Issue 16 | Q2 2016 | April
THE HALLIGRAM• Indonesia • Malaysia • Thailand • Singapore • Philippines • South Korea •
H o w T e c h n o l o gy t r a n s f o r mi n g
t h e CONSTRUCTION i n d u s t r y
HEALTHIMPORTANT TIPS
JIM & HALL’S
J&H Vendor’sLunch 20 February 2016
01 | Cover Page
02 | Editor’s Note
03 | Features
04 | EHS
06 | Staff News
07 | Time Out
08 | Small Talks
09 | Editorial / Feedbacks
Today, it is possible to use internet technology to do many things in
business.
We have used technology to create an online store without having to createa physical shop. With online purchasing having become part and parcel oflife, it is easier to help drive the business.
Dolly cited another example, “In Singapore, the conveyor belt sushi is adining concept by the Japanese that fuses food and technology”. Manyoutlets of this sushi chain use this system.
Japanese restaurants are making optimum usage of technology by havingonly minimum staff members for the kitchen and NO chefs at all. Everythingis automated and gives high quality at a low price and how is use to servehundreds of people in a go.
Please continue to read next features on ‘how technology has changed theconstruction industry ’.
TECHNOLOGY
02 | editor’s note
By Dolly Tham (HR)
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How Technology changed
t h e Construction i n d u s t r y ” ?
using the cloud ensures that everyone isusing the same updated files at anygiven time, reducing the potential forblunders on a project.
BUILDING INFORMATION MANAGEMENTBuilding Information Management (BIM)is comprised of all engineering,architecture and building processesrequired to complete a constructionproject. According to Casey, with BIM,construction professionals can captureall of the different subcontractor trades– including electrical services, plumbingand structural fields – and create a clashreport that lets you walk through eachaspect of the project. “The clash reportbasically shows, prior to the buildingbeing built, all the potential issues thatcould exist, such as an electrical servic eline that is impeding an overhead ductrun and needs to be re-routed,” Caseysays. “With BIM and technologies thatare accessible to the entire team, beforeyou spend the money for site delivery ofyour goods and materials and having tostop and make a change, you now havethe ability to catch those issuescollectively before they happen andredesign them when it’s inexpensive todo so.” The result? Minimum waste andmaximum productivity.
“The workforce also has to play its part,especially in terms of their attitudetowards work. Higher productivity canonly be achieved if there is a collectivechange in mindsets by businesses,employees and customers. Only then canour economy truly transform successfullyto ensure that Singapore continues to bean attractive place to start and run abusiness.” Teo Siong Seng, Chairman,Singapore Business Federation. We needand want to hire more people but thereare not enough people to hire. Whereare we going to get these people? Youcan’t just go to people every year and
ask them to double productivity. Thesupply tap on the inflow of foreign talentand manpower into Singapore wastightened at the last national budget,and no significant changes or policyreversals are expected in the near term.Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, in hisopening speech at Singapore’s inauguralNational Productivity Month (NPM) inOctober 2015, said that productivity is along-haul objective. He likened thepursuit of productivity to a marathonwithout a finish line. “Our manpowersituation is tighter, though we can stillhelp more women continue working afterthey have started their families”observed PM Lee. “We can alsoencourage older people to stay in theworkforce and to work longer”.
He elaborated ‘Companies must adopt aproductivity mindset and not be afraid toimplement technological solutions orchange business processes to improveefficiency. Employers must seekconstantly to improve their operations,recognize their worker’s skills and valueand train workers. Education andtraining institutions have to equipworkers with the relevant skills.
Speaking at the Annual Forbes GlobalConference in Singapore in October2014, PM Lee said that restructuring ofthe economy is important so that ‘youkeep on bringing in sunrise businessesand gradually phrase out those that arenot so successful and not so profitable,then , we can move’.
By: Dolly Tham (HR Manager)
03 | features
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THE EMERGENCE OF DRONESThese mini unpiloted airc rafts wereoriginally developed for the UnitedStates military, but the use of drones incommercial industries and other sectorshas become increasingly popular as well .For instance, subcontractors who areworking on large construction projectscan use drones to obtain aerial analysisof those sites, allowing constructionteams to make more informed decisionsabout the architectural and designelements of a building,“The ability to deploy a drone lets youcapture all the data on a daily basis ofthe topography of your construction siteand, for instance, stream it to adedicated cloud platform,” Casey says.“That way, it’s possible for your differentprogrammers to access that data in realtime, convert it to workable constructiongrading maps or for your onsite workpeople to use, and also capture work inprogress and phased execution updates.This allows us as a contractor to keepthe owner and customer in better viewof exactly what’s going on and what theprogress looks like.”
