Now that computers can see and understand the world around them through artificial intelligence (AI), how can they be used to help the architecture, engineering, and construction industry? In a 2016 ENR photo competition, an AI agent reviewed photo submissions to look for potential job-site safety risks. The AI processed all 1,080 images in less than 5 minutes, while a team of human experts took more than 5 hours to do a similar review. Skanska is committed to using these same technologies to reduce job-site risk. In this session, Ryan Salvas of Skanska will review how to expand the types of risk indicators seen by the AI through BIM 360 Field software, a software platform used for the collection of site imagery. The presenters will highlight pilot projects where the technology is being expanded to handle additional types of visual information, including videos with voice narration and real-time image streams from job-site cameras, all in the name of protecting our most valuable asset-our people.

In this class, we'll delve into the pivotal role that the United Kingdom's Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) plays in shaping the future of construction safety, both domestically and globally. We'll explore how digital workflows can enhance on-site fire safety measures and health protocols, providing a comprehensive golden thread for the construction industry. Drawing on case studies and practical examples, we'll illustrate the transformative potential of digitizing safety processes, which not only aligns with legislation but also sets a new standard for industry best practices. Moreover, we'll discuss the critical task of developing the construction workforce of the future. We'll also illuminate the strategies for equipping teams with the skills necessary to navigate the digital landscape and uphold safety regulations. This class will serve as a road map, guiding you on how to maximize technology and progressive workforce development to drive a safer construction industry in line with the BSA principles.

MEP fabrication has been a hot topic for many years. It seems only the larger companies are taking advantage of this opportunity. We are starting see fabrication appear in instructions to bidders and, in some cases, demands from owners. Could MEP fabrication work for a small or mid-size company? In this class we will discuss the fundamental elements that make a successful fabrication shop and we’ll explore the possibilities of making fabrication functional for a smaller company. We will talk about material flow, people flow, automation, equipment placement, bulk buying, material movement, cultural/behavior changes, software, Building Information Modeling (BIM) coordination, effects on job-site safety, early turnover, and packaging for delivery to job sites. This will be an interactive session with plenty of time for questions during and after the presentation.

This class will showcase the Piedmont Atlanta Hospital Marcus Tower expansion and the all-in virtual design involvement on this project. We'll explain how to utilize models and BIM Team/C4R for Revit's cloud-based products and services for multiple aspects of the project, including the involvement in preconstruction for marketing, estimating, and self-perform opportunities; the integration of drone flights and parametric, in-house crane models for site logistics and safety planning; virtual reality for headwall mock-ups; and structural review. We'll complete the discussion with lessons learned for workflow, full-team integration, and training for the all-in approach.

A diverse panel of experts will participate in this discussion on how evolving technology and insurance products have shaped the construction risk management practice in recent years to become a more strategic function of a contractor’s business model. The panel will include one product and industry expert from Autodesk, one Autodesk customer (construction risk professional), one partner from AXA XL (Autodesk’s largest construction insurance partner), and a moderator (Autodesk partnerships team). Topics discussed will include the following: advantages to different types of construction insurance products; best practices for subcontractor prequalification, risk mitigation planning, site safety, and project incident prioritization; how software and relative workflows act as the foundation of these best practices to ensure the success of your work, and the advantages of your insurance approach.

Autodesk Construction Cloud connects workflows, teams, and data at every stage of construction to reduce risk, maximize efficiency, and increase profits. This class will focus on the as-is (actual) construction information captured on site with the Autodesk Construction Cloud mobile app and the data flow into the Autodesk Construction Cloud platform. Learn how to capture what's happening on site, and ensure the entire team maintains quality and safety standards from any device, anywhere.

Not everyone is aware of all of the associated risks and hazards that are involved with complicated construction operations—even the professionals who perform those tasks every day. Special training is required before commencing this type of challenging and potentially dangerous work. This is where BIM aids in communication and training in a safe environment. BIM safety models can present both correct and incorrect practices side-by-side for comparison. This class focuses on how models can be developed and used to explain safety hazards and procedures in a safe virtual environment. It shows how BIM tools such as Revit®-based software, Navisworks® Manage, 3ds Max®, and other modeling tools can greatly enhance communication and even help identify common, complex, and unique safety issues. These models can then be taken out into the field using Autodesk tools, such as the Inventor Publisher mobile app, and referenced on tablets, iPads®, and other mobile devices. Continue the discussion by signing up for CR2792-R Visual Planning: BIM for Safety-The Roundtable Session.

