Department of Quantity Surveying successfully hosted the 3rd Programme for QS Registration Scheme (PQRS 3.0) held at Grand Banquet Hall, Residensi UTMKL, Kuala Lumpur. The event was held on 24th October 2017 with theme focuses on ‘Why Am I a QS?’.

Co-organized with Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia, Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia, Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia, this event provides a platform for QS graduates to catalyze the journey of young QS in becoming registered QS in the near future as well as to be part of the professional cluster agenda. This event was graced by Yang Berbahagia Dato Sr Aziz bin Abdullah, president of the Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia and keynote speech was delivered by Yang Berbahagia Dato Sr K Sri Kandan, Chairman of AECOM (M).

Four prominent speakers were invited to address the issues of the QS today and the way forward to embark ideas for future betterment of the profession. The first session presentation was delivered by Sr Dr Noushad Ali Naseem sharing his personal experience on becoming a professional QS and further urge young QS to gain the professional tittle by 2020 while Dr Suraya Ismail delivers on the policies and governance related to Transformasi Nasional 2050 (TN50) from the Property and Construction Perspective. The second session aimed to inform young QS on option routes to become a professional. Sr Hj Nik Zainal Alam Hasan delivers on new ‘QS Technologies’ route, extending more options for QS to become professionals while Sr Mohamad Shazali bin Sulaiman addresses on the milestone to achieve through the journey becoming a professional QS. A mock interview session was coordinated by experienced surveyors found to be very engaging yet informative for young QS.

Attended by 500 quantity surveyors across Malaysia, this program launched the Mentor-Mentee Programme & Meet Your Mentor Sessions as a CSR initiative by the Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia to guide provisional QS to become a professional QS.

The event’s closing remarks was officiated by Sr Mohamad Shazali bin Sulaiman, Head of PQRS 3.0 committee congratulating the host for the success of PQRS 3.0.

Seramai 33 pelajar Tahun 1, Jabatan Perancangan Bandar dan Wilayah (JPBW), Fakulti Alam Bina (FAB) telah dengan jayanya mengikuti Program Perkhemahan Motivasi First Year Experience (FYE) 2017 pada 26-28 Oktober 2017 di Hutan Rekreasi UTM. Program FYE ini bertujuan untuk menerapkan kefahaman awal kepada pelajar mengenai program pengajian, prospek kerjaya, aspirasi jabatan dan UTM, penerapan kemahiran insaniah dan mengeratkan jalinan ukhuwah dengan pelajar senior dan pensyarah. Dengan bantuan 4 orang penyelia Studio 1 dan 15 fasilitator Tahun 2 yang diketuai oleh Muhammad Aqil Afzal bin Roslee, kesemua aktiviti yang dirancang telah berjalan dengan lancar termasuklah Team Building, Night Walk, Jungle Tracking dan Culture Night. Program diakhiri dengan sesi Ceramah Kerjaya Perancang Bandar Bersama Alumni dari Sektor Awam dan Swasta yang telah disampaikan oleh Prof. Madya. TPr. Dr. Hairul Nizam bin Ismail, En.  Muhammad Hakimi bin Mohd. Hussain dan En. Safwan bin Shaari.

JOHOR BAHRU, 29 Oktober 2017 – Kumpulan Pelajar Perancangan Bandar dan Wilayah, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) telah membolot kesemua hadiah dalam Pertandingan Akhir Analisis Senario Habitat 2017 Peringkat IPTA anjuran Kementerian Kesejahteraan Bandar, Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan (KPKT) dengan memenangi tempat pertama, kedua dan ketiga.

