The construction industry is undergoing a major digital transformation due to rapid industrialization, which brings pressing challenges, including workforce adaptation, lack of standardization, and skill gaps. As change accelerates, professionals struggle to keep up, and vulnerabilities become exposed, threatening project integrity and widening industry disparities. This panel discussion offers a timely platform for experts to share insights, experiences, and best practices for navigating the industrialization of construction. By addressing the urgent need to adapt to new technologies and methodologies and manage risks, this panel will foster dialog and collaboration among industry professionals. As a result, you will learn about the knowledge and tools needed to thrive in the industrialization era, bridging gaps and maximizing opportunities presented by advanced technologies. Professionals will be empowered to overcome challenges and maximize sustainability, efficiency, and innovation.

In construction, project success depends on identifying trends and finding ways to capitalize on those trends to improve workflows. Thanks to the Autodesk Construction Cloud platform's robust Data Connector, this data does now exist—and if it's managed well, it can boost safety, quality, and productivity on current and future projects. Issue arises in identifying these trends and analyzing them in an effective manner. Barriers to entry involve not knowing how to access the data, lack of understanding on how to analyze data if it is available, not continuously following up on the data to understand when changes need to be made, and not creating useful visuals to explain data to internal and external partners. This industry talk will specifically focus on how Autodesk Construction Cloud data can be maximized effectively both on a project level and an executive level. We'll dive into what data and trends typically will show indicators of pending procurement issues, safety issues, quality issues, and design issues, and then we'll explore how to effectively share this info.

This session will discuss a company's successful shift from 2D construction to 3D construction. By capitalizing on advanced digital technology, the company was able to transform its traditional 2D construction process into a more efficient and accurate 3D construction process. The new 3D process involves the creation of detailed 3D models using building information modeling (BIM) software, which allows for improved visualization, coordination, and communication between different stakeholders. The use of 3D models enables the company to detect and resolve potential design clashes, constructability issues, and conflicts between building systems before the construction phase, resulting in significant time and cost savings. Furthermore, the use of 3D models allows for more-accurate quantity takeoffs, material planning, and construction scheduling. By implementing 3D construction, the company is able to improve project quality, speed, and cost savings while maintaining high standards of safety and compliance.

Andrew Cameron, project manager with Hensel Phelps, will share his insights from pioneering 360-degree reality capture on his project, the $1.2 billion Harvey Milk Terminal 1 at the San Francisco International Airport, since 2016. He and his team of 16 field engineers have worked closely with HoloBuilder over the last three years to invent and build out many of the workflows and features that are essential on tens of thousands of construction sites around the world today, including 360-degree markups and the JobWalk app itself. He will discuss how to use 360-degree documentation to drive value on a billion-dollar project for the client, stakeholders, and his project team. He will also share his experiences of how to successfully partner with construction technology providers to build the technologies you always wanted. To highlight the team’s successful innovation partnership, he will reveal the latest co-developed solutions to speed up and even automate reality capture on projects.

There was a time not long ago that architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) was one of the lowest-ranked industries for adoption of technology. We won't go so far as to say that AEC has become a high-tech industry—but it is surely on its way. We've seen a massive increase in the available tech across design and construction. We find ourselves dealing with multiple tech providers, constantly changing products, and implementation after implementation with our employees. For the people focused on technology, it is manageable. For field staff, preconstruction teams, and everyone else, it can be a lot to handle and take in. We spend all this time implementing a solution, and a year later a new one comes along that we're expected to learn. Managing this with our teams has been a real challenge, and it isn't going away anytime soon. We hope to communicate to everyone our strategy for managing this onslaught of new tools, our decision-making criteria for what we're moving forward with, and how to keep our teams sharp. Join us to learn more!

Join us for an engaging panel discussion with real-world applications at the intersection of robotics and extended reality (XR) in the AEC industry. Learn how companies like DPR Construction harness these technologies to safeguard the well-being of their craft teams, deliver quality work, and exceed customer expectations. We'll discuss how robots are transforming construction work with precise installation lines, and explore how XR is revolutionizing the way owners experience their projects and data, gaining their buy-in before work begins. Get valuable insights from industry experts as they share the work they're doing today, while shedding light on the future of these transformative technologies. Speakers will be Rayya Karaa, Senior virtual design and construction (VDC) PM at DPR; Tim Gaylord, Corporate Director of Innovation at DPR; Roy Malcom, Senior virtual design and construction (VDC) PM at DPR, Nicolas Fonta, senior director and general manager of XR at Autodesk and Alex Bingham Associate Architect at Cushing Terrell.

