Past Event

The Feasibility and Implementation Strategy for ‘No-Saturday-Site-Work’ in the Hong Kong Construction Industry

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BRE Research on Sustainable City - Introductory Session

Meet A Group of Germany Investment Advisors

BRE Fully Supports 'Building Safety Week’ organized by the Buildings Department

Dr Andy Wong - Guest-of-Honour at Hong Kong Youth Summit 2015

Dr Andy Wong,our Associate Professor,was invited to be the Guest-of-Honour at Hong  Kong  Youth  Summit  2015 of  Hong Kong Outstanding  Students’  Association in mid March. In the campaign, Dr Wong shared his valuable insights into four hottest subjects ranging from : 1) quota and points system in the allocation of public rental housing,   2) the Government’s market-cooling attempts by additional stamp duties,    3) the regulation of subdivided flats to 4) the effectiveness of Hong Kong subsidized housing.   A round of thunderous applause  could  tell  that Dr  Wong’s  comprehensive sharing and  interactive discussion brought the participating secondary  school students a fruitful and enjoyable afternoon.   Hong Kong Youth Summit 2015 (HKYS 2015) was held from 1March to 4 April 2015, providing a platform where foresighted teenagers convened to debate and confront issues in a topical area of social concern in Hong Kong to foster mutually  agreed strategies to tackle their associated challenges.  

Drafted Report of the CPD Forum

A  CPD  forum  organized  by  CIOB  was  conducted  on  13  February  2015  to  present  the  topic  on lessons  learnt  from  the  case  studies  of  revitalizing  industrial  buildings.  The  event  is  generated from  the  PPR  project  “Evaluating  the  Economic,  Social  and  Cultural  Impacts  of  Revitalizing Industrial  Buildings  in  Hong  Kong”.  Dr.  Irene  Wong  was  the  speaker  presenting  the  topic“Revitalization  of  Industrial  Buildings  in  Hong  Kong:  Lessons  Learnt  from  Case  Studies”.  The presentation summarized the findings from the research and used five cases including wholesalec on versions  into  loft  apartment,  elderly  housing,  an  art  centre  and  an  outlet  cum  hotel development  as  well  as  a  redevelopment  project  into  a  residential  building  to  validate  the findings. The second part of the forum was open to discussion. The topic was to investigate the potential  of  converting  industrial  buildings  into loft  apartment  for  sale.  The  floor  plan  was suggested to be divided into small units of open plan. The target buyers were the young middle class.  The  event  was  very  successful  and  well  received  by  the  members,  which  was  reflected during the Q & A session.    

Practical Applications of Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Works Coordination

PolyU Info Day for Taught Postgraduate Programmes

PolyU Info Day for Taught Postgraduate Programmes

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HKIPM-PolyU Joint CPD Seminar on NECs

The New Engineering Contract Version 3 (NEC3) is a family of standard contracts that facilitate  the  implementation  of  sound  project  management  principles  and  practices based  on  a  spirit  of  mutual  trust  and  co-operation.The  Engineering  and  Construction Contract  (ECC)  is  the  main  contract  of  a  typical  construction  project  between  an employer and a contractor.   The  relevant  works  departments  under  the  Development  Bureau  of  the  Hong  Kong SAR Government have adopted NEC3 in a series of about 30 “pilot / trial” construction projects since August 2009 to test its applicability and to encourage more collaboration from  different  contracting  parties  within  the  project  team.  Recently,  the  Development Bureau  has  announced  that  all  new  government  works contracts  tendered  in  fiscal years of 2015 and 2016 will adopt the full suite o fNEC3 contracts as far as possible.   Three guest speakers from the project team were invited by the CPD Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Project Management (HKIPM) to deliver a technical seminar on one  of  the  noise  barrier  construction  projects  procured  by  NEC  and  commissioned  by the Highways Department at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm on Thursday, 8 January 2015 at PolyU campus.   Ir Simon Ng   Director of Mannings (Asia) Consultants Ltd Ir Mole Tam    Resident Engineer of Mannings (Asia) Consultants Ltd Mr T.K. Cheung    Project Manager of China Harbour Engineering Co Ltd   The  seminar  provided  a  communication  platform  for  the  representatives  from  the project   team   to   share   their   valuable   hands-on   experiences   and   effective   project management  skills  under  the  NEC  regime  with  the  audience.  The  seminar  firstly introduced  the  key  features  of  NEC3  form  of  contract,  followed  by  the  innovative  designs  of  the  cantilevered  noise  barriers  mounted up  on  Tai  Wo  Road  in  Tai  Po.Furthermore,  the  guest  speakers  discussed  how  the  noise  barriers  were  effectively erected  using  the  NEC  (ECC  Option  C)  form  of  contract,  and  how  the  project  team practised  partnering  spirit  and  collaborative  working  via  NEC  in  overcoming  various difficulties and problems encountered during construction.   The  seminar  was  very  informative,  clearly  presented and  thought-provoking.  It  was well  received  by  over  110  registered  attendees,  andended  with  some  interesting questions from the audience and insightful answers from the guest speakers.   Photo Gallery : HKIPM