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Tell us what sparked technologies, new materials and new
your interest in the built methods of construction. It is more crucial
now than ever to ensure that building
environment industry. safety is not compromised in our drive for
Seeing our city’s skyline change as Singapore productivity and sustainability.
developed over the years has allowed me to
appreciate the value of the work done by How do you aim to contribute
many professionals in the Built Environment to BCA and the industry in the
sector. It is really thanks to them that we
have our Singapore today. It was certainly future?
not an easy feat in a land-scarce country; we I look forward to applying my knowledge
are now building higher towards the sky and and learning experience to work with my
deeper into the ground. This appreciation colleagues in reviewing BCA’s policies and
kindled my interest to fi nd out how theoretical regulations to enhance the robustness of
knowledge could be applied to shape our Singapore’s building control regulatory BCA Local Undergraduate Scholarship
physical landscape, overcome structural framework. With the advent of new Tan Jing Ying
challenges and achieve architectural dreams, methods of construction and innovative
such as the famed SkyPark of Marina Bay materials, it is important to ensure that our Age
Sands and the dome structure of National building control regulations are up to date 24
Stadium. with the latest developments of the built
environment industry. Attained
What convinced you to sign up Bachelor of Engineering,
Civil Engineering,
for the BCA Scholarship? I am also keen to work on the many Nanyang Technological University
challenging and exciting projects in BCA, such
For an industry to advance, the active as the development and implementation
participation and cooperation of all industry of an automatic building plan checker. Now
players is required. However, this would I especially hope that my efforts and Engineer,
not be possible without an effective policy contributions to these projects would go Arup Singapore Pte Ltd
to align the vision and objectives of all a long way in enhancing building safety in (current attachment)
stakeholders. Singapore.
From
As the regulator of the Built Environment Anderson Junior College
industry, BCA plays a key role and is the Share with us your previous (now known as Anderson Serangoon
driver of change, with every decision and and current job scope. Junior College)
policy having a profound and long-term I am currently on a short stint with Arup
impact on the industry. In recognizing the Singapore Pte Ltd, a building consultant in
importance of BCA’s role, I signed up for Singapore. My job scope involves assisting
the BCA Scholarship in hope of pursuing a in tender support and running ongoing
dynamic and meaningful career, in which my construction projects. The attachment with
time and effort would contribute to shaping Arup Singapore is an invaluable opportunity
policies aimed at building a safe, high quality, to gain design experience and better
sustainable and friendly built environment. understand the challenges faced on the
ground.
What were your dreams
when you decided to take up Prior to this, I was posted to the Policy
a BCA Scholarship? Have they and Regulations Department (Building
changed as you learned more Engineering Group) of BCA. My work
applications
involves
for
processing
about the industry? Why? structural plans approval and permit to
When I fi rst decided to take up BCA commence work, reviewing policies and
Scholarship, I wanted to apply my technical building control regulations, and attending to
knowledge and expertise to making sure public enquiry and feedback. My stint at BCA
buildings are safe for all in Singapore. helped strengthen my technical competency,
and provided exposure to the processes
and considerations behind crafting and
My aspirations were further reaffi rmed as
I learned more about the built environment implementation of policies and regulations to
move the industry forward.
industry. As the industry develops, increasing
emphasis is being placed on facets beyond
building safety, including but not limited to
construction productivity and sustainability.
This transformation of the Built Environment
industry involves the adoption of new