Effective Cost Management and real time insights into the budget of the project can make or break a project. In this hands-on workshop, we will look at the Cost Management tool within Autodesk Build and how to maximize workflows such as telling the story of a field issue that turns into a change orders, collaborating on pay apps, and accurately forecasting to minimize risk on a project and lead to a more successful project.

Do you want to learn more about how Autodesk Construction Cloud helps with building information modeling (BIM) management for the largest airport in Latin America? This class is for you! We'll delve into the implementation process of Autodesk Construction Cloud at Jorge Chavez International Airport (Lima, Peru), which is the best airport in the region. This project will contribute to positioning Peru as an important international connection center in South America, promoting the country's development. We'll show you how to use Autodesk Construction Cloud in the engineering phase of this project using BIM methodology and cloud collaboration. We'll cover the use of Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro, Autodesk Docs for project model management, and interference detection. Without a doubt, this experience will be a milestone in South America.

Digital transformation is disrupting the industries. In this new era of digital-first, data-based decisioning, it is critical to not only optimize the costs but to drive the top-line growth. While this may seem daunting, you don't have to do it alone. In this panel featuring Autodesk leaders and customers, we will talk about how Autodesk worked as a strategic partner for its customers and helped the customers implement data-based decisioning in their processes using Autodesk Platform Services. We'll give an overview of the lessons learned and describe the critical actions to be deployed. We'll also discuss how Autodesk is taking this strategic partnership further to drive top-line growth for Autodesk customers via Autodesk Platform Services.

Working at pace, scale and complexity, the Middle East delivers iconic projects and challenges the traditional built environment. Projects are giga-sized, delivery programs accelerated, change is a constant, and standards are mixed. Diverse global delivery teams, from inception to concept through design, handover, and operations, must deal with the challenges of fast-paced delivery with many moving components to meet opening dates. Digital delivery is a must, not an option. The region is a hotbed of innovation in how we design, create, and build, integrating the best of experience from other areas and driving its own path forward. We will hear from panelists that have successfully delivered giga projects on the impact of innovation on project delivery and management, working with a broad spectrum of teams and companies at different levels of digital maturity. We'll explore information management from concept to operations, informed decision-making through the application of digital.

Meet with product experts from Autodesk to hear what functionality has recently been released for Autodesk Build, and what features are on the upcoming road map.

With rising material costs and razor-thin margins, construction takeoff—including accurate material quantification and cost estimates—is essential to starting and executing jobs on budget and on time. Autodesk Takeoff, with centralized 2D and 3D takeoffs, allows estimating teams to update quantities in real time, using the most up-to-date design files. By connecting existing building information modeling (BIM) data, Autodesk Takeoff can reduce takeoff and estimating times by 25% or more, minimize the risk of missed quantities, and guarantee accurate data capture. In this technical instruction, Edwin Bailey (senior preconstruction technology manager at Skanska) will showcase the workflows, techniques, and best practices for using Autodesk Takeoff, with real-world examples from Skanska's Class A Montrose project in Houston, Texas, among other examples.

Finding a suitable cost management tool that works for the construction industry is not an easy task, especially in Southeast Asia. Most tools are either too complicated, not user friendly, or simply not suitable for us in Gamuda. Getting the right tool within a good ecosystem is even more rare. Somehow, Autodesk has done it right again—with the release of the Autodesk Construction Cloud Cost Management API. Cost Management is simple to start with, flexible, and has good APIs for extending its capabilities. This session will be a journey from spreadsheets to building tech in cost management for Gamuda.

How can you feel more secure in your choice of technology? Skanska Sweden tried something new in the process of transitioning from BIM 360 to Autodesk Construction Cloud. Construction lifecycles are too long for evaluation, so alongside investigations, pretend play, and meetings, Skanska arranged a three-day focused Autodesk Construction Cloud Power Pilot together with Autodesk. In this session, Linn Areno from Skanska will join Pontus Bengtson from Autodesk to tell you why they did this and what pros and cons are involved in carrying out a focused Power Pilot. In addition, we'll also talk about how to transform the industry to get back to the concept of pride in craftsmanship when we go from project to product with information at the center.

