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21/12/2020 | Modular Integrated Construction Network of Excellence and Transformation (MiCNET.org) Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) is a disruptive solution to innovate construction for enhanced quality, productivity, safety and sustainability of delivered buildings and facilities. MiC builds on the modular construction approach which has been utilised worldwide with significant benefits demonstrated. |
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25/4/2018 | Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) Modular integrated construction (MiC) is a game-changing disruptively-innovative approach to transforming fragmented site-based construction of buildings and facilities into integrated value-driven production and assembly of prefinished modules. MiC brings the opportunity for achieving enhanced quality, productivity, safety and sustainability. The factory-controlled process leads to reduced material waste and improved air quality. Concurrent prefabrication and site work accelerates construction schedule, improves construction safety, and achieves better quality control. Modular construction process also enables better building engineering and greater BIM application for advancing design opportunities. This one-day MiC Technical Training Course is organized by the CICID, Department of Civil Engineering, HKU. The course provides a comprehensive introduction and detailed explanation of modular construction methods and technologies. It also demonstrates the benefits of modular construction through project case studies and compares different modular construction design codes and regulations across multiple jurisdictions. |
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16/06/2017 | 1-DAY SEMINAR ON Opportunity favours the prepared mind. It is a valuable and vital path for Hong Kong corporates and professionals to explore the full opportunities under the Belt and Road Initiative.
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25/04/2017 PM | HKU-CIC 2nd International Consultation Forum: Shaping a More Productive Construction Industry The construction industry makes a significant contribution to securing a sustainable future of Hong Kong. Productivity measures the output to input ratio and provides valuable insights into the long-term potential of an economy. Therefore, construction industry productivity has long been an important issue for Hong Kong. However, the industry faces severe challenges including cost escalation and labour shortage. This 2nd international consultation forum is part of a study funded by the Construction Industry Council (CIC) and led by The University of Hong Kong (HKU), which aims to enhance the productivity and efficiency of the Hong Kong construction industry by conducting a comprehensive and rigorous investigation on the practices, procedures and standards adopted in the industry. The forum aims to shape a more productive construction industry by exploring strategies and measures, both locally and internationally, for improving construction industry productivity in five strategic areas, namely, policy formation; regulatory requirements; planning and design; project management and administration; and site construction. The forum will feature renowned international and local speakers to share latest knowledge and practices of enhancing construction productivity. |
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21/03/2017 AM | HKU CICID – 1st CIC International Consultation Forum: Productivity measures the output to input ratio and provides valuable insights into the long-term potential of an economy. The construction industry makes a significant contribution to securing a sustainable future of Hong Kong. Therefore, construction industry productivity has long been an important issue for Hong Kong, which nevertheless is faced with severe challenges such as cost escalation and labour shortage. This international consultation forum is part of a study funded by the Construction Industry Council (CIC) and led by The University of Hong Kong (HKU), which aims to enhance the productivity and efficiency of the Hong Kong construction industry by conducting a comprehensive and rigorous investigation on the practices, procedures and standards adopted in the industry. The forum aims to explore strategies and measures, both locally and internationally, for improving construction industry productivity in five strategic areas, namely, (1) policy formation; (2) regulatory requirements; (3) planning and design; (4) project management and administration; and (5) site construction. The forum will feature renowned international and local speakers to share the state-ofthe-art knowledge and practice of enhancing construction productivity at industry, project and activity levels. |
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Hong Kong Zero Carbon Partnership The zero carbon building approach has been adopted in many countries as a government strategy for addressing climate change. Technology and innovation are crucial to the delivery of zero carbon buildings, and addressing the challenges requires the socio-technical systems approach to be embedded in all stages of buildings' life cycle including planning, design, procurement, construction and facility management. This event is organised under the Hong Kong Zero Carbon Partnership funded by the Construction Industry Council (CIC). The Partnership aims to help position Hong Kong as a world-class knowledge-based, innovation-driven and multi-stakeholder-engaged hub for zero carbon building in urban environments. The Partnership has attracted support from a wide range of stakeholder groups covering the demand, supply, regulation and institution aspects of buildings. The event will feature renowned international and local speakers to share the state-of-the-art technology and innovation for low or zero carbon buildings, and enable a continuous dialogue on our journey towards zero carbon and sustainability. |
