The Innovation and Technology Bureau (ITB) established the TechConnect (block vote) in mid-2017 to assist various government departments in implementing technology projects, with a view to enhancing operational efficiency and improving public services by use of technology. We are happy to have the project team of Independent Checking Unit (ICU) to have a sharing and demo on their deliverables. Description of the webinar : The Reference Guide to Preparation of Plans for Submission using Building Information Modelling (BIM) Technology included the BIM standards and modelling guidelines, BIM templates, BIM objects and a Plug-in Software for checking the manual editing works. The reference guide was developed by the Independent Checking Unit (ICU) under the Office of the Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Housing) and it was uploaded to the website of Transport and Housing Bureau for free downloading and public usage on 30 September 2020. The reference guide provided the modelling techniques and BIM templates for building the BIM models such that the 2D General Building Plan, Foundation Plan and Superstructure Plan generated from the BIM models are suitable for statutory submission with minimum manual editing works. Speaker : Mr. Samson WONG, Director of BIT Building Information Technology Limited Should you have any inquiries, please contact Ms. WONG at bim@cic.hk / 2100 9034. Remarks: An electronic copy of CPD attendance certificate will be issued to participants with over 80% attendance within one month after the live webinar. Any attendance on replay sessions after webinar will not be considered for CPD attendance certificate. Replay video is now exclusive for i-Club members, please click here to join i-Club.

The Construction Industry Council (CIC)'s goal of organising BIM Talks is to bring together bright minds to give talks that are related to the successful implementation of BIM in real life, and on a wide range of topics to accelerate BIM adoption. BIM experts of different background from the industry will be invited to share their "how-to-BIM" experience in BIM Talks. Remarks: An electronic copy of CPD attendance certificate will be issued to participants with over 80% attendance within one month after the live webinar. Any attendance on replay sessions after webinar will not be considered for CPD attendance certificate. Replay video is now exclusive for i-Club members, please click here to join i-Club. Should you have any inquiries, please contact Ms. WONG at bim@cic.hk / 2100 9034.

In support of Government's initiative of developing a Smart City and Common Spatial Data Infrastructure (CSDI), the CIC appointed AECOM as the Consultant to conduct a Study to accelerate the development of Digital Hong Kong last year, by identifying and collecting different 3D spatial and BIM data use case requirements from the local construction industry. Use cases of Building Information Modelling (BIM), Geographic Information System (GIS), 3D spatial data and other kinds of geospatial data are covered. This Study facilitates 3D spatial and BIM data sharing, BIM and GIS integration and the development of 3D Map, which represents the built environment for the Digital Hong Kong. Apart from the top 10 use cases identified and presented last year, one more use case, namely "Preliminary Design for Building (including A&A works) & Civil Engineering Project", is identified, and will be presented in this webinar. The full Report of the Consultancy Study will be available in the CIC BIM Portal: https://www.bim.cic.hk/en/resources/publications, before the webinar. Also, the representative from Geospatial Lab will share an update of Geospatial Lab and CSDI. Speakers: Representatives of Geospatial Lab, AECOM and the CIC Should you have any queries, please contact Mr. Lok FUNG (email: bim@cic.hk; tel: 2100 9649). Remarks: An electronic copy of CPD attendance certificate will be issued to participants with over 80% attendance within one month after the live webinar. Any attendance on replay sessions after webinar will not be considered for CPD attendance certificate. Please use full name as your i-Club profile name for issuing the CPD attendance certificate. To edit your profile, please click here. Replay video is now exclusive for i-Club members, please click here to join i-Club.

The Construction Industry Council (CIC)'s goal of organising BIM Talks is to bring together bright minds to give talks that are related to the successful implementation of BIM in real life, and on a wide range of topics to accelerate BIM adoption. BIM experts of different background from the industry will be invited to share their "how-to-BIM" experience in BIM Talks. Remarks: An electronic copy of CPD attendance certificate will be issued to participants with over 80% attendance within one month after the live webinar. Any attendance on replay sessions after webinar will not be considered for CPD attendance certificate. Replay video is now exclusive for i-Club members, please click here to join i-Club. Should you have any inquiries, please contact Ms. WONG at bim@cic.hk / 2100 9034.

