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Many construction firms are going digital in order to be sustainable for the future, and firms have since started recruiting for positions such as 'Digital Delivery Manager', or 'Buildings Digital Lead'.

Be part of a competent professional workforce that adopts productive and game-changing technologies.

Visit our website @ https://www.bcaa.edu.sg/what-we-offer/academic-programmes/specialist-diploma for more information on our part-time Specialist Diplomas that now allows you to learn at your own pace simply by completing 3 modular certificates.

Going digital: Singapore’s construction firms embrace artificial intelligence and virtual reality SINGAPORE: The built-environment industry has been going through a steady transformation in recent years in a bid to improve productivity, reduce ...

The BCA Green Mark Scheme was launched in January 2009 as an initiative to drive Singapore's construction industry towards more environment-friendly buildings. It is intended to promote sustainability in the built environment and raise environmental awareness among developers, designers and builders when they start project conceptualisation and design, as well as during construction.

Keen to find out more about the Green Mark Scheme, as well as what it takes to be a Green Mark Accredited Professional? Speak to us today at [email protected]

: Notice something similar in all these buildings? That’s right, greenery! You may have walked past such buildings hundreds of times, but did you know that this is an initiative under the Skyrise Greenery Incentive Scheme (SGIS)?

The scheme was first introduced in 2009 and has since helped greened more than 110 buildings around Singapore by funding up to 50% of installation costs for rooftop and vertical greenery. Building greenery brings about benefits such as reducing the urban island heat effect, improving air quality and filtering dust particles.

Fun Fact: The Pinnacle@Duxton, the tallest public housing development in the world, is one such example, with the seven 50-storey buildings connected by gardens on the 26th and 50th floors!

Getting locals to take on PMET jobs in construction Local white-collar workers appear to be shying away from the construction sector, but new policies are in the offing to lure them back.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

IBEW 2019 Highlights Highlights of BCA's inaugural International Built Environment Week 2019

The Ministry of Trade and Industry Singapore (MTI) reported that the construction sector expanded last quarter by 2.9% year-on-year, extending the 2.8% growth in the first quarter of 2019. Over the next decade, the construction sector could sustain the momentum, with average annual growth of the construction industry expected to be at 2.8% through 2028. With a pipeline of mega-projects in Changi East, Paya Lebar Airbase, new Greater Southern Waterfront, North-South Corridor, rail network expansion etc, what are the prospects for industry stakeholders?

Join the conversation at the upcoming Built Environment and Property Prospects Seminar 2020

For more information, please visit go.gov.sg/bcaa-prospects2020

Congratulations to Leslie, Soo Kim & Fung Guan, who won the BCA Award for the Bachelor of Building & Project Management (BBPA) programme, offered by the School of Science & Technology at SUSS. The awards are given to the Top 3 graduating students in the cohort.

In the 2019 graduating cohort of the BBPA programme of 92 students, Leslie, Soo Kim & Fung Guan took home the Gold, Silver & Bronze Award respectively.

To find out more about the BBPA programme at SUSS, please visit https://www.suss.edu.sg/programmes/detail/bachelor-of-building-and-project-management-bbpm

Interesting article from The Straits Times.

Interested to be part of the facility management fraternity? Why not find out more about our Specialist Diploma in Facility & Energy Management (SDFEM) at https://go.gov.sg/bcaa-ftsdfem

We also offer the SDFEM on a full-time basis whereby you can obtain it in less than 3 months. Come down to our Information Session for the full-time SDFEM to find out more on Friday, 15 Nov 2019, 2pm. Register for this session at https://go.gov.sg/bcaa-ftsdfem-info

Guide to help facility managers tap tech for productivity gains Companies that manage estates and facilities can consult a new guide to see what technologies are available for them to raise their productivity.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Buildings need to be designed properly and built safely. Industry stakeholders are required to comply with the building regulations and adopt good practices when carrying out building works to ensure construction works are properly designed and carried out without compromise to structural safety, or cause damage to surrounding properties.

This session aims to highlight the importance of building safety compliance. BCA will share the upcoming building control initiatives as well as good practices for both the design and construction of building works. A preview of a newly developed design guide on the use of Grade B600 high strength reinforcement in reinforced concrete structures will be shared.

For more information & registration, please visit https://go.gov.sg/bcaa-ensuring-safe-design-and-construction

To grow your knowledge in MEP Modularisation, why not consider our Specialist Diploma in MEP Modularisation.

Find out more at https://go.gov.sg/bcaa-sdmm