The annual HDB Professional Week, comprising the HDB Awards
Dinner and the Professional Engagement And Knowledge Sharing
(PEAK) Forum, celebrated the achievements of our industry
professionals, as well as spotlighted best practices and innovative
ideas to drive greater excellence in design, construction, and
engineering.
The Awards Dinner held on 11 October 2022 at the Resorts World Sentosa was very well received with
over 700 industry partners attending the event. The PEAK Forum on 13 October 2022 also had a full
turnout of a more-than-400 strong audience at the HDB Auditorium.
Meet the HDB teams who put together this event and find out what happened behind-the-scenes!
Did you know?
The HDB Awards recognise architectural
and engineering consultants, as well as
building contractors who have delivered
exemplary, quality performance and
innovative efforts in the implementation of
HDB programmes.
Watch the event
highlights here!
Minister for National Development Mr Desmond Lee gave out 22 awards at the HDB Design, Construction and Engineering Awards Dinner 2022. This included four awards for in-house projects designed by BRI!
The Organising Team says hello!
The HDB winners and organising team behind the HDB Awards 2022
Q1: What went into the making of HDB Awards 2022?
A1: Preparation for the HDB Awards already started in late
2021! As the Built Environment industry was taking its first
steps to emerge from the COVID pandemic, the Awards Dinner
was planned to celebrate the good work of our industry
partners, and to encourage them to not only recover – but to
thrive - in the post-COVID climate.
The event was made possible with the close collaboration of HDB Groups across different
Clusters. It was truly a ONE HDB event!
Q2: What was something different that the team experimented with for this year’s event?
A2: This was the very first large-scale physical event organised by HDB since COVID that involved the industry partners. We invited past award winners (51 winners from 2020 and 2021) to join us at the Dinner, to reconnect physically and to celebrate their earlier achievements. There was also a special photo-taking segment with Minister to recognise their efforts and contribution to quality public housing.
Instead of printed programme sheets and award booklets, we adopted an e-folio which could be downloaded via QR codes placed at each dinner table. This allowed us to be more sustainable by reducing paper usage, without compromising the experience of dinner participants!
Q3: : Share with us your team’s takeaway from this experience!
A3: There were many changes in Safe Management Measures leading up to the event. In the span
of a few months, the event changed from a hybrid event to a physical event with limited capacity,
and finally to one without a cap on attendance!
Due to these changes, we had to exercise flexibility in our planning and be forward-looking to
respond and anticipate the unexpected. For instance, our emcee almost couldn’t make it for the
event due to COVID! We had to be bold in taking small, measured steps forward when we
encountered uncertainties and challenging situations.
The biggest satisfaction was
certainly seeing the happy faces of
our award winners during the event
itself. Witnessing their pride taking
pictures with their posters and
trophies made all our efforts
worthwhile.
Did you know?
Themed ‘Designing for Life: Green Towns, Green Living’, the PEAK Forum focussed on how HDB strives
to create green, liveable, and sustainable towns for our residents.
Returning to a full-scale physical event on 13 and 14 October 2022, our industry partners were treated to
a lively sharing and discussion covering these topics:
Driving Sustainability in HDB Towns and Estates
Low Carbon Building Innovations
Greening the Vertical City in Nature
Design Strategy for Ulu Pandan Estate
Design of Northshore Waterfront & Northshore Residences
Heart of Yew Tee, an Inclusive & Vibrant Integrated Development
Watch this video on what went down at the PEAK Forum 2022!
The Organising Team says hello!
The organising team behind the PEAK Forum 2022, comprising colleagues from BRI, BIG, BQG, DPG, RPG and CCG.
Q1: What went into the making of PEAK Forum 2022?
A1: After several years of working remotely and organising virtual events, we were excited to
welcome guests back at the HDB Auditorium for the HDB PEAK Forum.
While we were aiming to recreate networking opportunities for our participants and colleagues, we
had to balance COVID risks at the same time. One of our speakers came down with COVID the day
before the event! We had to work closely with our event organisers to set up and test the system
for the speaker to deliver his sharing remotely. We sourced covering officers for key roles early
which helped us to recover quickly if anyone came down with COVID.
The PEAK Forum 2022 was the result of a lot of brainstorming and strong partnership across Building, Estate and Corporate Clusters, from curating the presentation topics and content, to preparing the materials for the videos, to hosting the site visit. This being the first time many of our team members were involved in organising such a large-scale event, we were very thankful for the advice and guidance given by our senior colleagues.
Q2: What was something different that the team experimented with for this year’s event?
A2: This year, we opted to hold the main PEAK Forum and site visit on separate days. This allowed participants who were unable to join us for the full 2 days to at least take part in one of the activities.
We were happy to see the overwhelming interest in the site visit to Northshore Residences I & II and Waterfront I & II @ Northshore. It was oversubscribed by 3 times, and we even received a request to host a Vietnamese delegation!
Q3: Share with us your team’s takeaway from this experience!
A3: As a large organisation, the importance of close partnerships and networks become even more crucial. This allows us to tap on each other’s experiences and share resources.
While we are working on large-scale event/project, it is important to remember that little things matter like preparing refreshments for colleagues who took time out of their busy schedules to support the site visit, or a simple thank you note to speakers for gracing the event and sharing their insights. These have helped us to forge stronger partnerships and collaborate better.
