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Annual Technology Conference & Showcase

FIATECH's Technology Conference & Showcase is held every spring and is open to the public. Future conferences will be held in the following locations:

2010 in Austin, TX

2011 in California or Arizona

2012 in Florida

Archived information from previous conferences can be accessed below.



Annual Technology Conference & Showcase

FIATECH's Technology Conference & Showcase is held every spring and is open to the public. Future conferences will be held in the following locations:

  • March 29-31, 2010 in Austin, TX
  • April 18-20, 2011 in Chandler, AZ

Archived information from previous conferences can be accessed below:


conf2010

2010 - Austin, TX
FIATECH's 10th Anniversary

conf2009

2009 - Las Vegas, NV
Don't Gamble with Construction Technology

conf2008

2008 - New Orleans, LA
Creating Sustainable Business Value "The Big Easy" Way: Deploying Innovative Technolgies

conf2007

2007 - Washington, DC
Top Technologies Blossoming in Construction

conf2006

2006 - Scotsdale, AZ
Roadmap to Reality

conf2005

2005 - Miami, FL
Riding the Wave of Technolgy


 
2010

Conference Web Site

Please visit the conference web site for information and details pertaining to the FIATECH 2010 Technology Conference and Showcase.

Call For Presentation Proposals

Proposals are being accepted until November 13, 2009 for the following three breakout tracks. Proposals will be reviewed by members of the Conference Program Committee. Speakers will be notified and confirmed in mid December.

  1. Emerging and Market-ready Solutions for Interoperability - showcase how your company manages data and integrates information, whether it’s advances in BIM, integrated and automated scheduling, automated materials management or ISO 15926.
  2. New and Innovative Technologies - show us technologies that we can deploy today and tomorrow in design, construction and O&M such as RFID, wireless sensor networks, simulation design applications and mobile tools and technologies.
  3. Achieving Success in Safety, Sustainability and Energy Efficiency - share best practices and case studies on technologies and processes that are being deployed today with significant results and return on investment.

FIATECH 2010 CFP (PDF)  |  FIATECH 2010 CFP (MS Word)

 
2009

Program

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Presentations

Monday

AEX Team Meeting
Meeting Minutes
| Attendee List
Sharon Bickford, FIATECH
Mark Palmer, NIST
Russell Adams, Dominion

RFID Tutorial
Michael Mitchell, Alien Technology
Fran Rabuck, Bentley Systems

Power Focus Group
John Gaertner, Technical Executive, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

FIATECH Board of Directors Chair Welcome Remarks
Tom Hannigan, President - Industrial Services, Zachry

Plan for Infrastructure Renewal
Walter O. Baumy, Jr., PE, New Orleans District Chief, Engineering Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Change Control and Cost Reporting on a Mega-Project
Mark Bodner, First Vice President, Tishman Construction Corporation of Nevada

FIATECH Project Showcase
Gary Barnes, Bechtel
Ric Jackson, Director, FIATECH
Neill Pawsey, Project Manager, FIATECH

Camelot Presents iRING
Robin Benjamins, Engineering Automation Manager, Bechtel
Rob Brawn, Director Automation Systems Integration, CH2MHILL
Andrew Guard, IT Director/CAE Director, Shaw Power Group
Zuhair Haddad, CIO, CCC; Frank Matthewson, CET Engineering Manager, Bechtel
Daryl Ofstie, Global Practice Director, Hatch; Onno Paap, Data Integration Manager, Fluor
Yusoff Siraj, Principal Engineer, Petronas

Hedge Your Bets with Digital Construction Planning: Case Studies from ENTERGY
Al Casas, Sr. Executive Account Manager for Process, Power & Petroleum Industries, Dassault Systemes

OpenPlant™ – Accelerating ISO 15926 Adoption Through Open Applications
Dr. Manoj Dharwadkar, Director of Data Interoperability, Bentley Systems

Beyond BIM: 3D and Integration Tools to Facilitate Lean Construction
Zuhair Haddad, VP Corporate Affairs and CIO, Consolidated Contractors Company

Dismantlement and Refurbishing Simulation and Validation Applied to An Hydroelectrical Powerhouse
Dr. Edward S. Popko, Worldwide Market Manager, Shipbuilding, Process/Power/Petroleum, IBM Product Lifecycle Management Solutions

Implementing Mobile Tablet PCs and Web Tools for Quality Management and Commission
Mike Clifford, Quality Manager, Parsons Corporation
Christopher Ramsey, Executive Vice President, Latista Technologies

Location-based Scheduling Linked to a BIM Integrated Scope-Cost-Schedule Model in Virtual Design and Construction (VDC)
Forest Peterson, Research Assistant, Stanford University Center for Integrated Facility Engineering (CIFE)

Digital Signatures – What Engineering Organizations Need to Know
Brian Hase, IT Director, Braun Intertec
Shahar Malina, Strategic Planner, ARX (Algorithmic Research)

Tuesday

The Next Climb Up The World Economic Ladder - What Will We Face We Need To Consider Now

Presented by Coreworx
John Voeller, Senior VP, Black & Veatch

Advancing Sustainability Practices Across the Capital Project Roadmap
Ray Topping, Executive Vice President, CH2MHILL

Comprehending the US Construction Marketplace – 2009
Construction Outlook 2009
Mark (Rusty) Sherwood, Vice President, Strategic & Emerging Markets, McGraw-Hill Construction

Forecasting the Future: Tools, Technologies and Techniques for Creating Your Own Crystal Ball
Jeffrey Jacobsen, Senior Advisor to CEO, Kopin Corporation
Fran Rabuck, Director, Bentley Systems
Scott Bartlett, Professional Services Industry Solutions Unit, Microsoft

Safety - An Integral Part of FIATECH
Deborah L. Grubbe, PE, CEng., Corporate Director-Safety and Health, DuPont (retired) and Owner, Operations and Safety Solutions

Training in Virtual Reality
Rolf Gibbels, Industry Manager for Process, Power & Petroleum Industries, Dassault Systemes Americas

Maximizing Value from the Structural Supply Chain
Vic O’Mara, West Coast Technical Sales Manager, AceCad Software Inc

Field BIM: Tracking Steel and Precast from the Model to the Field and Back
Ebriama Jagana, Senior BIM Manager, Standard Supplies
Josh Kanner, Founder, Vela Systems

Project and Portfolio Management and BIM for the Plan, Build, Operate Phases of a Facility’s Lifecycle
Jordan Brandt, Partner, Horizontal LLC;
Marc Krichman, Director, ISV Business Development/Industry Marketing, Meridian Systems

Win Big with Adobe PDF
Sean Melchionda, Corporate Account Manager AEC/EPC Market, Adobe Systems Inc.

