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THE LIGHTHOUSE Summer 2014The Lighthouse Club Asia Pacific RegionSuite 1901-2, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queens Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong

Tel : +852 2736 9885Fax : +852 2687 [email protected]

Administration Secretary : Ms Elaine Man

Published by ROF Media Publisher : Mike StaleyDesigner : Parnell Chan E : [email protected] : +852 3150 8988

Executive Committee

ChairmanWille [email protected] Past Chairman Steve [email protected] Elect Keith [email protected] ChairmanJohn [email protected] [email protected]

TreasurerBarry [email protected] SecretaryColin [email protected] [email protected] Chi Minh CityColin [email protected] KongJohn Battersby, Les Leslie, Barry [email protected] LumpurJohn [email protected]

MacauRichard [email protected] Buckley [email protected] [email protected] PenhColin [email protected] Davies, Brian [email protected] [email protected]

The Lighthouse is online at www.issuu.com/rofmedia

In This IssueFeatures

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Hilti Joins ATAL To Elevate Safety And Productivity With Cordless PracticeA report from the Benevolent TrustWomen in Construction host Educational SeriesAsia Pacific Region Committee Meeting

The Lighthouse Club International Gathering

MMC Gamuda showcases KL’s Mass Rapid Transit project

The Malaysian Construction Market Review 2014 Onwards

Members revel at Hong Kong’s stylish Annual Ball

Ireka getting it right in Kuala Lumpur Sentral

New terminal opens at Shenzhen’s Bao’an International Airport

Sara Timur aids Kota Kinabalu tourism development

4 Content

The Lighthouse is the magazine of the Lighthouse Club Asia Pacific Region, which was established in 1998. The Lighthouse Club was originally established in England in 1956 and first came to Asia in 1986 when an autonomous Branch was established in Hong Kong, followed by the establishment of other autonomous branches in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Macau, Manila and Singapore. The aims of the Lighthouse Club worldwide are to promote good fellowship amongst its members who work in or are associated with the construction industry and to provide charitable assistance to those in need within the construction industry and to their dependents in qualifying cases.

The Lighthouse Clubs that were in existence in 1998 in Asia agreed to the formation of the Lighthouse Club Asia Pacific Region with the following objectives:

• To support and where necessary co-ordinate the work of charitable assistance undertaken by the branches of the Lighthouse Club within the Asia Pacific Region

• To promote the establishment of further autonomous branches of the Lighthouse Club in the Asia Pacific Region

• To promote good fellowship between the members and branches of the Lighthouse Club in the Asia Pacific Region

In addition to the charitable works of the individual branches of the Lighthouse Club, the Lighthouse Club Asia Pacific Region has two related Hong Kong based charities which provide charitable assistance throughout the Asia Pacific region:

• The James Battersby Lighthouse Club Educational Trust which provides assistance for education and training to qualifying young persons

• The Lighthouse Club Asia Pacific Region Benevolent Trust which provides assistance to relieving poverty and financial need to persons currently or previously employed in the building and civil engineering industries and allied trades where such persons and/or their dependents are suffering hardship as a result of accident, disability or ill health. This Trust may also be able to provide assistance for education and training in circumstances where The James Battersby Education Trust cannot respond.

For more information and membership / sponsorship enquiries please contact the Membership Secretary or Deputy Chairman of the Lighthouse Club Asia Pacific Region at [email protected].

This is my first message as Chairman of the Lighthouse Club Asia Pacific Region and I am honoured to be given this task for the next twelve months.

I would thank Steve Tennant the outgoing chairman for his hard work and guidance and look forward to working with him.

In the role of Chairman I will try and continue the growth of funds both regionally and locally.

One area I specifically want to focus on is safety. Hong Kong and Malaysia have awards and I would like to see more Branches adopting some form of an award. Our industry sadly kills and injures far too many people and I believe if we all do a little eventually we will see results. I would welcome any ideas or suggestions on how the Lighthouse Club can pursue ideas of making work sites safer.

I would also record my thanks to the Macau Branch for a very well organised meeting and an excellent lunch.

Willie KayChairmanThe Lighthouse Club, Asia Pacific Region

Chairman’s Message

About The Lighthouse Club

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1 Labour Department (2013). “Occupational Safety and Health Statistics 2012”, Hong Kong: Occupational Safety and Health Branch, Labour Department.

Hilti Joins ATAL to ElevateSafety and Productivity with Cordless Practice

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Elevating Safety ATAL, the specialist contractor for mechanical and electrical

package for Goldin Financial Centre, values the use of cordless tools. In fact, the company implemented a policy statement for cordless power tools that includes relevant terms of cordless work practice in work orders.

“We recognise the potential hazards caused by traditional corded power tools and try to improve work safety by utilising the practice of cordless power tools, especially in commercial or private building projects that always have tight schedules and more workers of various trades working in parallel,” said Ir Victor Law, Director, ATAL, who has been working in the industry for more than 30 years. “We are all committed to ensuring that accidents are eliminated. We see cordless tools as a strong option to address this.”

There are intangible business benefits for going cordless as well. “Cordless tools are easier to transport and do not rely on power from electrical outlets. It is valuable for high-rise building projects with more stories and comparably more population of workers,” said Mr. Stephen Lai, Project Manager, ATAL.

highlighted. ATAL and its subcontractors work hard in removing dust from the environment, often employing dust removal machines onsite.

Removing Dust for Productivity

“Construction workers in Hong Kong usually do not take health problems seriously but dust inhalation is more likely to kill people than quick-action accidents. There is no benefit to productivity for cleaning up clouds of dust before workers can start their jobs and having downtime. Also, wearing respirators can actually increase discomfort, especially in hot, humid and poorly ventilated areaslike machine rooms and tunnels, and decrease productivity,” saidIr Dr. Sammy Wan, Head of Quality, Safety & Environment, ATAL.

ATAL sees the use of cordless and dustless tools improving the industry’s image. “A good work environment is one of the factors to attract new blood, and cordless and dustless environments are valuable,” said Ir Law, who added that ATAL recognises subcontrac-tors who perform well in realising the policy and maintaining good safety records.

Cordless practice also makes good economic sense. When the accident rate decreases, one of ATAL's subcontractors shares he can enjoy up to 25% in discount on insurance purchase. Often theadditional amount invested in cordless tools is nearly equivalent to that invested in extension cord wheels and man hour cost sourcing electrical outlets required to operate corded tools. So the difference in costs can be negligible.

“Besides, satisfied employees working in a healthy workplacecan always drive efficiencies and sustain a thriving business, so Ipersonally do think the investment is worthwhile,” said Ir Law.

Cost Saving and Sustainable Business Growth

Dust affects workers’ health and productivity, an issue that the Construction Safety Week in 2014, jointly organised bythe Development Bureau and the Construction Industry Council,

The boom in the construction industry has put the spotlight on the ageing workforce and manpower shortage. According to the Labour Department, up to 33% of the industrial accidents1 are probably related to the use of corded power tools, including tripping over objects, fall from height, and electricity contact in the rain. Nearly 30% of fatal accidents are due to electrical works in 2012.

Hilti, the industry leader in power tools and construction products, sees cordless practice as a longer-term solution to elevate safety and improve site comfort to address the manpower shortage issue. It is also a vision that Analogue Group of Companies (ATAL) embodied in sizable electrical and mechanical projects, such as the Goldin Financial Centre.

Background

Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy consisting of thirteen states and three federal territories, with a total landmass of 329,847 square kilometres (127,350sq mi) separated into two similarly sized regions, Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia (Sabah & Sarawak). In 2010 the population was 28.33million, with 22.6million living in Peninsular Malaysia.

