o foster our link with the contractors, we have regular meetings with the Hong Kong Construction Association (HKCA) and the Hong Kong Federation of Electrical and Mechanical Contractors Limited (HKFEMC).

We have participated in 56 public events sharing our experiences and projects with the industry, our business partners, the public and other interest groups.


The exchange of information and experience with industry partners is essential for our understanding of market trends and constraints and enables us to set industry best practices and guidelines with respect to greener buildings.
To foster our links with contractors, we have regular meeting with the Hong Kong Construction Association (HKCA) and the Hong Kong Federation of Electrical and Mechanical Contractors Limited (HKFEMC), and convene additional meetings as necessary.
We have participated in 56 public events sharing our experiences and projects with the industry, our business partners, the public and other interest groups.
We have also actively participated in publicity events in order to share our experiences with the industry, our business partners, the public and other interest groups. In return, we use these opportunities to understand better their expectations and concerns and be able to identify areas for improvement.
Our publicity events included:
In 1990, we initiated Building Services Tender Price Index (BSTPI) as a complementary index to Building Tender Price Index in order to provide reliable information on contemporary tender price trends which help rationalise our evaluation during the process of selecting a tender.
To improve the benchmark against the building services installations in recently tendered projects, a Task Force, which was set up in January 2008, has completed the review and revision of the methodology as well as the Base Schedule of items and rates which will be adopted for the compilation of BSTPI starting in the first quarter of 2009.