Intergraph Enhanced API Mechanical Equipment Datasheets
Bryan K. Layton, Senior Manager-Technical, Intergraph

How Petronas is Leading the Malaysian Oil & Gas Industry into Interoperability
Neil McPhater, Marketing Manager – Special Projects, AVEVA
Toralf Mueller, Chief Information Officer (CIO), ALCIM
Yusoff B Hj Siraj, Principal Engineer, Petronas

Mobile Controls Management Services
Firas Hijazi, Head of Business Systems Unit, Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC)

Inaccurate Measurements and “The Missing Bridge”
Vincent Frasca, VP of Product Development, Theometrics Architectural Navigation LLC
Sam Stathis, founder and CEO of Theometrics

RFID Construction Activity
Leif Chastaine, VP, Soultions Marketing & Business Development, Insync Software
Michael Mitchell, Director, Business Development, Alien Technology
Neill Pawsey, Project Manager, FIATECH
Dr. Ben Zoghi, P.E., Victor H. Thompson, Professor & Director of RFID Oil & Gas Solution Group Consortium, Texas A&M University

Bluetooth Headset with Virtual 15 Inch PC Display-Hands-free Natural Speech Recognition–Wireless Command & Control of PCs, Cell Phones, Industrial Equipment, Company Networks and Internet Services
Jeffrey Jacobsen, Senior Advisor to CEO, Kopin Corporation
Todd Sutton, Business Unit Manager – Project Controls, Zachry Construction Company

Using Industry Standards and 3D Gaming Technology in Asset Life Cycle Management & Beyond
John Arthur, Chief Technology Officer, Octaga

Developing Core Technology Competencies
Dr. Allan Chasey, Director, Arizona State University
Scott Root, Manager, Virtual Construction, Kitchell

From the Project to the Business to the Enterprise
Craig Larson, Industry Director, Oracle|Primavera
Richard Sappe, AEC Industry Manager, Oracle|Primavera

Attracting the Next Generation to Our Industry
Dr. Subramaniam Mahadevan, Student
Johnette C. Shockley, Technology Transfer Officer United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Virtual Education in Construction
James D. Goedert, Ph.D., P.E., Interim Director Research and Industry Outreach, University of Nebraska

The Transformation Roadmap to Smart Process Manufacturing
Dr. Jim Davis, Associate Vice Chancellor Information Technology and Professor
Chemical Engineering, UCLA

Reducing the Risk of the Engineering Systems Integration Gamble
Scott Warnke, Global Applications Manager, Environmental Control Systems, Alstom Power

3 Steps for Successfully Implementing a Paperless Workflow
Don Jacob, Vice President of Engineering, Bluebeam Software

Management of Change (MOC) Best Practices
Dr. Rainer Hoff, President, and Senior Principal Consultant, Gateway Consulting Group
Hugh Ritchie, Industry Manager, Open Text

The Fine Art of Gambling Collaboratively
Michael Elkins, President, Kestral Group
Hugh Ritchie, Industry Manager, Open Text

Wednesday

Specifications Automation – Transforming Engineering Specifications from Static Documents into Intelligent, Electronic Resources

Leon Gorbaty, Engineer, S&B

Springs Preserve
Jay Nichols, Interim Director, Springs Preserve

Helping Owners Build Faster, Better, Safer and At Less Cost in Clark County, NV: A Streamlining & IT Role Model
Mary Fazzalaro, IT Project Manager, Clark County, NV
Ron Lynn, Director, Clark County Department of Development Services, Clark County, NV
Dan Owens, Manager of Technical Support, Clark County Development Services
Robert Wible, Project Manager, FIATECH

The First Knowledge Engine™—Generating the Power to Forecast Individual and Group Patterns of Behavior
John Furey, Founder & CEO, The MindTime Project

BIM There & Done That: Using Integrated Systems to Manage EPC Project with Certainty
John R. Fish, Director of Procurement and Quality Assurance, Ford, Bacon, and Davis

First Stage Deployment of ISO 15926
Andrew McBrien, Product Manager, Aspen Technology

Integration of i-Booth©, Virtual Supervision and Automated Tracking to Improve Performance of Construction Projects
Dr. Janaka Ruwanpura, Canada Research Chair, Director and Associate Professor, Project Management Specialization, Schulich School of Engineering University of Calgary, Canada
Lahiru Silva, M.Sc. Student, University of Calgary
Tharindu Weerasinghe, M.Sc., Student, University of Calgary

Integrated Subcontract and Materials Management - Definition, Development & Deployment Overview
Michael Buss, VP, Materials and Construction, Intergraph
Bob DeLong, Director, Procurement/Materials Management, CH2MHILL

Building 2.0: Energy-Efficient, Smart and Intelligent
Dr. Abdul Samad (Sami) Kazi, Research Coordinator and Chief Research Scientist: Processes and ICT in the Built Environment, VTT – Technical Research Centre of Finland
Dr. Alain Zarli, Head of Division at the Information Technologies and Knowledge Dissemination Department, Centre Scientifique et Technique du Batiment (CSTB)

