CBD STRATEGY MEETING

What are the present realities and future trends?

• What will the next 5-10 years provide for us, and how are we going to shape it?

• What role will technology play in the change?

• Will your firm survive, and if so what will it look like?

Creating an integrated ecosystem for the construction industry

• Adopt project delivery methodologies outside of the comfort zone of traditional design-bid-build

• Use of 3-D modeling to enhance project quality and improve project safety

• Embrace a collaborative economic, social and environmental assessment of a measurable and sustainable impacts

Develop a holistic approach to innovation in construction

• Establish a culture of innovation in your organization

• Create a new source of value for your organization

• Implement successful change programs

Managing the skilled labor shortage in the construction industry

• Identify a formal, structured workforce management strategies to measure and manage your current recruitment practices

• Develop a recruiting and retention strategy to ensure the right employees are in the right place when needed

• Reduce turnover and demand and improve the supply of skilled construction workers

The Internet of Things in construction -The Jobsite of 2030

• How design, engineering and construction building life cycles will be integrated?

• What the job site of 2030 will look like?

• How will it impact the demand for skilled labor and improve worker safety?

How leading indicators can improve safety performance

• How to use of site-specific safety orientations in the new hire orientation?

• Proactive vs. passive safety culture

• Develop best-in-class system and processes for testing substance abuse

Developing a successful business partnership

• What is the cornerstone of a successful partnership?

• Define the nature of the partnership

• Determine the operating and structural fundamentals of the enterprise

Understand different owner types, and how those types impact sustainability decisions

• Identify the motivations that can incentivize any owner to say no to cost-effective green building features

• Describe owner concerns related to long-term building holds

• Predict which project-specific issues are likely to derail a conversation with an owner on sustainability

Develop an integrated data across various sources in your enterprise

• Produce relevant and actionable business insights

• How field data sources “ drones, mobile and augmented reality” will impact on project and business management

• Make data from small to big more valuable

What are the challenges and the opportunities?

• What are the solutions for building smart cities?

• How to develop a clear and integrated approach between all stakeholders to secure balanced development?

• How is technology impacting the need for smart cities?

How to include the triple bottom line into the planning, design, construction, operation of new projects and facilitates

• Economic – delivering projects that efficiently utilize financial resources

• Environmental – working to enhance the affected area, not just neutral impacts

• Social – recognizing that all projects impact people and when we build our infrastructure back, we can build it better.

The drivers and capabilities of modular construction

• How to assess modularization as the best solution for your project

• How to engage the right people to achieve the optimal level for your project

• How modular project execution will differ from a traditional site-built approach

Saving lives through protective design

• Why protective design approaches have changed over the last several years?

• How to build and design a protected building?

• What are the mitigation best practices to protect structures and buildings?

The future of connected buildings

• What are the benefits of the connected buildings

• How will it impact a building’s efficiency?

• Eliminate system fragmentation and enhance real-time decisionmaking

Why infrastructure resilience is the next big thing.

• How to understand the difference between resilience and sustainability.

• How to measure the resilience of your infrastructure.

• How resilience adds value to your projects and portfolios.