This class aims to help professionals in the construction industry optimize their preconstruction workflows using BuildingConnected and Autodesk Construction Cloud. You'll learn how to maximize the capabilities of BuildingConnected's bid procurement features in conjunction with Autodesk Construction Cloud document management capabilities to streamline your bid management process, along with the seamless transfer of data from bidding to project management. Additionally, you'll learn about automating workflows.

Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is focusing on improving and enhancing its project delivery and construction processes to enable a collaborative and team-oriented contract for construction. To handle risk more effectively, INDOT is placing a greater emphasis on schedule data in the contract and throughout contracts. INDOT has started a three-year pilot using Autodesk Construction Cloud to manage the highest-risk contracts. Autodesk Construction Cloud will provide our construction teams with the collaborative environment to proactively handle risk to deliver our program on time and budget. This presentation will examine some of the major projects within INDOT's program, including the I-69 Finish Line corridor at nearly $2 billion in total work. We will show examples with Autodesk Construction Cloud to demonstrate how a cross-functional team can deliver the highest-risk projects with great success.

VINCI Construction aims for data reliability and security along with enhancing team productivity. VINCI developed an Autodesk Platform Services-powered hub that connects Autodesk tools within a unified and ergonomic web environment. VINCI is still accelerating the harnessing of Autodesk technologies to supply customized tools for internal needs and strategy. First, we will present the new Autodesk Platform Services integration that enables automation using Autodesk Platform Services along with open-source technologies, a perfect combination to achieve VINCI's inclusive digital transformation. Additionally, we will give insights into how these technologies simplify building information modeling (BIM) integration at various organizational levels, fostering on-site collaboration and cross-organizational efficiency. Then, we will present the project ROI and discuss its role in overcoming industry fragmentation and lack of productivity. Finally, we will showcase our data-harnessing approach through our internal hub using Autodesk technologies and cloud platforms.

Architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals want to create cost-effective, sustainable projects and are looking for technologies, standards, and processes to help them make trade-offs between financial and environmental costs during design and preconstruction. Forward-looking firms—including Walsh Construction and SNHA (a Woolpert Company)—took part in a pilot to test new integration between Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) and Autodesk Takeoff, the 2D and 3D quantification solution. Using quantities from Autodesk Takeoff, EC3 users can review the embodied carbon emissions of proposed building materials. Further, it can connect the quantities and carbon emissions to the International Cost Management Standard (ICMS), a framework that provides mythology for reporting and for classifying project costs and carbon emissions in a structured format. Come see the integration and hear from industry leaders about their sustainability goals as they share feedback and lessons learned.

An often-overlooked sustainability challenge in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry is: What should we do with all existing individual houses? Current technology enables sustainable design of new houses. However, climate change cannot be addressed without tackling the existing building stock. More than 62 million single-family houses need thorough renovation if we are to fulfill the EU climate ambitions by 2050. This means tackling 6,000 houses per day, starting today—in Europe alone! We'll demonstrate how artificial intelligence (AI), and generative design will support building owners and architects to quickly come up with new sustainable design options, ready for industrialized prefabrication with standardized elements. In this session, you'll learn how AI can add flexibility in the design with standardized elements. You'll find inspiration for a new balance between standardization and flexibility. We'll show applications for detached houses as well as terraced houses with complex shapes and requirements.

Construction 4.0 is emerging: Technology is now available at low cost, disruption is everywhere, and digital transformation has replaced digitization. Across architecture, engineering, construction, and operations (AECO), the most innovative companies don't only play defense, they also play offense to strengthen their competitive advantages. They launch major strategic digital transformation initiatives, and are looking for new partnerships with technology companies like Autodesk. With trust, credibility, vision, technology, and competency, Autodesk is in a unique position to offer its clients all the possibilities of digital transformation: inspire change, formulate strategies, and develop business value. In this session, we will explain what leading AECO firms do to transform their businesses and ultimately reinvent themselves. The class will contain three to five customer cases, with customer speakers from across AECO and geos. We will place a focus on the business outcomes for these customers, on what was achieved, and on the sustainability aspect.