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8:00 am Networking & Refreshments
8:30 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Addressing Labor Issues
8:40 am Case Study: Attracting New Talent to the Data Center Market to Increase the Pool of Available, Skilled Talent
Synopsis
- Working alongside colleges and universities to develop courses and curriculums to encourage construction skills early
- Bringing in trade partners to showcase different parts of the Data Center AEC value chain as an attractive career route for students
- Understanding how to scale these initiatives nationally to increase their influence and overall results
9:20 am Delivering Unique Value to Tackle the Construction Challenges of Today
Synopsis
- Exploring program level design standardization to streamline project execution
- Leveraging industry standard engineering platforms to accelerate manufacturing design
- Managing risk and ensuring quality in the complete delivery model
9:50 am Panel: Advocating for Mental Wellbeing as a Critical Concern Within the Industry
Synopsis
- Understanding the impact of mental health on the construction industry
- Getting organizational buy-in and building out a program to support employees with their mental health
- Analyzing what processes and tools can be put in place to help support employees
10:30 am Morning Refreshments
Track 1: Program Leadership
Changing Cultural Expectations
11:10 am Assessing the Impact of Labor Shortages on Project Costs
Synopsis
- Balancing labor demand with price impacts and how to work with owners to bid these projects out accordingly
- Uncovering alternative ways of costing and contracting your workforce to make the most of a smaller pool of talent
- Looking at different workflows or delivery processes to take labor away from the field
11:50 am Streamlining Business Processes & Workflows Across Joint Ventures to Set Cultural Expectations for Partnerships
Synopsis
- Taking time to onboard new team members on all business processes to upskill them quickly
- Assessing existing processes and workflows across partners to amalgamate teams through shared practices
- Being more transparent across joint ventures to overcome friction and improve results for all stakeholders
Track 2: Planning, Design & Preconstruction
Enhancing Efficiency in Design
11:10 am Developing Flexibility in Design Standardization to Account for Regional & Logistical Disparities
Synopsis
- Identifying owner expectations across programs in different regions to understand the challenges of designing for localized requirements
- Leveraging what has been done in the market internationally to make the most of standardized design and reproduce data centers on a national scale
- Assessing what can be done with modularization and prefabrication to develop ‘cookie cutter’ data centers
11:50 am Collaborating Across Stakeholders in the Design Phase to Understand Operational Demands & Constructability Requirements
Synopsis
- Engaging in conversations with the facilities operations and client IT teams as early as possible to inform design upfront
- Ensuring the mechanical, electrical design is always geared towards commissioning to have time to develop sequencing of operations
- Rethinking how designs consider the human component of constructing Data Centers to increase efficiency and safety of overhead work
Track 3: Construction & Project Delivery
Monitoring the Jobsite
11:10 am Fireside Chat: Optimizing Safety on the Job Site to Increase Productivity & Protect Your Employees From Harm
Synopsis
- Achieving buy-in for in-depth leadership training to upskill employees and scale safety initiatives across your workforce and improve project success
- Exploring innovations in PPE to utilize the best equipment moving forward and minimize injury
- Advancing technologies for safety prevention to reduce human error and increase protection on the Jobsite
11:50 am Audience Discussion: Improving the Monitoring of Jobsite Progress to Ensure On Time, On Scope Project Delivery
Synopsis
- Revealing deviations or problems that may occur during construction to limit mistakes on the jobsite
- Examining if construction activity is behind schedule to identify the cause of delay and expedite delivery
- Analyzing reasons for high or low productivity to make the necessary adjustments to labor or construction methodology
12:30 pm Lunch Break
Exploring Future Trends & Facility Evolutions
1:30 pm Identifying Materials & Processes That Are More Environmentally Friendly to Adhere to Sustainability Goals
Synopsis
- Exploring alternatives to traditional materials like concrete to reduce carbon footprint
- Analyzing tools and resources for calculating embodied carbon of materials to help report scope and document carbon
- Understanding what construction methods can be changed to more environmentally friendly alternatives to increase commitment to carbon neutrality
2:10 pm Panel: Looking to the Future of Data Center Construction to Understand Emerging Technologies, Market Conditions & Priorities
Synopsis
- Exploring why and how Data Centers are being upgraded to highlight potential facility evolutions and keep up with client demand
- Committing to having a positive impact moving forward to integrate into the community and mitigate policy restraints
- Exploring projected to growth over the next 5-10 years to reflect on plans for the future