ABC Waters Professional Networking Session

ABC Waters Professional
Networking Session





organized by IES




Date


:

6 Mar
ch

2014

(Thursday)


Time


:

6:
30 pm to 9
:3
0
pm



Venue

:

PUB

WaterHub Auditorium

8
0 Toh Guan Road East
,
Singapore 608575


Fee


:

$
30

-

IES member, SIA member, SILA member




$
6
0

-

Non
-
member



CPD


:

1
PDU

(PEB)
/ PDU
QECP
(
TBA) /
2
CPD
BOA

/ 2
CPD

SILA





Time

Programme

6.30 pm to 7.00 pm

Registration

7.00 pm to 7.05 pm

Welcome Address by Er. Tan Seng
Chuan

Chairman, ABC Waters Professional Monitoring Committee

7.05 pm to 7.10 pm

Awards to ABC Waters Professionals with Best scores and
Lecturers with Best review scores

7.10 pm to 7.30 pm

Talk by Dr Lydia Ma (Lecturer for ABC Waters Professional
Program
me)
–

O
pportunities and challenges for ABC Waters
Professionals

7.30 pm to 7.50 pm

Talk by ABC Waters Professional Mr Koh Jiann Bin
–


ABC Waters treatment elements as a component of Water
Sensitive Urban Design and Technical challenges of design and
impl
ementation

7.50 pm to 8.10 pm

Talk by ABC Waters Professional Mr Owen Wee
–

Incorporating
ABC

Waters

into Developments

8.10 pm to 8.30 pm

Talk by Er. Dr Chew Soon Hoe (Lecturer for ABC Waters
Professional Programme)

8.30 pm to 8.45 pm

Q&A and Feedback s
ession

8.45pm to 9.30 pm

Networking Session (Buffet Dinner will be served)

Supported by:















ABC Waters Professional
Networking Session




Dr Ma Cheng Yi Lydia


Dr Ma Cheng Yi Lydia is the Deputy Unit Head of Landscape Unit in Housing &

Development Board (HDB), which oversees
the landscape design in new housing estates as well as estates undergoing upgrading. She received her PhD in landscape
architecture from Edinburgh College of Art/Heriot
-
Watt University in Scotland. Her research on t
heoretical principles of
landscape architecture is the key for her to guide the consultants in achieving quality landscape design. Since she joined
HDB in 2007, she has been actively practicing ABC waters design approach. She initiated the design of veget
ated swale
drainage for the park of Greenwood Sanctuary @ Admiralty, which was awarded the Inaugural ABC Waters Certificate for
completed project.


Dr Lydia has participated in PUB’s pilot rain garden in HDB’s Balam Estate. She has been equipped to design

bioretention
swale by PUB’s consultant

then
, Pro
f

Tony Wong, through the workshops and the pilot projects done in Balam Estate and
Sengkang. Her first bioretention design was constructed in Dawson as a pilot project accommodating tree planting between
bio
retention swales. She is devoted in promoting quality landscape in public housing through the creation of an
environmental
-
friendly

and sustainable green home for people to live, work and play.



Mr Koh Jiann Bin


Mr Koh Jiann

Bin is a full member of SILA and he is a certified arborist registered with the International Society of
Arboriculture since 2008. He receives his master degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Melbourne in 2007
and is registered as a ABC
Waters Professional with SILA.



Mr
Owen Wee


Owen Wee has been working in the architecture field since graduating and has been involved in a wide range of projects that
include a National Park Board East Coast Park Master Planning, public housing, private

housing, competition for Fire
stations and Lasalle Arts School. He was involve in a number of large scale projects in China, such as, master planning of
Shenyang (Su jia Tun), Yanlord GuiYang mixed development etc. He was the contract administrator and as

well as design
and project architect for most of the projects he was involve in while posted to Shanghai for 2 years.


