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ACTIVITIES
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and Recent Activities |
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| 28/04/2008 |
Seminar
on "Application Of Value Management
In Architectural Services Department"
Li,
Ho-kin is a founding member and a Value Management Facilitator
(List
A) of the Hong
Kong Institute of Value Management of the HKIVM.
Mr. Li joined the Architectural Services Department in 1992 and
now he is working as the Chief Architect. The Architectural
Services Department (ArchSD), one of the Works Department of
HKSAR, which
Mr. Li works for, is also a strong advocate of the VM process.
The
Department conducts a number of VM workshops every year. ArchSD
uses VM for all projects over HK$200 million, applies VM at
several key
stages of the development process. They carried out 24 major
studies since 1994, using fully qualified and experienced VM
facilitators.
Examples of ArchSD VM studies included Wetland Park, Mongkok
Stadium, Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse, Stanley Prison Development,
School
Improvement Programme. Mr. Li’s presentation will be
on examples of VM workshops that ArchSD has conducted over
the years,
the key findings
in these workshops and experience learnt in preparing and conducting
them. |
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| 17/12/2007 |
HKIVM
12th Annual General Meeting and Christmas Lunch
The
HKIVM 12th Annual General Meeting and Christmas Lunch will
be organised in the Hong Kong Club. Our President and Treasurer
will present their annual reports during the meeting. Details
are as follows:
Date:
17/12/2007
Time: 12:30 - 2:00 pm
Venue: Hong Kong Club, Central, Hong Kong.
Please contact our Secretary Dr. Ann Yu at ann@hkivm.com.hk for
reservation.
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16-19/11/2007
17-19/01/2008 |
PSDAS
Programme - A series of VM Workshops & Seminars by International
Experts
Value Management (VM) has been used since 1947 in America to assist
management, architects and engineering professionals to obtain
optimum value for each dollar spent. Typical savings range from
10% to 15% for most projects. As construction professionals, we
should not only acquire technical knowledge but must also develop
various management skills for setting the team goals. A series
of interactive VM workshops and seminars in different critical
VM phases and the international successful VM application will
be conducted in the periods of 16-19 Nov 2007 and 17-19 Jan 2008
(see table below). All these practical knowledge and skills can
enhance the competitiveness of construction professionals in a
regional context
Workshop 1 - Key VM phase: Function Analysis, by Dr. Roy Barton
Date: 16/11/07
Time: 9:00 - 18:00
Venue: 38/F., World Trade Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Seminar 1 - Successful VM applications in Australia, by Dr. Roy
Barton
Date: 17/11/07
Time: 13:30 -15:30
Venue:
8/F., Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong
Seminar 2 - Innovative VM tech. in Complex Projects, by Dr. Steve
Kirk
Date: 17/11/07
Time: 15:30 -18:30
Venue:
8/F., Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong
Seminar 3 - Information analysis for Complex Projects, by Dr.
Steve Kirk
Date: 19/11/07
Time: 18:30 -21:30
Venue: Tianlun International Hotel Guangzhou, 172 Linhe Zhong
Road, Guangzhou 510610, China
Seminar 4 - VM Trends in the United State, by Ms. Laurie Dennis
Date: 17/ 1/08
Time: 19:00 -21:00
Venue: 8/Fl., Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central, Hong
Kong
Workshop 2 - Key VM phase: Creativity Analysis, by Ms. Laurie
Dennis
Date: 18/
1/08
time:
9:00 - 18:00
Venue: 38/F., World Trade Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Seminar 5 - Novel VM applications in Europe, by Mr. Ken Scott
Date: 18/ 1/08
Time: 19:00 -21:00
Venue: 8/Fl., Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central, Hong
Kong
Workshop 3 - Key VM phase: Evaluation techniques, by Mr. Ken Scott
Date: 19/ 1/08
Time: 9:00 - 18:00
Venue: 38/F., World Trade Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
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25/10/2007
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Seminar
on "Best Value, Value Management and the Sustainability
Agenda"
Professor
John R Kelly, the Chair of Construction Innovation in the School
of the Built and Natural Environment,
Glasgow Caledonian University, UK, will deliver a presentation
on 25/10/2007. John will report on the progress of Best Value
within the public sector in the UK, the place of value management
and tools and techniques, including a new approach to whole life
costing, designed to meet the sustainability agenda. The talk
will be followed by a discussion of the application of value
management methodologies in the context of sustainability in
Hong Kong.