A Simulation-based Approach for Scenario-based Planning
Dr. Simaan AbouRizk, PEng, Professor of Civil Engineering and NSERC IRC in Construction Engineering, Canada
Research Chair in Operation Simulation, University of Alberta
Siri Fernando, Director, Design and Construction
Section, City of Edmonton

iPLM: “Closing the Loop” on the Life Cycle of Plant Data
Russell Adams, Technical Advisor, Dominion Virginia Power
Berry T. Gibson, PLM Client Solutions Executive for the Energy Industry, IBM Software Group

Advanced Technologies Used in the Plant Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP)
Majdi Zahran, Executive Consultant - Information Management, Intergraph

Global Valve Cross-Reference e-Catalog (GVCC) State of the Union
Sharon Bickford, Project Manager, FIATECH
John Fish, Director of Procurement & Quality Assurance, Ford, Bacon & Davis
Kenneth Hamilton, Project Manager, Process Industry Practices (PIP)


Sponsors

AVEVA

adobe

Bentleylogo

Roe

Coreworx

CCT

dassault

dowlogo

IntergraphLogo

metegrity

Open_Text_Content_Experts_RGB-72dp

oracle

TargetShowLetter

Student Sponsorships

Aspentech, Bechtel, BP, Dupont, Oracle|Primavera, Petronas

Videos

ENR Features Video of Golden-I at FIATECH Conference

iRING Unveiled at FIATECH Conference and ENR Captures Live Demo

ENR Interview With FIATECH Director, Ric Jackson

Who Attended

AceCad Software Inc
Adobe Systems, Inc.
ALCIM Sdn Bhd
Alien Technology
All-Russian Scientific and Research Institute for Nuclear Power Plant Operation (VNIIAES)
Alliance Engineering
Alstom Power, Environment Control Systems
Ambitech Engineering Corporation
Arizona State University
ARX
ASCE
Aspen Technology
Autodesk, Inc.
Aveva
AVEVA Inc.
Avolve Software Corporation
Bechtel
Bentley Systems
Bentley Systems de México, S.A. de C.V.
Black & Veatch Corporation
Bluebeam Software, Inc.
Braun Intertec Corporation
Burns and Roe
California State University, Chico
CCT - Computers & Communication Technology
Centre Scientifique et Technique du Batiment (CSTB)
CERL - US Army Corps of Engineers
CH2MHILL
City of Edmonton
Clark County, NV
Consolidated Contractors Company
Coreworx Inc.
daratechPLANT
DIAPROM
DNV
Dominion
DuPont (retired)
e-Builder, Inc.
Emerson Process Management
ePM
EPRI

Eventsia Group
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering
FIATECH
Fluor
Ford, Bacon & Davis, LLC
Gateway Consulting Group, Inc.
Hatch
Holder Construction
Horizontal
IBM
INOVx Solutions
Insight-wfp, Inc
Insync Software Inc
Integrated Technologies, Inc.
Intergraph
Jacobs
JMJ Associates, LLP
Kaiser Permanente
Kestral Group
Kiewit Engineering Co.
Kopin Corporation
Latista Technologies
MC2
McGraw-Hill Construction
Meridian Systems
Metegrity
Microsoft
MindTime Inc.
MJ Harris Inc
Motorola, Inc.
MWH
National Institute of Science and Technology
National Research Council Canada
North Dakota State University
NoteVault, Inc.
Noumenon Consulting Ltd
NRX Global
Octaga
Olof Granlund Oy
Open Text
Operations and Safety Solutions, LLC
Oracle
Parsons
Paul F. Loreto Architect Inc.

Peter Kiewit Institute-University of Nebraska
Petrobras
Petrobras SA
Petronas Carigali
PIP
Pizzagalli Construction Company
PKF Rosenergoatom
Project Management Program, University of Maryland
Purdue University
S&B Engineers and Constructors
Saudi Arabian Oil Company
Siemens
Skire Inc.
Springs Preserve
Standard Supplies
Target
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
Technical Research Centre of Finland
Texas A&M University
The City University of New York
The Dow Chemical Company
The Procter & Gamble Company
The Shaw Group
The University of Texas at Austin
Theometrics
Tishman Construction
Tishman Construction Corporation of Nevada
Trimble
UCLA
UNISYS
University of Alberta
University of Calgary
University of Maryland
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Universty of Calgary
US Army Corps Of Engineers
US Army ERDC
Vela Systems, Inc
Victaulic
VNIIAES
VTT
Zachry

 
2008

Program

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Presentations

Welcome Address
James B. Porter, Jr., Chief Engineer and Vice President, Engineering and Operations, DuPont

Road to Reform: How to Fix America’s Broken Construction Industry
Barry B. LePatner, Esq., Founding Partner, LePatner & Associates LLP

Roll Out’s Complete…Now What? Leveraging the Collaboration Platform to It’s Fullest Potential
Tad Fry, Manager of Engineering, Brewing Operations and Technology, Anheuser-Busch

Technology Management Tools and Methods
Richard Neal, President, Integrated Manufacturing Technology Initiative (IMTI)

Innovative LNG Tank Construction Techniques
Randy Park, Vice President Operations, Zachry Construction Corporation

The Intelligent and Automated Construction Job Site Research Testbed
Kamel Saidi, Research Engineer, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Collaboration and the Path to Interoperability
Derek Middlemas, Executive Vice President, AVEVA

ERP and Interoperability
Sandra Benson, Senior Industry Director - Engineering and Construction, Oracle

Managing Engineering Inconsistency – Dealing With One of the By-Products of Interoperability
Ewan Botterill, Director, Global Business Development Information Management, Intergraph

Integration of GIS and GPS to Improve Utility Mapping and Damage Prevention
Allan Chasey, Ph.D., Professor, Arizona State University
Robert Cowan, Graduate Student, Arizona State University

Leveraging Collaborative Project Management Technology to Maintain the Built Environment
Frank Moore, Autodesk

Applying Existing Technology to Support the COAA Workface Planning Model Best Practice
Lloyd Rankin, President, Ascension Systems
Geoff Ryan, Insight-WFP
Eric Crivella, Director Business Development, Common Point

