The Faculty of Construction and Environment invites secondary school students to participate in the "Build a Smart City Competition 2025". This exciting opportunity encourages students to develop innovative solutions for transforming Hong Kong into a Smart City through workshops, demonstrations, lab visits, and discussions with esteemed researchers and members from our four departments, deepening your understanding of Smart City concepts while contributing to meaningful solutions. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this transformative experience! This competition comprises two parts: Part I: 2-day Workshop (28 Jun & 5 July 2025) All participants will engage in a 2-day workshop, immersing yourselves in a journey to explore the Smart City concepts. During this workshop, participants will be grouped according to the assigned projects, where you will participate in targeted sessions organised on the assigned project.  Part II: Presentation Day (22 August 2025) Following the workshop, participating teams will be given approximately 7 weeks to develop your projects. This phase will encourage teams to innovate and collaborate effectively. The presentation day will be held on 22 August 2025. Participants will have the freedom to choose the preferred presentation format.

The course will include a mixture of tutor led training, group discussion and delegate activities and will be assessed through a 2.5-hour online examination. Training will focus on the application of the greenhouse gas accounting and reporting guide developed by the Hong Kong SAR Government and will also cover practical carbon auditing skills.  Delegates will gain practical experience of GHG emission accounting and reporting calculations by completing a range of exercises and a case study Hong Kong office building. Participants will require MS Excel for the course case study exercise and also a laptop for the assessment. 

ACRA, CIBSE-HKR and HKAEE are jointly organizing a technical visit from 26 to 29 April 2025 for 4 days to Shanghai PRC. In this occasion, our visiting team will visit the China Refrigeration Expo 2025 (CR2025) (中國制冷展 2025) and HVAC product factories which are in liaison for confirmation. China Refrigeration today has developed to become an exhibition for international HVAC&R market, which attracts not only local but also overseas exhibitors and participants from more than 30 countries and regions. This is an opportunity for the members to explore the technical exchange and development of the technology, product standards and market trend of the industry. The maximum number of participants is 30 and application will be accepted on a first-come-first- serve basis. You are strongly encouraged to make prompt registration, to facilitate the booking of air tickets and hotel rooms, by completing the attached Registration Form (one per participant) and returning it to info@acra.org.hk or fax at 2598 0102 by 28 February 2025. Preliminary Itinerary 26 Apr 2025 (Sat) - Hong Kong International Airport to Shanghai - Hotel Check in 27 Apr 2025 (Sun) - Visit to China Refrigeration Expo (www.cr-expo.com) 28 Apr 2025 (Mon) - Technical visit to Trox and Belimo (Tentative) 29 Apr 2025 (Tue) - Technical visit to Grundfos (Tentative) and to Shanghai Int’ll Airport and H.K. Fee option A: HK$6,980 per person, Full trip with single bedroom B: HK$4,500 per person, NO air ticket but with single bedroom C: HK$5,980 per person, Full trip with shared twin bedroom D: HK$2,000 per person, NO air ticket & bedroom, join trip only Hotel  3 nights at a four stars or above hotel, to be confirmed. (Remark: detailed itinerary, flight & etc. will be confirmed in due time)

The PMSA is the statutory body established under the Property Management Services Ordinance (Cap. 626) and aims to encourage and assist property management (PM) companies (PMC) and PM practitioners (PMP) in striving for enhancement in professionalism and quality. Under the licensing regime, which has been fully implemented since 1 August 2023, more than 800 PMCs and 15,000 PMPs have been licensed. This recognition definitely gives a competitive edge to someone who wish to pursue a career in the PM industry. To set standards and increase the transparency of work practices in the PM industry, PMSA has developed various “Codes of Conduct” and “Best Practice Guides,” which also help raise public awareness of the operation of the PM industry.  監管局是根據《物業管理服務條例》（第626章）成立的法定組織，旨在鼓勵和協助物業管理公司（物管公司）及物業管理人（物管人）努力提升專業水平和質素。發牌制度自2023年8月1日起全面實施，已有800多間物管公司及15,000名物管人領有牌照。該專業認證無疑為有意投身物管業的人士提供競爭優勢。為了訂立物管業的標準並提高物管工作的透明度，監管局已制定一系列“操守守則”和“良好作業指南”，這也有助於提高公眾對物管工作的認識。All members of the CIBSE HKR are encouraged to participate in the webinar.歡迎英國屋宇裝備工程師學會香港分會的所有會員參加。

Dear Members, You are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Hong Kong Region for the 2024/2025 Session and participate in the Region Committee election for the Session 2025/2026.  The AGM will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 4 March 2025 at the Orchid Room, Level 2, The Royal Garden, 69 Mody Road, TST, Kowloon, Hong Kong.  Agenda: To confirm the minutes of the 2023/2024 AGM To receive the annual report of the Chair To receive the financial report of the Honorary Treasurer To elect the Region Committee Members for the 2025/2026 Session  In accordance with the Rules for Hong Kong Region, the Vice Chair will be elected from the Region Committee.  Four Committee Members of the Region will retire.  All vacancies for Committee Members are opened for election in the AGM. 1st Notice of AGM, 2024-25Final Notice of AGM, 2024-25 Agenda of AGM, 2024-25 Minutes of last AGM (2023-24)

To Introduce and/or Strengthen: Latest statutory requirements on building Plumbing and Drainage systems, and Introducing Sustainable provisions for Hot water and Steam systems of plumbing systems Topics: #1 - Plumbing Design and Installations: Sharing on Technical Requirements and Experience #2 – Building Drainage Design and Installations: Sharing on Technical Requirements and Experience #3 - Steam Supply System, Basic Components & Practical Design Knowhow #4 - Hot Water System Design & Application and Introduction to Community Energy Saving Fund