Pertandingan Analisis Senario Habitat merupakan satu pertandingan yang bertujuan untuk melatih para peserta berfikir secara kreatif dan logik untuk mencari jalan penyelesaian kepada satu senario atau masalah habitat yang dikemukakan. Di samping itu, ia mampu meningkatkan kemahiran dalam mengenal pasti isu-isu semasa, menganalisis, dan menggalakan peserta membuat penyelidikan di lapangan. Peserta digalakkan mengumpulkan maklumat yang komprehensif bagi melaporkan dalam format `PowerPoint’ dengan tidak melebihi 20 slaid. Bagi kategori IPTA satu penulisan tambahan tidak melebihi 1,000 patah perkataan perlu dikemukakan kepada KPKT bersama slaid pembentangan untuk disenarai pendek bagi pertandingan akhir. Semasa pembentangan lisan untuk sesi pertandingan akhir, pelajar dibenarkan membuat penambahbaikan slaid pembentangan (format `PowerPoint’) serta menggunakan bahan persembahan sokongan, seperti model, poster, montaj, video serta ringkasan kajian.

Pertandingan ini terbahagi kepada tiga kategori iaitu Sekolah Menengah Rendah (Tingkatan 1-3), Sekolah Menengah Atas (Tingkatan 4-6) dan Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Awam (IPTA). Setiap kategori mempunyai analisis senario yang berbeza dengan mengenal pasti isu dan masalah semasa, metodologi dan analisis kajian serta cadangan penyelesaian dan outcome. Tema Analisis Senario bagi kategori Sekolah Menengah Rendah pada tahun ini ialah Penjanaan Pendapatan, Sekolah Menengah Atas ialah Pemberi Pinjam Wang, dan IPTA ialah Perumahan. Pada tahun ini lima kumpulan telah disenarai pendek bagi bertanding pada peringkat akhir untuk kesemua kategori. Bagi kategori IPTA, kelima-lima kumpulan yang disenarai pendek bagi pertandingan akhir adalah terdiri daripada perserta UTM, iaitu Kumpulan UTM1, UTM2, UTM3, UTM4 dan UTM5 yang diadakan di KPKT, Putrajaya pada 28 Oktober 2017.

Keputusan pertandingan akhir  telah dimenangi oleh Kumpulan Pelajar Tahun 3 Sarjana Muda Perancangan Bandar dan Wilayah (UTM5), dan telah membawa pulang wang tunai sejumlah RM5,000 serta sijil penyertaan. Kumpulan ini dianggotai oleh Wan Muhammad Aqib bin Wan Mohamad Ashaary, Josephine Lee Siaw Ling dan Nagananteni a/p Subramanian. Manakala, tempat kedua dimenangi oleh kumpulan pelajar Tahun 4 Sarjana Muda Perancangan Bandar dan Wilayah  (UTM4), yang telah membawa pulang wang tunai sejumlah RM3,000 berserta sijil penyertaan. Kumpulan ini diangotai oleh Ellida binti Samsudin, Muhammad Zulfadhli bin Mohd Zin dan Mohd Jamsyeer Khan bin Jalaludin Khan. Tempat ketiga pula membawa pulang RM2,000 berserta sijil, dimenangi oleh kumpulan pelajar pascasiswazah Perancangan Bandar dan Wilayah (UTM3) yang terdiri daripada Muhamad Firdaus bin Johan dan Mohamad Azal Fikry bin Ali. Manakala  Prof. Madya TPr. Dr. Hamid bin Saad, Dr. Siti Hajar binti Misnan dan Puan Noordini binti Che` Man bertindak selaku pensyarah pembimbing/pengiring.

Majlis penyampaian hadiah telah diadakan di Dewan Kristal, Aras B1, KPKT sejurus pertandingan akhir selesai. Hadiah kepada para pemenang telah disampaikan oleh Dr. Ani binti Ahmad, Pengarah Bahagian Dasar dan Strategik, Jabatan Kerajaan Tempatan, KPKT. Kemenangan tempat pertama, kedua, ketiga serta kelayakan dua kumpulan lagi ke pertandingan akhir membuktikan kualiti pengajian Perancangan Bandar dan Wilayah di UTM berada pada tahap yang terbaik, komprehensif, dan mampu bersaing dengan IPTA lain di negara ini.