Skanska’s Meadowlands Stadium Case Study: Field-Enabled Real-time BIM and RFID Production Management
Josh Kanner, Founder, Board Member, Vela Systems
Dave Campbell, Vice President, Corporate Director, Skanska
Andy Dickey, Product Manager, Tekla

2008 Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System Overview
Mike Park, Hurricane Protection System Program Manager, Task Force Hope of the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers

Information Booth – A Revolutionary On-Site Communication Concept
Janaka Ruwanpura, Ph.D., Director and Associate Professor, University of Calgary

Lessons From the Frontlines - Educating A Competitive, IT Savvy Engineering and
Construction Workforce

William O’Brien, P.E., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin

Creating Sustainable Business Value Through Innovation
Sam Migliore, Product Manager, Bentley Systems

Enterprise Visualization: Optimizing Engineering & Construction Workflows
Paul Giaconia, Group Vice President, AutoVue Development, Oracle AutoVue

Collaboration Reinvented: Intelligent Communication for Capital Projects
Bassem Hamdy, Vice President of Solutions, CMiC

Optimizing Your RFID Implementation – Tips, Tricks and Techniques From the Application of RFID in Real World Construction Projects
Sangyoon Chin, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Sungkyunkwan University
Cheolho Choi, CEO, DoallTech
Liang Liu, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Flat Build™ and Green Project Delivery; Controlled Engineering Records From EPC to Owner
Gui Ponce de Leon, Ph.D., P.E., CEO and Managing Principal, PMA Construction

Managing Controlled Engineering Records for the Critical Information Transfer From the EPC to Plant Sustainment and Operations at Suncor Energy Using CERLL
Philip Cleghorn, Manager Intranets, Extranets and Enterprise Content Management, Suncor
Hugh Ritchie, Program Industry Manager - Energy, Open Text

Git-R-Done: Blue Collar BIM (An Integrated Processes Case Study) and Second Generation BIM: Emerging Scenarios and Values
Finith Jernigan, Executive Architect & Author, Design Atlantic
William Gordy, Deputy Fire Chief, City of Salisbury

Visibility and Efficiency Across the Project Life Cycle
Bruno Berti, Senior Director of Product Line Management, Meridian Systems

Delivering Value Through Business Process Management
John Leet, Director of Marketing, Skire

The Rosetta Stone: Value Added Via Integration
Mike Milinusic, President, OnTrack Engineering

Who’s Teaching Your SmartBuildings Now and What Are They Learning?
Rich Chmielewski, Chemical & Biofuels Marketing Manager, Siemens
Jeff Becker, Director, Global Wireless Business, Honeywell Process Solutions

Design, Operate, Maintain (DOM) – A New Systems Perspective on Plant Asset Life Cycle Management and Information Interoperability
Sidney Snitkin, Ph.D., Vice President, General Manager, Enterprise Advisory Services, ARC Advisory Group

A Pentagon LEED Certification Case Study for Developing New Integrative Technologies for Managing Sustainability
Kathy Alberding, Partner, Heller & Metzger
Barbara Heller, President and CEO, Design+Construction Strategies

BIMstorm™ - The Big Easy Way
Kimon Onuma, President, ONUMA
Dianne Davis, BIM Process Director, President, AEC Infosystems

Hi Performance Wi-Fi Networking, the Great In–Building Enabler
Kurt Sauter, Director, Product Marketing, Xirrus

The Connected Site - An Industry Moves Into the Future
LaVonne Frazier, Director, Trimble

Mobile Satellite Communications – Enabling Remote Construction Connectivity
Simon Curran, Business Development Manager, Inmarsat

Mobile Augmented Reality for Construction and Production
Charles Woodward, Ph.D., Research Professor, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Jani Peltopuro, Section Manager, Design Technologies, Poyry Forest Industry

ISO 15926 WIP Implementation - Cooperation in ADI
Julian Bourne, Product Manager & Research Analyst, NRX Global
Manoj Dharwadkar, Director, Technology Management, Bentley Systems

How Much is Regulatory Inefficiency Costing You? – No BIM, No BAM and No BOOM
Bob Wible, Project Manager, FIATECH

Codes and Standards Automation - Transforming Engineering Specifications From Static
Documents Into Intelligent, Electronic Resources

Leon Gorbaty, Rotating Machinery Specialist, S&B Engineers and Constructors

Application of Building Information Modeling for Plan Review and Approval in e-Government
Eunice Lee, Special Projects Coordinator, International Code Council

Improving the Planning Process for Sustained Business Value
Jonathan Antevy, CEO and Co-Founder, e-Builder
Joseph Buysse, Project and Product Life Management, K. Hovnanian Homes

Exploiting Cutting-Edge Gaming Technology and 3D ISO Standards in Capital Projects
Ola Odegard, CEO and Founder, Octaga
John Arthur, CTO and Founder, Octaga

Spatial Imaging Benefits for the Owner/Operator
Ken Dooley, N. America Account Manager, Trimble

Laser Models - A Clear Revolution
Eric Hoffman, CEO, Quantapoint

Maximizing the Business Value of Facility Management Automation
Jennifer Keller, Manager, Facility Planning, Dow Jones
Chris Keller, Managing Director, Facilities Solutions Group

The Enterprise Responsive Building
Toby Considine, Ph.D., Systems Specialist and Chair OASIS oBIX TC, University of North Carolina

Future Construction & Transportation Technology
Chang-se Kim, President, Korea Institute of Construction & Transportation Technology
Evaluation and Planning (KICTEP)

Meeting the Information Management Challenges of Today’s Capital Project Environment - An Owner Operator Perspective
Edward Fry, Manager, Major Capital Projects IM/IT Support, Chevron

Simulation Guided Project Planning
Chuck Sanders, Principal Consultant, ePM
Pat Gorman, Director of Technical Development, ePM