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17/06/2016 | Construction Contract Essential 2016 Disputes in construction projects are often left resolved eventually by arbitration after attempts of other ADR means do not turn fully fruitful. How these are approached from the perspectives of construction arbitrators are surely more than insightful. The Construction Contract Essentials 2016 with the theme Arbitrators’ Perspectives on Construction Disputes --- The Unique Picture, co-organised by the Centre for Innovation in Construction and Infrastructure Development (CICID) of the University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Legal Training Institute (HKLTI), showcases a panel of eminent arbitrators and construction practitioners, for highly practical and insightful training focusing on common contractual issues facing construction professionals every day that bring about contractual disputes. Email: email@hklti.hk website: www.hklti.hk |
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28/04/2016 | Hong Kong Zero Carbon Partnership Seminar cum Zero Carbon Building Public Policy Research Forum The zero carbon building approach has been adopted in many countries as a government strategy for addressing climate change. It is also realised to be important to adopt socio-technical systems in policy making and stakeholder engagement in order to achieve zero carbon of buildings. This event is part of two research projects: Hong Kong Zero Carbon Partnership funded by the Construction Industry Council (CIC), and Hong Kong Zero Carbon Building Public Policy Research funded by the Central Policy Unit (CPU) of the HKSAR Government. The Partnership project aims to help position Hong Kong as a world-class knowledge-based, innovation-driven and multi-stakeholder-engaged hub for zero carbon building in urban environments. The Partnership has also attracted support from a wide range of stakeholder groups covering the demand, supply, regulation and institution aspects of buildings. The policy research aims to examine the opportunities, risks and recommendations for establishing a possible zero carbon building policy for Hong Kong. The event will feature renowned international and local speakers to share the state-of-the-art research, practice, policy and partnership for low or zero carbon buildings, and enable a continuous dialogue on our journey towards zero carbon and sustainability. |
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16/10/2015 | Seminar Series of Hong Kong Zero Carbon Partnership Zero Carbon Buildings: State-of-the-Art International Research and Development The zero carbon building approach has been adopted in many countries and regions as a government strategy for addressing climate change. However, how stakeholders can work in partnership for delivering zero carbon buildings remains a socio-technical challenge. The Construction Industry Council has funded a research project led by The University of Hong Kong to establish a Hong Kong Zero Carbon Partnership for enhancing public and stakeholder engagement. This project aims to help position Hong Kong as a world-class knowledge-based, innovation-driven and multi-stakeholder-engaged hub for zero carbon building in urban environments. In this research zero carbon buildings are interpreted as complex socio-technical systems that embrace low or zero carbon products, innovative processes and multiple stakeholders. A portal is being developed with real-time measurement and monitoring of Hong Kong's public and stakeholders' understanding, attitude and behaviour regarding zero carbon building. This event will feature renowned international and local speakers to share state-of-the-art research and development in the area of zero carbon buildings. |
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16/10/2015 | Workshop Series of Hong Kong Zero Carbon Partnership Public and Stakeholder Engagement for Building towards Zero Carbon The zero carbon building approach has been adopted in many countries and regions as a government strategy for addressing climate change. However, how stakeholders can work in partnership for delivering zero carbon buildings remains a socio-technical challenge. The Construction Industry Council has funded a research project led by The University of Hong Kong to establish a Hong Kong Zero Carbon Partnership for enhancing public and stakeholder engagement. This project aims to help position Hong Kong as a world-class knowledge-based, innovation-driven and multi-stakeholder-engaged hub for zero carbon building in urban environments. In this research zero carbon buildings are interpreted as complex socio-technical systems that embrace low or zero carbon products, innovative processes and multiple stakeholders. A portal is being developed with real-time measurement and monitoring of Hong Kong's public and stakeholders' understanding, attitude and behaviour regarding zero carbon building. This event will feature renowned international and local speakers to share the state of the art of zero carbon buildings and the role of public and stakeholder engagement. |
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27/08/2015 | Workshop: Lean Construction for Improving Productivity in the Hong Kong Construction The construction industry has long been criticised in many countries and regions for low levels of performance in relation to cost and time overruns, poor quality, disputes, and other problems leading to impaired efficiency and waste. Lean construction has been widely recognised as an effective approach to improving productivity in the construction industry. However, the take-up of the lean approach in the Hong Kong construction industry appears low, coupled with few lean construction standards and tools in use. The University of Hong Kong has conducted a research project to examine lean construction standards and tools for Hong Kong and explore its potential in improving productivity. This project is supported by a range of organisations including Analogue Group of Companies (ATAL), MTECH Engineering Company Ltd., British Standards Institution (BSI HK) and the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE HK). This workshop will report the findings of this research, covering the knowledge of lean construction, the status quo, benefits and future develop-ment of lean construction in Hong Kong. The workshop will also explore future research and develop synergies for collaboration in the relevant areas. |