Bangkok, 1^st November – Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), through the UTM-Low Carbon Asia Research Centre (UTM-LCARC), Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, co-organises the three-day 3^rd International Conference of Low Carbon Asia (ICLCA 2017) and the 6^th LoCARNet Annual Meeting with the King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonbury (KMUTT) in Bangkok, Thailand.  The ICLCA and LoCARNet annual meeting, which assemble over 150 participants hailing from 16 countries, will see the presentation of six keynotes and some 120 papers that collectively aim at advancing sustainable low carbon emission development in Asia.

The international conference and annual meeting of the rapidly growing low carbon Asia research network is officiated by Dr. Wijarn Simachaya, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand.  The event will also hear a keynote address by Y.Bhg. Prof. Tan Sri Zakri Abdul Hamid, Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Prof. TPr. Dr. Ho Chin Siong, Director, UTM-LCARC delivers a welcome speech with other key senior officials from Thailand and Japan.  Prof. Ho will also be chairing, mediating and speaking in several conference sessions in the next three days as well as doing the important plenary wrap-up on 3 November 2017.

The three-day high-profile event is expected to see the launching of the LoCARNet Bangkok Declaration that outlines LoCARNet’s strong stand and policies on Asia’s contribution to the Paris Agreement.  The Declaration that is co-drafted by UTM-LCARC will be released at the upcoming 23^rd Session of Conference of the Parties (COP 23) in Bonn, Germany in November 2017.

Bonn, Germany, 12^th November – Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), through the UTM-Low Carbon Asia Research Centre (UTM-LCARC) that is based in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, organises an exhibition and participates in side events at the 23^rd Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 23) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn, Germany, 6-17 November 2017.

Prof. TPr. Dr. Ho Chin Siong and TPr. Chau Loon Wai from the Department of Urban Regional Planning lead UTM’s participation at COP 23, which is presided by the island nation of Fiji and hosted by the German Government.  The exhibition marks UTM’s seventh installation at the COP since participating in COP 17 in Durban, South Africa in 2011.  UTM remains the only Malaysian university with an accredited Observer institution status at the COP.

The exhibition showcases UTM-LCARC’s latest work on advancing city-level climate change action plan-making (science to policy-making through multiple stakeholder engagements) and implementation (real actions on the ground) in Iskandar Malaysia, Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur and Pengerang.

The successful “Science to Action” (S2A) approach used in climate change mitigation at the city-level impresses visitors of diverse professional backgrounds (ranging from senior government officials, politicians, industrialists, scientists engineers, architects and academicians to activists, NGO volunteers and university students) from over 30 countries in South America, Africa, Europe, the Asia-Pacific and Southeast Asia, with many indicating interests in future collaboration.

UTM-LCARC also contributes to side events at the Japan Pavilion (as speakers and panellists) and Malaysia Pavilion (as speakers and poster exhibitor).

On the 29^th of October till the 1^st of November 2017, three landscape architecture students from the third year studio class namely; Muhamad Zulhelmy Azmi, Muhamad Taqiy Asshaari and Sharifah Nurul Syafiqa Al-Yahya took part in the Student Design Charrette of IFLA APR Congress held in Bangkok themed: ‘Blue, Green and Culture’. The design charrette was patronized by several well-known practicing Landscape Architects from Thailand and it was hosted by The Chulalongkorn University. This workshop had to bring together landscape architecture students from different countries. 

The workshop began with ice-breaking and networking session accompanied by lecturers and other students. Subsequently, TALA director and other prominent landscape architect delivered site briefing Bangkachao’s issues that regard to equestrian and function of Bangkachao act as a green lung in Bangkok City. All design workshop participants had one day site visit to familiarise and also to see the beautiful culture of Bangkachao. After the site visit, students need to carry out a site analysis and landscape design outcome to resolve Bangkachao problem. Likewise, the design critique session conducted by tutors and the lecturers who are essential to internalize students’ design ideas and to enhance critical design thinking skills.

CONGRATULATIONS!  

