You bring the construction knowledge, Autodesk brings the technology! In this interactive workshop, you will work with stakeholders across the project lifecycle to address challenges in project delivery. In each 60-minute session, you will tackle a construction challenge on topics that touch diverse aspects of project delivery. Explore how the GC can build productive relationships with architects, conquer the supply chain, build without drawings, or make prefabrication methods prevalent. In this session, you will learn from industry experts already implementing excellence, network with your peers as you build solutions, and connect with Autodesk teams for ongoing research efforts.

Facilitators will include:

- Laurie Spitler, Autodesk

- Josh Bone, Construction Technology Specialist, DEWALT

- G. Andy Leek, CM-BIM, VDC Director, Paric Corporation

- DJ Phipps, Construction Technology Group Manager, XL Construction

- Nathan Wood, Chief Enabling Officer, SpectrumAEC

- Lana Gochenauer, VDC Manager, Lease Crutcher Lewis

- Zach Scheel, P.E., cofounder and CEO, Rhumbix

This class will be a roundtable discussion exploring how we share data across projects, offices, companies, and clients. We will discuss multiple strategies for sharing data, and ask individuals about what they use in their firms, what roadblocks have come up based on sharing firm knowledge and standards, and what new tools have recently started to become standard. This class is targeted toward project managers, CAD managers, and IT folks, who are all part of the data-sharing stream.

Have you seen a facilities management spec? What is a facilities management spec? As a facilities manager, would you like to have a say in what your data deliverable is? As a contractor, would you like to focus your owner on what matters? What if the asset data was collected, organized, and usable before the facility opened? What if the preventative maintenance was scheduled and the maintenance records were accessible on a phone or tablet before day one? Our industry is producing some fantastic data, but owners are often left with none of it or an overwhelming, unusable amount of it. This class will focus on what a facilities team genuinely needs to maintain the building. We’ll give you the questions to ask in order to focus on the data facilities that technicians need, not the data we want to provide them with. We’ll also discuss the processes needed to achieve success.

Saipem is a large, international turnkey contractor in the oil and gas industry. One of the main problems the firm faced was the complex communication between projects’ stakeholders and the need for harmonizing data independently by the software used. In the past years, several initiatives were implemented to overcome these limitations trying to save time and facilitate the decision-making process, but no efficient solution was found. With the Forge platform the game is changing! A “data-centered BIM (Building Information Modeling) dashboard” has been implemented to aggregate data coming from different sources (SmartPlant Foundation, Oracle, Navisworks, and so on) and present them in the model context. During this session, we will present the benefits of the implemented solution, where BIM has been introduced in traditional workflows, with particular emphasis on how the new tool helps Saipem managers, and discipline leads make quicker decisions, improving project delivery quality, while cloud technology provides access from any device.

Have you ever heard someone in your office say, That's the BIM guy's job, not mine.? The role of BIM in construction is changing. Soon BIM will be ubiquitous across all of our operations. Currently, most third-party training materials focus on the complete package of tools within the software. Many times this training revolves around the key strokes that are needed to achieve outcomes as designed by the software manufacturer, but fails to meet the specific necessities of the contractor. Instead, we need to adapt our training strategy to focus on how BIM integrates into our current project delivery workflows. By educating our personnel on the process first, we can then break down the technical content to support the idea of just-in-time training. In this roundtable session, we share experiences and lessons learned through our efforts to motivate and influence adoption of model-based project delivery within our operations groups, and we also share examples of ways to track enterprise-level progress.

BIM (Building Information Modeling) integration in MEP designs streamlines project delivery by introducing a sophisticated plan early in the process. BIM is redefining MEP integration by resulting in material cost savings and decreased production time that translates into further cost savings. MEP integration on a BIM platform streamlines material procurement, which ensures that material estimation is reliable and that production cost is saved by avoiding over-ordering. In this class, we will explain how MEP contractors can use BIM in MEP integration to get a bird's eye view of different segments, right from the ceiling elevations, to the plumbing layout, and through other MEP systems. We will focus on exploring how BIM is redefining integrated MEP design and ensuring reduced production costs. Also, we will discuss how integrating different analysis software with the intelligent model is revolutionizing MEP integration.

This will be an interactive construction workshop.

If you joined one of the earlier workshops, you wouldn't want to miss this session. Join Laurie and team as they review the findings from the class exercises. Facilitators will present their current best practices and the ideas that were generated in the workshops.

Then, participants will vote on the most exciting concepts to continue to collaborate on with Autodesk. At the end of the session, everyone will leave with new strategies and tactics for improving his or her project delivery challenges.

In the spring of 2018, Autodesk introduced BIM 360 Design software, based on the Forge platform, and BIM 360 Document Management. While users still have access to the legacy BIM 360 Team technology, BIM 360 Design provides enhanced collaboration workflows, greater control over file permissions, and much tighter integration with BIM 360 Docs software for use in "downstream" collaboration workflows during a project’s postdesign phases. This class will focus on the enhanced workflows possible with Design Collaboration and Revit cloud collaboration, and will cover project setup, teams and permissions, and the use of packages to effectively control when others have access to your data and when data from other teams is updated in your model. We will also look at common troubleshooting techniques and BIM 360 site setup.