Expanding Roadmap Opportunities
Deke Smith, FAIA, Executive Director, buildingSMART alliance, National Institute for
Building Sciences (NIBS)

Assuring Asset Documentation Integrity With Automated Business Processes for the Enterprise
Mike Jones, Vice President of Marketing, McLaren Software

The Information Management Crisis in Major Capital Projects
Ray Simonson, CEO, Software Innovation

Unifying Projects, Processes and Resources in a Capital Project’s Construction and Operation: Leveraging the Value of Plant Life Cycle Management
Rolf Gibbels, Director, WW Industry Leader Process, Power & Petroleum, Dassault Systèmes

Business Model Driven Integrated Asset Information Management
Hakan Sarbanoglu, Director of Knowledge Center, Kalido
Bill Nystrom, Project Management and Maintenance, BP

Aspects of Executing Project Engineering Utilizing Life Cycle Software Tools and Techniques
Stephen Kersch, Corporate Systems Business Development Manager, Mustang Engineering
Jim Klein, Manager of the Technical Resource, AVEVA

Extending BIM to Capture Construction Process Documentation
James Goedert, P.E., Ph.D., Associate Professor and Chairman of the Construction Systems Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Pavan Meadati, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Construction Management Department,
Southern Polytechnic University

Making Cents With BIM
Laird Landis, Manager of Virtual Design and Construction for Worldwide Facilities Group –
Capital Projects, General Motors

3DVirtual Reality for Production Optimization & Asset Management
Nelia Mazula, Technical Manager, VRcontext

The World’s Largest Supercomputer, and What It Could Do for Your Company
Melyssa Fratkin, Manager of External Relations, Texas Advanced Computing Center,
University of Texas at Austin

FIATECH: Serving the Industry
Ric Jackson, Director, FIATECH


Sponsors

adobe

AVEVA

Bentleylogo

Roe

caba

CMiC

dassault

dowlogo

dupont

IntergraphLogo

metegrity

ontracklogo

Coreworx


Who Attended

Adobe
AEC Info
Anheuser-Busch
ARC Advisory Group
Arizona State University
Ascension Systems
Aspen Technology Inc.
Atomic Enery of Canada
Autodesk
AVEVA
Barloworld Logistics
Bechtel
Bentley Systems
BHP Billiton
Boeing Company, The
Broaddus & Associates
buildingSMART Alliance
Burns & Roe
BW Document Management Solutions
Carnegie Mellon University
CH2MHILL
Chevron
CII
City of Salisbury Fire Department
CMiC
COADE
ColumbiaSoft
Columbia University
Common Point
ConocoPhillips
Consolidated Contrators Company
Dassault Systemes
Design Atlantic
Design+Construction
DoallTech Co., Ltd
Dominion
Dow
Dow Jones
DPR Construction, Inc.
DuPont
e-Builder
Electric Power Research Institute
Emerson
ENR
ePM
Expert Choice

Facilities Solutions Group
Faithful + Gould
Fluor
GM
HATCH
Heller & Metzger
Honeywell
IBM
IMTI
Inmarsat
Innotec
Insight-WFP
Institute of Nuclear Power Operations
Intel
Intergraph
International Code Council
J.H. Findorff and Son, Inc
K. Hovnanian Homes
Kalido
KBR
Korea Institute of Construction Technology
Larsen & Toubro Infotech
LePatner & Associates LLP
Mackay Communications
McLaren Software
Meridian Systems
Metegrity
Mortenson
Mustang Engineering, L. P.
National Research Council Canada
NF Publishing Company
Nippon Sogo Systems, Inc
NIST
NoteVault
Noumenon Consulting
NRX Global
Octaga
OnTrack Engineering
ONUMA
Open Geospatial Consortium
Open Text Corporation
Oracle
OTA Diagnostics
PlantSuccess
PMA Consultants

POSC Caesar
Poyry Forest Industry
Praeses, LLC
Primavera
Quantapoint
S&B Engineers and Constructors
Shaw Group Inc., The
Siemens
Skanska
Skire
Smithsonian Institution
Software Innovation
Suncor
Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) / University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Swinerton
Target
Tekla
Texas A&M University
TradeFair Group
Trimble
U.S. Army ERDC-CERL
University Mechanical
University of Calgary
University of California, Berkley
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Kentucky
University of Nebraska (PKI)
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
University of Reading
University of Texas at Austin
University of Washington
Utility Engineering
Vela Systems
Victaulic
Vizada
VRContext
VTT
Xirrus
Zachry

 
2007

Program

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Presentations

Conference Kick Off (pdf size 785k)
Tom Hannigan, VP Industrial Services Division, Zachry Construction

The Future is Now at the Smithsonian Institution (pdf size 5.20 MB)
William W. Brubaker, Director of Facilities Engineering and
Operations, Smithsonian Institution

Promoting U.S. Innovation and Industrial Competitiveness (pdf size 2.68 MB)
Dr. William Jeffrey, Director, National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST)

Construction Operations Building Information Exchange (COBIE) (pdf size 1.35MB)
Bill Brodt, Experimental Facilities Engineer, NASA

Achieving Application Interoperability for Owner/Operators by Exploiting
Service-Oriented Technologies Using SmartPlant Enterprise
(pdf size 789k)
Adrian Park, Intergraph

RFID Marking - An Integrated Solution for Mapping and Locating Buried Facilities (pdf size 4.81MB)
Corey M. Willson , Product Manager, USA-VA / 3M

Streamlining the Building Regulatory Process: An Idea Whose Time Has Come (pdf size 1.34MB)
Robert Wible, Director and Secretary, Alliance for Building Regulatory Reform

Facilitating Building Regulatory Compliance Checking
David Conover, Senior Advisor, International Code Council

Information Handover for Buildings: Case Studies and Guidelines (pdf size 2.15 MB)
Mark Palmer, Program Manager, NIST

