Conferences

 

Summary

Overview:

Buildings represent an essential element of the built environment created for preserving quality of human life. Construction and operation of buildings belong among the biggest consumers of primary materials, energy resources, and environment pollutants as well. It is a well known fact that buildings in highly developed countries are responsible for about 30 or 40% of the total energy consumption and have the same share in production of carbon dioxide, waste and other pollutants.

The development of new technologies and the use of progressive materials and advanced construction solutions leading to quality improvement of buildings not only in economic, but also in the environmental and socio-cultural sense, represents a huge potential for sustainable society development. The population growth, depletion of primary materials, energy and drinking water sources, deterioration of the environment (including the consequences of global warming in the form of a higher frequency of natural disasters) necessarily lead to a more intensive search for new, environmentally suitable approaches and solutions.

Sustainable Building Asia Conference 2010 will bring together a wide range of industry stake holders to focus on the issue of sustainable building in the Construction Industry. This conference will bring together Industry Experts to share their knowledge and insights on innovative, high performance and low impact approaches to developing, maintaining and retrofitting the built environment for sustainability.

 

Learning Objectives

Event Highlights:

1.    Benefitting by Learning the Latest Updates in the Construction Industry from the Government
2.    Learning the Strategies on Buildings Assessment Schemes, Building Quality Optimation Tools and Calculation Tools to Achieve a Sustainable Building
3.    Discussing the Process and Techniques of Project Management for Construction to Achieve the Project Effectively and Efficiently
4.    Mastering the Ways on How to Achieve a More Sustainable Built Environment by Identifying the Techniques in Improving the Way Structures are Designed, Constructed, Maintained and Used
5.    Benefitting by Learning the Advanced Green Building Technologies to Achieve Greater Energy and Water Consumption Efficiency
6.    Determining the Safety Issues that Uniquely Challenge the Construction Industry

 

Speakers

Featuring Presentations and Case Studies from Key Industry Experts Including:

Dr. Wong Nyuk Hien Deputy Head (Research), Department of Building: School of Design and Environment National University of Singapore

Tan Sok Tuan Senior Associate DP Architects Pte Ltd

Glenn Bontigao Associate Peridian Asia Pte Ltd

Mr. Yew Kee CHEONG Chairman, Green Practice Committee Singapore Institute of Architects;
 Principal 2B Architects

Martin James Davies Project Director Gammon Construction Limited

Anton Setiawan Executive Engineer T.Y. Lin International Pte Ltd

Peter Stueck Senior Associate/ LEED Accredited Professional Aedas

Dicky Setiawan Director Bakrie Swasakti Utama Indonesia

Vincent Low Vice President G-Energy Global Pte Ltd; Chairman for Energy Efficiency Committee Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore

Leif Granholm Senior Vice President Tekla Oyj

Justin Taylor Chief Executive Officer Kaer Pte Ltd

Stewart Tai Facilities Manager Alexandra Hospital Singapore

Ho Wan Weng Managing Director ZinCo Singapore

Eugene Seah Joint Managing Director Davis Langdon & Seah Singapore Pte Ltd

Jerry Ong Senior Architect CPG Corporation Pte Ltd

Grant Roberts Geophysical Engineer Subsurface Imaging

Dr. Hossein Rezai Managing Director Web Structures

Dr Uma Maheswaran Vice President Sustainable Development Unit Jurong Consultants Singapore

 

Conference Agenda

Day 1, Monday 26th April 2010

9:00     Sustainable Initiatives and Advocacy: Updates from an Institutional Perspective

•    SIA’s Strategic Plan and Aims of SIA Green Practice Committee
•    Sustainable Initiatives- Institutional, National and International level
•    Advocacy- Next steps in promoting a good and sustainable design approach for the architectural profession

Mr. Yew Kee CHEONG Chairman, Green Practice Committee Singapore Institute of Architects;
 Principal 2B Architects

9:45    Exceeding Sustainability and Building Performance in your Built Environment
•    Assessing building performance in relation to government standards
•    Achieving brave targets for building performance: Exceeding standards for greater efficiency at lowered costs
•    How reliable data leads to improved system design and greater sustainability
•    Case studies from around the world: examples of buildings which have achieved the impossible

Justin Taylor Chief Executive Officer Kaer Pte Ltd

10:30     Morning Coffee and Networking Break


11:00    Building Environmental Assessment Tools: Current and Future Roles

•    Identifying the ways in establishing goals in assessing a broad range of environmental considerations against a declared criteria simultaneously
•    Determining the ways to motivate changes in construction industry to increase the real market value of buildings with improved environmental qualities
•    Identifying the major factors to be considered in building environmental assessment tools
•    Benefitting by learning case studies on how to assess environmental assessment tools

    Martin James Davies Project Director Gammon Construction Limited


11:45    Super Block Development, a Sustainable Solution for a Fast Growing City like Jakarta

•    Problems and challenges encountered by fast growing metropolitan city to preserve and create sustainable development.
•    How real estate industry can maximize their contribution to the improvement of environment qualities
•    Indentifying sustainable efforts which can be more effective if executed by group of building rather than by individual building
•    Indentifying good and sustainable designs of superblocks which can solve the present and future problem of fast growing metropolitan city like Jakarta.