Owen joined Surbana International Consultants in Nov 2004 and has been working on various projects in Singapore since
then. With his vas
t experience and knowledge in architecture and master planning he has won the SIA GOLD design award
2006 for his involvement in the Marina South Pier as well as BCA’s buildability award 2007 and BCA Barrier Free and
Accessibility 2008 for his work for the
Sengkang public housing project ‘Coris II). His contractual and project delivery
knowledge are also important assets that the company has tapped on by setting up the computerized guide for
commissioning of buildings



Er Dr Chew Soon Hoe



Dr Chew Soon Hoe received his PhD from University of California at Berkeley. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the
Department of CE, NUS, and also holds the position of Deputy Director of the Centre for Protective Technology, NUS. His
research inte
rests include geosynthetics, slope engineering, land reclamation, soil improvement, soil erosion, numerical
modeling in geotechnical engineering and geo
-
environmental engineering. In the past 15 years, he has conducted extensive
research on geosynthetics,
especially on the reinforcement, filtration and drainage applications of geosynthetics material. His
other research interests include survivability of geotextiles, geosynthetics for erosion control, vertical drains testing and

applications. He has been ver
y actively promoting the use of geosynthetics in civil engineering construction, andhas been
engaged as consultant to government agencies and private consultants and contractors on geosynthetics related projects
and construction in this region. He is also
actively consulted in general area of geotechnical engineering including slope
stability, pile foundation and excavation related problem.





ABC Waters Professional
Networking Session



Schedule for ABC Waters Professional Course in 201
4
:


Core Module CU1: Understanding ABC Waters Design Guidelines and Certification
–

TBA

Duration: 8 hours including lectures, case studies and MCQ exam

Competency Areas



Understand ABC Waters Management Strategies;



An overview on planning, design and
performance considerations for ABC Waters Management including:

a.

Catchment Elements

b.

Treatment Elements

c.

Collection & Storage Elements



Understand Safety Considerations, Public Heath & Maintenance



Understand Multi
-
disciplinary nature of ABC Waters Management



ABC Waters Certification Scheme


Core Module CU2: Stormwater Quality Management
-
Planning and Designing ABC Waters Design features
–

TBA

Duration: 11 hours including lectures, case studies and MCQ exam

Competency Areas




Appreciate ABC Waters Design



Und
erstand Storm Water Quality Parameters including the following:

a.

Suspended Solids

b.

Nutrients

c.

Litter

d.

Metals



Formulate Stormwater Management Strategy



Appreciate Sizing Stormwater Treatment Systems



Introduction to Model for Urban Stormwater

Improvement Conceptualization (MUSIC)




Understand ABC Waters Design features including the following :

a.

Sedimentation Basins

b.

Swale/Buffer systems

c.

Bioretention Swales

d.

Bioretention Basins

e.

Cleansing biotopes

f.

Bio
-
engineering


g.

Constructed Wetlands


Core Module CU3: Design, Construction and Maintenance of Swales and Buffer Strips
–


TBA


Competency Areas:



Understand design considerations for swales



Able to produce suitable design for swales



Able to provide construction
advice for swales



Knows the maintenance requirements for swales



Case Example



Core Module CU4: Design, Construction and Maintenance of Bioretention Basins and Bioretention Swales
–
TBA



Understand design con



siderations for bioretention basins and bioreten
tion swales



Produce a suitable design for bioretention basins and bioretention swales



Preparing and testing of soil media




Sub
-
soil drainage system



Plant selection



Provide construction advice for bioretention basins and bioretention swales



Appreciate the maintenance requirements for bioretention basins and bioretention swales



Case example







ABC Waters Professional
Networking Session



Elective Module EU1: Design, Construction and Maintenance of Sedimentation Basins
-

TBA

Duration:
8 hours including lectures and Case Studies
and MCQ
exam

Competency Areas:



Understand design considerations for sedimentation basin



Produce suitable design for sedimentation basin



Apply construction advice for building sedimentation basin



Appreciate the maintenance requirements for sedimentation basin



Case

example


Elective Module EU2: Design, Construction and Maintenance of Cleansing Biotopes

and Bio
-
Engineering Techniques

-

TBA

Duration:
8 hours including lectures and Case Studies
and MCQ exam


Competency Areas:



