PROGRAMME RUNDOWN

Time Programme Presenter

08:30 – 09:00 Registration

09:00 – 09:05 Welcoming Speech HKIS QSD Chairman

Sr Raymond KAM

09:05 – 09:30 Appreciation Certificate Presentation to HKIS QSD Chairman

All Sponsors and Co-organisers Sr Raymond KAM

Souvenir Presentation to All Speakers, OC and MC HKIS President

Sr Thomas HO Kwok Kwan

Group Photos Speakers, Sponsors and Co-organisers

09:30 – 10:00 1. Building a Collaborative Future: Keynote Speaker

BIM in Hong Kong Ms. Ada FUNG Yin Suen, BBS, JP
Deputy Director of Housing (Development & Construction),
Hong Kong Housing Authority, Hong Kong
Chairperson, Committee on BIM, Construction Industry Council

10:00 – 10:30 2. Proposed BIM Contract Conditions HKIS Representative

Sr Dr. Paul HO
Principal Lecturer and Former Division Head (2007 - 2012),
City University of Hong Kong
Chairman of the SMM Committee, HKIS
Past QSD Chairman (2005 - 2006), HKIS

10:30 – 11:00 3. Singapore BIM Roadmap Invited Speaker

Mr. CHENG Tai Fatt
Deputy Managing Director, BCA Academy and BERII,
Building & Construction Authority, Singapore

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:00 4. Nomitech’s ICMS Web-based Technology for Gold Sponsor’s Speaker
Improving Early Phase Project Decisions and Mr. Tolis CHATZISYMEON
Historical Analysis, Infrastructure Estimating CEO & Co-Founder of Nomitech Ltd
Automation and BIM Based Estimating Techniques
from Concept up to the Bidding Phase

12:00 – 12:30 5. Update of BIM Software Development Invited Speaker

Dr. Robert YUAN Zheng Gang
President, Glodon Company Limited, China

12:30 – 13:00 6. Embracing the Paradime $hift: What’s Next AIQS Representative
for the QS Industry in the Digital Age? Mr. Andrew BRADY
Managing Director of GRC Quantity Surveyors
AIQS Board Member

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 – 14:30 7. Smart Transformation: From Micro to Macro Invited Speaker

Level of Full Life Cycle Management Ms. Rosana WONG
Executive Director, Yau Lee Holdings Limited, Hong Kong

14:30 – 15:00 8. Getting the Right Footing for 5D BIM – RISM Representative
the Malaysian Experience Ms. KWONG Chin Wei
BIM Technical Committee of QS Div, RISM, Malaysia

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break & Collection of CPD Certificates

15:30 – 16:00 9. Why Are We Still Building the Great Wall Gold Sponsor’s Speakers
of China the Same Way? Ms. Winnie WONG Kin Yan
Director of Arcadis
Mr. Stephen AJ WRIGHT
Associate Director of Arcadis

16:00 – 16:30 10. Can the Industry Cope with 5D BIM? AIQS Representative
Mr. Nathan TREVASKIS
Director, Bimfire Pty Ltd.

16:30 – 17:00 11. QS and BIM; Blue Ocean or Red Sea? SISV Representative
Mr. Eugene SEAH Hsiu Min
Senior Director (Special Projects), GCEO’s Office,
Surbana Jurong Consultants Pte Ltd

17:00 End of Event

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Co-organisers and Supporting Organisations 02
Sponsors 03
Message from President of the HKIS 04
Message from Chairman of the HKIS QSD 05
Message from Organising Committee Chairman 06
Organising Committee and Masters of Ceremony 07
Relevant Conferences 08
Topics

1. Building a Collaborative Future: BIM in Hong Kong 09

2. Proposed BIM Contract Conditions 10
3. Singapore BIM Roadmap 11
4. Nomitech’s ICMS Web-based Technology for Improving Early 12
Phase Project Decisions and Historical Analysis, Infrastructure
Estimating Automation and BIM Based Estimating Techniques
from Concept up to the Bidding Phase

