CONFERENCE DAY ONE - Tuesday, July 29 2025
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7:00 am Check In, Networking & Coffee
8:00 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Optimizing Design & Preconstruction for Smarter Decision-Making & Accurate Costs
8:10 am Generating Project Team Buy-In to Allow Successful Prefabrication Adoption & Achieve Greater Project Efficiency
Synopsis
- Securing early commitment from project partners to align expectations and ensure prefabrication strategies are integrated from the start
- Addressing project team concerns: how can an improved understanding or prefabrication ensure smoother adoption across the full project team?
- Building a culture of collaboration to unify project teams around prefabrication goals, fostering long-term efficiency and industry-wide adoption
8:50 am Case Study: Estimating Prefab Assemblies Accurately to Drive Cost Effectiveness
Synopsis
- Defining strategies to accurately estimate prefab assembly and resource costs to consistently meet budget expectations
- Using historical data on labor and material requirements to more accurately estimate each prefabricated assembly
- Deploying experienced staff to manage new or unfamiliar teams to ensure estimating productivity levels are met, reducing the risk of delays and inefficiencies
10:00 am Speed Networking & Morning Refreshments
10:40 am Case Study: Getting Ahead of Prefab Planning Early for Large-Scale Projects to Ensure Smarter Logistics & Coordination
Synopsis
- Defining proactive planning strategies to improve foresight of prefabrication logistics, reducing the risk of project disruptions
- Optimizing logistics and coordination from design-to-shop-to-field to foster successful prefab integration, maximizing efficiency despite varying jobsite conditions
- Addressing lessons learned for proactively managing the complexities of large-scale projects for better material sourcing, inventory management, and coordination to meet aggressive project deadlines
11:20 am Aligning Scheduling & Design Coordination With Prefabrication to Minimize Inefficiencies & Support On-Time Project Delivery
Synopsis
- Ensuring project schedules account for prefabrication timelines to ensure timely material procurement and reduce last-minute on-site work
- Synchronizing production schedules with project timelines through clear schedules and communication channels to ensure all required information is available for fabrication and to keep projects on track
- Establishing a flexible scheduling approach to handle last-minute changes without compromising the quality or timing of prefabrication
12:00 pm Lunch Break
Optimizing Internal & External Collaboration
1:00 pm Maximizing BIM to Streamline Manufacturing Workflows With More Accurate Modeling
Synopsis
- Ensuring accurate transfer of information from manufacturers into the BIM model to prevent fabrication errors and minimize adjustments in the shop
- Evaluating best practices for optimal BIM communication and standardization to align design, detailing, and prefabrication
- Collecting and analyzing project data to induce predictive analytics and machine learning, optimizing future workflows and improving decision-making to keep projects on track
1:40 pm Audience Discussion: Improving Collaboration With Designers to Increase Constructability & Avoid Costly Rework
Synopsis
- Clarifying prefabricator involvement in the design process to enable better risk management
- Securing precise submittal and dimensional data, and utilizing detailed equipment specifications to allow for accurate prefabrication and reduce the need for field adjustments
- Enhancing early-stage design coordination between contractors, architects, and owners to ensure seamless prefabrication integration and minimize costly rework
2:20 pm Afternoon Refreshments
3:00 pm Panel Discussion: Streamlining Cross-Departmental Collaboration to Ensure Timely Delivery Across Multiple Projects
Synopsis
- Improving communication and handoffs between departments to minimize delays and prevent work from holding up other teams’ progress
- Establishing clear timelines and workflows across teams to ensure alignment and reduce the risk of project schedule impacts due to interdepartmental delays
- Creating a unified approach to project tracking and reporting across departments to flag potential bottlenecks early and maintain project momentum
3:40 pm Case Study: Streamlining Information Flow Between Design, Fabrication, & Field Teams to Generate Accurate Mechanical & Plumbing Drawings for Fabrication & Installation, Reducing Errors
Synopsis
- Utilizing technology to seamlessly transfer design and fabrication data to from VDC to prefab to field teams, ensuring quick access to relevant information and reducing misunderstandings
- Gathering and documenting project details early to ensure accurate prefabrication, preventing errors caused by missing or incomplete data
- Implementing robust workflows and resource management systems to keep critical project details easily accessible, enhancing collaboration and speeding up project execution
4:20 pm Audience Discussion: Improving QA/QC Processes to Increase Quality & Minimize Rework for Timely Project Completion
Synopsis
- Evaluating how to better implement strict QA/QC procedures to ensure all prefab products meet the highest standards, reducing the risk of rework and delays
- Providing comprehensive training to enhance prefab capabilities, empowering them to consistently deliver high-quality prefab products
- Cultivating a culture of accountability within the shop to ensure no product leaves without meeting specifications, preventing quality-related delays and ensuring timely completion