LEVERAGING THE CLOUDIf we’re tired of working with messyblueprints and nine different versions ofthe same drawing of a project, considermoving our files to the cloud. Leveragingthe cloud for document managementdistribution and version control isn’t amarket that’s emerging – it’s exploding.In a recent national survey of more than900 construction executives, estimatorsand other professionals, 31 percent saidthey had plans to move their takeoff,estimation and project managementdocuments to the cloud by2017, reported On Center Software. Halfof those with plans to move theirprocesses to the cloud said collaboratingwith their construction teams – both onand offsite — in real time isimportant. For constructionprofessionals,
EARTH HOUR: LIGHTS OUT ON SATURDAYTO SHED LIGHTON CLIMATE CHANGE
This event is held worldwide towards the end of March
annually, encouraging individuals, communities householdsand businesses to turn off their non-essential lights for onehour as a symbol for their commitment to the planet. EarthHour aims to encourage an interconnected global communityto share the opportunities and challenges of creating asustainable world. The standard Earth Hour '60' logorepresents the 60 minutes of Earth Hour where we focus onthe impact we are having on our planet and take positiveaction to address the environmental issues we face. For EarthHour 2011 the ‘60+’ logo was introduced representing acommitment to add to Earth Hour a positive act for theplanet that goes beyond the hour. Take up the ‘plus’ and getinvolved with Earth Hour Blue.
In Mar 19, 2016, the Straits Times published on Earth HourFrom Jurong to Marina Bay, homes, offices and otherbuildings will go dark tonight to mark Earth Hour, a worldwidemovement to raise awareness of climate change. Singaporefirst observed this World Wildlife Fund (WWF) initiative in2009, and participation has grown over the years.
04 | ehs
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By Nashiha Amin (Admin)
About 9,000 people took part in WWF's Earth Hourcelebrations in 2014, up from 6,000 in 2012. Last year, eventswere cancelled or scaled down as a mark of respect for latefounding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.
Nonetheless, the Earth Hour WWF reached 13,710 peoplethrough a Climate Change Trail at Orchard Road, Earth Hourhas an impact as it does give people a feel of what life will belike, should the world run out of energy. Quotes from thecitizen: Mr Seah said: "Earth Hour has done much to raiseawareness about the importance of individual contributiontowards environmental sustainability.“
Student Phua Zai Jie, 21, agreed. "I think Earth Hour has animpact as it does give people a feel of what life will be likeshould the world run out of energy," he said. But civil servantPeh Ming Hui, 25, hoped efforts could go further. "Iunderstand the idea of conservation that Earth Hour is tryingto promote, but I feel that switching off lights for an hourdoesn't bring across the message strongly enough," he said.
04 | ehs
1. Staffs to turn off the lights from 10am – 4pm. To bring up all blinds and use only natural sunlight during the period except for front of house, store room when in use and FIN Dept.
2. Staffs to turn off all lights and air-con during lunch break3. To switch off TV at the front of house for the whole week4. No usage of disposable cups
JIM & HALL’S PARTICIPATIONBy Nashiha Amin (Admin)
It was a successful participation however, I feel thatgenerally besides contributing to Earth Hour during thenight time, one does not have to do in the night time thatwas planned between 8.30 pm to 9.30pm to observe EarthHour. This timing between 8.30pm and 9.30pm (which canbe quite short) could be their bed time for some residentshence they might not understand the meaning of EarthHour. It can be done in the day time where one canappreciate God’s creation while taking part in Earth Hour.For example, by organizing a hiking trip which can alsopromote healthy lifestyle to all..Aside to thinking that Earth Hour has an impact as it doesgive people a feel of what life will be like, should the worldrun out of energy. It would be good if people can startthinking out of the box on how to conserve energy inanother way by making use of other sources be it day ornight time. For example, right now they are using solarenergy as an alternative energy source in Singapore toproduce electricity. But this can only be done during theday. How about at night? How can they get alternativesource of energy in the night time in a bid for them to getelectricity in the night time?
This leaves me thinking. People have to do something toprotect the Earth besides taking part in Earth Hour whichoccurs once a year. Rather they should be focusing on howthey can help the environment in their daily life.
IN conjunction with Earth Hour 2016 on the 19th March 16, Jim &
Hall’s contributed with the below efforts from Monday, 21st March 2016to Thursday, 24th March 2016:
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J&H Vendor’sLunch 20 February 2016
This year was slightly different compared
to past few years. This was due to LionDance Performance which indeed helpedto brighten up the atmosphere of CNY.
The objectives of organizing annualvendor lunch were:
1. Share ideas on approaches tosupplier engagement to achievesustainability
2. Review good practice insupplier engagement
3. Identify opportunities toincrease supplier engagement
Jim & Hall’s feels that there areopportunities to tell a good andsuccessful story and Buildproductive partnership. The waywe view what contribution our supplierbase can offer is changing as companies,try to keep up and find new ways to createwealth from the ever-changing customerdemands.
The role of procurement as a strategiccontributor to the bottom line andfuture success of the business rather thana cost center is being recognized in theway organization’s structure themselves.
06 | time out
By: Dolly Tham (HR) & Nashiha Amin (Admin)
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8 | small talks
HEALTH IMPORTANT TIPS
1. Answer the phone by left ear.
2. Don’t take medicine with cold water.
3. Don’t have heavy meals after 5pm.
4. Drink more water in morning, less at
night.
5. Best sleeping time is from 10:00pm to4:00am.
6. Don’t lie down immediately after taking
medicine.
7. When battery is down to last bar, don’tanswer the phone as the radiation is
1000x stronger.
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By: Esther Loo (Admin)
EDITORIAL TEAM
Community Editor
Dolly Tham
Chief Editorial-in-charge
Joey Ng
Editorial Artwork
Steffi Espejo
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Contributors
Pawanrach (ADM/FIN)
Esther (ADM)
Dolly (HRM)
Nashiha (ADM)
Amy (DSN)
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