5. Update of QS BIM Software’s Development 13

6. Embracing the Paradime $hift: What’s Next for the QS Industry 14
in the Digital Age?

7. Smart Transformation: from Micro to Macro Level of Full Life 15

Cycle Management

8. Getting the Right Footing for 5D BIM – the Malaysian Experience 16

9. Why Are We Still Building the Great Wall of China the Same Way? 17
10. Can the Industry Cope with 5D BIM? 18
11. QS and BIM; Blue Ocean or Red Sea? 19
Sponsor Advertisements 20 - 26
The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors - Quantity Surveying Division 27
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Co-organisers and
Supporting Organisations
Co-organisers:

(Host)

Supporting Organisations:

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Sponsors
Gold Sponsors:

Silver Sponsors:

Bronze Sponsors:

Booth Sponsors:

by

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Message from President of the HKIS

Sr Thomas HO Kwok Kwan

President, The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors

On behalf of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, it is my greatest pleasure to welcome you
all to the International QS BIM Conference 2017 Hong Kong. We are excited to have our
special guests, precious friends and members joining us to share the profound knowledge and
experience in the surveying industry.

The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) strives to provide professionalism with code of
ethics in the surveying industry by setting professional requirements, which has a significant
impact on the future surveying development. The HKIS also provides many opportunities for
members to develop skills and knowledge. The International QS BIM Conference 2017 Hong
Kong is beyond doubt one of the most valuable opportunities for the guests and members
worldwide to share their knowledge and precious experience.

The International QS BIM Conference 2017 Hong Kong provides a platform for the
professionals and experts all over the world to share knowledge and experience in using
BIM for cost management and budget planning. BIM is one of the most powerful tools to
give architecture, engineering and construction professionals the insight to plan, design and
manage the infrastructure. It is essential for the surveyors to make use of this strong tool for
more efficient work. The sharing of the conference on BIM helps the surveyors to equip for the
new challenges in the future.

In the hope of making Hong Kong a better off city, surveyors should be aware of the latest
development in all related areas so as to resolve issues related to surveying. The contribution
made on surveying is also beneficial to the development in other areas such as socio-cultural
development and economic growth. I wish every surveyor can strive for professionalism with
unique insight and positive attitude in the future.

May I take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude towards the Organising Committee
for organising this conference. And thank you all again for coming to the International QS
BIM Conference 2017 Hong Kong. I wish you all a fruitful day!

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Message from Chairman of the HKIS QSD

Sr Raymond KAM
Chairman of the Quantity Surveying Division, The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors

It gives me great honour, as the Chairman of the Quantity Surveying Division of the Hong
Kong Institute of Surveyors, to welcome you all to the International QS BIM Conference 2017
Hong Kong.

It is also our privilege to have the following old friends and partners to jointly organise the
event. They are the Construction Industry Council of Hong Kong (CIC), the Australian Institute
of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS), the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM), and the
Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers (SISV). The theme of this conference is “Quantity
Take-off (QTO), Cost Management and the Way Forward of BIM for Quantity Surveyors”.

BIM has gained a lot of attention in the recent years across the full spectrum of stakeholders
and key players in the construction market. Various studies and researches have been
conducted in the subject and there were already some breakthroughs like the 5D BIM since
our first BIM Conference back in 2013.

This conference aims to discuss the BIM development and the challenges and opportunities
ahead for the quantity surveyors, not only in Hong Kong but in the Pacific Region as well.
We have renowned speakers from Australia, China, Malaysia, Singapore as well as the elites
in Hong Kong. Ms. Ada Fung, the Chairperson of the Committee on BIM of the Construction
Industry Council is our keynote speaker. Over the years, she as the Chair of the Taskforce
on BIM which is now upgraded to Committee on BIM, has supported and contributed a lot
to the various industry stakeholders on the development of BIM. Her topic today “Building a
Collaborative Future: BIM in Hong Kong” will give us the update and aspirations on the way
forward for the advancement of BIM in Hong Kong.

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our guests, speakers, sponsors and
supporting organisations. My most heartful thanks also go to the conference organising
committee headed by Sr K C Tang. Last but not least, I thank all the participants of this
conference for their support and making this conference a wonderful and successful event.

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Message from OC Chairman

Sr TANG Ki Cheung
Organising Committee Chairman

On behalf of the Organisation Committee, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to the
supports of over 360 audience, 12 Speakers, 23 Sponsors, 17 Supporting Organisations, 5
Co-organisers and the Conference Secretariat to make the Conference a reality.