Urban populations in Peninsular Malaysia already represent 67% of total population, with urban areas growing at a rate of 2.1% versus a rural growth rate of 1.4%. In Sabah and Sarawak, urbanization is increasingly apparent with 48% of the total population in urban areas. In Peninsular Malaysia alone, 94% of population growth expected between 2000 and 2020 will be concentrated in urban areas. By 2020, the population is forecast to be 34 million, with 27.7million living in Peninsular Malaysia

There are three main areas of economic activity in Peninsular Malaysia: Greater Kuala Lumpur (Greater KL) is a 2,793 km2 metropolis with a current population of over six million; Penang Island & Seberang Prai combined is 1,048 km2 with a State population of over 1.6 million as of 2012 and Johor Bahru, also known as Iskandar Malaysia, Johor Bahru is 2,217 km2 and a population of over 1.7 million.

Asia Pacific Regional Comparison

2012 Area km2 Population 000’s

Density Pop/km2

GDP per Capita USD

Median Age

Macau 29 615 21,190 78,275 36

Singapore 716 5,399 7,669 52,052 40

Hong Kong 1,101 7,219 6,557 36,796 43

Cambodia 181,035 15,184 84 944 23

Philippines 300,000 99,780 332 2,587 23

Malaysia 329,847 28,330 91 10,432 27

Vietnam 331,212 88,780 268 1,755 28 n

Thailand 513,120 65,926 128 5,480 34

Indonesia 1,910,931 247,424 129 3,557 28

Australia 7,692,024 23,539 3 67,422 38

New Economic Model (NEM).

Traditionally commodities-dominated and Government-driven, Malaysia’s economy is now in transition. Today, Malaysia has a newly industrialised market economy, ranked third largest in Southeast Asia and 29th largest in the world. Confronted by the pressures of a contracting global economy and the threat of being caught in the middle-income trap, in 2010 the Malaysian Government unveiled the New Economic Model (NEM) that was needed to transform Malaysia into a high-income nation by 2020.

The Malaysian Construction Market Review 2014 Onwards

The Pahang Selangor Raw Water Transfer Tunnel is truly a record-breaking project. Its total length of 44.6km makes it the longest tunnel in Southeast Asia, the 11th longest tunnel in the world, and with the world’s eighth highest overburden (1,200m). However, the records don’t stop there. One of the drill and blast sections (NATM-2) saw a monthly advance of 283 m, whilst a monthly maximum advance of 657 m was achieved on one of the TBM drives in June 2011. Completed earlier this year, we congratulate the Shimizu – Nishimatsu – UEMB – IJM Joint Venture on their accomplishments and for providing us with this image and information about the project.

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Economic Transformation Programme (ETP)

The National Transformation Programme (NTP) was unveiled to implement the NEM. The NTP comprises two components: the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) and the Government Transformation Programme (GTP). While distinct, the two programmes work in tandem towards reaching the country’s aspirations for 2020. The implementation and monitoring of the ETP and GTP are overseen by the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (PEMANDU), which was established in September 2009 as a unit under the Prime Minister’s Department. National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs)

The ETP’s targets for 2020 will be achieved through the implementation of 12 National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs), representing economic sectors which account for significant contributions to GNI. The programme is also centred on raising Malaysia’s competitiveness through the implementation of six Strategic Reform Initiatives (SRIs). The SRIs comprise policies which strengthen the country’s commercial environment to ensure Malaysian companies are globally competitive.

The NKEA’s comprise the following sectors:

Oil, Gas & Energy Palm Oil & Rubber Financial Services Tourism

Business Services Electronics & Electrical Wholesale & Retail Education

HealthcareCommunications

Content & Infrastructure

AgricultureGreater Kuala

Lumpur/Klang Valley

The NKEAs underscore Malaysia’s targeted approach to achieving sustainable economic growth. NKEAs receive prioritised Government support due to their potential to enhance GNI, although the Government also remains committed to developing non-NKEA sectors. It is important to note that while the NKEAs were chosen to lead the country’s economic growth, non-NKEAs will continue to play an important

role in Malaysia’s transformation. This is as the non-NKEAs are projected to benefit from multiplier effects created through the implementation of the NKEAs, signifying the catalytic nature of the NKEAs.

The implementation of NKEAs is overseen by the relevant Ministry /Ministries, which coordinate, monitor and track the progress of the sectors, each NKEA offers private sector involvement and investment opportunities through Entry Point Projects (EPPs).

Within each of the NKEA’s and the EPPs, there are specific construction projects highlighted or will arise from implementing the objectives.

To-date, 149 EPPs have been announced from a list of 159 identified EPPs These EPPs guide the development of the industry or sector and were formulated through public and private sector consultations during labs held in 2010. Regional Economic Corridors – in addition to the NKEA’s, the Government had earlier established the development of the five regional economic corridors under the Ninth Malaysia Plan to achieve balanced development in the country which consist of :the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE), Iskandar Malaysia, Johor Bahru (IDR), East Coast Economic Region (ECER), Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER), and Sabah Development Corridor (SDC). . As at 2012, RM124 billion investment has been realized.

Similarly to the NKEA’s and the EEPs, there are specific construction projects highlighted within these Regional Corridors or which will arise from implementing the objectives.

10th Malaysia Plan 2011-2015

The Tenth Malaysia Plan (10MP) which runs from 2011-2015 involves 25 Ministries, 10,049 Projects with a RM230 billion budget of which there are 52 high impact projects worth RM67.2 billion (Euro 16.8 billion)

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can raise a chuckle – SPLASH is a water concession, DASH & SKIP are expressway concessions; RAPID is a very fast track Refinery and Petrochemicals project over 5 years, SPAD regulates and enforces all matters relating to land public transport in Peninsular Malaysia which include the transit system in Greater Kuala Lumpur/Klang Valley.

Acknowledgements to information provided in http://etp.pemandu.gov.my , Wikipedia and World Bank websites.

including toll highways, coal fired power plants, rail projects, airports expansion, public housing, development of the Malaysian Rubber Board land (3,300 acres) in Sungai Buloh, setting up of hospitals and university campuses, development of a ‘Media City’ in Kuala Lumpur, development of integrated transport terminal and privatization of a sea port.

Summary and Highlights

The Malaysian construction market is benefitting from projects being created under the various NKEAs, EPPs and Regional Economic Areas implemented through New Economic Model (NEM) and the 5 year Malaysian Plans and is expected to grow at 9-10% year on year for the foreseeable future. A number of the projects are long term developments with projects running through to 2020.

In particular, in Greater Kuala Lumpur/Klang Valley there are numerous rail projects - MRT (Mass Rapid Transit), LRT (Light Rapid Transit), the High Speed Rail System to Singapore, Urban Expressways, Power and Water projects and large commercial developments at various stages of planning, award or commencement.

Similarly, the Oil, Gas & Energy sector has many projects planned, awarded or commenced in Sabah, Negeri Sembilan and Johor Bahru.

The Regional Economic Corridor of Iskandar Malaysia, Johor Bahru (IDR) is a dynamic development attracting investors from China and Singapore as well as some recently completed projects as diverse as Marlborough College, Legoland and Pinewood studios in addition to ports and harbours and oil and gas projects.

The number of Residential Developments and Commercial Buildings (offices, hotels, malls etc) that are planned, awarded or commenced as a spin off to the NKEAs and EPPs are just too numerous to mention except for a few ”stand out” projects and will be subject to an article in a later edition.

Collectively, initiatives under the ETP are projected to drive the country towards high-income status by 2020, propelling its GNI per capita to US$15,000. This will be achieved by attracting US$444 billion in investments, which will create 3.3 million jobs. The ETP’s key thrust, therefore, is to return the private sector to its rightful role as a major engine of economic growth.

As you have read through this article, you will note Malaysians have a penchant for acronyms, some of which


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MMC Gamuda Gets Under

Kuala Lumpur’s Skin

The city’s population is forecast to grow to about 10 million by 2020, so the project meets an urgent need.

Every effort is being put into having the first train running by 2017, carrying the first of the 1.2 million people that the railway is intended to take into, out of or across the city centre each day.

