The CIC plays a facilitator role between the construction industry and the Government. We communicate the industry’s needs and aspirations and solicit opinions from stakeholders. As one of our long-standing partners, we have been working with ArchSD to organise a variety of training and activities that support industry development, collaboration and improve construction productivity, and efficiency. To our pleasure, ArchSD has also enthusiastically responded to, and participated in, our industry events, such as Construction Industry Sports Day and Charity Fun Day, Construction Innovation Expo, conferences, competitions and awards.

ArchSD spares no effort in improving project site’s occupational health and safety and workers wellbeing, providing on-going support to enhance contractors’ management approach and performance. ArchSD’s projects consistently performed outstandingly in Considerate Contractors Site Award Scheme in which co-organise with the Development Bureau. We are dedicated to achieving zero fatal accidents in construction sites and promoting safety training to industry practitioners in order to strengthen industry safety standards through collaboration with ArchSD. We believe leveraging automation, industrialisation and digitisation are integral to this aim. ArchSD is leading the industry in this field. A good example is the Fire Services Department Pak Shing Kok Married Quarters, Hong Kong’s first high-rise concrete MiC building project. On-site construction and safety risks were substantially minimised by adopting this fast-track technology, driving higher productivity, safety and sustainability.

Apart from promoting best practices among consultants and contractors, ArchSD holds a broader ambition: promoting zero-carbon buildings to align with the Government’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2050. Both CIC and ArchSD share this goal. ArchSD promoted application of the CIC Carbon Assessment Tool through incorporating this functionality in six projects to measure the embodied carbon in construction materials and emissions from on-site processes. We believe this enables the industry to achieve sustainability and contributes to the target of carbon reduction with ArchSD leading by example.

We look forward to ArchSD leveraging its leading position to further promote best practices in the construction industry and to innovate in industrialisation and smart green built environment. Cross collaboration and engagement between the public and private sectors, and between generations, will guide our industry to an even higher level of excellence.