1.5 ConEd Learning Hours
4:00 p.m. ‐ 5:30 p.m.
Over the last few years, our industry has been pummeled by COVID‐19 shutdowns, supply chain disruptions, hyper‐escalation, climate impacts, and mounting labour shortages that threaten us with increased risk and volatility that may last for years to come. In response to these conditions, we have seen an increased investment in technology, a rise in collaborative delivery models ranging from Progressive Design Build (PDB) to IPD and Alliance projects, as well as new thought leaders emerging through the construction industry. Learn why construction may be uniquely positioned to become a driver of innovation, like the aerospace industry in the 1960s. Learn why a simple return to business as usual would be a tragic lost opportunity for the industry to undergo true transformative change. Explore how the industry and your organization may start on a path to transformation as we move from silos to integrated solutions. Strategies gathered from interviews with dozens of practitioners will be shared as we explore what change is necessary and possible in our industry, how we attract and retain the brightest young minds, and how we might use the significant housing challenge as a catalyst for deeper transformation. Could our current biggest challenges become our biggest opportunities for change?
Learning Objectives
1. Understand the growth in the interconnected risks facing the design and construction industry.
2. Understand the global impacts of waste and low productivity in the design and construction industry.
3. Understand the transformative opportunity for innovation in a collaborative project‐based industry.
4. Understand the power of integrating design and construction thinking to transform the delivery of high‐quality affordable housing.
Cole Webber
Cole Webber is the author of four books (both fiction and non‐fiction) and has patents in multiple countries. He is an international keynote speaker at more than 40 events in six countries, including a TEDx event, on topics ranging from sustainable development, technology, education, and construction to both academic and industry audiences alike. Cole has served on advisory boards to international organizations focusing on design and development. Based on his first patent, he assembled a team and won the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada’s COVID‐19 Digital Clearinghouse Challenge, receiving $1.3 million in grants to examine healthcare supply chains and prototype technology solutions. This work evolved with the NRC to explore applications in the construction sector.
Craig Webber
Craig Webber is a principal with Group2 Architecture, and early adopter of IPD with direct experience on 30 projects. Past‐president of the Integrated Project Delivery Alliance (IPDA), he works as a consultant and as a collaborative advisor for numerous teams and is one of the most knowledgeable speakers on collaborative delivery in North America. Craig is committed to advancing collaboration in the construction industry as he has witnessed it act as a catalyst to innovation unlocking advancements in BIM, prefabrication and Lean for a variety of teams. This collaborative approach between designers, engineers, contractors, and trade partners has more recently helped Integrated Teams adapt to escalation, product shortages and supply chain issues with more strategic and resilient responses. Craig has presented at more than 40 events throughout North America on collaborative topics ranging from target value delivery and innovation to contract impacts on profitability, insurability, and risk.