On the 17^th November 2017, UTM team was announced as the winner for Landscape Design Proposal Competition for 3Q Equestrian Centre, Kuang, Selangor. UTM beat other three universities in this competition (UPM, UITM and UIAM). The winner was selected by the jury, Mr. Bill Bensley from Bensley Studio, Bangkok, Thailand. Bensley Studio is an international company specializing in Architecture, Interior Design and Landscape Design.

The team was a combination of 2^nd year, 3^rd year and 4^th year landscape architecture students and supervised by four lecturers – Dr. Zanariah Jasmani, LAr. Dr. Sapura Mohamad, Dr. Lee Yoke Lai and LAr. En. Ahmad Long.

For more details on the landscape design proposal click the link below:

http://fab.utm.my/2017/03/28/3q-equestrian-centre-landscape-design-competition/

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UTM (Pelajar Senibina Landskap) Memenangi Hadiah Utama bernilai RM10,000 dalam Pertandingan Cadangan Rekabentuk Landskap untuk 3Q Equestrian Centre Kuang, Rawang

TAHNIAH!

Pada 17 November 2017, UTM telah diumumkan sebagai pemenang utama bagi Pertandingan Cadangan Rekabentuk Landskap untuk 3Q Equestrian, Kuang, Selangor. Pasukan UTM telah menewaskan tiga universiti lain yang menyertai pertandingan ini (UPM, UITM dan UIAM). Pemenang telah dipilih oleh juri pertandingan Mr. Bill Bensley dari Bensley Studio, Bangkok, Thailand. Bensley Studio adalah syarikat antarabangsa yang pakar dalam senibina, hiasan dalaman dan rekabentuk landskap.

Ahli kumpulan yang menyertai pertandingan ini adalah terdiri daripada pelajar tahun 2, 3 dan 4 bidang senibina landskap dibawah penyeliaan oleh empat orang pensyarah – Dr. Zanariah Jasmani, LAr. Dr. Sapura Mohamad, Dr. Lee Yoke Lai dan LAr. En. Ahmad Long.

Untuk maklumat lanjut tentang cadangan rekabentuk landskap, sila klik dibawah: 

http://fab.utm.my/2017/03/28/3q-equestrian-centre-landscape-design-competition/

Site Visit and Design Process

Final Presentation at Dataran Prima, Petaling Jaya

The video of 3Q Equestrian Center

1st Syed Ahmad Iskandar Syed Ariffin
2nd Fazurah Tumin
3rd Irina Safitri Zen, Zulaika Md Khalid
4th Zaleha Tajip
5th Muhammad Zaly Shah Muhammad Hussein, Sarajul Fikri Mohamed
6th Syamsul Hendra Mahmud
7th Nafisa Hosni
14th Mohammad Rafee Majid, Nabila Abdul Ghani, Fuziah Ismail
18th Rahman Berahim
23th Tareef Hayat Khan, Mohd Safarizam Md Yunus
29th Abdul Wahid Kamarulzaman
30th Gabriel Ling Hoh Teck

Heartiest congratulations to Prof. Dr. Mohd Hamdan Bin Haji Ahmad, Prof. Dr. Rose Alinda Alias and family on the arrival of the first grandchild in the family.

Majlis kesyukuran Kg Puteri Menangis sempena kemenangan Naib Johan peringkat kebangsaan Anugerah Desa Perdana. Kerjasama dari pihak Jabatan Senibina Landskap UTM dihargai dengan pemberian cenderahati daripada JKKK Kampung yang disumbangkan oleh ADUN Parlimen Dato’ Ahmad Hj Maslan.

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) won the first and second prize in Kuala Lumpur Orchids and Bonsai show 2017 hosted by Kuala Lumpur City Hall or DBKL at Taman Pudu Ulu, Cheras. There are three competition teams with a group of five (5) students who are the fourth year, third year and second-year students from Landscape Architecture Department, Faculty of Built Environment was coordinated by Dr Lee Yoke Lai together with two supporting staff (En. Hassan bin Sahat and En. Mohd Azahari bin Md Amin).

