Code : 2022035
Event Name : Building as Material Bank – a QS Perspective
CPD Code : Formal Events
Speaker : Mr. Eugene Seah
Eugene joined the Surbana Jurong Group on 1 January 2017 as Senior Director, Group CEO’s office, to spearhead and oversee the Group’s special projects and strategic initiatives, in particular, Digital Management Office, and Sustainability and Resiliency Office. He is the Managing Director for Surbana Technologies, the Smart Cities arm for SJ. He is also a Director on the Boards of Threesixty Cost Management and Threesixty Contract Advisory, for which his knowledge and expertise help to fortify the business thrust of the Group. He is also the Managing Director of Surbana Technologies, the Smart Cities arm of the SJ Group.

Eugene graduated with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) (1st Class Hons) from the University of Reading in 1999 and a BSc in Technology Management and Computing (1st Class Hons) from the University of Portsmouth in 2002. He also completed a Master of Science (MSc) in Construction Law and Arbitration from the joint NUS and Kings College London programme, an MSc in Sustainable Building Design from the University of Nottingham, and the Senior Management Development Program from Harvard Business School

Apart from his extensive experience in Quantity Surveying, Eugene injects sustainability value management and green approaches into his work to achieve project efficiency. He is a Green Mark professional and is knowledgeable in the field of sustainable buildings. He is also an Accredited Adjudicator under the Singapore Mediation Centre and a registered Mediator in the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers.

Eugene works on enhancing productivity in Design and Construction and research on Computational BIM, xR and other productivity enhancement topics for the Surbana Jurong Group. His effort has won him several awards for SJ, including RICS Construction Professional of the Year (2019).

Passionate about teaching, Eugene is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Department of Building, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore.
Event Date : 2022-05-03
Event Time : 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Registration Closing Date : 2022-05-01
CPD Hour(s) : 1.5
Divisional PQSL Hour(s) : 1.5
Venue : By online media – ZOOM
Division : QSD
Organizer : Quantity Surveying Division
Fee : HK$150 for members; HK$210 for non-members
Priority : HKIS members; first-come-first-served
Language : English
Details :

Sustainability is not a must in most, if not all designers, from Urban to Infrastructure. The concept of Building as Material Banks (BAMB) is fast catching up as a tool to help in the sustainability of a project and the Quantity Surveyor (QS) is in prime position to lead this and work together with fellow consultants to promote sustainable buildings. This seminar briefly talks about what is BAMB and how can the QS is in prime position to promote BAMB, using technologies like BIM as an enabler.

Remarks :

The event will be conducted online via ZOOM. Upon successful payment of the registration fee, the ZOOM link for joining the CPD event will be available in the CPD/PQSL profile under the "Member Area" of the HKIS website.

On-line registration is not applicable for non-HKIS members. To register, please complete the CPD registration form (https://www.hkis.org.hk/en/pdf/Standard_Reservation_Form2020.pdf) and return with payment to the HKIS Secretariat.

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Payment : HKD 150
Face-to-Face/Zoom : By Zoom