Track 2: Building Information Modeling

Enhancing Model Constructability

10.50 Identifying Opportunities to Automate Modeling Activities to Accelerate Detailing & Coordination

• Discussing the parts of the model that can benefit the most from automation to ensure modelers focus on the high value work
• Overview of a real-life case study on AI-Enabled BIM to streamline code compliance checks
• Scoping how to effectively program AI and generative design tools to generate high quality options
• Incorporating human expertise to quality control and support seamless field implementation

Amr Raafat, Chief Innovation Officer, Windover Construction

11.30 Scanning Existing Conditions & Integrating Findings into the Model to Inform Constructability

• Overcoming the onsite challenges of scanning conditions in an existing building
• Streamlining transfer of large scan files from contractor to design team to integrate scan data into early models
• Discussing some of the most surprising challenges raised through this process to date, and how the team have been able to tackle them

Hamilton Ramirez, Virtual Design & Construction Manager, Okland Construction

12.40 Networking Lunch Break

Improving BIM Deployment in the Field

1.40 Using Real Time BIM Verification to Detect Potential Conflicts Early & Mitigate Costly Rework

• Understanding your audience and the key information they need to inform how you present the model to field workers
• Gaining the trust of field teams in 3D documentation to inform more accurate decision making
• Reflecting on the common gaps when introducing models to field teams to shape training that gives field workers the necessary skills, more quickly

Brendon Kozman, Senior Virtual Design & Construction Engineer, Joeris General Contractors

2.20 Improving How Models are Set Up to Maximize Field Interaction

• Combining technologies, including laser scanners and drone surveys, to create quality control overlays
• Ensuring field personnel have the ability and time to review these overlays and identify potential issues
• Translating field findings into core aspects to be addressed: At what stage does a discrepancy become a point of action

Kevin Bromenshenk, Virtual Design & Construction Director, Flintco

3.00 Afternoon Networking Break

Track 3: Applying Technology in the Field

Improving Visualization & Planning

10.50 Using Reality Capture to Report on Daily Progress & Better Inform Remote Jobsite Management

• Evaluating the combination of reality capture tools that will be able to provide sufficient visibility of your jobsite, without breaking the bank
• Evolving your data management workflows alongside your growing reality capture stack to ensure the data captured is manageable and streamlined
• Using data captured to build robust visualizations and dashboards to support field leaders and clients to make real time decisions that will improve jobsite productivity

Jon Ferguson, Vice President, Layton Construction

Austin Lay, Senior Reality Capture Technologies Manager, Layton Construction

11.30 Improving the Quality of Site Reconstructions with Gaussian Splatting to Ensure the Right Decisions are Made from the Data

• Evaluating the challenges with traditional reality capture in creating hyperrealistic, real-time reconstructions of the jobsite and how taking a “Gaussian planning” approach can overcome this
• Reviewing how this approach has helped our teams to make more informed, timely decisions across our projects to date
• Learn how you can get started with gaussian splats yourself from creation to utilization

Ben Stocker, Senior Construction Technologist, Skender

12.40 Networking Lunch Break

Enhancing People & Resource Management on the Jobsite

1.40 Using New Tools to Identify & Mitigate Jobsite Hazards & Improve Worker Safety

• Utilizing reality capture and robotics tools to help identify jobsite hazards in even the most remote locations
• Exploring how AI can make safety policies more searchable and accessible real time in the field
• Working with safety leadership to understand further opportunities to harness your technology stack in innovative ways skills, more quickly

Jason Waddell, Director of Construction Technology Development, Batson-Cook Construction

2.30 Refining the Use of High-Performance Reality Capture Tools to Suit Smaller Projects’ Needs & Budgets

• Discussing the reality capture tools that can meet the specific needs and budget of a smaller project
• Balancing ROI of efficiency gained with technology investment: How do you make this stack up?
• Navigating the common challenges of special projects, such as scanning occupied buildings

Trevor Owen, Reality Capture Manager, Rogers O’Brien Construction

3.00 Afternoon Networking Break

Track 4: Technology & Innovation Strategy

Maximizing the Potential of New Investments

10.50 Panel Discussion: Building Collaborative Vendor Relationships to Share the Burden of Innovation Management

• Creating an open dialogue with vendors to assess how their technology is meeting your needs, and whether their service remains fit for purpose
• Integrating streamlined feedback loops from end users about the tool to vendors to tailor the future of the technology
• Exploring how you can work with existing vendors to identify where they may be able to support further gaps before considering a new tool

Max Nichols, Virtual Design & Construction Project Director, Okland Construction

Wilson Haworth, Virtual Design & Construction Director, Juneau Construction Company

Reed Gallagher, Director of Virtual Design & Construction, Executive Construction

Becky Sigman, National Preconstruction Product Owner, Corporate Information Technology, McCarthy Building Companies

11.30 Evolving Your Tech Stack in Alignment with Strategic Business Priorities

• Evaluating how positioning your technological capabilities as a competitive differentiator in bids can help win more work
• Creating effective workflows and feedback loops between strategic directives and field workers
• Discussing how to invest in creating bespoke tools on a case-by-case basis to minimize unnecessary disruption to the overall stack

Chad Dunn, Manager of Digital Construction, PCL Construction

12.40 Networking Lunch Break

Streamlining Overall Tech Stack Efficiency

1.40 Streamlining Your Tech Stack Across Offices to Optimize Spend & Maximize Data Output

• Finding ways to monitor the adoption of new technologies across offices to control business spend
• Sharing best practices for navigating enterprise deals with technology vendors when multiple offices may be seeking adoption
• Evaluating the adoption rates of all technologies periodically to target areas of low adoption: Has implementation dropped off because of lack of training or lack of value?
• Phasing out redundant systems to redirect spend to areas where new technologies would be beneficial

Daniela Ariza, Construction Technology Deployment Associate, Suffolk Construction

Adam Fyrer, Construction Technology Deployment Associate, Suffolk Construction

2.20 Executing Effective Change Management Strategies to Manage the Integration of New Systems, at Scale

• Configuring the introduction of a new technology or process to existing workflows maximize efficacy for all stakeholders
• Verifying that any implemented changes have not inadvertently affected users negatively, and remaining agile to correct these effects
• Improving the clarity of communication and feedback between field and VDC teams in technology roll outs, including supporting field teams to identify extra areas of upskilling they require to get the most out of technologies

Chantelle Menlove, Director of Construction Technology, Big-D Construction

3.00 Afternoon Networking Break