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Me & My Career

Creating sustainable buildings an exciting role

This is a series in which individuals share their career journeys and provide an inside look into their jobs and industries. In this interview, we look at civil engineering.

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Think of constructing a building and you might envision concrete, glass or other common materials.
But timber - with the warm feeling of comfort and well-being it evokes - is the material of choice for Ms Serena Yap, a veteran with three decades of engineering experience in both buildings and infrastructure work.
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