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09/07/2015 | Public Seminar: The Art and Science of Research by Professor Ghassan Aouad, President of Applied Science University, Bahrain; President of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
Doing research is in part art and in part science. In this lecture, Professor Aouad will share his 25 years experience in order to demonstrate that doing research requires artistic as well as scientific skills. In this lecture, issues related to key performance indicators (KPIs) of research, PhDs and methodological approaches, publications, research bidding process, creating research capacity, linking research and innovation, and linking Research and teaching will be addressed with practical examples. This lecture will be of interest and useful to established as well as early career researchers and PhD students. For more information, please click on ‘Details’. |
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26-27/06/2015 | Construction Contract Essentials 2015 The Hong Kong construction industry is undergoing fundamental changes. With the evolving legal landscape and surfacing innovative approaches of collaborative contracting and dispute resolution, this 2-Day Seminar aims at enhancing and refreshing the legal essential knowledge of government officials, architects, surveyors, engineers and other construction professionals and practitioners for the better discharge of their daily tasks.
The Construction Contract Essentials 2015 --- Building Legal Norms in Innovative Landscape, co-organised by the Centre for Innovation in Construction and Infrastructure Development (CICID) of the University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Legal Training Institute (HKLTI), showcases a panel of eminent arbitrators and construction practitioners, with a view to providing participants with crucial insights on the updated norms and developing innovations affecting the daily administration of construction contracts and the resolution of the commonly associated disputes.
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12-14/06/2015 | The 4th World Construction Symposium Sustainability and Development in Built Environment (Colombo, Sri Lanka) The Ceylon Institute of Builders (CIOB) and Building Economics and Management Research Unit (BEMRU), Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka are jointly organizing the 4th World Construction Symposium on 12-14 June 2015. The Symposium will provide a special forum for researchers and practitioners in the area of sustainable construction worldwide to share their knowledge, experience and research findings. The symposium is sponsored by International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB). Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, Centre for Innovation in Construction and Infrastructure Development (CICID), The University of Hong Kong, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), CIB-TG 72 (Public Private Partnership), CIB- W092 (Procurement Systems) are the Associate Partners of the Symposium. Built Environment Project and Asset Management (BEPAM), a journal published by Emerald Group Publishing, has arranged for the BEPAM Best Paper award and the BEPAM Highly Commended Paper award. For more information, please visit http://2015.ciobwcs.com/. |
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06/01/2015 | Half-Day Seminar: The zero carbon building approach has been adopted in many countries and regions as a government strategy for addressing climate change. However, how stakeholders can work in partnership for delivering zero carbon buildings effectively remains a socio-technical challenge. The Construction Industry Council has funded a research project being carried out by The University of Hong Kong to establish a Hong Kong Zero Carbon Partnership for enhancing public and stakeholder engagement. The project aims to help position Hong Kong as a world-class knowledge-based, innovation-driven and multi-stakeholder-engaged hub for zero carbon building in urban environments. In this research zero carbon buildings are interpreted as complex socio-technical systems that embrace zero carbon products, innovative processes and multiple stakeholders. A portal will be developed with real-time measurement and monitoring of Hong Kong's public and stakeholders' understanding, attitude and behaviour regarding zero carbon building. This event will formally launch the Hong Kong Zero Carbon Partnership and set out the project plan. There will be a blend of local and overseas speakers at the seminar to share the state-of-the-art knowledge and practices of zero carbon building. |
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30/09/2014 | Public Seminar: Policy and Practice of Low and Zero Carbon Building The UK is a world leader with very ambitious low energy targets. Their Government has set out a timetable for the progressive tightening of Building Regulations (Part L) in 2010 and 2013, with the aim of achieving zero carbon new homes by 2016. In order to achieve the "Zero Carbon Homes" journey, the Zero Carbon Hub has partnered with Government and Industry to devise various policies, perform research and create methods/techniques/solutions. This session will therefore provide information on the UK's approach to building, alongside a comparison with other cities, countries and continents around the world. These will include the increasingly popular fabric first, carbon compliance, and allowable solutions hierarchy.
