Siveco GM to speak at the HKIBIM-CIC Hong Kong BIM Conference 2015 on November 19

Siveco China's General Manager Bruno Lhopiteau was invited to speak at the HKIBIM Hong Kong BIM Conference 2015 to be held on November 19 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

For this presentation on the topic of "What does BIM mean to a maintenance technician? Beyond the hype, a practical experience", Bruno Lhopiteau is teaming up with Simon Ng, Associate Director at engineering company WSP Hong Kong.

Construction costs represent only about 20% of the lifetime cost of a building; operation and maintenance make up the remaining 80%. In spite of all the hype about "building lifecycle management", little has been achieved as BIM remains focused on the needs of architects and construction engineers who are unfamiliar with facilities management.

What does BIM mean to maintenance? What does it mean to a maintenance technician doing actual work in the facility? How exactly can a BIM model help our maintenance technicians in their daily work? What is the right approach to use BIM in operation: developing add-on functionality on BIM software, exporting COBie data, displaying 3D models inside a FM system, integrating with a CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System)? How about other building systems such as BMS, GIS, mobile technologies? How to distinguish between proven technology and marketing hype? What are the possible savings, where is the ROI? Are there any applicable international standards? What are the specific challenges and opportunities offered by the Chinese market in this field? Is there anything to learn from other industries such as utilities and manufacturing plants? How does this apply to ultra-high buildings? How does this apply to Intelligent Buildings and hence Smart City?

For this session, two leading industry experts team-up to raise and to answer those key questions, drawing on their multifaceted experience with construction and maintenance in Asia, with a particular focus on mainland China. The presentation will be entirely based on case studies, with practical examples and live system demonstrations to show how BIM can bring value to building owners in the operation and maintenance phase.

Simon Ng is the Associate Director and the leader of WSP | PB Greater China BIM team consisting of over 45 staffs. Being awarded as the 'Young BIMer of the Year 2014' award by the Construction Industry Council (CIC) of Hong Kong, Simon has extensive experience in BIM management such as modelling standard, execution plan, template, family database, skills development, training, etc.

Bruno Lhopiteau is the founder of Siveco, China's largest maintenance consultancy, a pioneer in the development of Maintenance 4.0 technologies, focusing on mobile solutions "for the worker of tomorrow". A 15-year veteran of the Chinese maintenance market, Bruno lectures on Industrial Risk Management at Shanghai University.

The HKIBIM Conference is the premier annual event for experienced professionals to demonstrate the practical use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) processes using real cases and an ideal opportunity to network with experienced BIM professionals, executives and practitioners in the industry. The event is co-organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Building Information Modelling, HKIBIM and the Hong Kong Construction Industry Council, CIC.

A full agenda of the conference is available here:
http://www.vantagemind.com/events/HKIBIM/HKIBIMConference2015/

Siveco China, founded in 2004, is the country's largest maintenance consultancy and a pioneer in the development of Maintenance 4.0 technologies, with a focus on mobile solutions "for the worker of tomorrow".

Based on a long experience of "maintenance with Chinese characteristics", Siveco has developed a unique approach combining maintenance consulting and software tools. While the Chinese market has historically been plagued by IT suppliers without understanding of industrial reality, Siveco is run by maintenance people for maintenance people, focusing on obtaining rapid and sustainable improvement.

Siveco China has over 800 customer sites, including ABB, Alstom, Arkema, Baida Air, Brose, Carrefour China, CEPSA, Changcheng Property Group, CNEEC, Fushun Mining Group, Engie, Greenland Holdings, Hanwha Chemical, International Paper, Nokia, Saint-Gobain, Shanghai World Expo 2010 pavilions, Shell, Sichuan Lutianhua, Suez Environnement, etc. The company boasts a growing export business, working alongside Asian EPC companies in Southeast Asia, the Middle-East and Africa.

Siveco China has won multiple awards including the prestigious 2010 Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solutions Grand Prix, Plant Engineering Product of the Year 2012, Engineers' Choice Award 2013 and CHaINA Supply Chain Excellence Award 2013. Siveco is the only China-based maintenance consultancy to operate outside of China and the only company in Asia to have obtained the ISO9001:2008 certification for maintenance improvement services and CMMS development.

Siveco China is a subsidiary of Europe's leading supplier of computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS). The company is headquartered in Shanghai, where it also operates a R&D center, and also has offices in Beijing, Chengdu and Hong Kong.

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