Date
: 25th October 2007 (Thursday)
Time : 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Venue : Room Y502, 5/F, Block Y, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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10/10/2007 |
Seminar
on "Add value to Ocean Park"
We have arranged this public seminar in conjunction with the Department
of Building and Real Estate of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
to bring the experiences of the Ocean Park redevelopment project
to design and construction professionals. In this seminar, Daniel Altier,
the General Construction Manager for Dragages (HK) JV, will
present the
details of this project and talk through how the problems encountered
were
overcome. He
will explain how Partnering and Value Engineering benefited all
parties involved.
Date
: 10th October 2007 (Wednesday)
Time : 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Venue : Room FJ303, 3/F, Blk J, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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| 25/07/2007 |
Seminar
on Function Identification
A
free seminar on "A Logical Value Management Technique:
Function Identification" by Dr. Mei-yung LEUNG, Assistant
Professor, Department of Building and Construction, City University
of Hong
Kong: jointly organised by HKIVM, CityU and The Institute of
Maintenance and Building Management (HK Branch)" will
be held in the City University of Hong Kong
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| 24/04/2007 |
Seminar
on "Making VM Work when Time is Short
Seminar on "Making
VM Work when Time is Short" by Mr. K H Fok, Evans and Peck,
Hong Kong was held in the Hong Kong Club, 1 Jackson Road, Central. |
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| 31/01/2007 |
Development
and Application of Value Management in Korea
VM is widely adopted by both manufacturing and construction
industries in Korea. Some Koreans were invited to give presentation
in the United Stated in the SAVE conference. This seminar will be presented
by Prof. Hyun (president of Korea Construction VE Research Institute)
and Prof. Hong. They will introduce the development of VM and the latest
application of VM in Korea.
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Some
Past Activities
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| 2-3/06/2005 |
The
7th International VM Conference "Why Re-Invent the wheel" will
be held at the Hong
Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Please contact the
Conference Secretariat at telephone number (852) 2559 9973
or by email at hkivm@icc.com.hk for
further information. |
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| 31/05/2005 |
A
seminar called “Sustainability/LEED & Life
Cycle Costing- Their Role in Value-based Design Decision-making” will
be held by Dr. Stephen J. Kirk. This seminar will be
conducted in an interactive approach focusing on the
latest trends
in VM in construction on life cycle cost savings and
sustainability/LEED. Participants will experience the
VM technique by calculating
the life cycle costs to determine which alternative is
the best VALUE for the Owner. Please contact Miss Donna
Yu by
phone no. (852) 2526 3679 for any query. |
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| 28/05/2005 |
A
workshop called “Value Management for
Design & Construction
methodology & application” will
be held by Dr. Stephen J. Kirk and Dr. M.Y. Leung.
This
training workshop is designed to acquaint participants
with the methodology of VM and its decision-making
process. It also familiarizes participants with procedures,
which
provide standards for VM and VE applications. Please
contact Miss Donna Yu by phone no. (852) 2526 3679
for any query. |
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| 23/03/2005 |
A
seminar called “How Value Management and Partnering
Compliment Each Other” will be held
by Mr. Bryan Clifford. Please e-mail to wilsoar@archsd.gov.hk
or fax to 2524 7981 for further information.
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| 02/12/2004 |
A
mini-workshop called "A Key VM Technique:
Function Identification -Enhancement of Construction Value
Management Professionalism for the New Generation(PSDAS)" was
held by Mr. David YAU and Mr. Tony Wu. The proposed workshop
is part of the ‘Enhancement of Construction Value Management
Professionalism for the New Generation’ project run
by the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors and the City University
of Hong Kong, and funded by the Professional Services Development
Assistance Scheme (PSDAS). Any opinions, findings, conclusions
or recommendations expressed in this material/event (by members
of the Project team) do not reflect the views of the Government
of the HKSAR, Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau, or
the Vetting Committee for the PSDAS. Please
visit http://bcm.cityu.edu.hk/newevents/seminar3/seminar3.php for further details.
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| 30/06/2004 |
A
seminar called "Is Value Engineering
successfully internationally?" was held by
Mr. James RAINS (President of Advanced Value Group in USA).
The seminar
introduces the Value Engineering Job Plan and results
from three different continents when value engineering
is properly
applied. Please
visit http://bcm.cityu.edu.hk/newevents/seminar2/seminar2.php for further details.
