Events on 09 Jul 2010

9 July Evening Seminar on Sunstainable Construction: REGISTRATION CLOSED

Synopsis of Talk  In a global trend promoting the implementation of sustainable development policies, it is uneasy to discern today what is actually meaningful, efficient and effective when it comes to providing measures within the construction sector that would contribute to a better and healthier living of future generations. By looking at sustainable development origins, definitions and how it developed over the years to touch now significantly the construction sector, this lecture will provide a palette of choices taken by various organizations, locally and internationally when it comes to sustainable development and sustainable constructions in particular. The impact of sustainable development on the construction sector – while pragmatic and clear in Singapore – is impacting and will impact further projects, from their earliest stage up to the building performance after completion. The latter will inevitably become in the near future, a new phase to incorporate in contracts. This paper will attempt to deal as well with the contradictions faced by the professionals of the construction sector when they commit to embrace sustainable constructions policies.  About the Speaker Audrey Perez is a Civil Professional Engineer graduated from Ecole Special des Travaux Publics (ESTP) in Paris. She joined Bouygues, Dragages Singapore’s Mother Company in 1994. She was transferred to Singapore in 1995 where she worked on Construction Projects, from site engineer until project manager. She covered Procurement, Design, Tendering, Construction and hand-over of milestone projects for Dragages such as the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, The Fullerton Hotel, The Ladyhill-Limited Edition residences and several other projects. In 2002, she was called to join the management team to head two departments, Quality-Safety-Environmental and Completed Projects.  In addition, she takes over cases from projects when technical and legal issues are interlinked to prevent disputes and reach a settlement. Lead auditor for Dragages, she audits as well for Bouygues Construction where her mission is to audit other subsidiaries and/or large overseas projects.   Through out her corporate work, she endeavors to participate intensively to several programs set up by the BCA and MOM, writes articles about construction technical and other aspect for them and speaks regularly in few of their training programs, courses and seminars. She speaks as well as for HDB, PSB and WSHC. She writes in several publications of the construction sector too.   In 2007, she successfully completed the NUS-Faculty of Law Graduate Certificate for International Arbitration. Audrey is a Fellow and Council Member of the SIArb and Council Member of the Society of Construction Law (“SCL”). She is a Lecturer for the SCL and participates actively to various committees at both SIArb and SCL to help bridging the gap between Construction Law and in-situ Construction challenges.  

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