All participants have to construct the designed garden from 28 to 30 December 2017. Two teams with the design concept: ‘The Reflexia and Meraki’ won the first prize and second prize competing with five (5) other groups. Both UTM teams have selected colourful orchids integrated with the competition theme ‘warna-warni Malaysia’ to create an interesting and unique garden layout that symbolised multi-ethnics, diverse cultural and peaceful in Malaysia. Another UTM team will be awarded a consolation prize which interpreted “Laman Ikatan Citra” to emphasise the beauty of orchid’s garden design.

The prize-giving ceremony was held on 3^rd December 2017. All the entries were given RM3, 500 incentives by DBKL in the orchid competition. As well as, alumni sponsorship of Institute of Landscape Architecture Southern Chapter (ILAM SC) had contributed to students’ financial support in this competition. In all, the hard work, design innovation and good team working have contributed to the inclusiveness performance and success in this university orchid’s competition.

Again, congratulation on the great achievement by Department of Landscape Architecture with attains a glory to UTM.

First prize: The Reflexia (Laman Pantulan)

Mohammad Sabar Bin Mustaffa

Muhammad afiq harith bin zulkhairi

Nur Aqilah binti Mohd Noordin

Muhamad Taqiy Bin Asshaari

Muhamad Zulhelmy Bin Azmi

Second prize: Meraki

Aimi Norhanani binti Nordin

Nurul Aqilah binti Ramli

Nurul Asyiqin Binti Hasdi

Natasha Binti Nasiumin

Nur Izzati Hanani Rosli

Consolation prize: Laman Ikatan Citra

Amirul Naim Bin Mohd Sani

Mohd Amirul Jasmeen Bin Razak

Mohd Amiruk Hazim Bin Arifin

Muhd Atiqi Bin Mustapa

Mohd Irfan Bin Joohari

7th Norhayati Sulaiman
10th Hasanuddin Lamit, Leng Pau Chung, Ramli Jalani
15th Syed Muhammad Rafy Syed Jaafar
16th Noordini Che Man, Noraslinda Abdul Rahman, Mohd Taufik Zainal Abidin
18th Zoolamali Omar
23rd Aminatuzuhariah Megat Abdullah
21st Chau Loon Wai
25th Ariva Sugandi Permana

JOHOR BAHRU, 29 Oktober 2017 – Kumpulan Pelajar Perancangan Bandar dan Wilayah, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) telah membolot kesemua hadiah dalam Pertandingan Akhir Analisis Senario Habitat 2017 Peringkat IPTA anjuran Kementerian Kesejahteraan Bandar, Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan (KPKT) dengan memenangi tempat pertama, kedua dan ketiga.

Pertandingan Analisis Senario Habitat merupakan satu pertandingan yang bertujuan untuk melatih para peserta berfikir secara kreatif dan logik untuk mencari jalan penyelesaian kepada satu senario atau masalah habitat yang dikemukakan. Di samping itu, ia mampu meningkatkan kemahiran dalam mengenal pasti isu-isu semasa, menganalisis, dan menggalakan peserta membuat penyelidikan di lapangan. Peserta digalakkan mengumpulkan maklumat yang komprehensif bagi melaporkan dalam format `PowerPoint’ dengan tidak melebihi 20 slaid. Bagi kategori IPTA satu penulisan tambahan tidak melebihi 1,000 patah perkataan perlu dikemukakan kepada KPKT bersama slaid pembentangan untuk disenarai pendek bagi pertandingan akhir. Semasa pembentangan lisan untuk sesi pertandingan akhir, pelajar dibenarkan membuat penambahbaikan slaid pembentangan (format `PowerPoint’) serta menggunakan bahan persembahan sokongan, seperti model, poster, montaj, video serta ringkasan kajian.

