ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION DEVELOPMENT
HKIBIM BIM Automation Arena 2023 was held on 31 March 2023 at OVC, The Arcade, Cyberport. Finalists from different categories including Visual Programming, Application Programming Interface/ Plugin and Software Applications made their presentations during the event. IM-CDE : Cloud, Mobile and Metaverse from A.C.I.D. awarded Gold Prize in the Software Applications (Standalone/SaaS) – Corporation category and Best User Experience Award – Corporation.
To give tokens of appreciation on the supports and efforts contributed to the assessment panels of the CIC BIM Certification and Accreditation Schemes (BIMCAS), an appreciation lunch has been arranged on 28 November 2022 at Palace One, Kowloon Bay.
As member of the BIMCAS assessment panel, Mr David Fung joined the lunch and received the Certificate of Appreciation during the event.
Development Bureau and the Construction Industry Council (CIC) co-organise the Celebration of BIM Achievement in 2022. The event aims to inspire organisations and practitioners to continually be creative, innovative, transformative or disruptive in bringing BIM to its full potential, by recognising and sharing their achievements with all stakeholders.
With four new categories added this year, there are altogether seven categories:
(1) BIM Projects 2022
(2) BIM Organisations 2022
(3) BIMers 2022
(4) BIM Training and R&D Organisations 2022 [New category]
(5) Student BIM Projects 2022 [New category]
(6) Most Improved BIM Organisations 2022 [New category]
(7) Eminent BIM Drivers 2022 [New category]
Advanced Construction Information Development Limited has been awarded BIM Training and R&D Organisations 2022. The certificate presentation ceremony was held at CIC – Zero Carbon Park on 19 October 2022.
To showcase and celebrate the extraordinary achievements made by companies / organisation / projects / initiatives and individuals in Hong Kong BIM industry for the third year, HKIBIM Awards have been expanded into 14 categories: 6 for BIM projects, 6 for BIM organization and 2 categories for individuals. The presentation ceremony was held at The Langham, Tsim Sha Tsui on 7 October 2022.
A.C.I.D. received two awards this year in the BIM Organisation category:
Silver Award – AEC Consultants
Silver Award – BIM Education Institute
Organized by CIC, “Launching of Enhanced CIC BIM Portal Object Library” webinar was held on 1 June 2022. New features of enhanced BIM object library and BIM standards-related publication pages in the CIC BIM Portal have been introduced during the event.
The Family Library Interchange Programme (F.L.I.P.), co-developed by A.C.I.D. and Autodesk, is now fully adopted and implemented by CIC. The ownership and maintenance of F.L.I.P. was handed over to CIC and the history of F.L.I.P. Master Type List was shared during the webinar.
Mr David Fung, Managing Director of A.C.I.D., also joined the event as a representative of F.L.I.P.
On 1 June 2022, Architectural Services Department arranged an internal sharing session for 2 projects – Yau Ma Tei Theatre Phase 2 and Fu Shan Public Mortuary. As the BIM consultant of the 2 projects, Mr David Fung, our Managing Director, shared the adoption of CDE during the design and construction stage, as well as presented how CDE has improved the collaboration and design coordination. He also introduced new function of IM-CDE during the event.
Organized by The Hong Kong Alliance of Built Asset & Environment Information Management Associations (HKABAEIMA), the CPD Event cum Presentation of Certificates (OpenBIM and OpenGIS for a Smarter City) was held on 8 September 2021 at CIC’s Zero Carbon Park.
This event features short sharings by trainers and trainee representatives, plus a talk delivered by Mr Ben Chan (Deputy Director of Lands) and Dr Calvin Kam on the topic “OpenBIM and OpenGIS for a Smarter City”, followed by the presentation of certificates to candidates for HKIP BIM+GIS Program and bSI Professional Certification Foundation (PCERT) Program.
Mr David Fung, Managing Director of A.C.I.D., was the trainer for the HKIP BIM+GIS Program, he was also one of the certificate recipients of the PCERT Program.
Organized by HKABAEIMA (Hong Kong Alliance of Built Asset & Environment Information Management Associations), a hybrid event (physical for members and online watching for others) titled “CDE Fever” was successfully held at Zero Carbon Park yesterday. Mr. LAI Chi Wah, Andrew, Director of Lands, was the Guest of Honour of the event. He delivered a keynote speech on the work of the Lands Department in developing 3-D digital map and the Common Spatial Data Infrastructure.
Representatives from eight companies introduced their CDE system features, advantages and how they comply with CIC BIM Standards (General) and ISO 19650, then followed by panel discussions.
On the afternoon of 2nd July 2021, representatives from HKABAEIMA (Hong Kong Alliance of Built Asset & Environment Information Management Associations) have a meeting with staff from Buildings Department at the Department’s headquarters in West Kowloon Government Offices. HKABAEIMA shared their views on the openBIM approach for e-Submission and the Electronic Submission Hub (ESH) development during the meeting.
To express its gratitude to the contribution of assessors in the BIMCAS (BIM Certification and Accreditation Schemes), CIC has organized a Certificates Presentation Ceremony cum Sharing Session with Assessors on 22 April 2021 at CIC BIM Space. Each assessor has been presented a Certificate of Appreciation during the ceremony. Assessors also shared their opinions on the BIMCAS during the sharing session. Mr. David Fung, Managing Director of A.C.I.D., is one of the assessors of the BIMCAS.