The Conference is hosted by the QS Division of the HKIS and co-organised by CIC, AIQS,
RISM and SISV. This is also deemed to be an HKIS QSD Annual Conference.

The following is extracted from my message as the OC Chairman of the International QS BIM
Conference 2013 Hong Kong:

• Wishes [Use BIM: BIM can do a lot for us, but if we just always watch and do not start
using it, we would not gain the benefits. | Push and pull BIM applications: The present
off-the-shelf BIM applications cannot yet serve everybody’s need. The applications’
development can only move faster and provide more suitable functions if there are more
users using them and making strong market demand. | Start from small: BIM is being used
by affordable clients on big projects by big contractors, at least in Hong Kong. Coming
with BIM are issues like standardization, coding, collaboration, integration, responsibilities,
liabilities, tendering and contractual arrangements, etc. which may appear to be
intimidating to those yet hesitating to use BIM. The benefits of BIM can in fact be gained
on small projects also. The knowledge can be accumulated and issues resolved as one
moves to bigger and bigger projects. | Fund BIM: BIM applications off-the-shelf or self-
developed are by no means cheap. This poses a high threshold to entry into the BIM world.
The Government should consider Singapore’s example of providing government funding to
help step over the threshold.]

• Imagination [Perhaps, like the virtual reality movies, we may not use mouse any more
but use our hand directly to shape and move the virtual building blocks each loaded with
information to build the virtual model on a computer or in a physical space.]

After 5 years, the awareness of BIM is very high, and the use of BIM has increased but BIM is
still not yet our daily routine tool. The Wishes expressed above are still very pertinent and the
Imagination will not be realised too soon.

The topics covered by the Conference are wide ranging. The Speakers will offer much insights
and foresights to the audience. However, listening to good songs over a thousand times would
not make you a good singer. Watching kung fu movies over a thousand times would not make
you a good kung fu fighter. Practise BIM to gain the real benefits!

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Organising Committee and

Masters of Ceremony
Organising Committee

Sr Dr. Peter NG Yau Yee Sr TANG Ki Cheung

Beria Consultants Limited K C Tang Consultants Limited
AIQS and HKIS HKIS

Sr Sunny CHOI Shing Lam Sr Kenneth LO Kin Fat

Hong Kong Housing Authority Rider Levett Bucknall Limited
HKIS HKIS

Conference Secretariat
Red Asia Communications Limited

Masters of Ceremony

Sr Colin WONG Chi Ho Sr Tim WONG Kwai Yiu

Rider Levett Bucknall Limited Rider Levett Bucknall Limited
HKIS HKIS

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Relevant Conferences
Past conferences
9 November 2012: SISV Conference - BIM & the QS in Singapore hosted by SISV

9 November 2013: International QS BIM Conference 2013 Hong Kong hosted by HKIS

20 February 2014: International Workshop for QS BIM Education & Training Content Development
in Kuala Lumpur hosted by RISM

10 June 2014: Half-day BIM Session in The 18th Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors
Congress 2014 in Hong Kong hosted by HKIS

22 & 23 January 2015: BIM Seminar, Workshop & Vendor Forum Kuala Lumpur hosted by RISM

Coming conference
November 2018: ICEC-PAQS-BIM conference in Sydney hosted by AIQS
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Topics
Building a Collaborative Future: BIM in Hong Kong

Ms. Ada FUNG Yin Suen, BBS, JP

Deputy Director of Housing (Development & Construction),
Hong Kong Housing Authority, Hong Kong
Chairperson, Committee on BIM, Construction Industry Council
Keynote Speaker

BIO
Ms. Ada Fung is an Architect by profession. She is an active member in the Architectural
field as well as in the construction industry in Hong Kong. In her career as Deputy Director
of Housing, she supervises the Development & Construction Division of the Housing
Department, overseeing all facets of public housing development work in Hong Kong
covering project management, planning, design and contract management, as well as
establishing operational policies on procurement, design, construction, quality, performance
assessment, dispute resolution, research and development, safety and the environment.
She also promotes partnering, value management, risk management, ethical integrity, site
safety, corporate social responsibility, sustainable development, community engagement,
green building and Building Information Modeling and product certification in the industry.
She is the Chairperson of the Hong Kong Construction Industry Council’s (CIC) Committee
on Construction Safety and CIC’s Committee on Building Information Modeling. She is one
of the Directors of the Hong Kong Green Building Council. She is also the Past President of
the Hong Kong Institute of Architects (2013 - 2014), Past Chairperson of the APEC Architect
Monitoring Committee of Hong Kong (2012/13 - 2015/16), and Past Chairperson of the
Architects Registration Board (2010/11 - 2011/12).

