8:00 am Check-In, Coffee & Breakfast
8:30 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Securing the Right Partners & Personnel
8:40 am Achieving Buy-in to Onboarding Trade Partners Earlier in the Project Timeline to Enhance Design Accuracy & Mitigate Project Risk
Synopsis
• Educating owners on the benefits of onboarding trades earlier and overcoming likely objections
• Discussing project delivery models more conducive to early collaboration
• Developing clear strategies to balance bringing trades in earlier with maintaining a competitive edge
9:20 am Audience Discussion: Attracting the Next-Generation of MEP Managers to Keep the Industry Thriving
Synopsis
• Identifying the ideal qualities, responsibilities, and background of an MEP manager to streamline recruitment processes
• Creating visibility of the MEP management career pathway to both trade professionals and college graduates to promote greater influx of candidates
• Expanding industry diversity by employing strategies to recruit more women and BAME individuals
10:00 am Morning Refreshments
10:30 am Harnessing Construction Technology to Track Installation & Provide Greater Transparency Over Project Progress
Synopsis
- Identifying the best construction technologies to track installation progress: How can you effectively introduce these to your teams?
- Promoting project-wide training and adoption of new technologies to minimize downtime and accelerate overall schedule
- Standardizing documentation of installation progress to ensure quality management plans set out by project managers are adhered to
Improving Project Delivery in the Field
11:10 am Case Study: Establishing a Collaborative Project Delivery Environment to Deliver on Complex Projects in a Short Timeframe
Synopsis
- Nurturing collaboration and getting buy-in between project partners to enhance both project team trust and quality of finished product
- Implementing phased 24/7 project delivery efforts to adhere to tight timelines
- Procurement strategies to circumvent long lead times and keep project on track
- Completing installation of specialty systems with simultaneous partial client occupancy
11:50 am Implementing Sustainable MEP Systems to Future-Proof Your Projects & Enhance Competitive Edge
Synopsis
• Exploring industry advancements in sustainable MEP technology and the key pressures driving that evolution
• Highlighting regional variations in regulations and incentivizing programs for sustainable MEP systems
• Identifying and evaluating key benefits of various sustainable options and conveying the respective benefits to clients
• Discussing lessons learned from installation of more advanced systems: What are the additional considerations for MEP Management teams?
12:30 pm Networking Lunch
Cultivating Commissioning Competency
1:30 pm Creating an Integrated Commissioning Process to Streamline Project Close Out
Synopsis
- Conveying the value to the client of consistent commissioning inputs throughout the project to secure their investment
- Incorporating commissioning participation in the design phase to ensure MEP efforts are fully coordinated
- Discussing the benefits of establishing a dedicated in-house commissioning team to negate the impact that third party commissioning agents can have on a project schedule
2:10 pm Case Study: Integrating MEP Manager Oversight of Building Controls to Improve Project Outcomes & Surpass Client Expectations
Synopsis
- Understanding the increasing complexity of building controls to better vet controls contractor proposals
- Establishing project scope with controls contractors early in the project to efficiently coordinate procurement, installation, commissioning, and closeout of this scope
- Examining lessons learned and key challenges from field experiences with building controls during project closeout