Understand design considerations for
Cleansing Biotopes



Able to produce suitable design for Cleansing Biotopes



Able to provide construction advice for Cleansing Biotopes



Knows the maintenance requirements for Cleansing Biotopes



Case example


Competency Areas:



Understand design process for Bio
-
Engineering



Understand design techniques for Bio
-
Engineering



Provide construction advice for Bio
-
Engineering



Appreciate the maintenance requirements for Bio
-
Engineering



Case example


Elective Module EU
3
: Design, Construction and Maintenance of Constructed Wetlands
–

TBA

Duration:
8 hours including lectures and Case Studies
and MCQ exam


Competency Areas:



Understand design considerations for Constructed Wetlands



Produce suitable design for Constructed Wet
lands



Plant selection



Provide construction advice for Constructed Wetlands



Appreciate the maintenance requirements for Constructed Wetlands



Case example





Elective Module EU
4
: Slope Stability and Channel Design
–

TBA

























ABC Waters Professional
Networking Session



Registration
Form


ABC WATERS PROFESSIONAL
Networking Session




Date

:

6

Mar
ch

201
4

(Thursday)

Time

:

6:30 pm
–

9:30
pm

Venue



:


PUB
80 Toh Guan Road East, Singapore 608575

Fees *

:

$30

(IES/SIA/SILA Members)





$60


(Non
-
Members)


Please register
online/post

the completed form
before

28 Feb 2014
,
3pm

to:



IES
, ABC
Waters Professional
Registry

70 Bukit Tinggi Road

S
ingapore 289758


Tel:
6461 1241 / 6469 5000

annie.kee@iesnet.org.sg

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-
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ABC Waters Professional
Networking Session



TERMS & CONDITIONS COURSE REGISTRATION


Registration


Registration can be

done either online or by post with
the registration form.

Registration will be on a
first
-
come
-
first
-
served basis

and

will only be accepted upon
receipt of full payment

by IES.

Please
notify us in writing of any change in your registration at least 6 work
ing days before the commencement date.


We only accept online or post registration with full payment.



Closing Date & Payment


The closing date of the event will be 7 days prior to event commencement date. Cheques

should be crossed ‘A/C payee only’ and
made payable to
‘IES’
, with the
Date of event, Title of The Event and participants’ name indicated clearly on the back of
the cheque
,

and post to:



IES, ABC Waters Professional Registry

70 Bukit Tinggi Road

Singapore 289758

Tel:
6461 1241 / 6469 5000

annie.kee@iesnet.org.sg


Confirmation of Registration


Confirmation of registration will be given 7 working days before the commencement date via email. If you do
not hear
from us, please contact Annie at Tel: 6461
-
1241.




Withdrawals/Refunds of Fees


Notice of withdrawal must be given in writing to IES, policy on refund of fee is as follows:



Within 5 working days before the commencement date: No refund.



Full pay
ment is still applicable in the event if you do not turn up for the event.



Replacement is all
owed but restricted to once

only

with

written notice
,

it must be
received by us at least 3 working days
before the commencement of the event.

However, when an IES member is replaced by a non
-
member, the participant has
to pay the difference in the relevant fees.




FULL
refund if we receive your written notice of withdrawal at least
7 days

before the commencement of the Event

for
cheque or cash payment
.



For Online registration, a 4.5% (nets charges) will be deducted from refunded amount.



NO

refund otherwise.


No show of participant would not be accepted as reason for withdrawal/refund.




Cancellation/Postponement


Changes in Venue, Dates, Time and Speakers for the Events can occur due to unforeseen circumstances. IES reserves the full
rights to cancel or postpone the Event under such circumstances without prior reasons.
E
very effort, however, will be made to
inform
the participants or contact person of any cancellation or postponement.


Fees will be refunded in FULL if any Event is cancelled by IES.


Enquiries


For further enquiries, please contact

Annie, 6461 1241 or 6469 5000
.













ABC Waters Professional
Networking Session




Map to:
-



PUB WaterHub


80
Toh Guan Road East


Singapore 608575

T: +65 6885 2555