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Topics
Proposed BIM Contract Conditions

Sr Dr. Paul HO
Principal Lecturer and Former Division Head (2007 - 2012), City University of Hong Kong
Chairman of the SMM Committee, HKIS
Past QSD Chairman (2005 - 2006), HKIS
HKIS Representative

BIO
Dr. Ho is the Principal Lecturer and former Head (2007 - 2012) of the Division of Building
Science and Technology, City University of Hong Kong. He is a professional quantity surveyor
by profession. Before joining the City University, he has worked as a project manager with
leading property developers for many years.

He is an active researcher and has published a number of research papers. His current
research interests include real estate development, project management, construction
economics, building information modelling and sustainability. He was awarded the Academic
Award 2007 conferred by the Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors (PAQS). He has
served as a member of PAQS’s scientific/technical committees and editorial boards of various
international conferences and academic journals. He is also a reviewer of a number of
international refereed journals.

He has enthusiastically contributed to the relevant professional institutions and the community.
In particular, he has served as the Chairman, Quantity Surveying Division, the Hong Kong
Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) in 2005 - 2006. He has also served on several government
committees relating to the harbourfront, construction workers registration, building appeal
tribunal and revitalisation of historic buildings. Currently, he is serving as the Chairman of the
Professional Green Building Council and HKIS’s SMM Committee.

ABSTRACT
Building Information Modelling (BIM) has come to the particular attention of quantity surveyors
(QS) in Hong Kong for over five years. Although there are not many full swing BIM projects,
QSs actively explore the best practices in adopting BIM in various quantity surveying services
such as quantity takeoff, cost planning and estimating and value management. Continuous
interactions with clients and other professional disciplines are still in progress to identify
the best way to collaborate in order to maximize the benefit brought by BIM. The Standard
Approach of Modelling as well as Levels of Development will give a clear guideline on the
information to be provided by BIM models. However, the Hong Kong construction industry still
lacks the “thread and needle” to integrate various BIM standards and requirements together
for an effective implementation.
The Quantity Surveying Division of HKIS has taken the initiative to create the “thread and
needle”, i.e. the Proposed BIM Contract Conditions, to lay down the obligations and liabilities
of contracting parties in a construction contract using BIM. This will cover topics such as
general principles, priority of contract documents, obligations of the project participants,
digital data and BIM management, BIM execution plan, risk allocation, intellectual property
rights, indemnity and insurance, and termination, rescission or expiry of the agreement.

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Topics
Singapore BIM Roadmap

Mr. CHENG Tai Fatt

Deputy Managing Director, BCA Academy and BERII,
Building & Construction Authority, Singapore
Invited Speaker

BIO
Mr. Cheng Tai Fatt is currently a Deputy Managing Director of two groups in Building and
Construction Authority, namely BCA Academy and Built Environment Research & Innovation
Institute. In BCA Academy, he oversees the various built environment training programmes
from tradesman to post-graduate. In the Built Environment Research and Innovation Institute,
he is responsible for driving BIM/VDC adoption in the Singapore. He helped to formulate the
BIM roadmap and is tasked to drive the wide adoption of BIM across the industry to improve
construction productivity. He was directly involved in the development and implementation of
CORENET e-Submission system in Singapore. He is also an active member of BuildingSMART
Singapore Chapter and recently elected as a Fellow to the BuildingSMART International.

ABSTRACT
Mr. Cheng will share on Singapore BIM journey to change the way they build through
adoption of BIM (Building Information Modelling) and VDC (Virtual Design and Construction).

He will also share on the challenges in the journey and the efforts put in place to address
them. He will also cover aspects of R&D for digital engineering.