This class will introduce the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) software as a construction-safety planning platform. We will introduce some effective practices and advantages of using BIM to identify potential safety hazards, find mitigation procedures, and prevent hazards in construction planning. We will show you how to connect a construction-safety database with BIM software, and we'll cover how the software can assist safety personnel to inquire about safety knowledge and conduct job hazard analysis efficiently. We will also show you several examples of actual projects that used BIM for safety planning and hazard prevention.

This class will "safely" introduce how to integrate BIM 360 Field software into a construction safety program. If your company is looking to start using BIM 360 Field, safety is an excellent and safe approach to beginning. We'll explore the creation of custom checklists, and how to create templates for consistency across projects. The presentation will guide you through the application, and we'll provide some tips and tricks to being successful in data collection. A Safety First culture is to be both preventative and proactive on our job sites-not only is it significant to be rigorous in monitoring, but what do you do with all this data collected? The second part of the presentation will look at the open BIM 360 API. We'll share live project dashboards to replace your stagnant weekly or monthly summaries-but, more importantly, to make safer decisions for your projects. The activity trends are now more obvious and visible to the construction teams, letting both praise and corrective actions occur.

There's a perfect storm of technology change driving the construction revolution today. Mobile devices, Internet of Things, sensors, and drones are continuously capturing construction job-site data and the cloud is aggregating this data. Machine-learning applications such as BIM 360 IQ software help construction project teams analyze risk from this data in real time and take corrective actions. Layton Construction and Autodesk have been collaborating and working together for the past year to apply the BIM 360 IQ machine-learning system for construction safety. In this session, Cooper Darling-an assistant project manager from Layton Construction-will be sharing his project manager experiences involved in helping identify and reduce safety risks on a construction job site with the aid of assistive technologies such as machine learning. Cooper is also part of Layton's National Safety Leadership Team, and he's helping champion the processes and standards based on BIM 360 software for Layton.

This roundtable session is a follow-up discussion to CR2789: Visual Planning: BIM for Safety. The session briefly covers the highlights of the lecture and poses some specific questions to the group about how the concept could be used in innovative ways. The session takes the form of a brainstorming session and value analysis exercise. The floor is open for all ideas, and attendees receive aggregated notes and thoughts from the session as a takeaway. Not everyone is aware of all associated risks and hazards involved with complicated construction operations, even the professionals who perform those tasks every day. Special training is required before commencing this type of challenging and potentially dangerous work. This is where BIM aids in communication and training in a safe environment. BIM safety models can present both correct and incorrect practices side-by-side for comparison.

Join Eyrus COO and Co-Founder Hussein Cholkamy and Head of Partnerships and Strategy Steve Baret as they present “How data enhances data center project’s construction workforce efficiency.” Attendees will learn how data can be used to enhance workforces and site security for data-center projects. Leaders need resources to help simplify and create easy solutions to maximize their outcomes and understand jobsite trends. Insert data management. Managers have the option to tailor specific needs and goals with cloud-based data to fit their project requirements. From scheduling and hours worked in real time to workforce visibility knowing when and where workers are on site, data provides the tools needed to succeed, as well as ensuring there are tools to guarantee site safety and security. With customizable reporting, data centers have been simplified to adapt to demands and establish a source of truth to help all stakeholders understand where project performance is in real time.

Too many people are killed and injured in our industry each year, despite the best efforts of all parties concerned. While many are utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM) for efficiency gains and improved profit margins, perhaps fewer are considering health and safety. Even in times of economic downturn, construction is still one of the largest industry sectors. It is also one of the most dangerous and hazardous, and, despite the rate of injuries over the last 20 years being significantly reduced, construction remains a high-risk industry in which to work. Although it is not new, BIM has seen a huge uptake in interest in recent years. This is partly as a result of government mandates, but mainly due to great leaps in technology. The incorporation of health and safety into BIM is neither something which is the exclusive preserve of the “technology generation,” nor is it something which is beyond designers. It is, as modern parlance would have it, a no-brainer.