The 51 km Sungai-Buloh Kajang line will run along a densely developed corridor, and 9.5 km of it will be in tunnels, served by seven underground stations.

The 18 km of tunnels cut through two important geological formations, the Kenny Hill formation and karstic limestone, the latter weathered to Grade V (tropical), and 10 machines were given the task of boring the tunnels.

Almost half of the tunnelling is through Grade V karstic limestone, so MMC Gamuda KVMRT (T) Sdn Bhd proposed to use on this stretch twin-mode tunnel-boring machines that would operate in both slurry and EPB modes, and be able to use slurry of variable density.

The contractor used six such machines to do 7.5 km of tunnelling through the limestone, starting the work in May last year and finishing it in June this year.

The machines have attracted the attention of industry specialists because of their precise performance in tackling karstic limestone.

The machines are the fruit of MMC Gamuda’s experience on the dual-purpose Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel in Kuala Lumpur, which was driven through similar karstic limestone, but using machines without the ability to use slurry of variable density and so with less control over ground loss.

The latest machines can be converted from slurry mode to EPB mode, with the installation of the alternative mucking system, in seven to 10 days.

This convertibility was much needed at the point of transition in Bukit Bintang, where there is no possibility of retrieval or launch shafts.

Of the seven stations underground, four are in the Kenny Hill formation and have peripheral diaphragm walls, and three are in karstic limestone, in excavations done by drilling and blasting the rock.

Meet the company

MMC Gamuda KVMRT was set up in March 2012 specifically to design and build the underground stretch of the railway.

The railway is a project of MRT Corp Sdn Bhd, which is owned by the Malaysian government, and is part of the Malaysian government’s economic transformation programme.

MMC Gamuda’s record in managing big projects and finishing them on time, together with its engineering innovation ability, are the government’s assurance of the success of the project.

The company has project management skills, tunnelling expertise and engineering knowledge gained by having completed the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel in Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia’s Electrified Double Track Project.

MMC Gamuda KVMRT is a joint venture by MMC Corp Bhd and Gamuda Bhd, two of Malaysia’s largest engineering construction groups.

MMC’s main businesses are transport and logistics, energy and utilities, and engineering and construction.Its projects include the Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia’s largest container terminal; Johor Port, the country’s leading multi-purpose port; Senai Airport Terminal Services, the operator of the nation’s only privately owned airport; Malakoff, the biggest independent power producer; and Gas Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia’s sole supplier of natural gas to industries other than in power generation.

With its eye on the socio-economic benefits of using a mass transit railway to move a large proportion of Kuala Lumpur’s 7 million people around the city, the Malaysian government started the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit project in 2011.


MMC is the joint master-developer of Jazan Economic City in Saudi Arabia.

Gamuda has been at the forefront of tunnelling in Malaysia for more than 30 years, contributing to some world-class infrastructure.

As pioneer of the tunnelling industry, Gamuda has demonstrated that tunnels can be designed to perform multiple functions.

It is one of Asia’s foremost infrastructure developers. The company’s core usinesses are engineering and construction, operation of infrastructure concessions and property development, handling more than 40 big civil engineering developments at home and abroad.

Gamuda is Malaysia’s largest producer of water and an operator of urban expressways.

Its notable projects are the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel, the Sungai Selangor Dam, the Shah Alam Expressway, the Damansara-Puchong Highway, the SPRINT Highway, the New Doha International Airport in the Middle East, the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit railway in Taiwan, and Gamuda City and Celadon City in Vietnam.

MMC Gamuda has the project management skills, tunnelling expertise and knowledge of ground conditions.These, together with its ready and qualified team, give the company what it takes to complete railroad successfully.

MMC Gamuda’s record shows it completes projects on schedule and within budget.

www.mymrt-underground.com.my


Getting it Right in the Centre

Working in an urban centre poses its own special challenges, but Ireka Corp Bhd proved itself equal to the task when Kuala Lumpur’s Nu Sentral Office Towers and Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral Hotel opened in the city’s biggest transport hub, Kuala Lumpur Sentral. Few places could be more central than Kuala Lumpur Sentral. It is where roads connecting four big urban areas cross. It has direct access to two important airports, Kuala Lumpur city centre, tourist spots, commercial districts and other states in Peninsular Malaysia.

The Nu Sentral Office Towers, 35 and 45 storeys respectively, and the 28 storey Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral Hotel, occupy 8,000 square metres of land. They have a two-level basement car park, and the office towers have an eight-storey elevated car park. Work on the Nu Sentral Office Towers began in December 2010 and finished in November 2012. Work on the Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral Hotel began in March 2011 and the hotel opened in March last year.

The main challenge for contractors in built-up places like Kuala Lumpur Sentral is working in a confined space, hemmed in by adjacent buildings. The site of the Nu Sentral Office Towers and Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral Hotel is surrounded by Kuala Lumpur Sentral Station, the Pos Laju building and a condominium block. These buildings and the heavy vehicular and pedestrian traffic there made the logistics of the project a nightmare. They meant there was no space for the site office, accommodation for workers, or stock piling.

Taking no chances

Careful planning – including forethought about arrangements for the workforce – was essential. The lay-down yard for building materials was a two-stage affair, one stage being the construction of the car parking levels and the other being the construction of the surface floors. The site

Datuk Lai Siew Wah founded Ireka Corp Bhd in 1967. In its four decades and more in the infrastructure business, Ireka has distinguished itself by playing its part in the construction of some of Malaysia’s most notable projects, such as the Kuala Lumpur International Airport runway. Ireka has three core businesses: infrastructure, real estate and technology.


is adjacent to the Kuala Lumpur IA Express rail line.

The elevated roads are full of traffic and the nearby buildings

have high occupancy rates.

Work on the Nu Sentral Office Towers could cause vibration in the surrounding

structures, so Ireka did regular dilapidation monitoring over two years to monitor the building and infrastructure conditions, and found no new cracks. The contractor carried out similar monitoring while it worked on the Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral Hotel.

The Nu Sentral Office Towers and Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral Hotel are founded on various diameters of bore piles with pilecaps of various sizes, the biggest being 40 metres long, 20 metres wide and 6 metres deep. The depths of the excavation varied from 10 metres to 12 metres from the original ground levels. Contiguous bore piles were constructed along the boundary area and their corners properly strutted to ensure that excavation was safe.

Canny methods

Ireka used two types of formwork systems for the construction of the reinforced concrete structures. It used the Mivan Aluminium Formwork System for the hotel’s lift core walls, slabs and columns replacing the conventional timber formwork, so no wooden materials were needed or extra debris created.

By using the Mivan method, a six-days-per-floor cycle was achieved. Speed was a necessity, because the contract period was only 18 months and the hotel had to be fitted out before it opened. Ireka met the deadline. For the office towers, the contractor used the Jump Form method for the lift core walls, table formwork for the slabs and steel moulds for the columns. Doing without the conventional timber formwork, eight to nine days per floor was duration of the cycle achieved, as planned. The lift core wall was constructed three floors in advance to allow the cycle to be kept short. Less debris than usual was created, making the workplace safer and increasing productivity.

Instead of brick, Ireka used the Solid Wall System, an IBS and QLASSIC certified system, for the internal walls. This qualified the building for a Green Building Index rating. The contractor also used

the Solid Wall System for the hotel’s partition walls, which meant the process was neater, less debris was created and the work was faster.

Other advantages are sustainability as a construction practice and less harm to the environment. The Nu Sentral Office Towers and Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral Hotel have pride of place in the transport hub and look set to dominate Kuala Lumpur Sentral for years to come.

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Tourism is big business in Kota Kinabalu, capital of the East Malaysian state of Sabah, and Malaysian contractor and developer Sara Timur Sdn Bhd is adding to the city’s attractions at the Jade Residence and Mercure Kota Kinabalu City Centre projects.

Known in the days of British rule as Jesselton, Kota Kinabalu faces the South China Sea to the north, the Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park to the West and Mount Kinabalu, the tallest peak in Southeast Asia, to the east.