Pertandingan ini terbahagi kepada tiga kategori iaitu Sekolah Menengah Rendah (Tingkatan 1-3), Sekolah Menengah Atas (Tingkatan 4-6) dan Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Awam (IPTA). Setiap kategori mempunyai analisis senario yang berbeza dengan mengenal pasti isu dan masalah semasa, metodologi dan analisis kajian serta cadangan penyelesaian dan outcome. Tema Analisis Senario bagi kategori Sekolah Menengah Rendah pada tahun ini ialah Penjanaan Pendapatan, Sekolah Menengah Atas ialah Pemberi Pinjam Wang, dan IPTA ialah Perumahan. Pada tahun ini lima kumpulan telah disenarai pendek bagi bertanding pada peringkat akhir untuk kesemua kategori. Bagi kategori IPTA, kelima-lima kumpulan yang disenarai pendek bagi pertandingan akhir adalah terdiri daripada perserta UTM, iaitu Kumpulan UTM1, UTM2, UTM3, UTM4 dan UTM5 yang diadakan di KPKT, Putrajaya pada 28 Oktober 2017.

Keputusan pertandingan akhir  telah dimenangi oleh Kumpulan Pelajar Tahun 3 Sarjana Muda Perancangan Bandar dan Wilayah (UTM5), dan telah membawa pulang wang tunai sejumlah RM5,000 serta sijil penyertaan. Kumpulan ini dianggotai oleh Wan Muhammad Aqib bin Wan Mohamad Ashaary, Josephine Lee Siaw Ling dan Nagananteni a/p Subramanian. Manakala, tempat kedua dimenangi oleh kumpulan pelajar Tahun 4 Sarjana Muda Perancangan Bandar dan Wilayah  (UTM4), yang telah membawa pulang wang tunai sejumlah RM3,000 berserta sijil penyertaan. Kumpulan ini diangotai oleh Ellida binti Samsudin, Muhammad Zulfadhli bin Mohd Zin dan Mohd Jamsyeer Khan bin Jalaludin Khan. Tempat ketiga pula membawa pulang RM2,000 berserta sijil, dimenangi oleh kumpulan pelajar pascasiswazah Perancangan Bandar dan Wilayah (UTM3) yang terdiri daripada Muhamad Firdaus bin Johan dan Mohamad Azal Fikry bin Ali. Manakala  Prof. Madya TPr. Dr. Hamid bin Saad, Dr. Siti Hajar binti Misnan dan Puan Noordini binti Che` Man bertindak selaku pensyarah pembimbing/pengiring.

Majlis penyampaian hadiah telah diadakan di Dewan Kristal, Aras B1, KPKT sejurus pertandingan akhir selesai. Hadiah kepada para pemenang telah disampaikan oleh Dr. Ani binti Ahmad, Pengarah Bahagian Dasar dan Strategik, Jabatan Kerajaan Tempatan, KPKT. Kemenangan tempat pertama, kedua, ketiga serta kelayakan dua kumpulan lagi ke pertandingan akhir membuktikan kualiti pengajian Perancangan Bandar dan Wilayah di UTM berada pada tahap yang terbaik, komprehensif, dan mampu bersaing dengan IPTA lain di negara ini.

1SBEL Students’ Community Social Responsibility (CSR) programs to children of Kampung Pematang Duku on 4th December 2017. The programs are Doodling arts and Study of Ecology of Village Landscape. Dr Norliza Isa coordinated the Doodling Arts and Dr Ismail Said conducted the Study of Ecology.

Assalamualaikum & Salam Sejahtera,

Dimaklumkan bahawa Fakulti Alam Bina telah menerima seorang staf baru lapor diri seperti butiran di bawah:

TAHNIAH kepada QS-BINA- A menjuarai Pertandingan Futsal Planner Cup 2017 anjuran PEWIBAWA yang berlangsung di KRP pada 8 Disember 2017.

Tahniah kepada semua peserta dan pemenang Undergraduate Research Project Poster Exhibition & Competition 2017 yang berlangsung pada 7 Disember 2017 di Dewan Konvensyen B12.

Johor Bahru, 20^th November 2017: Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has launched the first one-stop myBIM Centre in Malaysia on 20^th November 2017. This RM3 million centre was officially launched by Works Minister Dato’ Sri Fadillah Yusof.  This centre targets to promote better implementation of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the construction industry.  BIM as the most recent technology used in construction industry, will not only assist construction players in digitalising the representation of building, but also facilitate better collaboration and efficient information exchange between construction parties.  The CIDB’s myBIM centre, which consists of myBIM studio, myBIM lab, conference room and seminar room aims to provide facilities for practitioners to accommodate BIM training programmes.