Are you unsure of how much detail you should show in your 3D model? See real-life examples of how a design-build mechanical contractor saved time and money by utilizing a unified workflow to produce a truly constructible 3D Revit software model from design through construction. This lecture will highlight how to set up personnel infrastructure to optimize software usage; how to describe the expectations that your design model should meet from a contractor's perspective; and how to identify techniques to incorporate early constructability feedback to enhance design. Through the use of a carefully planned unified workflow, the 3D design model can enhance your opportunities for prefabrication, utility racking, modular construction, streamlined coordination, expedited conflict resolution, and increased job site safety.

Construction is still one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, with job sites being complex networks of people, equipment, and activity that are dangerous and ever changing. With continued pressured to drive more value to clients, how do project teams use technology to improve productivity while maintaining safe working conditions? Skanska sought to answer this question and has piloted the use of an Internet of Things (IoT)-based technology called real-time location systems (RTLS) to dynamically track people and assets in order to make our job sites smarter, safer, and more productive. This presentation will focus on how RTLS can enhance environmental awareness and real-time visibility of worker’s safety and productivity on active job sites, as well as into operations. Representatives of Skanska and Redpoint Positioning will explore RTLS in action on real projects, along with benefits, challenges, and lessons learned. They will also explore the role of CAD and Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools when deploying RTLS. This session features Revit, AutoCAD, and BIM 360 Field. AIA Approved

Technology is rapidly changing our world, specifically in the last year we’ve seen a significant increase in the use of virtual reality (VR) within the manufacturing and construction industries. VR is being adopted in manufacturing to train employees more thoroughly and efficiently, and it’s being used for training in construction in a number of areas including workplace safety, basic simulation, and extreme task simulation. Both of these industries are primed to implement VR at a massive scale, because they are extremely hands on in nature and can also be very dangerous without the proper training and experience. HTC VIVE, NVIDIA, and DELL will explore several use cases on increasing construction and manufacturing safety through VR, the benefits of VR for training and how the technology is changing the way the AEC industry works from design, to simulation, to implementation.

Businesses waste more than trees when they rely on paper documentation to do work. They waste money. They waste time. They invite liability. Every day, businesses in our industry continue to place valuable information that can protect them on paper in the trailer, where it can get lost or damaged, or be inaccessible when needed. If you’ve ever struggled to put together a complete record drawing set or fished through boxes of loose papers for a safety document, you know how frustrating it can be to do your job with antiquated processes. In this class, we’ll show you how to get set up with a program that will help you digitize your field support and safety efforts and bring these processes into the 21st century, using advanced workflows in PlanGrid that go beyond what you can learn from the PlanGrid trainers themselves.

Safety is king in construction. Safety is one of the most-common core values of organizations, and one of the least technological markets for software use. If safety is a core value, and technology is something every organization prides itself on, what’s the missing link? The uses of technology in construction often focus on analytics and providing value to the customer. However, employee safety is invaluable, and merging technology and safety is the next step for construction. This industry talk will cover workflows for providing different platforms of safety models to end users as well as internal employee improvement. We’ll provide ideas for building an in-house modeling program for creating safety models that users can easily view in traditional formats, such as web links and videos, as well as full virtual reality (VR) simulations using Revit modeling from your virtual design and construction (VDC) department.

This class will dive deep into how laser scanning is taking construction management into a new orbit. We will use Real-life case studies to demonstrate the use of laser scanning for the following: defection monitoring of structures; virtual erection of structural elements; deviation analysis of structures and systems; leveling and alignments; coordinate extraction and as-built management; cut-out management; progress monitoring; quantity surveying; and construction inspection. Innovations in the use of laser scanning is bringing a shift in construction management. The class will discuss case studies for each of the benefits mentioned above—how it is improving quality, reducing rework, lowering costs, improve site safety and time, and dramatically improving construction quality.