A Novel Advanced Composite Residential Framing Solution (pdf size 2.54 MB)
Duncan Lawrie, Owner, Lawrie Technology, Inc and James Antonic, CBS Homes

Step Change Process Improvements For Projects & Turnarounds Through Mobile Task Management Software and RFID (pdf size 693k)
Donald J. Frieden, Founder, President and CEO, SAT Corporation

Lessons Learned from the Ship Building Industry (pdf size 5.96MB)
Rob Glasier, Marine Industry Manager and Manager Information Management Solutions, AVEVA

Mobile Wireless Networking (Office in a box) (pdf size 695k)
Todd Sutton, Business Unit Manager - Project Controls for the Commercial Building Division, Zachry Construction

Building Information Models – A Strategy For The Real Property Industry (pdf size 695k)
Dana Smith, Owner, DKS Consulting,
Dianne Davis, AEC Systems and Ric Jackson, Director, FIATECH

Bridging the Gap: Reducing the Risks That Exist Between the Design and Construction Processes (pdf size 2.36MB)
John Ballard, Woolpert, Inc., Steve Tolison, Woolpert,Inc.,
and Jack Thompson, Entertech

Department of Homeland Security Priorities and the Private Sector (pdf size 254k)
Alfonso Martinez-Fonts, Jr., Assistant Secretary for the Private Sector Office, Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

ISO 15926 Work In Progress (WIP) (pdf size 475k)
Robin Benjamins, Integration Manager, Bechtel

Petronas Carigali’s Information Management Strategy Using ISO 15926 (pdf size 1.94 MB)
Yusoff Siraj, Principal Engineer, Petronas Carigali

Element #8 (The Knowledge Enabled Workforce) COMIT’s UK Case
Study and Demonstration Project Feedback
(pdf size 2.03MB)
Neill Pawsey, Chairman, Construction Opportunities for Mobile IT (COMIT)

Building the Foundation (pdf size 2.38 MB)
Steve DeLoach, Associate Director, Office of Engineering, Design and Construction, Smithsonian Institution

Chemical Company Case Study: ISO 15926 (pdf size 1.45 MB)
Jeff Bonnell, Director of Product Management, NRX Global

Automating Punch Lists and Construction Inspections
Chris Ramsey, Executive Vice President, Latista and
Stephen Kawczynski, James G. Davis Construction

Web-Enabled Scenario- Based Planning for the USCG and Others (pdf size 13.18 MB)
Kimon Onuma, Owner, Onuma,
Dianne Davis, AEC Systems

Successful Interoperability for Major Projects Using ISO 15926
(pdf size 3.13 MB)
Adrian Laud, Managing Director, Noumenon Consulting,
Manoj Dharwadkar, Bentley Systems and
Rob Glasier, Manager of Information Management Solutions, AVEVA

Stimulating Innovation and Industrial Competitiveness in Construction and Building: The Role of Public-Private Partnerships (pdf size 680k)
Dr. Shyam Sunder, Acting Director, Building and Fire Research Laboratory, NIST

NSF’s Role in Addressing Construction Industry Trends
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Dr. Edward Jaselskis, Program Director for Information Technology and Infrastructure Systems, National Science Foundation

Adopting Innovation: Integrated Modeling in the Finnish AECO Industry (pdf size 1.73 MB)
Kaj Juslin, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

RFID Applications in Nuclear Plants
Kenji Araki, Hitachi

I / 10 Raines Road Bridge Changeout
Rusty Miller , Vice President, North American Business Development, Mammoet USA

Benchmark Your Leading Indicators to Manage Jobsite Risk
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Barry Nelson, President and CEO, DBO2

New Solutions to Drive Business Improvement
Mike Jones, McLaren, (pdf size 399k)
Andy McCracken, ProExecute, (pdf size 311k)
JJ Safer, ProExecute,
Josh Kanner, Vela Systems, (pdf size 1.13MB)
Adam Omansky, Vela Systems and
Richard Sappe, Primavera (pdf size 1.99MB)

Operational ISO 15926 Work In Progress Reference Data System (pdf size 2.01MB)
Magne Valen-Senstad, Senior Engineer, DNV,
Robin Benjamins, Integration Manager, Bechtel and
Ewan Botterill, Executive Consultant, Intergraph

Sustainable Renovation and Construction
Catherine Broad, Environmental Specialist, Pentagon Renovation &
Construction Program Office (PENREN)

BIM for Asset Management: Creating a Visual Portal

Barbara Heller, Owner, Design + Construction Strategies

Low Power Wireless Sensor Networks: Benefits Analysis in an Industrial Environment (pdf size 1.07 MB)
Mick Flanigan, Intel and
Suhaime Hassim, Intel

A Building Information Modeling (BIM) Primer (pdf size 4.00 MB)
Jeff Gravatte, CEO, CADD Microsystems, Inc. and
Robert Smedley, Onyx Group

Leveraging Collaborative Project Management Technology To Maintain the Built Environment (pdf size 748k)
Anthony Broccolini, Project Manager, Broccolini Construction and
Matt Wheelis , Autodesk

Managing the Creative Innovation Process Within Your Organization
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Dr. Jorge Vanegas, Director, Center for Housing and Urban Development, Texas A&M

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Who Attended

Adobe
AEC Systems
ALCIM Technology
Alliance for Building Reg. Reform
American Society of Civil Engineering
Anheuser-Busch
ASD
Asset Performance Networks
Aurigo
Autodesk
AVEVA
Bechtel
Bentley Systems
Broccolini Construction
Burns and Roe Enterprises
CADD Microsystems
Carnegie Mellon University
CBS Homes
CH2M Hill
Charles Pankow Builders
COADE
COMIT
Common Point Inc.
ConocoPhillips
Consolidated Contractors Group
CSA
DB02
Department of Defense - Pentagon
Dept. of Homeland Security
Design and Construction Strategies
Det Norske Veritas
DKS Consultants
Dow
Dupont
E-Builder, Inc.
EE Anderson Tech. Svcs., Inc.