The city’s position in the midst of these natural wonders has made it famous internationally, drawing in eager tourists who travel through the city, the gateway to the rest of Sabah and the island of Borneo.

Kota Kinabalu is also an important industrial and commercial centre in East Malaysia, making it one of the country’s fastest-growing cities.

Sara Timur is the main contractor and developer of the Jade Residence.

Jade Residence

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The property is a high-end condominium on a hill overlooking the city.

The techniques used in constructing it were fairly typical of those used in putting up buildings of its class in Kota Kinabalu. The foundations are bored piles. Above them sits a four-level car park, built as a semi-open basement cut into the hillside.

The basement and 15-storey building frame are built with conventional reinforced concrete columns, slabs and beams.

The basement has concrete retaining walls. In the superstructure, brickwork is used as an infill.

The building has 135 flats, ranging in size from 1,484 sq ft to 6,288 sq ft.A sky garden covering 16,000 sq ft sits on the roof. It includes an infinity-edge spa pool, a gym and other resort facilities.

At ground level, besides the landscaped gardens, there is an outdoor swimming pool half the size of an Olympic pool and a significant water feature near the entrance.

Sara Timur development manager Heng-juan Laik says workers of all kinds are in short supply in Kota Kinabalu, but that the most challenging aspect of the project was finding skilled plasterers to complete the external rendering.

To mitigate the problem, the designer increased the amount of windows and glass doors the building has, so that they make up more than 60 per cent of the external elevations.

In the heart of Kota Kinabalu, the Mercure Kota Kinabalu City Centre is under construction. Its 25-storeys and 315 rooms will cater to business and leisure travellers.

Building the tower has presented some challenges.

The site is situated on the waterfront and the tower sits above a single-level basement with piled foundations.

Water cut-off and de-watering, while trying to avoid excessive surface settlement, meant an added investment in the basement and foundations.

The superstructure has a conventional reinforced concrete frame, slab and beams, with brick infill and windows forming the external envelope.

Sara Timur also encountered labour shortages, in particular among experienced and skilled workers.

Labour can be brought into Sabah to make up the numbers, but skills and experience are in short supply.

Sara Timur, a privately owned company, was established in 1995 and began operating in Sabah and Sarawak.

The company now operates throughout Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia from its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.

Sara Timur built Sabah’s Sandakan Harbour Square, winner of the accolade for the best commercial redevelopment in the CNBC Asia Pacific Property Awards in 2009.

Mercure Kota Kinabalu City Centre

More information is available at www.sara-timur.com

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The Club has held its social meetings on the first Thursday of each month, unless it coincides with one of Malaysia’s 20 or so state or national public holidays, when the meeting is postponed by a week. The April meeting took the form of a quiz night with a construction theme, held at the Guinness Anchor Tavern in Sungai Way.

A downpour that evening kept a few people away, but about 80 members, guests and their partners – almost as many as the place could hold – formed 13 teams.

Quizmasters Alan Trelfa, Mike Dickinson and Ray Bolland tested the teams with humorous and challenging questions, including tests of their knowledge of music and videos. The teams got into the spirit of things by giving themselves names such as the Lime Stone Drillers, QI and Bogs Dollocks. Guinness Anchor contributed with a free flow of beer and prizes for the top three teams. There were also consolation prizes for teams outside the winning circle and the inevitable wooden spoon.

To complement the prizes, the Lighthouse Club presented the top team, the No Brainers, with a large golden shovel, and presented the last-placed team, Drinks are on the House, with a set of garden trowels. The Club is grateful to Guinness Anchor for its generosity and hopes it will do the same for the Club next year.

The June meeting was a Futebol Questionário World Cup football quiz night in Sid’s Pub in Bangsar South, which belongs to one of our regular sponsors. The winning team were called No Idea. The Club sold tickets for a World Cup pool. At the August meeting half the kitty will go to members holding tickets bearing the names of the top four countries in the tournament. A raffle was held for prizes generously donated by Guinness Anchor and Plus Three Consultants. The meeting raised a small amount of money and put the members into the right frame of mind for the World Cup.

Safe and sound

The presentation of the third annual Safety and Health Awards for site personnel and the Golden Helmet Award for leadership in safety and health took place in June. The Club and the Master Builders Association Malaysia had taken nominations for the awards at state roadshows held throughout the country in April and May.

The magnificent Golden Helmet was awarded to Tan Boon Seng, deputy non-executive chairman of IJM Corp Bhd. Leong Tien Sik and Zulkornain Bin Zainal Abidin of UEM Builders Bhd each won Safety and Health Awards for site personnel.

These awards have become a national event which is growing in prominence, being attended by the deputy minister of human resources and senior representatives of the Department of Safety and Health. The event was televised and well covered by other media. The main sponsors are the Lighthouse Club Kuala Lumpur and Club corporate members WAK, Plus Three Consultants and BK Asia Pacific Entrusty.

Our thanks go to the Master Builders Association Malaysia for organising the event and duly acknowledging the Lighthouse Club Kuala Lumpur’s involvement and sponsorship.

Two months full of promise

Several activities are planned for the next two months. A golf tournament is planned for August which will see players contest for miniature replicas of the Claret Jug trophy for the British Open. It is sponsored by Plus Three Consultants.

September promises to be a busy month for the Club. The Club will hold a seminar entitled “De-constructing Claims” in the afternoon of September 17 in the new headquarters of the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration. Speakers playing the roles of employer, contractor, lawyer, adjudicator, arbitrator and claims consultant will give short presentations.

Twenty years of brainpowerJohn Arkinstall, PresidentThe Lighthouse Club Kuala Lumpur celebrates its 20th year since a provisional Club committee was established in a bar (which, regrettably, no longer exists) on September 22, 1994.

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The main sponsors are Pinsent Mason and 39 Essex Street Chambers. In the evening the Club will hold a Founders Dinner at the Majestic Hotel.

The Society of Construction Law Malaysia will hold its Construction Law International Conference on September 18-20 at the Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur.

On September 20, the Club hosts the Lighthouse Club Asia-Pacific Regional Committee meeting.

Membership initiatives

Although construction activity is still vigorous in Malaysia, particularly in Kuala Lumpur and the Klang Valley, the number of members of the Lighthouse Club Kuala Lumpur remains at about 100 people. The Club committee is looking at various ways to increase the numbers and boost Malaysian membership. The committee feels that traffic congestion is a deterrent to attendance at monthly meetings.

For worthy causes

The Club supports good health and safety practices on construction sites through its sponsorship, in conjunction with the Master Builders Association Malaysia, of the annual

Safety and Health Awards for site personnel and the Golden Helmet Award for leadership in safety and health.

Also in conjunction with the Master Builders Association, the Club gives higher education bursaries to Malaysian students. At present, one student is the beneficiary of a four-year bursary. The Club is considering the establishment of a foundation that beneficiaries of bursaries can contribute to after their graduation. The scheme would make the bursaries sustainable in the long run.

Social media page established

The Lighthouse Club Kuala Lumpur has set up a Facebook page.Go to: www.facebook.com/pages/Lighthouse-Club-KL/1477960329107665?ref_type=bookmark

The Club’s committee

The Lighthouse Club Kuala Lumpur committee office holders and members are:

President: John Arkinstall, Vice-president: Gareth Lewis

Secretary: Bert de MunckAssistant Secretary: Tan Swee ImTreasurer: Ravendran Rasalingam

Members: Ong HT, Anthony Edwards and Mike McIver.

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The theme reflects the association’s mission to nurture dedication to safety in every individual in this complex industry.

The purpose is to enhance safety management and occupational safety and health practices in the Malaysian construction industry.

The objectives of this year’s conference were:

• To promote good practices in safety and health by teaching best practices of the OSH Management System and policies to protect workers from occupational hazards and risks;• Reduce incidents and accidents in the workplace; and• Enhance productivity and efficiency in the workplace and enhance company reputations.

