After the launch of the Certification of BIM Managers (CCBM) and Certification of BIM Coordinators (CCBC) under the CIC BIM Certification and Accreditation Schemes (the Schemes) in 2019 and 2020 respectively, the Construction Industry Council (CIC) has certified 668 CCBMs and 812 CCBCs as of 31 May 2024.

There are currently 306 CIC-Certified BIM Coordinator (Associate), CCBC(A), registered under the Schemes. Interested BIM practitioners are highly encouraged to submit applications as soon as possible as the application deadline of CCBC(A) will be expired by 21 March 2025.

In this webinar, CIC has invited two BIM experts who are also our BIMCAS assessors to share their professional knowledge about Construction Operations Building Information Exchange (COBie) and openBIM. They will highlight the areas that candidates need to know for career development as well as for the certification interview. You are cordially invited to attend the webinar to prepare for certification under the Schemes.

Webinar Highlights

• The Latest Updates of the BIM Certification and Accreditation Schemes (BIMCAS)
  • Key Statistics
  • Tips about Application Submissions for CCBM, CCBC and CCBC(A) and Interview Assessment
• Featured topic 1: Gain the Full Information Value from Understanding COBie and Related Processes
• Featured topic 2: How open is openBIM?

Speakers:
- Mr. Sunny CHOI, Manager – Industry Development, Construction Industry Council

- Mr. Felix CHAN, Founder, Summit Technology (HK) Limited

Mr. Felix CHAN is a firm believer in BIM's potential in advancing the design, construction and O&M practices in Hong Kong and abroad. He is also a strong advocate for BIM culture in projects with diverse clients and in providing BIM consultancy, training, development of BIM standards, technical support and research and development. Looking forward from BIM to openBIM is another mission in Felix's BIM roadmap and he believes that openBIM is leading the second information technology wave to the industry.

- Mr. KWOK Tak Wai, Head of BIM, ATAL Engineering Group

Mr. KWOK Tak Wai is the Head of BIM at ATAL Engineering Group, where he plays a pivotal role in implementing BIM with engineering analysis and leading the development of digital MEP construction across Hong Kong, Macau, and Mainland China. With over a decade of experience, he has dedicated himself to researching, analysing, and reviewing BIM technologies and services, successfully establishing practical BIM engineering workflows. Mr. KWOK's extensive expertise has enabled him to apply BIM technologies to numerous Building Services engineering projects. Specializing in MEP information management, he is highly regarded for his ability to optimize and automate MEP design processes.

 - Mr. Kevin WONG, Director, CivilConnect Limited

Mr. Kevin WONG is a strong advocate for openBIM, promoting interoperability and collaboration across the industry. He has served as the Immediate-past Chairman of HKIBIM, Voluntary Assessor for Certified BIM Manager, Board Member of the COM-BIM (Construction Digitalisation) Committee in CIC, and Director of HKABAEIMA (buildingSMART International Hong Kong, China Chapter) for openBIM. Being a Chartered Civil Engineer (CEng) and CIC-Certified BIM Manager (CCBM), Kevin combines engineering design expertise with advanced BIM software applications, ensuring seamless project execution from inception to handover through an integrated design approach.

An electronic copy of CPD attendance certificate will be issued to participants with over 80% attendance within one month after the live webinar. Any attendance on replay sessions after webinar will not be considered for CPD attendance certificate.

Should you have any queries, please contact Ms. FUNG (email: bimcas@cic.hk; tel: 2100 9069).