Quality Alchemist (品質煉金術師): HKIE Press Conference on "Driving a Research-Led Approach, Fostering Safety and Low-Carbon Transition in the Construction Industry"

2026年6月16日星期二

HKIE Press Conference on "Driving a Research-Led Approach, Fostering Safety and Low-Carbon Transition in the Construction Industry"

The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) held the Press Conference on "Driving a Research-Led Approach, Fostering Safety and Low-Carbon Transition in the Construction Industry" (「推動研究導向·促進建造業安全與低碳轉型」新聞發布會) on 16^th Jun 2026. Firstly, 4S Practical Approaches guideline was introduced.

The policy background and core objectives of the Smart Site Safety System (4S) is focusing on its mandatory implementation, real-time safety alerts, and data-driven root cause analysis.

The standard technical architecture of the Smart Site Safety System (4S), which integrates a Central Management Platform (CMP) acting as the analytical "brain," a high-bandwidth site telecommunications network for real-time transmission, and automated remote sensing technologies such as AI cameras, IoT sensors, and wearable smart gear.

And then HKIE representative introduced the 15th Five-Year Plan: "Promoting 'AI+'" Action and New Quality Productive Forces and promoting Greater Bay Area (GBA) Mutual Recognition.

Smart Site Safety System (4S) Labelling Scheme including 4S Label Scheme (4SLS), Qianhai Cross-Boundary Pilot and Value of Technology Export.

After that HKIE suggested the 4S system should not be viewed as an add-on measure after construction has commenced; instead, it should be integrated into preliminary project design, site layout planning, risk assessment, BIM coordination, and project delivery.

And then 10 Major Categories of Smart Site Safety System were mentioned.

Finally, IDES Iterative Adoption Framework was briefed from Identify, Deploy, Evaluate, Adjust to Scale.

HKIE recommended to employ AI and LLM for transforming from traditional safety inspection to AI prediction using data governance platform.

They issued the guideline named “Practical Approaches to Smart Site Safety System (4S) Adoption”.

After that they demonstrated the use of smart devices.

The second part was the Research Report on Carbon Management for Infrastructure and Building Works of Hong Kong. Firstly, they reviewed local and overseas regulations and standards.

They summarized the experience that to transition from carbon reporting to active management, organizations must establish clear metrics, expand lifecycle assessments to infrastructure, manage procurement, and leverage digital data. This transition should follow a phased implementation that builds capability before raising standards.

Finally, HKIE proposed four dimensions to improve the performance in project level and organization level. They expected to build the foundations governance and accountability.