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Topics
Nomitech’s ICMS Web-based Technology for Improving Early
Phase Project Decisions and Historical Analysis, Infrastructure
Estimating Automation and BIM Based Estimating Techniques
from Concept up to the Bidding Phase

Mr. Tolis CHATZISYMEON

CEO & Co-Founder of Nomitech Ltd
Gold Sponsor’s Speaker

BIO
Focused on creating a state of the art cost estimating solution and advancing the quantity
surveyor’s profession into the future, and thinking out of the box with high interest on
innovative approaches and international methodologies of cost estimating, Mr. Tolis
Chatzisymeon co-founded Nomitech in 2006 as a spin-off company of the General Contractor
Company that he was running and to undertake the estimates of two highway megaprojects
for the JV of Ferrovial-Dragados-Terna. Nomitech today is a multi-national company that has
customers in 75 countries, local partners in 50 countries and several multi-billion projects are
being estimated in the CostOS Estimating platform globally.

ABSTRACT
During this presentation, Mr. Tolis Chatzisymeon, Nomitech’s CEO, will be presenting a
quick application of the new International Construction Measurement Standards (ICMS) on
Nomitech’s just released Web Based Cost Modeller System (COS.MO.S) to predict multiple
type project costs and analyse project history.

In addition he will provide a practical example of the CostOS Estimating Software in

Conjunction with Arup’s commercial Infrastructure Knowledgebase to optimise the Cost of Rail
and Highway projects, as applied on European Megaprojects.

BIM requires different types of techniques for different levels of detail when it comes to pricing
the model. CostOS Estimating can use the provided information in the model, combine it with
parametric models and produce quantified and traceable estimates at various stages. If the
BIM model is “mature” CostOS can intelligently identify and price all BIM elements. Three
quick practical examples will be provided to showcase this approach.

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Topics
Update of QS BIM Software’s Development

Dr. Robert YUAN Zheng Gang

President, Glodon Company Limited, China
Invited Speaker

BIO
For a long time, Robert Yuan has engaged in studying technologies and products in the fields
of Computer Graphics, CAD and BIM. And he owns 2 technology patents in U.S. (Primitive
quadric surface extraction from unorganized point cloud data; Pipe reconstruction from
unorganized point cloud data).

He has abundant experiences of business researching, development managing, and

international teams leading. He has worked for GLODON for seven years and worked
for AUTODESK INC. and MONTREAL UNIVERSITY as Senior Development Manager and
Postdoctoral Researcher.

ABSTRACT
Considering the development needs of the AEC industry and related technologies, QS BIM software
companies in China are driving two trends of QS BIM software’s development for the future.

• Extend its application to the whole life cycle of building projects

Now QS BIM software is used mainly in the bidding phase, because it still cannot meet the
requirement in the design and construction phases.

As we can see, some large construction companies have been acquiring design companies,
and the integration of design and construction is a probable trend of this industry. So, QS
BIM software has to be strengthened, so that it can be applied in all the phases (design,
bidding, and construction). This will be quite necessary for improving the effectiveness of
construction companies’ work.

• Combine with Big Data

The Big Data concept is developing rapidly now in all fields. It will also change the QS
work of this industry. Combining the Big Data concept and QS BIM software, enormous
data of a great number of building projects (price lists, material quantities, BIM models,
construction workers' time input, building components and equipment, etc.) will be collected
and accumulated into a database. With this, before the QS work on a new project starts,
the QS BIM software can first analyze those data. With the analysis results, the subsequent
QS work across the whole building life cycle will be rather easy and accurate. This will
mean “Smart QS”.

Dr Yuan will give a detailed update of the above development.

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Topics
Embracing the Paradime $hift: What’s Next for
the QS Industry in the Digital Age?

Mr. Andrew BRADY

Managing Director of GRC Quantity Surveyors
AIQS Board Member
AIQS Representative

BIO
Andrew is the Managing Director at GRC Quantity Surveyors. He has extensive property
construction industry knowledge and specialist expertise in risk management, cost control,
dispute resolution, contract advisory and value management services. He is the youngest
person appointed to the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS) National Board and
was presented the Future Leader of the Year Award in the AIQS Infinite Value Awards 2013.
Andrew is a member of national and international BIM committees and has experience as a
Green Star accredited professional.