Dicky Setiawan Director Bakrie Swasakti Utama Indonesia


12:30     Networking Luncheon


13:30    Case Study: Bosch South East Asia Regional Headquarters on Identifying the Processes and the Techniques of Project Management for a Sustainable Building Construction

•    What are the efficient techniques used in managing Bosch South East Asia Regional Headquarters in a sustainable manner
•    How to implement energy efficient measures of Bosch South East Asia Regional Headquarters?
•    What are the difficulties and solutions encountered in constructing Bosch South East Asia Regional Headquarters?
•    Learning the process on how to improve productivity by going green

Vincent Low Vice President G-Energy Global Pte Ltd; Chairman for Energy Efficiency Committee Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore

14:15    Case Study:  Alexandra Hospital on Mastering the Ways on How to Promote Green Facilities
•    Benchmarking effective strategies to improve hospital’s facility management performance
•    Reducing operation costs by choosing an effective management strategy for hospitals
•    What are the costs and benefits of promoting green facilities
•    Identifying 5  proven techniques of promoting sustainable buildings

Stewart Tai Facilities Manager Alexandra Hospital Singapore

15:00     Afternoon Tea and Networking Break
             

15:30    Enhancing Structural Integrity and Adequacy by Implementing the Construction Plan of Sustainable Building

•    Identifying key factors for an adequate cost estimation
•    Learning the techniques on how to create an effective contingency plan
•    Identifying case studies on how to achieve an effective construction plan?
•    What are the most common challenges encountered in implementing a construction plan?

Grant Roberts Geophysical Engineer Subsurface Imaging


16:15    Reflections on Relationship of Lean Construction and BIM, What does BIM Mean to Actual Construction and Manufacturing

•    Actual construction sustainability, “Green site and factory”
•    Lean construction from a BIM perspective
•    What BIM can contribute to lean construction
•    BIM in construction and manufacturing

Leif Granholm Senior Vice President Tekla Oyj


17:00    Panel Discussion: How to Achieve Green Building Cost Effectively and Efficiently by Considering Customer Needs

•    What are the ways to achieve a sustainable building by going green?
•    How to manage and improve green building with a minimum cost and maximum value?
•    What are the challenges encountered in achieving green building?
•    Determining an effective contingency plan in achieving green building by considering customer needs

Moderator
Dr. Wong Nyuk Hien Deputy Head (Research), Department of Building: School of Design and Environment National University of Singapore

Panelists:
Ho Wan Weng Managing Director Zinco Singapore
Stewart Tai Facilities Manager Alexandra Hospital Singapore
Dr. Uma Maheswaran Vice President Sustainable Development Unit Jurong Consultants Pte Ltd

17:45    Chairperson’s Closing Remarks

18:00    End of Day 1




Day 2, Tuesday 27th April 2010

9:00     Benefitting by Learning the Passive Design Strategies for Efficient Tropical Buildings Using Different Case Studies
•    Identifying the climatic challenges in the tropics
•    Passive cooling in tropical buildings
•    Choosing an efficient tropical facade design
•    Determining the new materials and technologies

Dr. Uma Maheswaran Vice President Sustainable Development Unit Jurong Consultants Pte Ltd

9:45    Case Studies: Troika Condominium (Malaysia) and Public Space (Dhoby Ghaut, Singapore) on Mastering the Challenging Strategies in Advanced Building Design

•    Identifying case studies in advanced building design
•    What are the best practices involved in integrated design
•    Determining the Sustainability and design process
•    Mastering the process of minimising material use

Dr. Hossein Rezai Managing Director Web Structures

10:30     Morning Coffee and Networking Break

11:00    Combating Climate Change with Sustainable Building Design
•    Identifying the relationship between Climate Change and the Built Environment
•    Identifying the issues of Urban Heat Island
•    Learning from the Development of Assessment Tool to determine the impact of urban development
•    Discussing the key factors in building design which  are green and sustainable

Dr. Wong Nyuk Hien Deputy Head (Research), Department of Building: School of Design and Environment National University of Singapore

