Sept 2020 Issue 23


BEAM Society Limited (BSL) is Stepping into the 10th Anniversary!
 
We are thrilled to share our joy and gratitude with all of you that the BSL is now stepping into the 10th Anniversary. Without your support and encouragement, and more importantly, your actual participation in our work and services, our success wouldn’t have been possible. Please stay tuned and follow the event updates on our LinkedIn page.
 
 
BSL will be proudly joining with Hong Kong Green Building Council to host a Hong Kong Session on "Accelerating The Sustainability Transformation of Existing Buildings in Hong Kong" at the upcoming BEYOND 2020 World Sustainable Built Environment Conference by webinar from 3:00pm to 4:00pm HKT, 3 November 2020. Join us and register for the full conference here.
 
 
As part of our commitment is to enhance our service, we would like to invite you to rate your experience on our membership service and CPD training organised by BSL. Your feedback on or before 30 October 2020 is much appreciated.
   
 
The term of office for newly elected directors took effect after the conclusion of the 9th AGM of BSL on 6 August 2020 and shall run approximately two years until the ultimate completion of the AGM of BSL to be held in 2022. Please click here to look up the new composition.
 
 
To support your uninterrupted learning despite COVID-19, we are pleased to announce that the special discount rates on our CPD training launched in April are extended till 31 December 2020. Keep learning and earn CPD hours at home 24/7 now!
 
BEAM Pro and BEAM Affiliate Training and Examination
 


 
 

The 2nd Stakeholder Engagement Workshop of the Assessment Automation System (“iBEAM”)

Date & Time: 15 October 2020, Thursday (7:00pm - 8:00pm)

 

Knowledge Sharing on BEAM Plus Submission of BEAM Plus New Buildings and Existing Buildings Assessment Tools

Date & Time: 17 December 2020, Thursday (6:30pm - 9:30pm)

 
 
Sharing Session on the Assessment Criteria of Timber Related Products under BEAM Plus Assessment Tools M-2020-0617-OT 2 CPD hours
A Truly Green Campus – Case Sharing of BEAM Plus New Buildings v1.2 Project “The Hong Kong Jockey Club University of Chicago Academic Complex | The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus" M-2020-0818-OT 1.5 CPD hours
A Truly Green Campus – Case Sharing of BEAM Plus New Buildings v1.2 Project “The Hong Kong Jockey Club University of Chicago Academic Complex | The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus"

18 August 2020

Ms H K Lam, Former Senior Architect of Revery Architecture and Ms Viki Du, Engineer of Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited presented the project’s environmental design process and shared their views on the technical challenges related to BEAM Plus New Buildings v1.2 assessment tool.

Holistic Approach in Reducing Embodied Carbon with BEAM Plus and the Carbon Assessment Tool (“The CAT”)

27 August 2020

Ms Grace Lam, Manager - Environment and Sustainability of the Construction Industry Council ("CIC"), Mr Rex Chan, Assistant Manager - Environment and Sustainability of the CIC, Mr Jonathan Yau, Associate Director of Cundall Hong Kong Limited and Mr Tim Lo, Assistant Manager of BSL highlighted the purpose and objectives of “The CAT” and demonstrated the usage of the tool.

Case Sharing on BEAM Plus New Buildings v1.2 - Final Platinum Project - One Taikoo Place

4 September 2020

Ir Raymond Kwok, Project Manager of Swire Properties Limited, Ms Christy Chow, Engineer of Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited and Ir Terence Cheung, Technical Director of J. Roger Preston Limited illustrated the technical design and depicted the E&M operation of the project.

The Hong Kong Collateral Event at The 17th Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition August 2020 – February 2021 The Hong Kong Institute of Architects Biennale Foundation (HKIABF)
BSOMES 10th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area Webinar Half Day Conference 18 September 2020 Building Services Operation and Maintenance Executives Society (BSOMES), Department of Building Services Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU-BSE), South China University of Technology (SCUT) and Macao Institution of Electrical & Mechanical Engineers (AEEMM)
RICS Annual Dinner and Awards Hong Kong Presentation Ceremony 2020 October 2020 Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Certified Carbon Auditor Training Course 16th Intake 4 – 7 November 2020 Energy Institute (Hong Kong Branch)
Build4Asia 2020 11 - 13 November 2020 Informa Markets
Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers Construction Management Awards 2020 13 November 2020 Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers (HKICM)
Eco Expo Asia 2020 – Online 16 to 27 November 2020 Hong Kong Trade Development Council & Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd
The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors – Annual Conference 2020 28 November 2020 Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS)
Belt and Road Summit 2020 30 November 2020 Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)
“My Green Space” Student Competition
2020-21
30 November 2020 (Registration Deadline) The Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC)
Business of Design Week (BODW) 2020 30 November - 5 December 2020 Hong Kong Design Centre
Training Course on Energy Audit for Building Energy Efficiency 9, 11, 16 and 18 December 2020 Energy Institute (Hong Kong Branch)
     

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