Electric Power Research Institute
Entertech
Expert Choice
Exploretech
Fluor Corporation
FRU-COM Construction
General Dynamics
NASSCO
General Motors
Ghafari
Hatch
Hitachi, Ltd.
Hoar Construction LLC
IBM
Intel
Intergraph
International Code Council
Istambul Technical University
Iten Industries
Jacobs
James David Construction
Jotne
EPM Technology
ASKalido Inc.
KBR
Latista Technologies
Manitowoc
Crane Group
Mammoet
McLaren
Meridian Systems
Metegrity
NASA
NIST
National Research Council
National Science Foundation

Noumenon Consulting Ltd.
NRX Global
Ontrack Engineering
Onuma
Oracle
Onyx Group
Penn State University
Petronas
Peter Kiewit Institute
Primavera
ProExecute
Project Lead the Way
Psychology of Setting
S&B Engineers and Constructors
SAT Corporation
Skire
Smithsonian Institution
Software Innovation
State of Wisconsin
Target
Texas A&M University
Trimble Navigation
University of Kentucky
University of Maryland
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
University of Washington
US Army
ERDCUSA - VA / 3MUSCG
Utility Engineering Corporation
SystemsVentro
Victaulic
VTT
Washington City Paper
Woolpert
Worley Parsons
Zachry

 
2006

Program

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Presentations

Opportunity for Change - The Need to Compete (PDF 7.28 MB)
James G. Slaughter, Jr., President, S&B Engineers & Constructors

State of Wisconsin Data Center: Piloting New Technology in a Public Sector Environment (PDF 1.04 MB)
Robert Cramer, Secretary, State of Wisconsin Building Commission & Administrator, State of Wisconsin Department of Administration
John Ritchie, State of Wisconsin Department of Administration
Michael Sorge, Field Operations Manager, M. A. Mortenson Company
Gilbert Garcia, Design Phase Coordinator, M. A. Mortenson Company
Bret Tushaus, Principal, Eppstein Uhen Architects

IDEAs on the Road to Innovation (PDF 990 KB)
Linda Mason, Communications Officer, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies

Transitioning Design Models & Data to Construction (PDF 2.99 MB)
Faith Junghans, Technology Communications Director, CH2M HILL
Dan Slade, Construction Technology Automation Manager, Fluor Corporation

Case Study for Physical Design Data Interoperability Using an ISO 15926 RDL-based Adaptive Information Model (PDF 11.21 MB)
Manoj Dharwadkar, Ph.D., Director of Content Management, Bentley Systems
Kevin Hutto, Interoperability Program Manager, Bentley Systems

So You Have a BIM Model - What Can You Do With It? (PDF 4.26 MB)
Francois Grobler, US Army Corps of Engineers

So You Have a BIM Model - What Can You Do With It? (PDF 9.31 MB)
Daniel Gonzales, Director of Design & Construction Technology, Rogers Quinn Construction
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Automated Residential Building Design - A Solution for Rebuilding the Gulf Coast? (PDF 555 KB)
Per-Olav Opdahl, CEO, Selvaag BlueThink AS
Yngve Holte Olsen, Product Director, Selvaag BlueThink AS
Ulf Ström, President, Design Power, Inc.

Accelerating Deployment of ISO 15926 (PDF 129 KB)
Robin Benjamins, Integration Manager, Bechtel
Manoj Dharwadkar, Ph.D., Director of Content Management, Bentley Systems
Onno Paap, Integration Manager, Fluor Corporation

Using Leading Indicators to Create a Zero Injury Worksite (PDF 988 KB)
Barry Nelson, CEO, DBO2 Inc.
Steve Bowers, Worldwide Projects EHS Manager, Intel Corporation

Case Study of Building Information Modeling in Precast Concrete Construction (PDF 8.07 MB)
David Bosch, Manager of Tekla Development and Implementation, High Concrete Structures, Inc.
Lee Tanase, President & CEO, LEAP Software
Fred Rezler, Account Manager, LEAP Software

Utility Asset Management & Damage Prevention: Do You Know Where Your Underground Utilities Are? (PDF 2.55 MB)
Allan Chasey, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Arizona State University
Tom Sawyer, Chief Technology Officer, Guardian ProStar

Integration between 2D Drawings and the Data-Centric Systems (PDF 457 KB)
Ziyad Ghulam, Administrator, Aramco Services

New Ways of Mitigating Moisture, Corrosion and ASR in Concrete (PDF 2.28 MB)
Orange Marshall, Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Paul Femmer, President, OsmoTech

Improving Project Economies with Wireless Solutions (PDF 6.01 MB)
Jim Moore, JumpStart Wireless Corporation
Bruno Berti, Senior Director of Product Management, Meridian Systems
Eric W. Jurin, President, Jurin Roofing Services

Fluor Beats Budget and Timeline With Improved On Site Safety Using Laser Documentation (PDF 981 KB)
James McGill, Vice President of Marketing, Quantapoint, Inc.

Integrated Project Controls (PPS 9.06 MB)
Mike Milinusic, P.Eng., President, OnTrack Engineering

Development of an Industry Standard Equipment Information Model for the Power Generation Industry in Support of Equipment Reliability (PDF 1.53 MB)
Russell Adams, Technical Advisor, Dominion Resources Services, Inc. - Nuclear Engineering Department
Martin Bridges, Manager - Nuclear Maintenance Programs, Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI)

Evaluating Integration Opportunities and Benefits (PDF 251 KB)
Sylvia Rappenecker, CAE Technology Leader, The Dow Chemical Company

What is the Organizational Value of Interoperable A/E/C/FM? (PDF 4.11 MB)
Chris Keller, President, Integrated Data Solutions
Kevin Janus, Vice President, Operations & FM Services, Integrated Data Solutions