It is perceived that in many countries there is not enough housing stock for rising populations. It is also necessary that any new homes are sustainable for future generations in order to avoid fuel poverty and reduce fossil fuel dependency. When houses are being delivered it can be perceived that their performance differs to design for a number of reasons, which also affects the sustainability on future proofing question. In order to tackle these major areas which are integral to the zero carbon journey, the discussion will focus on outlining barriers and potential solutions from a UK-centric perspective.
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29/09/2014 | Half-Day Seminar: Reducing energy use and carbon emissions of buildings is an important aspect of green building, and is highly significant to ensuring energy security, minimising environmental impact and safeguarding quality of life of people. There have emerged many zero carbon buildings worldwide, while to achieve zero carbon for high-rise buildings is very challenging. This seminar aims to enhance the understanding and practices of the Hong Kong construction industry of working towards zero carbon buildings. There will be a blend of local and overseas speakers who will share with the audience the state-of-the-art of knowledge and practices of low or zero carbon buildings.
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20-21/06/2014 | Construction Contract Essentials 2014
With the construction industry keeps evolving, legal knowledge on contracts is even more crucial to the daily works of construction professionals and government officials and is further essential for securing the proper discharge of their functions and duties in the emerging ADR landscape.
The Centre for Infrastructure & Construction Industry Development (CICID) of the University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Legal Training Institute (HKLTI) co-organise this 2014 Annual Showcase Event. Riding on the overwhelming successes of the 2012 & 2013 Seminars, this 2-day Seminar provides an updated and enhanced focus for the latest development of the law regulating construction contracts and emerging alternative dispute resolution methods.
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20-22/06/2014 | Third World Construction Symposium Sustainability and Development in Built Environment: The Way Forward The Symposium aims at providing a forum for exchanging ideas between construction researchers in the areas of sustainability with a view to fostering a better link between industry and academia. The Ceylon Institute of Builders (CIOB) and Building Economics and Management Research Unit (BEMRU), Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka are jointly organizing the Third World Construction Symposium. The symposium is sponsored by International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB). Glasgow Caledonian University, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom and Centre for Infrastructure & Construction Industry Development, The University of Hong Kong are the Associate Partners of the Symposium. |
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18/06/2014 | Global benchmarking of low energy-carbon urban districts The talk introduces a method of energy performance based urban design, a forward-looking modeling approach to address the issue of how the scientific-based analysis articulates design. Seven global cities and their 11 central urban districts are chosen for mapping the urban form structure, energy performance, carbon footprint and solar availability of the built environment. The relationship between urban form and its energy and carbon efficiency is explored through benchmarking their performance. A sample urban block modeling is conducted and an interventional design approach is taken for showing how new urban form and internal organization of cities affect energy and carbon intensity. Urban design is seen as a tool to synthesize complex factors for projecting a forward-looking future urban system. |
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04/12/2013 | Un-Fixing the Smart City This seminar looks at the widespread limits of the smart city perspective and conceptualisation, and reflects on its major selling point: successful urban management. It argues that prevalent smart city visions tend to be based on hierarchy, centralised control, 'good' management based on economy of scale efficiencies, and expert algorithms, whilst making only few, tokenistic concessions to what Sassen describes as the need to 'talk back to the city'.
