Description
The built environment is fundamentally changing, empowered by innovation in virtual design and construction (VDC). The result is more-complex and increasingly elegant designs, as well as streamlined procurement and construction methods. This panel includes academic and industry leaders responsible for developing and implementing new VDC technology, including Hilda Espinal of CannonDesign, Ricardo Khan of Mortenson Construction, Forest Flager of Stanford University, and Danielle Dy Buncio of VIATechnik. The panel will discuss advancements seen on past and current industry projects in the areas of prefabrication, artificial intelligence, data analytics, virtual and augmented reality, and multidisciplinary design optimization. Panelists will use multimedia presentations and demonstrations to communicate the material to attendees to facilitate thoughtful and interactive discussion. Attendees will leave with a greater understanding of the impact that VDC has on project delivery and performance.
Key Learnings
- Understand how new technologies are fundamentally changing the AEC landscape
- Learn how disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence, VR and AR, automation, and computational optimization are being implemented
- Discover how VDC innovation has facilitated owner relationships, enabled better designs, and influenced construction means and methods
- Discover opportunities to use the technologies described to improve the quality and sustainability of the built environment
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- FFForest FlagerForest Flager is a research associate and lecturer at Stanford University’s Center for Integrated Facility Engineering (CIFE). His research and teaching focus on the use of computation to support performance-based design processes. Prior to Stanford, Forest worked for a venture-backed technology startup in San Francisco, and he has practiced as a structural engineer for Arup Group Limited in San Francisco and London. He holds a BS and PhD in civil and environmental engineering from Stanford University, a master of design degree from Harvard Graduate School of Design, and an MEng in structural engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Danielle Dy BuncioDanielle Dy Buncio is the Co-Founder of VIATechnik, a global virtual design & construction consulting firm, spearheading the advancement of BIM, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Artificial Intelligence. Under her leadership, VIATechnik has become a global leader with nearly 200 digital experts on a mission to transform the analog world of design and construction into a digital platform, enabling efficient design, industrialized construction, and a digital real estate service model. Prior to VIATechnik, Danielle managed large-scale building and infrastructure projects in Silicon Valley, Chicago, and Sydney. Danielle also serves on the Board of Directors of Ryan Companies US, a $2B real estate development, construction, and design firm and J.F. Brennan, a 100 year-old leading heavy civil and marine contractor. She is a 2018 Building Design + Construction 40 under 40 honoree and a 2019 ENR National Top Young Professional. Danielle received a BS in Civil Engineering from Stanford and an MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.- JRJimmy RotellaJimmy Rotella received his bachelor s degree in architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and he is now part of the Digital Practice at CannonDesign in Chicago. In his 12 years of experience, he has worked for multiple large design firms implementing Revit software, developing project standards, managing software and infrastructure, providing technical support for design applications and computers, and teaching in both corporate and educational environments. Rotella s backgrounds in both IT and architecture put him at the forefront of design technology and position him to share his knowledge of new tools with others to help them build and realize their digital designs.
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