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8:00 am Check-In & Morning Coffee

8:50 am Chair’s Opening Remarks

Ensuring Logistics Excellence: Smarter Material Flow, Early Forecasting, & Standardized Delivery for More Predictable Prefabrication

9:00 am Designing Efficient Shop Layouts to Minimize Production Delays & Accelerate Prefabrication Output

Senior Metal Estimator, Randall Construction
Vice President of Operations, Randall Construction
  • Maximizing shop capacity by understanding material flow, storage limitations, and how quickly materials consume capacity for optimal output
  • Improving space planning, trailer-packing logistics, and communication to reduce waste, rework, and shop congestion
  • Assessing strategies like just-in-time delivery or on-site fabrication as viable solutions to reduce shipment costs and improve project efficiency

9:40 am Panel Discussion: Standardizing Workflows to Streamline Logistics, Accelerate Delivery, and Improve Project Management

Vice President, Fabrication Services, Ivey Mechanical Company
  • Constructing a repeatable end-to-end production system across model, shop, and field using standardized workflows, assemblies, and packaging to eradicate handover friction and field uncertainty
  • Embedding standardization into daily operations with clear ownership and end-to-end tracking from shop to site for improved visibility, control flow, and forecasting
  • Utilizing consistent fabrication frameworks to create predictable delivery, shorten timelines, and establish reliable profit margins

10:10 am Morning Networking Break

Protecting Profit Margins Through Smarter Investment, Tighter Cost Control, & Better Coordination

11:15 am Audience Discussion: Accountability, & Smart Investment to Protect Margins & Improve Predictability

  • Evaluating investments in equipment, automation, and facility expansion using ROI driven forecasting to make confident growth decisions and maximize long-term financial returns
  • Tracking logistics costs and tightening cost controls to prevent projects from exceeding budget and protecting margins
  • Strengthening accountability through structure cost-tracking, defined ownership of budget elements, and transparent reporting to reduce margin leakage and improve predictability

11:45 am Improving Coordination to Reduce Costs, Shorten Timelines, & Protect Project Margins

Director of Constructability, Southland Industries
  • Establishing transparent processes and clear accountability between design and field teams to ensure equipment accuracy, prevent rework and protect profit margins
  • Incorporating teams into coordination earlier to prevent overruns and stick to budget parameters
  • Leveraging real-time coordination platforms and smarter clash-resolution software’s to shrink meeting time, accelerate decision making, and cut project timelines

12:15 pm Case study: How Small Contractors are Winning with Prefabrication: Proven Strategies to Compete, Scale, & Deliver More with Less

Prefabrication PM, Henson Robinson Company
  • Debunking the notion that only large firms can be successful with prefabrication and understanding that smaller firms achieve high output without large-scale resources
  • Learning the practical tools, technologies, and standardisation methods that ensure small teams boost accuracy and stay competitive
  • Understand the cultural, financial, and leadership approaches that enable small contractors to adopt prefab successfully and grow profitably

12:45 pm Networking Lunch

Maximizing BIM’s Value: Strengthening Accountability, Field Input, & Communication for Predictable Project Delivery

1:45 pm Creating a Streamlined Communication Chain from Design-to-Field, Eliminating Potential Failure Points, & Maximizing the Value of BIM for Project Delivery

Director - Virtual Design & Construction, Gilbane Building Company
  • Establishing clear accountability, realistic cost boundaries, and stronger communication between BIM technicians and field teams to ensure accurate information flows from the start
  • Aligning engineers, designers, and field crews early in the project lifecycle to ensure consistent drawings, avoid premature sign-offs, and prevent last-minute costly design changes
  • Building structured timelines for BIM coordination, approvals, and drawing returns to accelerate project readiness and maximize field productivity from day one

2:15 pm Leveraging Field Expertise in BIM: Reducing Rework, Improving Design Accuracy, & Protecting Schedules

BIM VDC Department Manager, Henson Robinson Company
  • Establishing pathways for field experts to contribute directly to design to ensure BIM models reflect real-world installation needs and eliminate costly disconnects
  • Integrating subcontractors or field-experienced specialists into design teams to validate constructability and avoid design decisions that are not appropriate in the field
  • Utilizing field-driven insight to strengthen BIM implementation practices to produce more accurate, fabrication-ready documents and reduce rework during project implementation

2:45 pm Afternoon Networking Break

Navigating Today’s Market Pressures: Predicting Mission-Critical Demand, Securing Capacity, & Preparing for Emerging Industry Shifts

3:15 pm Predicting the Impact of Mission-Critical Projects to Strengthen Workforce Capacity, Secure Materials, & Ensure Reliable Prefabrication Delivery

VDC Director, Gilbane Building Company
  • Understanding the labor intensity and long-term pipeline of mission-critical projects to build resilient staffing plans that reduce shortages and minimize poaching risks
  • Anticipating material and equipment pressures created by hyperscale demand to forecast needs earlier, avoid supply bottlenecks, and safeguard project timelines
  • Developing fast-track workforce strategies that respond to current market demand while reshaping shop planning, skills development and capacity to remain productive as the market stabilizes

3:45 pm Audience Discussion: Identifying Emerging Trends & Market Shifts to Strengthen Long-Term Strategy

  • Exploring the next major industry trends and disruptive forces to ensure a proactive rather than reactive response
  • Discussing the operational, technological, and workforce changes required to remain competitive as the market evolves
  • Capturing peer insights on what must occur across design, prefab, and field entities to establish a more resilient, competitively strong business model

4:15 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks

4:20 pm Advancing Mechanical & Plumbing Prefabrication Drinks Reception

5:20 pm End of Conference Day One