On October 12, the Russian Ministry of Construction hosted a meeting of the forum's Organizing Committee, chaired by the head of the department, Vladimir Yakushev.
Opening the meeting, the Minister noted the importance of holding the forum, which is confirmed by the growing number of participants from different countries every year. The work of the forum contributed to the addition of new documents to the regulatory and technical base for high-rise construction. "Today, the Ministry of Construction is actively developing regulatory and methodological documents that compensate for obsolete and outdated documents in the field of high-rise construction. Over the past three years, together with the professional community, the department has developed rules for urban planning, design and operation of high—rise buildings and complexes, requirements for foundation structures and engineering systems of high-rise buildings," Minister Vladimir Yakushev said during the meeting.
Sergey Schwindt, Deputy Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region, said at the meeting that the forum's program will be expanded this year. In particular, the business program of the forum includes new areas related to the renovation of urban areas of megacities, the use of automated technical systems and information modeling technologies in construction, digital prototyping based on information modeling of buildings and structures, management and operation of high-rise buildings. The format of the event will also change this year. For the first time, one-day forums will be held: the Russian BIM Technologies Forum, the International Forum of Architecture, Urban Planning and Design "Archeurasia 2018", the forum of the Ural Commonwealth in the field of construction, the forum of construction designers and calculation engineers. The main business program of the 100+ Forum Russia will take two days — December 6-7, 43 sections are planned.
Vera Belous, Executive Secretary of the Organizing Committee and head of the working group on preparations for the 100+ Forum Russia, noted that more than half of the forum's business events are for builders, developers, architects, and designers. "Our base consists of sections for "narrow" specialists, for example, in the calculation and construction of foundations, engineering surveys. Sections are also planned for a wide range of listeners on landscaping and creating a comfortable urban environment. Visitors are also showing great interest in them," she added. The full program of the forum can be found in the PROGRAM section.
The forum will also host a large-scale exhibition of the latest achievements and technologies in construction and the production of building materials. This year, 120 companies are expected to participate in the exhibition. The main directions of the exhibition were: construction technologies and equipment, BIM and digital technologies in construction, development, architecture and urban planning, building materials and equipment, architectural lighting. For more information about the conditions of participation, see the EXHIBITION section.
Arkady Chernetsky, First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Federal Structure, Regional Policy, Local Self-Government and Northern Affairs, also noted the importance of the upcoming event at the meeting. "The Forum has repeatedly confirmed its importance and relevance for the entire industry. Accumulating primarily domestic developments in the field of construction, contributing to their promotion and development in the regions. Regional construction companies get the opportunity to declare their competencies and enter new construction markets," Arkady Chernetsky emphasized.
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