11:45    New ITE College West: Transforming Green Environment in the Making
•    Project Overview
o    An overview of ITE College West, its facilities and the College’s Vision.
•    Achieving an energy efficient environment through active & passive design
o    Striking a balance b/w active vs passive design strategies
o    Orientation of buildings / energy efficient A/C system etc
•    Transforming Education: Innovative Green Features  to enhance educational environment
o    Enhancing of study environment through the creation of a “green” environment
o    Innovation Walkway / Courtyard Gardens etc.
•    Adopting Green Consciousness at all levels
o    Adopting green measures from builders to end users
o    Green curriculum in ITE

Tan Sok Tuan Senior Associate DP Architects Pte Ltd


12:30     Networking Luncheon


13:30     Case Studies: Sustainable Design in the Tropics based on 313 Somerset Shopping Mall and the Singapore Civic, Cultural and Retail Complex at One North.
•    Learning from the Aedas’ approach as an international design office to sustainable design in the Tropical South East Asia
•    The specific challenges of sustainable design in the S-E Asia (Climate, Demographics, Legal / Politics)
•    A brief comparison of relevant Rating Systems (LEED vs Green Mark)
•    Identifying the cost of sustainable design in S-E Asia
•    Determining an effective Design Approach: Design Process, Energy Efficiency, Water Management, Materials

Peter Stueck Senior Associate/ LEED Accredited Professional Aedas

14:15    Case Study: Khoo Teck Puat Hospital: Sustainable Design in a Healing Environment
•    Concept of a hospital in a garden, garden in a hospital
•    Healing Environment to patients through appropriate comfort conditions
•    A tropically responsive Façade Design
-    Naturally ventilated public spaces and corridors
-    Façade design features for Specialist Outpatient Clinic
-    Façade design features for Private and Subsidized wards
-    Features to enhance day lighting, glare control and natural ventilation
•    Energy efficient Systems Design
-    Air conditioning System and Energy Recovery Systems
-    Photovoltaic Panels and Solar Thermal – Hot Water
-    Efficient Water Fixtures & Fittings
-    Water Efficient Landscaping

Jerry Ong Senior Architect CPG Corporation Pte Ltd

15:00     Afternoon Tea and Networking Break

15:30     Case Study:  Mapletree Business City on How to Ensure Energy Efficiency

•    Overview of the Mapletree Business City Project
•    What are the key strategies used in ensuring the environmental sustainability design of the Mapletree Business City
•    Identifying the project challenges encountered and the right solutions made to achieve sustainability
•    What are the proven techniques on how to ensure energy efficiency of the Mapletree Business City

Anton Setiawan Executive Engineer T.Y. Lin International Pte Ltd

16:15    Sustainable Building Design - A Skyrise Greenery Perspectives
•    What are the qualities of sustainable skyrise greenery
•    How does skyrise greenery contributes to the sustainability of a building
•    How does skyrise greenery contributes to the sustainability of the environment
•    What are the social adjustments needed arising from the nation-wide skyrise greenery strategy
Mr. Ho Wan Weng Managing Director ZinCo Singapore Pte Ltd

17:00    Chairperson’s Closing Remarks

17:15     End of Conference

 

Workshop Agenda

POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Wednesday, 28TH April 2010

9:00 to 12:00

Project Management Strategies and Techniques for Sustainable Buildings

• Selecting the team
    - Benefiting by identifying the importance of team selection to optimize the project's performance
    - Learning the ways on how to manage the team while managing the project
    - How to monitor the team's productivity level
• Facilitation and workshops
    -  What are the importance of facilitation and workshops
    -  What is the role of facilitation and workshops in project management
• Contract issues
    - Font end documents
    - Contractual liabilities
    - Design requirements
• Construction management; the green way
• Project close up
    -  Learning from the case studies that achieved sustainability

Eugene Seah Joint Managing Director Davis Langdon & Seah Singapore Pte Ltd


13:00 to 15:00

Mastering Sustainable and Healing Garden Design based on a Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

• Concept of a hospital in a garden, garden in a hospital
    - Establishing the gardens in practical and self-sustaining ways;
    - Creating gardens with nature and people in mind;
    - Energy and resource efficient and friendly landscape features;
• Creating healing environments
    - Theming and selection of plants that are both aesthetic and useful;
    - Creating gardens to supplement new health care concepts;
    - Getting the community involved;
• Inspiring a proper tropical landscape design
    - Creating garden views for patients and staff;
    - Interactive tropical gardens;
    - Water efficient plants and systems;
    - Looking beyond and outside the envelope;
• Sustainable design systems in the garden
    - Using nature as it is meant to be;
    - Recycling and using natural sources;
    - Considering “Green Mark” requirements;

Glenn Bontigao Associate Peridian Asia Pte Ltd