ABSTRACT
The property and construction industry is embracing BIM technology and developing new
methodologies, processes, standards and guidelines and will continue to do this with or
without involvement from the Quantity Surveying profession.

You may view this change pessimistically or see it as an opportunity to embrace the paradigm
shift occurring and re-establish the profession as a key role that provides value throughout
the project lifecycle. We currently have an unprecedented opportunity to strengthen our role
by leveraging off the digital model/BIM, and using the plethora of tools (software platforms)
available, to not only enhance our traditional service delivery but to illustrate and prove the
true value of a quantity surveyor on any project. Together, with a united voice, we can make a
difference.

This presentation will hopefully not only encourage all QSs to become more involved in
leveraging off the latest technology available but will also touch on some of the challenges
currently faced by QSs as well as outline some of opportunities on how the digital model can
be utilised throughout the project lifecycle.

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Topics
Smart Transformation: from Micro to Macro Level
of Full Life Cycle Management

Ms. Rosana WONG

Executive Director, Yau Lee Holdings Limited, Hong Kong
Invited Speaker

BIO
As the Founder and CEO of Global Virtual Design and Construction Limited (“GVDC”),
Ms. Rosana Wong leads a team of experts to implement Micro to Marco Level of
OpenBIM IFC Standard Full Lifecycle Management Approach to enhance project’s
productivity and buildability. She is driven by her passion for combining technology,
innovation and science with sustainable ecosystem in Energy & Environmental Systems,
Water Sustainabilit y, Nanotechnology, Digital Fabrication, Artificial Intelligence,
Augmented Reality, Coding, Networks, Computing Systems, Cyber Security as well as
E-health, Wellness, Biotechnology to build a smarter and greener community worldwide.
Rosana is also a Director of Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited, Vice
President of Smart City Consortium and the Chairperson of its Smart Living Committee,
Member of the Environment and Conservation Fund Committee of The Government
of the HKSAR, Council Member of The Better Hong Kong Foundation, Member of The
Zonta Club of Kowloon, Exponential Advisory Board Member of Singularity University,
Board Member of Virtual Builder and Advisory Board Member of Center for Integrated
Facility Engineering (CIFE) at Stanford University. Ms. Wong holds a Bachelor Degree
in Design from the De Montfort University, a Master Degree in Design from the Royal
College of Art in the UK, and Executive Master Degree in Business Administration,
Master Degree in Philosophy both awarded by the Chinese University of Hong Kong
and an executive programme in technology from the Singularity University in the US.

ABSTRACT
The world is facing rapid urbanization and this challenge requires us to formulate strategic
green building solutions towards a sustainable 21st century. Ms. Rosana Wong has led to
make significant strides on transforming the BIM process into a Micro to Marco Level of Full
Life Cycle Management Approach. Ms. Wong will be illustrating some live projects to show
how multidisciplinary design optimization, 3D construction, 5D project management, GIS-
enabled urban planning & environmental analysis (HKBEAM Plus), spatial data infrastructure
& augmented reality (AR) solution, manufacturing, as well as facility management greatly
innovate a lean construction in particular QTO and cost management to create a smarter,
greener and sustainable living to the community.

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Topics
Getting the Right Footing for 5D BIM –
the Malaysian Experience

Ms. KWONG Chin Wei

BIM Technical Committee of QS Div, RISM, Malaysia
RISM Representative

BIO
Chin Wei has experience in cost planning, cost management and quantity surveying services.
She has been involved in projects ranging from mixed development projects (i.e. residential,
retail, hotels and offices), infrastructure works, medical centres, special facilities to a wide
range of fit-out projects. She has presented a paper titled ‘A Preliminary Study on the BIM
Competencies Required to the QS Education Programme’ at the 18th PAQS Congress in Hong
Kong, and have it published in the International Surveying Research Journal. She has also
provided a BIM knowledge sharing session to both Undergraduate and Postgraduate students
in Herriot-Watt University.