To improve the health of the Malaysian construction industry, contractors and builders must strive to achieve a higher level of performance and to enhance their competitiveness by providing world-class quality construction services without endangering anyone.

The conference took place on June 10 at Sunway Resort Hotel and Spa in Petaling Jaya.

Malaysia’s Social Security Organisation supported the conference. The country’s Department of Occupational Safety and Health endorsed the conference as one of its continuous education programmes.

Department of Occupational Safety and Health director-general Johari Basri officiated on behalf

of Deputy Minister of Human Resources Ismail Abdul Muttalib.

During the conference the association gave awards to individuals for their contributions to construction, recognising their dedication to the industry and the sacrifices they have made for it.

The association presented the Golden Helmet Award for leadership in safety and health to Tan Boon Seng, in recognition of his outstanding and significant leadership contribution to safety and health in the construction industry.

The association presented Safety and Health Awards for site personnel to Leong Tien Sik and Zulkornain Bin Zainal Abidin in recognition of their commitment to following safety and health practices on construction sites.

In holding the conference each year, the builders association hopes to instil greater awareness of the importance of safety.

The association hopes it can persuade industry players to follow safety and health practices during the course of their working day, and to prioritise public safety issues while looking out for the wellbeing of their staff.

The Lighthouse Club Kuala Lumpur has co-organised the Golden Helmet award with the MBAM since the award’s original launch on 6th December 2011 by the Minister of Human Resources of the Malaysian Government Dr. Subramaniam, together with President of the MBAM Mr Kwan Foh Kwai of Sunway Constructionand Mr Michael J McIver, the then President of the Lighthouse Club Kuala Lumpur. Following a nomination and evaluation process, the first awards were presented in June 2012 and the awards continue to be held each year and are considered to be the top national construction safety awards in Malaysia.

Driving home the safety messageSafety is Everybody’s Right was the theme of the Master Builders Association Malaysia MBAM Annual Safety and Health Conference.

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Having exhausted her medical insurance, and given her family’s financial circumstances, Gemma was at her wit’s end to fund her chemotherapy and radiation treatment.

As a secretary working for Leighton Contractors in the Philippines, she was able to ask the Club for help in paying her treatment. The Club considered her case and agreed to pay 25 per cent of the cost, and the Benevolent Trust agreed to pay the remainder. It is an example of how the Club’s regional funds can help a Branch of the Club give assistance that it would not otherwise be able to give.

Gemma has written a touching letter of thanks, which is printed below.

The Club hopes Gemma makes a full recovery and wishes her and her family all the best. The letter is addressed to every Club member in the Asia-Pacific Region.

Many parts of Asia lack sufficient publicly funded medical services, or any at all, so the Club’s work makes a difference, as Gemma’s case illustrates.

A letter from the heart

I am Gemma C. Basilan, a cancer patient whose life you saved and whom you have continuously supported through your foundation through all my chemotherapy and radiation sessions.

It was only last January, when I was diagnosed with cancer. Prior to that I was living a normal life. I was given the opportunity to work as a secretary in a construction firm in Dubai. I was content at that time because I knew that I could help my family in supporting their daily needs.

Being the eldest among five siblings, that is one of my greatest dreams. Two are married, one is unemployed and one is still studying. I want to help my mother, who is a government employee, and the only breadwinner in the family to take care of my father, a 67 year old farmer who also needs medical attention due to his hypertension and heart ailment.

Everything was fine until I was affected by a retrenchment and was unemployed for almost three years. I had a hard time looking for a job in the Philippines because of my age, until I was hired by Leighton Contractors Philippine Inc. That brought good news to my family. I worked there as a senior secretary from May 2013 up to present.

When I was diagnosed, at first I cried. My initial reaction was to ask God “Why?”I was engulfed by sadness and fear thinking what would happen to my work and my family who could not afford to sustain the needed treatments for this disease.

But God sent an angel to me when my boss, Stephen Bennet, our Construction Director, introduced me to the Lighthouse

Club. I was and am still very grateful to him, especially when the foundation approved my request for medical assistance. It was like the doors of heaven opened for me and my family because of that very good news. The Lighthouse Club supported, and continues supporting me, with all my laboratory examinations and five chemotherapy and radiation sessions.

From the bottom of my heart, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all the people behind this great foundation. You are surely touching hearts and saving lives. You are God’s instrument of extending help and kindness to all the people who are in need. May you always be blessed by God so that you may continue supporting people who are seeking and knocking at your hearts for help.

Again, on behalf of my family, I would like to thank you for everything. Words are really not enough and I will never get tired of expressing my gratefulness to the Lighthouse Club.

Thank you very much and God bless.Very truly yours,GEMMA C. BASILAN

To the members of the Lighthouse Club:

The Manila Branch and the Lighthouse Club Asia-Pacific Region Benevolent Trust have been working together to assist Gemma Basilan, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in January.

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The idea was met with widespread approval and the suggestion developed further to invite a guest speaker to relate her experiences. The idea evolved further to encompass a series of education sessions, with speakers in various professions that serve the construction industry invited to share their thoughts. The discussions would focus on the ups and downs of being a woman in the construction industry and how to best deal with the problems women face.

The names of a few potential speakers came up, and the ladies came to a unanimous conclusion: that the first speaker should be Ada Fung, the Deputy Director of Housing (Development and Construction) Hong Kong Housing Authority. After the exchange of a few emails, Ms Fung agreed to speak at the first session.

Idy To of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University kindly offered Women in Construction one of the university’s lecture rooms in the Jockey Club Innovation Tower as the venue. Thus it was that Women in Construction came to hold the first in a series of seminars, together called Keys to Success, on May 14. All 60 seats in the lecture room were taken.

Ms Fung began the seminar with a talk about technical aspects of challenges the industry faces, and the housing authority's emphasis on construction safety.

She spoke of potential improvements, outlining the concept of building information modelling and how it can mean better coordinated buildings and thus make construction more efficient.

Women in Construction find the right keyDuring one of Hong Kong’s happy hours for Women in Construction last year, one member remarked that she believed women were sometimes treated unfairly. Another echoed her sentiment. The discussion progressed to the idea of a sharing session.

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The section of her seminar on her experiences and her belief that gender should not present any boundaries was warmly received. She finished by answering questions from the audience.

All present were then treated to refreshments, courtesy of BK Asia Pacific.

Women in Construction thanks Ada Fung for her very informative talk, PolyU’s provision of the lecture room, and BK Asia Pacific for being the sponsor of this event.

Women in Construction intend to hold three seminars this year. The second is due to take place in August and the final event in November.

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The Asia Pacific Region (APR) Annual General Meeting and First Committee Meeting of 2014/2015 Session was held in Macau on Saturday 17th May 2014 at the very impressive Venetian Macau Resort Hotel, Cotai. The meeting room was an equally impressive private room within Cafe Deco which is the venue for the regular monthly meetings for the members of the Lighthouse Club Macau - High Rollers indeed.

The quorum of seven members received and approved the various officers’ reports, re-appointed the Auditors, considered other business and elected the new the Regional Committee for 2014/2015.

The James Battersby Lighthouse Club Educational Trust and the Asia Pacific Region Benevolent Trust are both in reasonable surplus.

The new office holders are:

The Chairman : Willie Kay

The Immediate Past Chairman : Steve Tennant

Chairman Elect : Keith Buckley

The Deputy Chairman : John Battersby

The Secretary : John Arkinstall

The Treasurer : Barry Adcock

The Membership Secretary : Colin Johnston

The nominations for the Representatives to the Regional Committee from the nine regional Clubs/Branches were accepted.

Les Leslie is taking on a co-ordination role between UK- Middle East and APR Clubs/branches.

The new Chairman’s focus is to better emphasise Health and Safety; to establish a Golden Helmet award in all of the nine regional Clubs/Branches and to raise the profile of Lighthouse Club within the region by closer collaboration with the large construction companies and government departments.

