Join large project owners, leaders from top building construction firms, design professionals and other stakeholders at the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ IPD and Lean Construction Building Conference in San Antonio, Texas, September 21-24, 2011 at the Westin La Cantera Resort. Please note that the hotel deadline is today, August 15th.
The will bring together industry leaders to discuss two of the most intriguing issues in the construction world today: Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and Lean Construction. These industry processes have both their own unique approach to delivering more collaborative and efficient construction projects, and, at the same time, are intrinsically linked in many ways. This conference will benefit those new to IPD and Lean Construction, as well as those with a deeper understanding of these concepts.
SESSIONS INCLUDE:
- Keynote Luncheon: Bill Seed, Universal Health Services
- Where Am I on the IPD Spectrum and is IPD Worth the Risk? Speakers: Michael Kenig, Holder Construction Group LLC; Digby Christian, Sutter Health
- Lean Fundamentals to Support IPD Speakers: David Stueckler, Linbeck Group LLC; David MacNeel, Baker Concrete Construction, Inc.; Jeff Esgar, Sundt Construction, Inc.; Tariq Abdelhamid, Michigan State University; Dean Reed, DPR Construction
- Integrated Project Delivery: Getting Under the Hood Speaker: Howard Ashcraft, Jr., Hanson Bridgett
- Pulling It All Together: How Lean, BIM and IPD Enable High Performance Projects Speakers: Mike Mencarini, Unger Construction; Bill Seed, Universal Health Services; Architect (TBD)
- What Do Owners Need to Know In Order to Implement IPD and Lean Speaker: Will Lichtig, The Boldt Company
- IPD Case Studies Research from AIA, AIA Minnesota, and the University of Minnesota School of Architecture Speakers: Renee Cheng, University of Minnesota & Markku Allison, AIA, American Institute of Architects
- BIM for Owners - Specifying the Process...To Maximize the Facility Management Benefits of Building Information Modeling Speakers: Ken Stowe, Autodesk; Owner (TBD)
- Plus Many More....