Steve Barnhill
Vice President & Manager - Fabrication Services Ivey Mechanical Company
As Vice President of Fabrication Services at Ivey Mechanical Company, I bring over 42 years of experience in construction, with a specialized focus on HVAC, construction management, and prefabrication services. My mission is to drive innovation and efficiency by leveraging the company’s expertise in prefabrication and BIM/VDC technologies. At Ivey Mechanical, I collaborate closely with our construction teams to enhance safety, quality, and operational efficiency. I am dedicated to showcasing our advanced fabrication capabilities to clients while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and excellence in service delivery.
Seminars
Thursday 27th August 2026
Panel Discussion: Strengthening Cross-Functional Collaboration to Improve Constructability, Reduce Delays, & Enhance Project Certainty
9:40 am
- Increasing buy-in from detailers, project teams, and field crews to ensure smoother prefab implementation and eliminate the notion that one team can do it all
- Bringing designers, BIM leaders, engineers, and trade partners together earlier to prevent coordination breakdowns, ensure accountability, reduce potential rework, and ensure realistic delivery timelines
- Prioritizing early procurement and modularization strategies to predict workforce demand, prevent spikes in manpower, and deliver more predictable project outcomes
Wednesday 26th August 2026
Panel Discussion: Standardizing Workflows to Streamline Logistics, Accelerate Delivery, and Improve Project Management
9:40 am
- 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
Thursday 27th August 2026
Eliminating the Cost & Delay of Late Coordination with Early, Integrated Workflow Planning
12:00 pm
- Uniting field teams, detailers, and VDC at project origin to ensure standards are aligned early, facilitating more accurate, buildable designs from day one
- Establishing shared schedules, milestone commitments, and accountability structures to prevent coordination delays, prefab misses, and timeline mismanagement across all parties
- Utilizing digital platforms to visualize workflows, for clash visibility, and choke-point prediction to streamline coordination, reduce rework, and ensure projects advance as planned