A buffet lunch following the meeting was held nearby in the Four Seasons Hotel - Belcancau restaurant generously sponsored by Hsin Chong Engineering (Macau) Ltd.

Keith Buckley and the Lighthouse Club Macau were deservedly thanked for their arrangements and hospitality in hosting the APR AGM and First Committee Meeting.

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This year’s International Gathering the seventh year this event has been held kicked off the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens weekend in style.

With members and guests from Hong Kong, Macau, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Middle East and U.K. converging on the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Happy Valley stand with a superb view of the Rugby Ten’s Final from the balcony. Over 190 people attended and commenced the evening with drinks on the balcony overlooking the “Tens” action.

The venue for dinner and entertainment was on the same floor as pre-dinner drinks and with remarkable precision everyone was happily seated by 8.15pm. Les Leslie welcomed members and guests from various Branches and outlined the entertainment on the agenda for the evening.

Les provided a brief update on the growth of the Lighthouse Club in Asia Pacific where there were now 9 Branches plus Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney in Australia.

Lighthouse Club International Gathering In the Middle East, Doha has now joined Dubai and Abu Dhabi as the third Branch in that region and was represented by the presence of Stephen Heath the Doha Chairman.

The entertainment for the evening was provided by a double act of Tom Smith, former Scottish and British and Irish Lions International and Patron and Founder of the charity Enlighten-Action for Epilepsy and Murray Mexted an All Blacks International with 34 tests to his credit but now M.D. of the International Rugby Academy New Zealand. Murray previously a Rugby Commentator at Sky TV entertained the audience with his wit born of years at the microphone and Tom Smith joined in the banter and added to the evening with an explanation of the work of Enlighten-Action for Epilepsy in Hong Kong.

(Left to Right) : Barry Adcock, John Battersby, Sophie Goldschmidt, Chief Commercial Officer - Rugby Football Union England, Trevor Gregory, Chairman - Hong Kong Rugby Football Union, Tom Smith, Les Leslie, Steve Tennant

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Richard Poulter masterminded an auction of prizes including champagne, whilst the ladies circulated with the “Pink Helmets” collecting everyone’s generous donations.

Many thanks to all those who attended, we look forward to seeing you all next year with many new faces on Thursday 26th March before the 2015 Sevens.

The Lighthouse Club would like to express our sincere appreciation for the support of the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union.

(Left to Right) : Murray Mexted, Les Leslie and Tom Smith

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Headline sponsors for the evening were Pinsent Masons and Haley & Co.

On Saturday 31st May, the HKCEC was awash with flapper dresses, pin stripes, fedoras and feather boas as gorgeous ladies and suave gents dressed up in 1920s garb to party! The theme for the much anticipated 2014 Annual Ball was “1920’s - Gangsters”

Guests certainly made a “Great Gatsby” entrance, having their photos taken against a vintage room- filling backdrop courtesy of RMD Kwikform. Pre-dinner drinks were sipped in the reception hall courtesy of Gammon Construction.

A silent auction was held during the week preceding the main event and extended throughout the evening of the ball with awesome items generously donated by Peter Bennett and his team from Mission Possible, the HK 7 s Rugby fund raising giants. Funds raised from the auction totalled HK$157,000! A huge thank you goes to the individual supporters who made their generous winning bids….you know who you are!! Proceeds went to the Peter Bennett Foundation which in return guaranteed a pledge of HK$250,000 from this year’s HK7’s Mission Possible initiative, for the Lighthouse Club Hong Kong Benevolent Fund! Bravo once again!

Dave Parkin and Richard Poulter officiated and the evening kicked off with a riotously entertaining game

of “heads and tails” where the lucky guest left standing was rewarded with a state of the art I-Pad Mini, courtesy of Maxim Recruitment.

The “Side Car Bar” opened its doors to serve delicious cocktails courtesy of Craft Projects.

The HKCEC did a fabulous job of hosting the event and served up a sumptuous five course meal complemented perfectly with wines courtesy of Pinsent Masons.

Wonderful costumes adorned the scene. The entire table of Pinsent Masons guests wore coordinating costumes and looked so good, the whole table was were awarded a prize. Individual prizes went to a fabulous couple and a couple of fabulous ladies!

The Lighthouse Club HK heads back in time for their Annual Ball!

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The stakes were definitely raised as hordes of excited guests crowded the in-house “for fun only” casino tables throughout the evening, kindly sponsored by Haley & Co. One lucky gent managed to win an incredible 20,000 chips (just fake honest!) and take the evening’s ultimate casino prize, a bottle of fizz!!

At one point during the evening, simulating a scene from Pamplona, the ladies made a mad dash for the Tombola prizes table, all very kindly donated by all of our Supporting Sponsors (listed in the event programme overleaf) who also provided 2 excited party goers hotel suite stays in two of the plushest hotels in Hong Kong!

Guests mingled, chatted, fed and watered and then got funky on the dance floor to the beats of Paul & Kel Mob.

A huge thank you goes to Dave Parkin, Michelle Poulter, Elaine Man and others who worked tirelessly to deliver this excellent event which raised nearly HK$40,000 on the night for the Lighthouse Club Hong Kong Benevolent Fund.

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The Lighthouse Club Phnom Penh held a golf tournament at the Garden City Golf Club, just outside the city, on 3 May. Played in extremely hot weather, all but one golfer beat the heat, thanks to the generosity of the beer, water and Pepsi sponsors.

The club managed to add US$3,000 to its funds – a good effort for a small group. Preparations for next year’s golf tournament have already begun. The golf tournament put back the planning of projects, but the club is now considering its options with a view to giving Cambodia the construction safety initiative that it so sorely needs.

The students sponsored by the club, Riem Sok and Sinn Painay, are doing exceptionally well at their respective universities. The club is now taking steps towards finding suitable candidates for sponsorship this year.

The club continues to meet every month. Changing from Tuesday meetings has attracted a few new members but attendance is relatively unchanged. Meetings are now held on the second Thursday of each month at various venues.

The club committee remains enthusiastic but, like any committee, needs fresh blood.Members and even non-members are urged to offer their time to relieve the burden borne by some longer-serving stalwarts.

Chairman Colin Rogers would be delighted to hear from any budding committee members. Email him at [email protected].

The club’s email address has changed to [email protected]. Janey Rogers is still club secretary, checking the inbox, while our treasurer’s secretary, Sophea, looks after the membership list and collects the fees.

Phnom Penh's golfers are hot

Joint winners Lewis Coyle and Jim Swander

Phnom Penh’s Colin Rogers and visiting Asia-Pacific Regional Committee members John Arkinstall and Mike McIver

Lighthouse Club Phnom Penh golf tournament contenders take breakfast

The Garden City Golf Club

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Generosity sweeps Manila

Manila’s social committee set a new direction for the Club’s monthly events by booking the remainder of this year’s events at the Marriott Hotel Manila, and they are planning a host of fun-filled events in the coming months for our members and guests.

On March 20, Club chairman Guenter Taus welcomed gold member Hamish Bowden, regional director and president of RMD Kwikform Philippines, as the event sponsor for the evening.

Mr Bowden spoke of efforts by his wife, Mai Ling, to rebuild Philippine villages ruined by Typhoon Yolanda. Mai Ling raised extra money for her cause by selling calendars at February’s Club social.

He said that an anonymous donor had given him PHP180,000 to pass on to the Club, on condition that the Club spends some of it on this year’s annual party.

Some of the money will go towards making the party grander than the Club could have hoped, and the rest will go to charity.

Charity committee chairman Phil Thoburn briefed members on how the Club uses its funds.

The evening raised PHP37,575 for good causes, not counting the anonymous donation.

The attendance was 40 members and 25 guests. They included a former chairman of the Lighthouse Club Manila, Steve Phillips of RMD Kwikform, and his wife, Beth, who now live in Oman.