An alternative vision is that it considers the city as a 'learning' organisation that needs trial-and-error to thrive. Once the need for highly adaptable, pluralistic and context-rich cities is taken into account, the 'smart' way to go about them can change from what is normally proposed at present. |
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05/11/2013 | Optimization, Costs, Emissions and Production in Surface Mining and Earthmoving The above seminar explores the relationship between the optimum unit cost and optimum unit emission solutions for surface mining and earthmoving operations. For operations involving excavators and trucks, it is demonstrated that for truck numbers as the control variable, that the optimum unit cost and optimum unit emissions solution are the same. An argument based on finite source queuing analysis and the gradients of the objective functions is used. The result extends to the case involving multiple excavators and dump points, where an additional control variable of truck allocation is introduced and trucks are dispatched optimally between excavators and servers. An argument based on finite source queuing analysis and linear programming is used. For operations involving scrapers, because of nonlinear load growth curves of scrapers, the coincident unit cost and unit emissions result changes, but still the optimum unit cost and optimum unit emissions solutions do not differ by much. Collectively, these results show that surface mining and earthmoving configurations traditionally designed on unit cost also impact the environment the least or are close to lowest impact on the environment. |
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30/10/2013 | Consultation Forum - HKGBC Green Building Product Labelling Scheme The purpose of this full-day consultation forum was to verify the certification process of the proposed HKGBC Green Building Product Labelling Scheme, and to formulate implementation strategies for the Scheme in Hong Kong. Two prominent speakers shared overseas experiences on Eco-labelling schemes: (i) Mr. Robin TAYLOR, Chair of Global Ecolabelling Network and General Manager of Environmental Choice New Zealand; (ii) Professor LEE Siew Eang, Honorary Advisor to the Singapore Green Building Council Board. About 80 participants attended the consultation forum and the participants included those from the governmental sector (e.g. Housing Department, Hong Kong Housing Authority, Architectural Services Department, Environmental Protection Department, Planning Department, Civil Engineering and Development, Electric and Mechanical Service Department, etc.), professional associations (e.g. Hong Kong Association of Energy Engineers, The Association of Architectural Practice, etc.), educational institutions and private companies. |
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21-22/06/2013 | Public Seminar: Construction Contract Essentials 2013 - Law, Practice And Cases In Hong Kong The above 2-day seminar is supported by CICID and will be held on 21-22 June 2013 in Hong Kong. This seminar is delivered highlighting areas in those contracts commonly used in daily situations. The seminar will also cover the key case laws regulating the main areas of contractual disputes in the construction industry, with reference to local and overseas experience. |
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28/06/2013 | Research Methodology Workshop: The Role of Research Methodology in Post Graduate (PG) Built Environment Research Research methodology can be considered one of the most important elements in conducting research, particularly at the PG level. In fact, the essence of conducting PG research involves demonstration of mastery of research methodology in conducting research at the appropriate level with the thesis/dissertation as the tangible product of such demonstration. By the workshop Dr. Monty Sutrisna introduced research methodology to PG research students, particularly in their early stage. The discussion encompassed the level of contribution to the knowledge expected at PG level, the ontology and epistemology issues, deductive and inductive research, quantitative and qualitative research, as well as validity and reliability issues in research. |
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31/05/2013 | CICID 10th Anniversary Conference The realisation of the ten mega infrastructure projects and a huge demand for housing and construction facilities in Hong Kong has generated an unprecedented opportunity for the local construction industry. However, to succeed in a rapidly changing environment requires the deployment of novel ideas and innovative practices. The recent advances in zero carbon building and sustainable construction, building information modelling and integrated project procurement and delivery, would undoubtedly help the clients, consultants, contractors and government to add considerable value to their facilities / services and overcome the challenges they are facing in the next decade and beyond. The purpose of this Conference was firstly to showcase the latest research and development in infrastructure and construction industry development and secondly to inspire more innovations and integration initiatives as our industry forges forward in developing sustainable infrastructure.
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02/05/2013 | Conference: Construction and Housing in the 21st Century in Hong Kong The above conference supported by the CICID will be held on 2-3 May 2013 at LE Meridien Cyberport, Hong Kong. The purpose of the conference is to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners to present research findings, case studies and best practice to both academics and practitioners in the housing and construction industries, in a way that facilitates in-depth knowledge exchange, enhances project performance and co-creates a strong and successful construction and housing industry. Conference Website |
