Conference Day One

• Sharing what historical cost and schedule data we presented to show where prefab saved time and reduced waste
• Identifying recurring design coordination and prefab issues from past jobs to elevate the impact of decisions being made too late
• Redefining project milestones around prefab delivery and assembly to showcase why traditional timelines need to be reworked and secure owner buy-in to early trade communication

Using checklists to:

• Ensure quality control in fabrication assemblies
• Establishing effective processes for document control
• Reduce errors and omissions

• Finding trade partners with the right level of expertise to execute prefab
• Hearing how our team showed a reluctant bidder that prefab makes it possible for them to participate in a project
• Exploring effects on trade partners with a comparison of 2 identical projects using different prefab approaches

• Autodesk’s vision for the future of the industry and how preconstruction workflows will evolve to meet future
• What is Manufacturing Informed Design and how can it drive certainty in Industrialized Construction
• How teams can start to leverage Informed Design in their work today.

• Outlining the business case for voluntary VDC integration to quantify and communicate the ROI of coordination with other project partners
• Exploring strategies to incentivize participation preventing clashes and rework due to lack of project visibility
• Working with other trades on the project who are without VDC capacity to ensure a one team approach without becoming the project coordinator

• Turning design challenges into field-ready solutions through early BIM implementation of modular strategies
• Leveraging VDC and engineering collaboration to minimize on-site labor and maximize safety
• Real results: 40% reduction in field manpower and accelerated schedules while maintaining top-notch quality

Bring your expertise and curiosity to this session designed for mechanical and HVAC prefabricators, product manufacturers and innovators looking to take mechanical prefab to the next level. Share real-world challenges, uncover breakthrough ideas and connect with peers who are redefining workflows, productivity and delivery in mechanical, HVAC and plumbing prefabrication.

• Aligning shop floor organization with product workflows to reduce double-handling and determine the most efficient and scalable setup
• Streamlining movement through complex production layouts or awkward space, minimizing bottlenecks and maximizing throughput
• Balancing dedicated workstations with adaptable zones to reduce downtime in versatile manufacturing environments

• From model to machine: EVOLVE’s automation for Electrical sends modelled bend data directly from the design environment to CNC bending machines, eliminating manual takeoffs, data re-entry, and interpretation errors
• Precision, speed, and repeatability at scale: Automated CNC bending driven by model data delivers consistent, high-accuracy bends, reducing waste, rework, and fabrication time while improving shop throughput.
• A new workflow for electrical fabrication: This product bridges design and fabrication, enabling electrical contractors to standardize processes, accelerate schedules, and fully leverage model-based construction in the shop.

• Exploring different strategies for managing raw materials coming into the shop to maximize efficiency, accessibility and flow
• Evaluating storage solutions for handling finished goods ahead of jobsite shipping
• Coordinating on-time delivery of prefabricated items to the jobsite to protect your shop capacity, while accommodating project timelines where possible

• Uncovering how a disjointed shop layout was reconfigured to align with product flow and boost output
• Learning the key layout, tooling and sequencing changes that minimized movement waste
• Exploring how fixed and flexible zones were balanced to support both volume and custom work efficiently

• Defining what full prefab truly includes, from underground conduit stubs to main gear and busway connections to manufacturing fully comprehensive electrical rooms
• Evaluating shop layout and assembly staging to unpack how to logistically and operationally fabricate electrical rooms in the most seamless workflow
• Identifying key coordination touchpoints and data exchanges needed to ensure clarity in production across all project partners

Are you leading the pack or falling behind? In a rapidly evolving industry, gut instinct is no longer enough to drive prefabrication strategy. To cut through the noise, we surveyed 150 MEP contractors to uncover exactly how shops are tracking productivity, managing waste, and defining success in the current market.

• This session moves beyond theory into hard data. We will compare "average" performance against "best-in-class" outliers, revealing the specific KPIs and workflows that separate profitable prefabrication operations from the rest. Whether you are scaling a new prefabrication shop or optimizing a mature workflow, you will leave with a clear baseline to measure your own progress.

• Creating detailed spool drawings of unique sections in complex modular racks to ensure manufacturing accuracy
• Exploring strategies for optimizing workflow sequencing, material staging and quality control to better manage coordination challenges across trades during assembly
• Exposing the hidden coordination of final connections between modular racks and the building infrastructure: What lessons did we learn too late?

This networking session will be a time for all trades interested in stepping up their multi-trade capabilities or meeting with potential new partners, multi-trade prefabricated product providers, as well as those interested in meeting and networking about multi-trade applications, to connect, discuss the biggest challenges and innovations, and spark joint strategies to improve trade collaboration opportunities.

• Revealing packaging configurations in the shop that enabled us to optimize our on-site transportation and handling
• Establishing our organizational identification protocols for instant component recognition and easy installation
• Sharing our lessons learned for reducing damage through effective packaging protection for transportation

• Outlining our criteria of selecting shipping brokers with prefab expertise and reliability to ensure damage-free time efficient delivery
• Exploring load configurations to maximize trailer space, reducing our cost of shipping
• Aligning construction timelines and location mapping to ensure optimal delivery timelines with contingency plans at the lowest cost

• Collaborating with volumetric modular manufacturers to become a key supply chain partner, enabling a new revenue stream for your prefab department
• Establishing an advisory role to support the growth of other trade contractors’ prefab departments
• Partnering with other trades to execute prefab work in new locations to increase capacity

• Discussing how our position as a vertically integrated CM and prefabricator provided stability and direction for scale in the past 6 years: What were our key learnings about the recipe for success that can be recreated through partnerships or acquisitions?
• Exploring structured growth frameworks to support smarter expansion decision-making, at the right time, and provide confidence as we navigated an unchartered path to growth in the Midwest
• Charting the evolution of our business model from serving internal project needs to partnering with other CMs and penetrating new markets: What’s next in our journey to scale?

• Which macroeconomic force is putting the greatest pressure on your organisation right now, and how are you adapting?
• What emerging risks or blind spots have surfaced in the past year that you weren’t tracking before?
• How are labour shortages, material volatility, or supply chain shifts reshaping your short‑ and long‑term planning?
• Where do you see the biggest disconnect between your corporate strategy and today’s political or economic climate?
• How is your approach to prefabrication evolving in response to these external pressures, and
• Where are you still struggling to gain internal alignment?