ABSTRACT
Building Information Modelling (BIM) process is often desired to be incorporated by the project
stakeholders. However, majority of the BIM models are produced at a level of development
that is only sufficient and fit for design purposes. Information about quantities and costs is
often neglected, hence quantity take-offs and generation of Bill of Quantities together with its
cost estimates could not be considered as 5D BIM just yet. In Malaysia, the Bills of Quantities
still hold a great importance in the pre- and post-contract phases. Hence in order to generate
quantities out of the BIM model, a comprehensive thought process prior to the design stage is
important to ensure a BIM process that could be described as integrated and automated. This
paper includes a case study on the processes involved in order to adopt 5D BIM.

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Topics
Why Are We Still Building the Great Wall of
China the Same Way?

Ms. Winnie WONG Kin Yan Mr. Stephen AJ WRIGHT

Director of Arcadis Associate Director of Arcadis
Gold Sponsor’s Speaker Gold Sponsor’s Speaker

BIO
Ms. Winnie, Wong Kin Yan
Director of Arcadis, Chartered Quantity Surveyor. Winnie is an experienced cost manager
and trained programme manager who focused on market in Hong Kong, Macau and
Mainland China. Her projects covered both commercial developments and infrastructure. She
is a member of Arcadis BIM workgroup with the aim for driving 5D BIM in Hong Kong.

Mr. Stephen AJ, Wright

Educated and trained in the UK, Stephen is an Associate Director of Arcadis, Chartered
Building Surveyor and board member of the International Facilities Management Association
(HK Chapter). Now based in Hong Kong, Stephen began his career with Davis Langdon
before moving to Malaysia with Arcadis in 2013. Stephen has know-how across the property
investment cycle; from development, operation, refurbishment and maintenance, to disposal
and acquisition, giving him a unique mix of skills and experience.

ABSTRACT
Construction is way behind other industries when it comes to the uptake of digital solutions.
Design, planning and construction of buildings is in much the same way as we did 2000 years
ago to build the Great Wall of China. BIM is our industry’s catalyst for change. Fundamentally
a technology-driven concept, when combined with issues pertaining to people, processes
and organisations, BIM has the potential to drive a digital revolution in our industry. So what
is the status of BIM adoption globally, and what can Hong Kong learn from other countries’
experiences? The speakers will share with you one of their case studies from the UK, focusing
on the impact that BIM is having on their approach to Project Management and Quantity
Surveying. Some of their success stories (as well as the challenges) in adopting BIM will be
shared, and how the industry in Hong Kong should respond to the challenge will also be
discussed.

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Topics
Can the Industry Cope with 5D BIM?

Mr. Nathan TREVASKIS

Director, Bimfire Pty Ltd.
AIQS Representative

BIO
Nathan has 8 years’ experience working in the Construction, Mining, Oil & Gas industries,
playing a key role on a variety of large scale projects across Australia, Asia, the Americas.
Nathan holds a Batchelor of Applied Science; Construction Management, Economics,
completed at Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia. He is an active member on
a number of State, National and International Building Information Modelling Committees.
Nathan Co-authors and provides University of Western Australia students enthusiastic
initiatives on BIM implementation, strategy and management for the Masters of Building
Information Modelling and Architecture Masters unit – BIM Workflows. He adopts a
thorough and detailed approach to all projects and has also developed expertise in Project
BIM Management, 3D model quantity generation, project controls, 5D cost estimating, post
contract administration services, payment certification, valuations.

Project involvement this year include Project BIM Manager for:

• Port Hedland, Integrated Marine Operations Center
• Warren Heath Service Hospital
• RSL Western Australia ANZAC House

ABSTRACT
The Quantity Surveying/Cost Planning profession has reason to be particularly enthusiastic
about the tangible industry development of Building Information Modelling. You could even
say that these members of the industry have reason to be the most enthusiastic of any of the
relevant AEC professional disciplines.

Entire industries find themselves partially or in some cases fully immersed in the reality of BIM
and the opportunities it presents. Fear of the unknown has delayed the evolution of uptake of
the sophisticated digital procurement method; however even within a traditionally adversarial
project delivery structure, the benefits and efficiencies still manage to emerge, providing value
to all who are exposed.