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18/03/2013 | Conference: International Conference on ‘PPP Body of Knowledge’ in the UK The above conference on Public Private Partnerships (PPP) was co-organised by CICID and was held on 18th March 2013 in the UK. Under the international banner of the CIB Task Group TG72 on PPP and other organisers, this conference provides a special platform to exchange ideas, research findings and lessons learned, towards our planned 'PPP Body of Knowledge' (P3BooK). Conference Website |
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28/02/2013 | Public Seminar: Towards Integrated Working Arrangements for Optimizing Potential Overall Benefits from BIM The above seminar was held at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University to share the research findings of Mr Shawn A.X. REN, an MPhil candidate from the Dept. of Civil Engineering of The University of Hong Kong. Research findings derived from semi-structured interviews, a questionnaire survey and a case study were presented, along with proposed integrated working arrangements to advance BIM implementation. A validation questionnaire was also issued to collect the feedback and opinions of participants on the reported research findings. |
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26/01/2013 | Focus Group Meeting: Integrated Working Arrangements for Building Information Modeling The above focus group meeting was organised to discuss, validate and improve the relevant findings of the research entitled ‘Towards Integrated Working Arrangements for optimizing potential overall benefits from Building Information Modeling’. BIM experts from different stakeholders in the Hong Kong industry provided feedback and brainstormed further on the research findings on identified barriers and proposed improvements in BIM implementation. |
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06-07/12/2012 | Conference: International Conference on Value Engineering and Management 2012 The above conference supported by CICID and organized by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Hong Kong Institute of Value Management, provided a platform for government officials, construction professionals and academia to exchange their knowledge and experience in Value Management for the purpose of enhancing the value of those large-scale public projects. The renowned guest speakers included Mr. Enoch T.S. LAM from HKSAR Govt., Mr. James D. BOLTON from SAVE International and, Prof. Chimay J. ANUMBA from Pennsylvania State University. A total of 23 speakers from 8 countries and over 80 delegates from Hong Kong participated in this conference. |
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05/12/2012 | Public Seminar: BIM-based Integration of Virtual and Physical Building Components With a large number of new building projects being dependent on BIM for resolving coordination, schedule, integration, estimating and other issues, a potential application area is in extending the use of BIM models beyond design and into the construction, operation and maintenance phases of a facility?s lifecycle. This seminar provided a brief historical perspective of BIM and described ongoing research on the development of BIM-based systems for integrating virtual and physical building components for improving progress monitoring, construction process control, archiving as-built status and active control of building components and sub-assemblies.
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03/11/2012 | Workshop on “Relationally Integrated Value Networks (RIVANS) for Total Asset Management (TAM)” This Workshop brought together 30 experts with substantial experience in design and construction (D&C) and/or operations and maintenance (O&M) to discuss, brainstorm and formulate strategies for the industry to promote and facilitate the appropriate integration of Infrastructure Project Management (IPM) and Infrastructure Asset Management (IAM) teams where useful, through bridging and synergising the Project Management supply chains (in Planning, Design & Construction) of built infrastructure with those in their Asset Management (Operations & Maintenance). Presentations from HKU (HK), UCL (UK) and NUS (Singapore) introduced concepts of RIVANS and interim findings from ongoing studies in Hong Kong, UK and Singapore. A general discussion among all workshop participants was followed by a briefing and group brainstorming within three groups on specific themes. The presentation of each group’s conclusions was followed by a consolidation discussion. |
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24/10/2012 | Public Seminar: The 4see Framework – Characterising an Economy by its Socio-economic and Energy Activities Current national economic activity modeling has some shortfalls that may be addressed by the 4see whole-economy framework developed at Arup. This framework harmonises multiple national accounting procedures within the constraints of an internationally accepted system and maintains disparate accounts (economic stocks and flows, energy use, employment, transport etc.) in parallel, but retains their own unique requirements. Time-series ratios between different accounting currencies give key functional relationships that vary gradually over time, are robust and thus useful to national policy complexities such as decarbonisation, employment and investment. Results were presented for 4see models of the UK and Taiwan.
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19/09/2012 | Public Seminar: Building Information Modelling and Design for Manufacturing and Assembly Collaborative working and ‘lean’ processes supported by technology are key to meeting the challenge of delivering a future built environment that meets rising needs, while reducing environmental impacts. Building Information Modelling (BIM) being mostly about exchanging and getting more value out of information, is important in reducing the consumption of resources and enhancing efficiency through the life of an asset. In design, BIM and Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) are closely aligned. BIM helps in more efficient assessment of options and help non-technical stakeholders visualize the proposed asset and reduces rework. In construction, BIM allows much greater control and allows greater opportunities for design for off-site prefabrication. |