The Coming Crisis in Interoperability
GSA BIM Guide — The Drive for Open Standards (PDF 5.17 MB) - Stephen Hagan, General Services Administration
Making Interoperability Happen (PDF 144 KB) - Adrian Laud, C, Noumenon
Interoperability Challenges (PDF 1.38 MB) - Deke Smith, Chief Architect, Installations & Environment Domain, U.S. Department of Defense

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Who Attended

Aramco Services Company
Arizona State University
Ascent Management
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.
AVEVA Inc.
Bechtel Corporation
Bentley Systems, Inc.
Burns & Roe Enterprises, Inc.
CH2M Hill
COADE Inc.
Common Point, Inc.
ConocoPhillips Alaska
Consolidated Contractors International Company
Consolidated Utility Services, Inc.
Daratech, Inc.
DBO2
Design Power, Inc.
Dominion Resources Services, Inc.
The Dow Chemical Company
DuPont
Electrical Power Research Institute Maintenance Center
Eppstein Uhen Architects, Inc.
Fluor Corporation
GSA (General Services Administration)
Guardian ProStar
Hard Dollar Corporation
Hatch
High Concrete Structures, Inc.
Honeywell International
Hunt Construction Group
Intel Corporation
Intergraph
Integrated Data Solutions
INOVx
Jackson Civil Engineering Ltd.
JumpStart Wireless Corporation
Jurin Roofing Services
KBR
Leap Software, Inc.
M.A. Mortenson Company
McGraw Hill Construction
Meridian Systems
Messer
Metegrity Inc.
Myongil University
National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS)
National Research Council- IRC
Navis Works
Noumenon Consulting, Ltd.
NRX Global
OnTrack Engineering, Ltd.
Oracle
Osmo Tech
PI Integrated Systems
PMA Consultants, LLC
Primavera Systems
Procter & Gamble
RIB Software AG
Rogers-Quinn Construction, Inc.
Quantapoint Inc.
S&B Engineers and Constructors, Ltd.
SAP Labs
Selvaag BlueThink AS
Skire, Inc.
Software Innovation
State of Wisconsin, Department of Administration
Target
Tekla, Inc.
Trimble Navigation Ltd.
University of Calgary
University of California, Berkeley
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
US Department of Defense
Veco Alaska, Inc.
Victaulic
Woolpert, Inc.
Zachry Construction Corporation

 
2005

Program

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Presentations

Achieving Technology Adoption Through Influencing & Partnerships (PDF 1.3 MB)
Art Stout, Intel

Implementing Change in the Equipment Supply Chain (PDF 416 KB)
Mark Palmer, NIST

The Business Value for AEX (PDF 102 KB)
Jehu Burton, DuPont

The Hydraulic Institute Partnership with AEX and Pump Supplier ITT Goulds Pumps (PDF 336 KB)
Adrienne Burgess, ITT Industries Goulds Pumps & the Hydraulic Institute

Bechtel - AEX Demo (PDF 349 KB)
Robin Benjamins, Bechtel

Private/Public Partnerships (PDF 556 KB)
Paul D. Domich, NIST

Engaging the Academic Community in the FIATECH Capital Projects Technology Roadmap Initiative (PDF 811 KB)
Dr. Jorge Vanegas, Georgia Tech

FIATECH Smart Chips Project: Making Sense with Sensors (PDF 3.6 MB)
Charles Wood, FIATECH

FIATECH Cold Weather Smart Chips Project: A Success Story (PDF 1.5 MB)
Michael King, Fluor

Systems Implementation: Challenges and Lessons Learned (PDF 6.7 MB)
Frank Matthewson, Bechtel

Advancing the Capital Projects Roadmap...A Shared Journey (PPT 12 MB)
Jack DeBrunner, Procter and Gamble
Ray Topping, CH2MHILL-Lockwood Greene

Interoperability Progress and Challenges (PDF 108 KB)
Ric Jackson, FIATECH

Interoperability Standards (PDF 1.3 MB)
Tom Teague, ePlantdata

Data Standards and Interoperability (PDF 186 KB)
Jehu Burton, DuPont

What About Building Information Model (BIM)? (PDF 712 KB)
Faith Junghans, CH2MHILL

Challenges and Rewards in Automating the Engineering and Design Process (PDF 1.3 MB)
Robert Carr, Robertson Ceco

Implementation of Work Flow Management Technology: A Case Study (PDF 3.6 MB)
Fernando Espana, Strategic Project Solutions

Valuing Emerging Technology a FIATECH Project - Collaborating for the Future (PDF 1.4 MB)
Charles Wood, FIATECH

Project Collaboration on Global Mega Projects: Challenges and Advantages (PDF 1.4 MB)
Paul Sunderland, Software Innovation

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Who Attended

3DS2, Inc.
Autodesk, Inc.
AVEVA
Barton Consulting Ltd.
Bechtel Corp.
Bentley Systems Incorporated
BitWyse Solutions, Inc.
Burns and Roe Enterprises, Inc.
CH2M HILL
Common Point, Inc.
Con-Cure Corporation
ConocoPhillips Alaska
Construction Industry Institute
Constructware
Crystal Interactive Technologies
CSA, Inc.
Design Power, Inc.
Dow Chemical
DuPont
Engineering News Record
Engius
ePlantData, Inc.
eTHRESHOLD.com
Fluor Corporation
Georgia Tech/School of CEE
Graphisoft
Hitachi Plant/Nuclear Power Plants Construction
Intel Corp
Intergraph
ITT Industrial and Biopharm Group
Jacobs Engineering
KBR
Lean Construction Institute
Lockwood Greene
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
McGraw-Hill Construction
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
National Research Council Canada
Noumenon Consulting Ltd.
Primavera
Procter & Gamble Co.
Quantapoint, Inc.
Rolta International Inc.
Sensametrics, Inc.
Skire, Inc.
Smithsonian Institution
Software Innovation Inc.
Strategic Project Solutions
STV Incorporated
Toyo Engineering Corp. JAPAN
VFA, Inc.
Woolpert, Inc.
Xynchron Ltd.
Zachry Construction Corporation

 


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