Join the Greater New York Construction User Council for a special one-day conference that examines the latest innovations in construction technology and the impact of technology on the real estate, design and construction industries.
WHO
SHOULD ATTEND
Our featured panels will discuss issues relevant to public, private and institutional
real estate owners, facility managers, corporate and institutional tenants
as well as construction, design, engineering, project management, legal, insurance
and accounting professionals.
7:30
- 8:30 AM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:30 - 8:45 AM SPECIAL INTRODUCTIONS
Louis J. Coletti, President & CEO
Building Trades Employers’ Association
Steven Spinola, President
Real Estate Board of New York
8:45 - 8:50 AM WELCOME
Brian J. Donnell, Esq., Partner and Chair
Construction Practice Group
Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP
Lead Conference Sponsor
8:50
- 9:40 AM/PANEL 1: 3D Modeling and Interoperability— The Wave of
the Future
This
panel will cover the impact of 3D modeling and interoperability--the automated
exchange of electronic information in the building process--on productivity
growth and efficiency enhancement in the construction industry, as well as
the utilization of Building Information Models (BIMs) to standardize the effort.
Panelists will discuss how their application will allow architects, engineers
and contractors to deliver quality buildings and services to facility owners.
Chair: Thomas Z. Scarangello, P.E., Managing Principal, Thornton-Tomasetti
Group, Inc.
9:50
- 10:40 AM/PANEL
2: Technology Tools for Project Management and Claims Analysis
Although slow in adoption, the construction industry has embraced technology
tools for project management and claims analysis. This panel will discuss
software and hardware tools available to project managers as well as the use
of schedule technology to document and quantify the impact of Requests for
Information, Change Order Requests and Change Orders on project delays.
Chair: John Milano, PE, Vice President, Hill International, Inc.
10:50
- 11:40
AM/PANEL
3: Liability
and Electronic Discovery Issues in Design Technology
This panel will review construction technology's influence on electronic discovery,
delay scheduling, and professional standards of care. The panel discussion
will be focused on how software solutions and the evolution of technology
in construction delivery have changed the way performance is evaluated today.
This panel will also review and discuss automated design software, scheduling
software and electronic discovery.
Chair:
Ernest Holmes, AIA, Senior Consultant, PinnacleOne
11:50
AM - 12:50 PM CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION AND BUFFET
LUNCH
1:00 - 1:50 PM/PANEL
4: Managing Risk
Through the Use of Technology
Technology tools are now available to assist all participants in the construction
process to evaluate and quantify risk. The use of these tools allows project
managers to create realistic forecasts and assign resources with confidence.
This panel will discuss statistical risk management techniques and risk management
software used in business planning and cost estimation applications.
Chair: Mark Gibson, Senior Manager, Ernst & Young
2:00 - 2:50 PM/PANEL
5:
Innovations in Structural Glass Design
The chemical composition of glass used in today's buildings has changed very
little over the past 2,500 years, yet the way it is produced and the way it
is used has changed significantly. This panel will discuss new structural
applications of this versatile material, resulting in dramatic and ambitious
new designs. Several imaginative projects will be discussed to illustrate
the challenges that need to be overcome to create truly innovative solutions.
Chair: Tim Macfarlane, Vice President, Dewhurst Macfarlane and Partners PC
3:00 - 3:50 PM/PANEL
6:
Green Buildings: The Time Has Come
In the last five years green building has grown exponentially and now constitutes
roughly five percent of the new building market nationally. This panel will
discuss principles of green design and construction, how and why to build
sustainably, the business case for building green buildings and some of the
financial incentives available in New York State.
Chair:
Michael Deane, Operations Manager, Sustainable Construction Group, Turner
Construction Company
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