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10/09/2012 | Award in the ‘BIM & Safety Competition At the CIB W099 International Conference on “Modelling and Building Health and Safety” held in Singapore, a HKU Student team, comprising Aoxiang REN and Jingkai LI , won an award in the ‘BIM & Safety Competition’. |
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31/08/2012 | Case Study Site Visit ‐ Yau Lai Estate (EHC5) This site visit provided first‐hand insights into one of the case study projects in the collaborative research with the HK Housing Authority (HKHA) entitled "Capacity Building of SMEs for Sustainable Housing Development" |
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14/07/2012 | Focus Group Meeting - Public-Private-People Partnership (4P) for disaster preparedness, mitigation and post-disaster reconstruction A 4P framework is proposed as a new procurement approach in this research project by integrating ‘people’, a 4th ‘P’, into the Public Private Partnership (PPP) approach in specific disaster management scenarios, targeting better infrastructure reconstruction, vulnerability reduction and sustainable development. ‘People’ refers to key stakeholders in post-disaster reconstruction, namely the communities, NGOs, professional organizations, academia and media. This focus group meeting helped to discuss and validate the proposed 4P framework. |
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14/06/2012 | Kick-off Meeting on ‘Capacity Building of SMEs for Sustainable Housing Development’ The kick-off meeting on 14 June 2012, arranged with Ms. Ada Fung, Deputy Director of Housing Authority (HA), helped launch the above study. The introductory presentation from HKU triggered brainstorming with senior HA officials on objectives and deliverables in terms of sustainable housing, along with capacities needed by the relevant supply chains including SMEs. |
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02/06/2012 | Half-Day NEC Seminar - Evolution of Partnering Contracts - NEC Trial in Government Projects This landmark event was jointly organized by HKIE ADR Committee, Building and Civil Divisions, and HKU CICID. The deliberations highlighted the imperative for cultural change in our construction industry along with needs to better prepare for such change and for more upcoming NEC projects; based on specific experiences gained from implementing NEC in the pilot Government projects and general principles and practices in ‘relational contracting. The keynote speech was by the Permanent Secretary for Works of the HKSAR and the event attracted over 270 participants. |
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Consultation Forum - Carbon Labelling Scheme for Construction Materials The purpose of this consultation forum was to supplement, validate and consolidate a proposed carbon labelling scheme for construction materials and implementation strategies developed. Three prominent speakers shared recent development on carbon footprinting in construction: (i)
Professor Geoffrey Hammond from University of Bath, UK; (ii) Dr. Y.M. Gao, Managing Director of British Standards Institution (BSI), China; and (iii) Ir Dr. William Sin Tong LAU, Technical Director of SGS Hong Kong, Ltd., HK. About 80 experienced industry practitioners including government, developers, architects, builders, professional institute representatives, material suppliers and academics also provided valuable comments through a panel discussion. |
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NEC Workshop 2 - Experience Sharing on HKSAR Government’s 1st NEC Project: Improvement of Fuk Man Road Nullah This workshop was jointly organized by HKIE Civil Division, Building Division, ADR Committee, and HKU CICID. It was a follow-up to the NEC Workshop 1 of 04/01/ 2012 as below. This event was also over-booked, as was the Workshop in January. The Opening Address was by Ir T.C. Chew of our CICID Management Committee who is also Chairman, NEC Users? Group (Asia-Pacific). |
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NEC Workshop 1 - Experience Sharing on Improvement of Fuk Man Road Nullah in Sai Kung jointly organized by HKIE CV Division, BD Division and HKU CICID The objective of this NEC Workshop was to share the experience of administrating HKSAR Government’s first NEC pilot project which was a nullah improvement project – “Improvement of Fuk Man Road Nullah in Sai Kung” under the management of Drainage Services Department (DSD). The contract adopted Option C – Target contract with activity schedule. The project team, in particular, shared their experience on the establishment of partnering and collaborative working attitude, the management of risks and compensation events, and financial management of this target cost contract. The Welcome Speech was by Ir Gary Soo – of our CICID Management Committee and Chairman of our Construction Law Task Force. |
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Focus Group Meeting II: ‘Construction Industry Development Comparison and Acceleration (CIDCA) – Validation of Research Findings’ This focus group meeting was an important milestone of a RGC funded research project titled ‘Construction Industry Development Comparison and Acceleration (CIDCA)’ and presented the consolidated findings of the project to date. Feedback and comments on the research findings were elicited in order to refine and validate before compiling the final set of findings. Additionally, research findings from a connected research project titled ‘Management of Infrastructure Rehabilitation, Redevelopment or Revitalisation (MIRROR)’ were also presented and validated at the focus group. |
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Focus Group Meeting II - Integrated Whole Life Cycle Value Evaluation Framework for Infrastructure Megaprojects This was the second focus group meeting on Integrated Whole Life Cycle Value Evaluation (IWLCVE) following on from the first meeting held on 16/04/11. To inject more specific and expert inputs from the industry, a select group of industry practitioners from public and private sectors were invited to join this meeting which aimed to validate the refined IWLCVE framework. |