Construction has traditionally been a male-dominated industry. Misconceptions about gender specific roles are gradually diminishing with a growing number of women choosing a career in construction in Hong Kong and worldwide. In this episode of the CIC Power Talk, we have invited three speakers who have made significant contribution and exerted a positive influence in our industry: Ar. Winnie HO, Director of Architectural Services, Ms. Alice PANG, Director of Drainage Services and Ms. Rosana WONG, Executive Director of Yau Lee Holdings Limited. They will share the challenges they have faced and the insights from their experience. A workplace with diversity is an asset to any industry. Facing the rapid development of the construction industry and an increase in training and job opportunities, the speakers will also give their views on the areas of work in which a woman could particularly contribute well and make career progression. Speakers: Ar. Winnie HO, Director of Architectural Services Ms. Alice PANG, Director of Drainage Services Ms. Rosana WONG, Executive Director of Yau Lee Holdings Limited Moderator: Ir Dr. Richard PANG, Director - Industry Development of Construction Industry Council Remarks: An electronic copy of CPD attendance certificate will be issued to participants with over 80% attendance. It will be sent within one month after the live webinar. Any attendance on replay sessions after the live webinar will not be considered for CPD attendance certificate. Replay video is exclusive for i-Club members. Please click here to join the i-Club if you wish the replay at your own convenient time. If you have any inquiry, please contact Ms. Michelle WONG at bim@cic.hk / 2100 9034.

Recently, there is an increasing interest in ISO 19650 series of standards and how an organisation and her BIM projects can be verified as ISO 19650 complied. First and second parts of ISO 19650 (ISO 19650-1: 2018 and ISO 19650-2 :2018) have given the users basic concepts and principles of information involved in an asset lifecycle, collaboration between the participants involved in a construction project and the requirements associated to the information management at various stages. Verification of BIM projects will definitely give the project owner and the parties involved in the supply chain a high confidence on how the information be managed in the BIM Modelling and related works. It can also benefit the BIM practitioners to upgrade their quality standard in BIM Modelling and related works. PART 1: Reason to go for ISO 19650 verification and how to prepare for it? Speaker: Mr. Kevin WONG, BIM Manager of Wings & Associates Consulting Engineers Limited Wings & Associates Consulting Engineers Limited is an engineering consultant firm using BIM application in government projects. In this webinar, they will share their experience in preparing the ISO 19650-1 and ISO 19650-2 standards verification from the following perspectives: Why ISO 19650 verified? What are the benefits? How to prepare the verification? PART 2: Key points in ISO 19650-1 and ISO 19650-2 verification with case sharing Speaker: Mr. Thomas MA, Project Manager of SGS Mr. Thomas MA will highlight some key points that you must not miss by sharing his experience in auditing different types of BIM Projects managed by overseas Main Contractor & local BIM consultant, including design and construction of highways, water dam, walking trails and buildings. Speakers' Profile: About Mr. Kevin WONG Mr. Kevin S.C. WONG had over 20 years BIM experience in Civil and Structural design in large scaled projects in Hong Kong. As the Chairman of HKIBIM, he possesses strong passion on promoting BIM for construction industry. He is currently BIM Manager of Wings & Associates Consulting Engineers Ltd. and part-time lecturer for BIM education of many government and education institutions in Hong Kong. About Mr. Thomas MA In last two decades, Mr. Thomas MA had conducted quality management system and asset management system audits over 1500 construction sites covering projects from foundation, site formation, slope maintenance, construction of buildings, infrastructures, and underground utilities, to maintenance of buildings and building services. He has conducted couple of ISO 19650-1 and ISO 19650-2 verification audits for Hong Kong and overseas projects since March 2020. For more details, please click here.