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ENR-CURT Construction Business Forum:
View presentations and attendee list below:
Welcoming Speaker
- Jerome Klint, vice president, Construction, Ameristar Casinos —
(25 Mb)
Keynote Address
- Luc J. Messier, senior vice president, Project Development, ConocoPhillips — (4.75 Mb)
Opportunity: The Business Case for Sustainability
This session will bring together owners, designers and contractors to discuss examples of projects that have been good for the environment, good for the community and also economically successful. What are the short and long term financial gains of these projects? What were the barriers to success? Three teams of an owner and design or construction partner will present on successful projects.
- Doug Gatlin, vice president, Market Development, U.S. Green Building Council — (5.28 Mb)
- Tim Carey, director, Sustainability & Resource Conservation, PepsiCo-Chicago and Bill Hepburn, director, Image Management, General Motors — (8 Mb)
- Bill Hepburn, director, Image Management, General Motors and Gary Laundroche, director, New Business Development, Bloom General Contracting — (8 Mb)
Opportunity: Improved Project Outcomes through Collaboration and Technology
More than ever, the “C” in construction stands for collaboration. New electronic tools like BIM and innovative processes like Integrated Project Delivery are forging new ways of teaming and collaborating to deliver higher quality projects built more affordably, safely and quickly. Our panelists will explain how industry organizations are educating their members and industry leaders are encouraging project teams to adopt new technologies and processes that facilitate deeper collaboration and better results; how contract agreements are transforming to facilitate project environments of collaboration and integration; and how new technologies are improving workflows among all parties in a project through improved understanding and collaborative processes.
- Steve Jones, senior director, McGraw-Hill Construction — (1.13 Mb)
- Charles Hardy, deputy director, Office of Property Development, Public Buildings Service Great Lakes Region — (938 Kb)
- Teresa Magnus, CEO, Vulcan Insulation — (138 Kb)
- Kurt Maldovan, design and construction visualization coordinator, Jacobs Architecture and Engineering Practice —
(4.17 Mb)
- Jim Trimble, senior project manager, Geographic Information Systems and Information Technology Management, Burns & McDonnell — (2.75 Mb)
Lunch Keynote: 2008 U.S. Construction Outlook -- Midyear Update
The construction industry over the past two years has been largely defined by the steep downturn for homebuilding, but at the same time nonresidential building and public works have held up quite well. In 2008, the economy has moved closer to recession, and financing has tightened for both private and public projects. This keynote will update the 2008 projections for U.S. construction start activity, with the focus on the changing prospects for nonresidential building and public works.
- Robert Murray, vice president, Economic Affairs, McGraw-Hill Construction — (430 Kb)
Challenge: Construction Professionals and Craft Work Force Solutions
This session will explore new solutions to work force challenges for engineers, construction management professionals and craft workers. Owners, engineers and contractors will present programs they have successfully implemented to get the professional and craft resources that they need.
- John A. Scott, president & COO, Parsons Corp — (1 Mb)
- Gerry Sprentall, construction manager, Intel Corporation — (375 Kb)
Attendee List — 
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