues an insight on this new regulation, its impact on the construction industry and the challenges of putting this initiative into practice.

This seminar aims to raise the safety standards of the industry so as to shape a safe built environment for Singapore. Experienced speakers from regulatory agencies including BCA, MOM and NEA will share on the new and upcoming changes to the regulations. To ease the adoption of the Eurocodes among Qualified Persons, tips on designing to the Eurocodes will be shared.Speakers will also cover the special precautions to be taken for projects located in densely built up areas in Singapore and the proper construction works to be carried out to eliminate any potential danger and damage. Sharing on the statutory requirements of the proposed regulations on Design for Safety (DfS) will be included in this seminar.

buildingSMART Singapore (bSS)is hosting the buildingSMART International Standards Summit. This Summit is a special opportunity to meet with world leaders in the development and delivery of open sharable data. We expect all the buildingSMART Chapters from around the world to be represented, providing an opportunity for experts to share knowledge for further enhancement of buildingSMARTs openBIM processes and standards.There will be plenary sessions giving information about the most recent standards, processes, tools and projects, as well as working sessions dealing with key themes related to BIM/GIS/INFRA, etc. This summit is being coordinated with ISO TC59 SC13 and SPRING Singapore.

The Construction sectors WSH performance has shown improvement since the introduction of Implementing WSH 2018 for the Construction Industry Sector in Singapore in 2010. The fatality rate has dropped from 8.1 per 100,000 workers in 2009 to 5.5 per 100,000 workers in 2014. However, to make a lasting and long-term change, we need to create a mind-set of prevention throughout the entire Construction ecosystem. WSH Council launched the Vision Zero movement at the National WSH Campaign 2015 with the message, I can prevent all injuries and be healthy at work. Embracing the Vision Zero movement, this BCAA-IOSH Singapore Branchs WSH annual Conference will present topics with emphasis to construction industry which are presented by renowned overseas and local speakers.