In line with this, CIDB has signed the Memorandum of Understanding with five universities in Malaysia, namely, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) to expand BIM training programs through satellite centre at these universities.  Faculty of Built Environment UTM through Building Information Modelling Centre for Digital Innovations and Solutions (BIMCDIS) will become the Satellite myBIM Centre for CIDB.  BIMCDIS, with its expertise and facilities provided such as the newly upgraded Quantity Surveying Computer Lab, could highly contribute to CIDB’s myBIM Centre.  Under this Memorandum of Understanding, BIMCDIS will be hosting various BIM training programmes for construction practitioners in the southern region.  MoU document was exchanged during the launching of the CIDB’s myBIM Center.

Johor Bahru, 21^st November 2017: Department of Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment has officially launched its newly upgraded computer lab on 21^st November 2017. The official launching ceremony was graced by YBhg Dato’ Sr Abdul Aziz, President of Board of Quantity Surveying Malaysia (BQSM). The ceremony was held to appreciate the generous contribution from the Department of Quantity Surveying alumni in materialising the upgrading process. Initially, the computer lab which is previously known as Quantity Surveying Computer Studio (Studio Komputer Ukur Bahan) was designed with science lab furniture and layout. Not only it deterred the teaching and learning process, it was also unergonomic, supplied with dilapidated and outdated hardware and computer software applications. It has transformed quite significantly into a more conducive facility and equipped with updated computer hardware and software applications suitable for quantity surveying and construction teaching and learning activities. The name was later changed to Quantity Surveying Computer Lab (Makmal Komputer Ukur Bahan) to reflect its functions.

The planning of upgrading works started in 2012 with initial discussion among the department members on the crucial needs for an updated computer facility as well as suitable computer software applications to aid the teaching and learning process. Initiatives were taken among the Quantity Surveying department members especially by the then Head of Department, Assoc. Prof. Sr Dr Fadhlin Abdullah to collect donations among Quantity Surveying Department alumni to initiate the upgrading process. The minimum amount of the donations received was RM 3,000.00. 14 alumni had generously donated with a total accumulated sum of RM 50,000.00. Among the generous alumni are Dato’ Hj Mohd Azmi Abdul Ghani, Sr Dr. Rosli Abdul Rashid, Dato’ Sr Abdullah Che Mat, Sr Dr. Wan Maimun Wan Abdullah, Sr Azinal Abidin Ali, Mr Razak Paojan and Mr Harmize Ahmad. Additional fund was obtained from the faculty’s budget to carry out the upgrading works involving the change of furniture and layout of the computer lab. The injection of the 4^th maintenance rolling plan under the Unit Pengurusan Makmal Universiti (UPMU) had tremendously aid the upgrading works into becoming what it is now. The computer lab is now equipped with 51 high-end computers, a substantial upgrade in quantities for both hardware and software applications. The total amount of the upgrading works as in December 2014 was RM 363,432.00.

Department of Quantity Surveying alumni, other than those who have contributed to the upgrading works, were also invited together with the software vendors and potential collaborators to witness the successfully upgraded works.  The alumni were overwhelmed with the donation initiatives and they are looking forward in participating with Quantity Surveying Department for any upcoming projects.  The recently upgraded computer lab facility is working in close collaboration with Building Information Modelling Centre for Digital Innovations and Solution (BIMCDIS) lead by Assoc. Prof. Sr Dr. Kherun Nita Ali as well as other research groups namely the BIM Research Group (BIMRG), Construction Economics and Management Research Group (CEMRG) and Construction Research and Policy Analysis Research Group (CRPARG).  Close collaboration with BIMCDIS has successfully acquired a Memorandum of Understanding with Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) in becoming one of the CIDB’s Satellite myBIM Centre and hosting various BIM training programmes for southern region.