Another notable figure that attended was Dioly Reposo, a former trustee of the Club and a survivor of Typhoon Yolanda.

Dioly lives where the storm made landfall. She, her family and many of her neighbours struggled for days without food, water or shelter. Several Club trustees sent aid packages to Dioly and her family when they received her distress call.

The packages got there by bus weeks before any government aid arrived. The members were thankful to see Doily back among them.

Once again, Hamish Bowden came through for the Club with an offer of space in his VIP tent at the Manila 10-a-side rugby tournament on March 22-23.

Thanks go to Elisa Thoburn, Lhai Eugenio, Otts Taus, Phil Parker, Stephen Bennet and Melody Herber for manning the tent, and for handing out the much needed Lighthouse Club stubbies and reminders about the annual party.

Leighton Contractors Philippines and Jardine Engineering Corp Philippines graciously paid to have Lighthouse Club baseball caps made for sale at the Manila 10s tournament and elsewhere to raise money for charity.

Hats off to Amanda Parker, whose determination and effort in selling the caps raised PHP22,000.

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Social Gathering

Members were looking forward with relish to the Club’s quiz and curry night on 10 April. The Marriott Hotel’s curry action station was in action as people arrived, allowing them to chow down straight away.

F1 Realty AB First One Marketing & Management Consulting was the sponsor for the evening. The firm are emerging premier real estate consultants. They have been serving expatriates and Filipinos since 2002 under the management of Club member Arlene Abelardo-Elliott, who sits on the social events and annual party committee.

Club vice-chairman Stephen Bennet made the opening remarks. The Club presented the retiring Stewart Breakenridge, who was due to relinquish his duties as a trustee on May 1, with a plaque of appreciation. Stewart has been one of the stalwarts of the Club for years, having served as not only as a trustee, but also as chairman, treasurer and a member of the charity committee. He remains a bronze member. The Club wishes Stewart and his family well. They will divide their time between the Philippines and his home in Scotland.

After the presentation, it was time for the of 12 quiz teams drawn up for the evening to do battle. They vied to answer questions tossed at them by that quintessential

quizmaster, Brian Inglis. Brian’s right-hand man, Ron Ronquillo, kept score.

For years, Brian has been officiating at pub quizzes held every Tuesday in Murphy’s in Makati and every Wednesday in the Union Jack Tavern in Alabang. He has been quizmaster of the International Quizzing Association Annual World Quiz every year since 2008. The questions he asked tested intelligence and knowledge alike. Several touched on the black-and-white theme of the Club’s annual party on 7 November.

The Buster Gonads team had the highest score, and the honours went to its line-up of Thomas and Vicky Wintermahr, David Charlton, Joy Casabuena, Terry

Boracay and Borneo beckon

The Marriott Hotel’s poolside became a colourful quasi-island for members and guests sporting their best Hawaiian outfits for the Lighthouse Club Manila Luau on the night of 15 May. They were welcomed with beautiful leis, thirst-quenching island punch and a delicious barbecue buffet.

Members and guests competed in hula hoop and limbo dance contests, and for raffle prizes inspired by the island theme. Dive Gurus Boracay sponsored the event and donated a voucher good for two nights for two on Boracay, which the Club auctioned. Trevor Hall of Red Asia and Robin Hughes of Clean Air Transport Solutions kept up a good flow of banter between them, which persuaded Guenter Taus to give them another voucher, for diving on Boracay. The Club raised PHP107,720 on the night.

A plaque of appreciation was presented to Ivy de Guzman, a trustee for over a year and a member of the social events committee. Ivy has a baby on the way, making it hard for her to attend meetings and other gatherings. Everyone congratulated her and wished her the best.

BK Asia Pacific sponsored two Lighthouse Club Manila climbers, Jeffrey Lagura and Rodel Garcia, to scale Mount Kinabalu on Borneo in late June. Guenter Taus, who has reached the top twice, gave them some dos and don’ts, and encouraged everyone to support them by giving any amount to the Lighthouse Club Asia-Pacific Benevolent Trust.

Hockenhull, Chili Yulo and Pepsi Yulo Cammack. Congratulations! The Ken Dodd’s Dad’s Dog’s Dead team won prizes for having the funniest team name. Individually, their names are Julian Smith, Nigel Pearson, David Hughes, Bob Stimpson and Alan Brookman.

Samuel Powell of Harrington Auction House then lent the Club his professional skills to auction display cases containing Lighthouse Club baseball caps autographed during the Manila 10s by Sky Sports rugby presenter and former international prop forward Paul Wallace.

The display cases also contain photos of Paul playing for the British and Irish Lions against South Africa in Johannesburg on July 5, 1997.

The Club’s thanks go to David Charlton and Nigel Pearson for keeping everyone entertained with their banter during the auction. Their spirited contribution helped the Club raise PHP22,000 for charity. The evening attracted 34 members and 27 guests, and three sponsors attended. All told, the quiz and curry night netted PHP49,800 for charity.

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Arbitration proceedings at the Beijing Arbitration Commission to recover an outstanding contract sum against the owner of a prominent hotel in Beijing.

Design and construction of a US$1 billion greenfield chemical manufacturing plant in China.

Multi-party and multi-jurisdictional HKIAC arbitration regarding outstanding contract price and alleged defects in machinery heard before a panel of leading practitioners.

Development and construction of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor freight railway which will link Delhi and Mumbai.

Advising EPC contractor on the development and construction of the Ashuganj power project.

Greenfield development and construction of a US$10 billion industrial park in Sainshand, Mongolia – the first of its kind in Mongolia.

Advising the constructor on a contract with Tanjung Bin Energy Issuer Berhad for the engineering, procurement and construction of a coal-fired power IPP plant in Malaysia – IFLR Asia Awards’ Project Finance Deal of the Year 2013.

Advising on the construction of the US$34 billion Ichthys onshore LNG project near Darwin, Australia – ALB Japan Law Awards’ Energy & Resources Deal of the Year 2013 and Project Finance Magazine’s Global Deal of the Year 2012.

Two SIAC arbitrations regarding the alleged defective design, construction and maintenance of a landmark leisure project in Singapore.

Advising on the design, development and construction of the O Mon No. 1 Thermal Power Plant Unit 2 in Vietnam – one of the largest thermal power projects in Vietnam.

Advsing on the EPC contract in connection with the development of the US$1.5 billion Sarulla 330MW geothermal project in Sumatra, Indonesia.

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The Singapore Branch keeps up its fundraising effort in a variety of ways, but the main thrust is drumming up money at its monthly meetings, with the kind support of our sponsors and the growing number of members that attend.

The Club holds meetings on the first Thursday of each month.

This year began with a brainstorming barbecue for the Club committee, graciously arranged by Ricky, our treasurer. The programme for the year now contains a series of contrasting events.

The Club recently held a curry quiz night that resulted in some strained grey cells, full stomachs and more money to distribute to needy individuals and families.

For those inspired by Robson Green and the art of extreme fishing, the programme for the year includes a July fishing weekend.

Those that prefer terra firma have been signing up for the golf day planned for August 8. You can sign up too at www.lighthouseClubsingapore.com.sg and see the details and sponsorship opportunities.

Not only will there be great golf, there will be the chance to win a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

The Club continues to give support to needy individuals in and around Singapore.

Besides helping people injured in industrial accidents, the Club has assisted a young girl, Chariabella, who has had eye cancer, with her education.

It has also made connections with a number of Singapore institutions with a view to helping others that need support to complete their studies.

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The Club committee brainstorms while the barbecue goes on

Chariabella refuses to let eye cancer ruin her of education, and the Club stands right behind her

The Club’s devoted webmaster claims a prize for his team at the curry quiz night

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The Brisbane Branch holds a sponsored get-together every month for construction industry professionals to meet in a friendly atmosphere under the Lighthouse Club banner.