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09/06/2011 |
UTM visit to HKU & ProMaRC Meeting IV A group of senior academic guests and their research students from the UTM University, Malaysia, visited our CICID Centre and Dept. of Civil Engineering on 9 June 2011. An academic exchange session was organised to explore more joint research opportunities between HKU and UTM, following on from collaboration within a specially set up 4-University Project Management Research Collaboration (ProMaRC) forum. This was followed by a presentation by Versitech Ltd. (a HKU wholly-owned subsidiary) introducing successes in technology transfers from our university to local industries and a post-lunch ProMaRC Research Forum sharing knowledge on selected current research projects at HKU and UTM. These sessions proved interesting and valuable to the over 30 faculty members and students who attended. |
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16/04/2011 | Focus Group Meeting I - Integrated Whole Life Cycle Value Evaluation Framework for Infrastructure Megaprojects In order to develop a whole life cycle value based project evaluation framework for improving project evaluation, our research team member, Miss Hong-bo XIE, conducted a series of semi-structured interviews with a wide range of experts between June 2010 and January 2011. These interviews aimed to (i) investigate the current practice of project evaluation in Hong Kong’s construction industry and (ii) explore the use of whole life cycle value (WLCV) in the process of evaluation. To invite the inputs from the industry, a small and select group of industry practitioners brain-stormed in a focus group meeting to validate and refine the interview results. |
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17/03/2011 | Brainstorming Workshop on: Latest Developments in PPPs in Asia by Mr. Alex Wong from the Hogan Lovells, Singapore Mr. Alex Wong is a Partner in Hogan Lovells' Singapore office with extensive experience advising multilateral agencies, governments and quasi-governments, sponsors and corporates on all aspects of PPP projects in Singapore and across Asia. The workshop was attended by around 20 participants. Mr Wong first gave a 30-minute presentation on the latest developments in PPPs in the Region covering the project of Singapore's National Stadium, which won the Project Finance International's Asia Pacific PPP Deal of the Year 2010. It was followed by Q&A and discussion. |
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17/03/2011 | PublicSeminar - Some pleasant surprises about the performance of recycled construction materials by Prof. Charles T. Jahren from the Iowa State University, USA In this presentation the performance of recycledpavement materials used for base or intermediate pavement layers was examined. Both Cold In-place recycled asphalt roads and recycled Portland cement concrete pavements were discussed. In both cases, the performance of the recycled pavements was as good as or better than the non-recycled alternative. An analysis of field and laboratory testing was reviewed to identify characteristics that were associated with good performance. The results were somewhat counterintuitive, because some of the characteristics that were associated with poor performance in new materials appear to be associated with good performance in the recycled materials. Conclusions were drawn on how the use of these recycled materials affects design and construction processes. |
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10/03/2011 | Brainstorming Workshop with Delegation from Ministry of Public Works, Indonesia on Construction Industry Development A brainstorming workshop with Delegation from Ministry of Public Works, Indonesia was successfully hosted by CICID on 10 March 2011, with direct participation from Prof. Dr. Ir. Danang Parikesit who is the Special Adviser for the Minister of Public Works, Ir. Dadan Krisnandar, Dr. Ir. Akhmad Suraji and Ir. Budi Setiawan from The Directorate General of Construction Development, Ministry of Public Works in Indonesia. |
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01/03/2011 | Public Seminar: Evaluating the cost of PPPs in transport by Prof. Jean Shaoul The turn to private finance via Public Private Partnerships has been justified in terms of providing the additional finance that the state could not provide and/or deliver value for money through the greater efficiency of and the transfer of risk and costs to the private sector. The seminar points to the way that transport policy in the future will be governed by the financial needs of the transport providers rather than the needs of the broader public and future generations. |
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26/01/2011 |
Seminar at
the Highways Department
A CICID research team member, Dr Jacky Chung was invited to present a seminar at the Highways Department of the HKSAR Government on "The e-Engagement of stakeholders in the delivery of public works projects". This seminar was delivered in a workshop approach and attended by over 28 professionals from the department. |
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18/01/2011 | Symposium: Construction Industry Development – Comparison and Acceleration This event was an important milestone in a research study on ‘Evaluating Construction Industry Development’, supported by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council, and launched in parallel with comparative studies in Singapore and UK. The morning Conference brought together industry experts to provide a panoramic overview of construction industry development in Hong Kong and the way forward. These were juxtaposed against overviews of construction industry developments in Singapore and UK. Over 170 participants benefited from the morning Conference. At the afternoon Workshop, 28 expert invitees brainstormed on specific themes in three groups. Outcomes and further details are in a Summary report on the CICID website. |
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