For those who pursue excellence in the realms of efficiency, collaboration, transparency, value
and integrity, the reality of full BIM implementation from the feasibility, design, shop drawing,
construction, commissioning and operation is essential. Traditional procurement simply cannot
match a fully enabled BIM procurement model.

So the question laid bare is where do we start the conversion? This presentation will go into
specific detail and attempt to provide strong direction on this matter.

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Topics
QS and BIM; Blue Ocean or Red Sea?

Mr. Eugene SEAH Hsiu Min

Senior Director (Special Projects), GCEO’s Office, Surbana Jurong Consultants Pte Ltd
SISV Representative

BIO
Eugene joined Surbana Jurong Group on 1 January 2017, as Senior Director, Group CEO’s
office to spearhead and oversee the Group’s special projects, in particular Group initiative
on Sustainable, BIM and Productivity. He is also a Director on the Boards of Threesixty Cost
Management and Threesixty Contract Advisory for which his extensive knowledge and
expertise will help fortify the business thrust of the 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 has also completed an MSc in Construction Law and
Arbitration from the joint NUS and Kings College London programme, a Msc in Sustainable
Building Design from the University of Nottingham and the Senior Management Development
Program from Harvard Business School.

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

Eugene is now working on enhancing productivity in Design and Construction and researching
on Computational BIM, VR/MR and other productivity enhancement topics for the Surbana
Jurong Group.

Passionate about teaching, Eugene is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Department
of Building, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore.

ABSTRACT
The QS and how BIM affects our profession, has been a hot topic for some time. And it still is
a hot topic. Talks of the QS losing the measurement skillset to the computer is one of the topics
discussed. Well, being in Surbana Jurong that is investing in and leading the BIM and Digital
in Construction and Real Estate, there are several learning and touch points on this subject
matter. This presentation touches on the pertinent issues on how BIM affects the QS profession
and the practices and procedures. The discussion of BIM will include BIM related talking points
such as computational, DFMA, behavioural changes and a relook into procurement types.

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The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors -

Quantity Surveying Division
The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors
Established in 1984, The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) is the only surveying
professional body incorporated by ordinance in Hong Kong. As of 13 October 2017, the
number of members reached 9726, of which 6399 were corporate members, 78 were
associate members and 3249 were probationers and students.

HKIS work includes setting standards for professional services and performance, establishing
codes of ethics, determining requirements for admission as professional surveyors, and
encouraging members to upgrade skills through continuing professional development.

HKIS has an important consultative role in government policy making and on issues affecting
the profession. We have advised the government on issues such as unauthorized building
works, building safety campaign, problems of property management, town planning and
development strategies, construction quality and housing problems. We are working on
amendments to standard forms of building contract and have issued guidance notes on floor
area measurement methods.

We have an established presence in the international arenas, have overseas connections, and
have entered into reciprocal agreements with professional surveying and valuation institutes
in the United Kingdom, Australia and Singapore recognizing the counterpart's member's
qualifications. In addition, HKIS is a member of various leading international surveying
organisations.

Quantity Surveying Division

Quantity Surveying Division (QSD) is one of the six divisions of the Hong Kong Institute of
Surveyors.

Members of the QSD are professionals who have been trained as construction cost
consultants. They possess expert knowledge in costs, values, finance, contractual arrangements
and legal matters pertaining to the construction field.

As at 13 October 2017, the QSD has 4,721 members. Among them, there are 2,692
Corporate Members, including 207 Fellow Members.

Besides Corporate Members, the QSD has 3 Honorary Fellow Members, 41 Associate
Members, 1,576 Probationers and 202 Student Members.

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Tel 電話： (852) 2526 3679
Fax 傳真： (852) 2868 4612
Email 電郵： info@hkis.org.hk

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No.1 yard, Haidian District, Beijing, China, 100044
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Tel 電話： 86 (10) 8219 1069
Fax 傳真： 86 (10) 8219 1050
Email 電郵： info-bjo@hkis.org.hk

HKIS QSD Website 香港測量師學會 工料測量組 網址： www.hkis.org.hk/qsd/en/

HKIS QSD Facebook 香港測量師學會 工料測量組 臉書： www.facebook.com/HKIS.qsd/

Conference Website 會議網址： https://sites.google.com/view/intl-qs-bim-conf-2017-hk

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