Behind the scenes is a small but dedicated committee of busy professionals who generously give their time to promote the Club, the Brisbane Branch and the charitable nature of the organisation.

When you consider that Queensland covers over 1.8 million sq km, you can appreciate the dedication required to keep bringing new members into the fold every month.

Fundraising and discussion about the Club are certainly facets of our events, but another welcome aspect is the warm and inviting opportunity for construction professionals to talk about their work, trends in the industry, the economy, government, projects and so on, and to catch up on information they might not otherwise to hear. get to hear. Of course, there are also plenty of war stories told, in with large doses of humour.

The Brisbane Branch would like to thank the following organisations, for their generous financial contributions this year:

• The Australian Building and Construction Dispute Resolution Service;

• The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors;• Contract Solutions International; and• COINS Global.

Sydney members blows out one candle

The Sydney Branch of the Lighthouse Club had its first anniversary in May.

The after consulting members that attend, the Branch decided to hold its monthly get-togethers at The Rooftop Terrace at the Metropolitan Hotel in 1 Bridge Street, with a view to increasing the attendance. The get-togethers begin at 6 pm.

The Perth Branch of the Lighthouse Club

The Perth Branch of the Lighthouse Club goes from strength to strength as it increases its tally of successful meetings.

Its monthly get-togethers are held in the Melbourne Hotel on the fourth Wednesday of each month.

The Branch has a solid core of regulars on which to build, and a good number of enthusiastic occasional visitors, but it is always on the lookout for new members.

The Branch is also always on the lookout for willing sponsors.

The members are excited about their engagement with the community and pleased with the positive response from businesses – a response that has included substantial gifts for the monthly raffle.

Brisbane waves the bannerAustralia News

Members of the Brisbane Branch make the most of recent get-togethers

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It is often stated that the true measure of any city’s perceived success is based upon three fundamentals: the number of cranes dotting the skyline, an stablished stock exchange and the size of its airport. China’s southern economic powerhouse, Shenzhen, boasts all three in spades and recently unveiled its latest architectural masterpiece with the opening of Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport’s new Terminal 3.

New Terminal 3 Opens at Shenzhen’s Bao’an International Airport

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Designed by acclaimed architects and founders of Studio Fuksas, Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas. Studio Fuksas is also involved in two further phases of the airport’s expansion set for completion in 2025, and 2035.

Headquartered in Rome, Studio Fuksas, is an international architectural practice with offices in Rome, Paris and Shenzhen. With built projects across Europe, Asia and North America, Studio Fuksas is characterised by an innovative approach, as well as interdisciplinary skills and experience consolidated over three decades through the design of master plans, offices and infrastructure projects, to name but a few.

Constructed at seemingly breakneck speed within three years, the Terminal is set to become an iconic landmark that will further boost the economic development of Shenzhen, already acknowledged as one of the fastest-growing cities in the world.

“New Terminal 3 at Shenzhen’s Bao’an International Airport is to date the largest single public building to be constructed in Shenzhen,” states Studio Fuksas founder and principal architect, Massimiliano Fuksas.

“The Terminal has been designed to increase the airport’s capacity by a very significant 58% and will be accommodate 45 million passengers annually by 2020, accounting for 36 million domestic passenger trips and nine million international passengers. It also expects to handle 13,716 visitors per hour during peak periods, with the annual number of aircraft landings and departures estimated to be around 375,000.”

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Sculptural magnificence of Terminal 3

Summoning images of a graceful manta ray (the name "manta" is Portuguese and Spanish for “cloak” or “blanket”) with branching ramps and honeycomb skylights, the sculptural 500,000- square metre Terminal features a striking internal and external double ‘skin’ honeycomb motif that wraps around the structure.

At 1.5 kilometres long and with roof spans soaring up to 80-metres, honeycomb shaped metal and glass panels punctuate the façade of the terminal allowing speckled natural light to filter through. The interior of the terminal is characterised by distinctive white conical supporting columns that rise to touch the roof in cathedral-like scale.

“Studio Fuksas looked at the shapes of various living creatures when planning the layout of the complex,” states Fuksas. “The concept for Terminal 3 evokes the image of a manta ray, a fish that breathes and changes its own shape, undergoes variations, and turns into a bird to celebrate the emotion and fantasy of a flight. The interiors have a sober profile

and a stainless steel finish that reflects and multiplies the honeycomb motif of the internal skin”.

The focal point of the design is the concourse located at the intersection of the building. Consisting of three levels – departure, arrivals and services – they vertically connect to create full height voids, allowing natural light to filter from the highest level down to the lowest.

The main Terminal building comprises two-storeys located underground and four levels above ground (partial five-storeys). The fourth floor is the departure hall. The third floor is connected with the domestic departing passengers channel and the centre of it is the international joint inspection zone, luggage collection and checkpoint, and the office area located on both sides.

Built by Shenzhen Airport (Group) Co at a cost of US$1.4 billion (€734 million/21.8 billion yuan), total construction in relation to new Terminal 3 includes a second runway (opened in July 2011), hotel, commercial complex and freight terminal.


Terminal 3 interior

The design of the expansive Terminal’s interiors is as visually striking and elegant as the exterior of the building and includes internet point, check-in ‘island’, security-check, gates, passport-check areas, shop box, baggage claim ‘islands’, info-point, ventilation trees, signage, commercial desk and washrooms.

“Studio Fuksas has also created an interior that has an immediate impact and reflects the internal atmosphere resulting from the overall design,” states Fuksas. “The spatial concept is one of fluidity and combines two different ideas: the idea of movement and the idea of pause. Carefully considering the human experience within such environments, we purposefully focused on processing times, walking distances, ease of orientation, crowding, and availability of desired amenities, which are all considerations for passengers.”

Stand-out interior design features include stylised white ‘trees’ that serve as air conditioning vents, check-in ‘islands’, and gates and passport-check areas with stainless steel finishes that beautifully reflect the honeycomb patterns of the Terminal “skin” above. The honeycomb motif further translates through into many aspects of the interior and at different scales – from the larger retail boxes to smaller 3D imprints in the wall cover.


Sustainable features

The design of Terminal 3 has been optimised to make the best use of natural ventilation and light. Photovoltaics will meet the electricity demand, producing about 950 million units of electricity each year. Future photovoltaic generation is expected to reach a capacity of 10MW that will be also used to support the electronic devices of the entire airport.

Arup was appointed to provide an holistic sustainable design and performance-based fire engineering consultancy to ensure passenger comfort, safety and resilience. The firm developed a comprehensive fire strategy, conducted computational fluid dynamics smoke extraction and evacuation simulation, and thoroughly analysed the steel structures.

Terminal 3 will also be a “green” aviation building, with a unique double-layer envelope of glass and steel. The weatherproof, sound and thermal insulation embodied outer skin serves as a barrier to resist aviation noise and excessive thermal exchange, while the high-performance glazing unit reduces solar heat gain during summer. The design also incorporates other sustainable concepts and technologies, including chilled water storage, zoned air-conditioning design, heat recovery and a solar hot water system. These will save up to 25% a year on energy costs and make the Terminal building the first National Green Building Star Label (2-Star) certified airport terminal in China.


Shenzhen Airport

The master plan for Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport intends to offer world-class transportation services The 500,000 sq.m. Terminal will be built in three phases, with the final elements completed in 2035. Achieving this means that Shenzhen airport must be operate at the following levels: Globally, Terminal 3 at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport must serve as the global aviation gateway between China and the rest of the world. Nationally, as the fourth largest airport in China after Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou in China, Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport is a trunk of domestic flights and hub of national flights.

Phase 2 scheduled for completion in 2025 is due to commence following the completion of Phase 1 and will be based on the overall master plan. During Phase 2, the first remote passenger concourse will be constructed to add gates, and the satellite terminal with rail stations will be operational. Phase 3 scheduled for completion in 2035 will focus on the development of the airport’s west side and upon its completion Terminal 3 Shenzhen International Airport will be fully constructed.


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