Digital transformation impacts nearly every facet of an organization. For the Construction Industry, this digital transformation is palpable and encompasses how people, culture, technology and process intertwine. Research shows that diversity and inclusion are key components that can encourage new ways of working and help to unlock this potential. And yet… women rising into leadership positions where they can help usher this transformation remains a challenge for the construction industry. In this interactive panel, you’ll hear directly from women in leadership roles as they share their personal stories of rising in the industry, and the strategies they use to develop frameworks for managing innovation in construction, tapping into unique background of teams, and empowering a culture where transformation (and diversity) can thrive.

One of the first issues owners face at the onset of a project is deciding on which project delivery method to use. Design-bid-build is slowly going extinct, especially for large, complicated projects with challenging schedules. Construction management at risk (CMAR) is a more attractive method, even though it doesn’t quite describe how we work. Design-build is on the rise, but many owners still feel like they’re paying a premium by preselecting the team. Lastly, integrated project delivery (IPD) leaves a lot to be desired, as most of the owners are still not willing to share the risk but expect the benefits. So, if none of those methods align with how we work, what does the future of project delivery look like? In your experience, are any of the current contracts and procurement methods truly aligned with how we ideally need to work? Join this vibrant roundtable and share your thoughts and experiences about technology-driven delivery, innovation, risks, and constraints of where our built-environment industry is inevitably headed.

The next-generation BIM 360 platform creates a more integrated solution for your cloud-work-shared projects. With the Design Collaboration workflow, project data and members are more unified throughout every stage of the project lifecycle, creating a more efficient process. So, before shaking up the office by switching to BIM 360 Design software, it’s best to understand what the next-generation BIM 360 platform is and how you can benefit from making the switch. In this session, we will explore the differences between Collaboration For Revit and BIM 360 Design, and we’ll look at how you can improve your team’s efficiency by switching to the BIM 360 platform. We will also go through workflows and methods to help make the transition from Collaboration For Revit to BIM 360 Design smoother for you and your firm.

The handoff between project engineers and fabricators is a key juncture in project delivery. Any mistakes at this stage can mean costly rework and project delays, and an inefficient handoff of design data can bloat budgets and unnecessarily extend project schedules—leading to cost over runs, litigation, and unnecessary headaches for owners. The Autodesk-sponsored Engineering Executive Council explains how improvements to the current situation will benefit project owners—improve project quality, reduce costs, speed up timelines—and offer some initial solutions. The Council will present customer stories of “best practices” to owners followed by a discussion on how to put them into practice. An example will be The Engineering Research Center at Brown University which utilized integrated project delivery (IPD) with cloud-based BIM (Building Information Modeling) technologies (BIM 360 Design software and Revit software) which resulted in a 90% cost reduction and 20% time savings. The project was delivered within budget and two months early.

Architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals need interoperability between their BIM (Building Information Modeling) and geographic information system (GIS) tools to solve, plan, design, construct, and manage projects in a sustainable and resilient manner. They need tools to optimize materials use, energy use, human resources, and the long-term impact on the natural world. Connecting Esri’s GIS solutions with civil and building BIM improves coordination and efficiency. Enabling data to flow between these GIS and BIM solutions enables a more sustainable and resilient world. This session will discuss and demonstrate how location intelligence helps built and natural environments to thrive. Customer examples will be presented with an emphasis on sustainability topics highlighting Civil 3D software, InfraWorks software, and Revit software combined with Esri ArcGIS. The moderator of this session will facilitate a series of five-minute presentations by multiple customers using Autodesk and Esri software to produce work that addresses these topics. This session will include a moderated panel discussion.

This panel discussion will explore opportunities to manage construction execution by creating a performance-based strategy to align project performance with anticipated outcomes, thus creating the high-performing building. Using principles such as the simple framework (Integrating project delivery 2017; Reed, Fischer, Khanzode, Ashcraft), production planning methods, lean principles, and integrated design and information, the discussion will explain strategy, practice, and vision of future state. The panel will provide insight into the theory and opportunities for improving performance. Once the framework has been agreed on, teams can operate a performance management system by defining the performance criteria and validating performance through data collection for specific and measurable metrics. We’ll look at how system alignment throughout the project lifecycle in a collaborative environment provides transparent and robust information to the team for optimized performance.

Use of standards for construction project delivery has grown over the last decade, with national and regional mandates, and an increase in Building Information Modelling has led to the development of the ISO19650 set of standards. This session will discuss the development and use of these standards and how they relate to how people are using Autodesk Construction Cloud.

This will be an interactive construction workshop.

The ISO 19650 series contains the latest industry standards and best practices for the management and collaborative production of information using Building Information Modeling (BIM) applying a shared repository, known as a common data environment (CDE). Enabling technologies are needed to achieve the functional and nonfunctional requirements of a CDE and support the activities within the information management process. To ensure Autodesk customers have the technology they need, Autodesk engaged a leading authority on information management when using BIM and the author of ISO 19650-2 to assess BIM 360 Docs software. The outcomes of the review included product enhancements and a recommended configuration to support the adoption of the ISO 19650 series. This class will cover the outcomes of the review process and provide an introduction to the ISO 19650 family of standards with a road map of future developments.

OK, not really. While losing one's job due to not following best practices for using Revit software would be a bit draconian, life can become unnecessarily frustrating and stressful when your models are bloated, corrupt, and difficult to navigate. This class will point out common errors that even experienced Revit users make, and offer ways to avoid them to keep file sizes small, data integrity intact, and life much less stressful. We will also offer productivity tips that are easy to implement but powerful.

Do you have a large project involving not only multiple disciplines, but also multiple companies in each discipline, and you want to take advantage of BIM 360 Design software? We'll cover everything from project setup to organization to entitlement to data transfer, all in a live demo.