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| 2-3/06/2004 |
A
two-day training workshop on value management will
be organised by Professor Geoffrey Q.P. Shen of the Hong Kong Polytechnic
University. It focuses on the theories and applications of value
management in the construction and real estate industry, with a view
to meet the needs of construction professionals who wish to broaden
and deepen their knowledge and experience in value management and
to participate and manage value management workshops more effectively
and efficiently. To obtain further information on the course and/or
application forms, please contact Ms. Ada Chan, School of Professional
Education and Executive Development, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Tel: 3400 2828, Fax: 2363 0540, Email: speed@polyu.edu.hk |
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6/05/2004
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A
seminar called "How can the Value
Management work in HK construction industry?" was held
by Mr. Kenneth K. KWAN and Mr. Anthony R. WILSON. The seminar
is divided into two parts and two speakers are
invited respectively. It began with the presentation of Mr.
Kwan who introduced the background information of value management
(VM). After that, Mr. Wilson carried on with introducing
VM facilitation in Hong Kong government projects. Please
visit http://bcm.cityu.edu.hk/newevents/seminar1/seminar1.php for
further details.
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| 20-21/04/2004 |
A
two-day training workshop on value management will be organised by Professor Geoffrey Q.P. Shen of the
Hong Kong Polytechnic University. It focuses on the theories and
applications of value management in the construction and real estate
industry, with a view to meet the needs of construction professionals
who wish to broaden and deepen their knowledge and experience in
value management and to participate and manage value management workshops
more effectively and efficiently. To obtain further information on
the course and/or application forms, please contact Ms. Ada Chan,
School of Professional Education and Executive Development, Hong
Kong Polytechnic University. Tel: 3400 2828, Fax: 2363 0540, Email:
speed@polyu.edu.hk |
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| 28/06/2004– 2/07/2004 |
Value
Engineering (VE) Module I Formal Training Workshop – VE Methodology & Application.
Organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors and the City
University of Hong Kong, and funded by the Professional Services
Development Assistance Scheme (PSDAS). Led by highly qualified
facilitator, Mr. James Rains CVS, FSAVE, president of the Advanced
Value Group, LLC, Life Member and ex-president of SAVE International.
Participants will be awarded a certificate upon completion, and
will also be eligible to apply for an examination of Associate
Value Specialist of SAVE in USA. The certificate will form a
part of the qualifications for the list of facilitators approved
by
the HK government, subject to examination success and workshop
experience. Please contact Ms Donna YU at the Hong Kong Institute
of Surveyors at telephone number 2526 3679 or by email at edudept@hkis.org.hk for
details and enrolment. |
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| 5/02/2002 |
Seminar
- The Thinking Behind the Construction Industry Review Committee
Report
Victoria Suite, The Hong Kong Club, 1 Jackson Road, Central, Hong Kong.
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| 12/12/2001 |
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| Tony
Toy Memorial Award
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| Introduction |
The Tony Toy Memorial Award is established to acknowledge and remember
the outstanding services and commitment of our founding president
Mr. Tony Toy to this Institute. This shall be a regular award, to
be presented at each HKIVM International Conference, to students
of any discipline based on the quality of research projects/dissertations
relating to value management.
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| Details |
To qualify, the dissertations should have been accepted as part
of any recognised degree of study (Bachelor, Postgraduate Diploma,
Master or Doctorate) in Hong Kong and China within two years of
the proceeding HKIVM International Conference (typically held every
18 months).
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The
awards will be based on the quality of the dissertations
submitted to the Award Assessment Committee.
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Two
separate sets of awards will be arranged for students
from Hong Kong and from Mainland China.
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A maximum
of six awards will be given at each International Conference
for students in Hong Kong and China.
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Category
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Hong
Kong
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China
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Memorial
Award
Distinction Award
Merit Award |
1
person @ HK$5,000
1 person @ HK$2,000
1 person @ HK$1,000
Total : HK$8,000
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1
person @ HK$5,000
1 person @ HK$2,000
1 person @ HK$1,000
Total : HK$8,000
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The
Memorial award recipients in both locations will be invited
and sponsored (up to HK$4,000 to cover travelling and
registration expenses) to present their papers at the
International VM Conference organised by HKIVM.
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The
submission of the paper to the HKIVM International Conference
and presentations must be in English and with full acknowledgments.
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HKIVM
reserves the right to review each year at the AGM and
to agree on the level of the award for the following
International Conference.
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