Two More Favehotels For Malaysia And Indonesia
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ston Interna onal is to take its por olio of budgetbrand favehotels to five with the opening of two new proper es on the resort islands of Bali and Langkawi this month. The 251room favehotel Seminyak in Bali will include a swimming pool, coffee shop, and several small
mee ng rooms. The 97-room favehotel Cenang Beach will be located on the Malaysian island of Langkawi and will feature a coffee shop, bar and lounge, outdoor swimming pool, spa, and three mee ng rooms. Aimed at the young and fashionconscious, the two new hotels
will add to Aston’s three exis ng favehotels in Jakarta, Surabaya and Denpasar. The company also plans to open favehotels in Solo, Balikpapan and Bali early next year as it looks to con nue growing the brand in Malaysia and Indonesia.
Suntec Set For Major Makeover
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Singapore’s BIM Needs Private Sector Support
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s Singapore’s Building and Construc on Authority’s (BCA) looks to adopt the Building Informa on Modelling (BIM) system, an interna onal panel of experts has come up with a list of recommenda ons to support its smooth and effecve implementa on in the city state. BIM is a 3-dimensional modelling technology that aims to promote more sustainable designs and higher construc on producvity by enabling professionals to work on a building project in
a digital format before the actual construc on phase begins. To ensure BIM is introduced successfully, one of the key factors proposed by the panel of experts is the ac ve par cipaon of the private sector. In parcular, the need for collaboraon between the public sectors of different countries in sharing best procurement policies, standards, and processes was stressed. The experts also proposed the establishment of a na onal digital library as well as the use of
RA Trust Management—the managers of Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust—is to invest S$410 million (US$326 million) on renova ng and upgrading the Suntec Interna onal Conven on Centre and Suntec City Mall in Singapore. Star ng in mid-2012, the development will cover four phases and is set for comple on in 2015. The plans include the redesign of the MICE venue and mall as well as the addi on of new event, retail, and F&B areas. New technology will also be incorporated to support the media requirements of future events.
incen ves and awards to mo vate the use of BIM by building professionals. Finally, the role of social media was highlighted as a way of encouraging the next genera on of building professionals to get involved. D|D&C | 5