In today’s fast-paced construction industry, bridging the gap between real-world conditions and digital-project environments is key to achieving accuracy, minimizing errors, and streamlining project delivery. Reality capture technologies, such as laser scanning, allow teams to document site conditions with precision. However, turning that raw data into actionable models and coordinating them across disciplines can be a challenge without the right tools and workflow. This lab will help you to set up a practical workflow that integrates ReCap Pro 2026, Revit, and the module in Construction Cloud to enable efficient scan-to-BIM and processes. It will demonstrate how point cloud data can be used not just for modeling, but also for coordination and clash detection, using mesh representations and cloud collaboration.

How do you turn 20 years of fragmented, paper-based facility documentation into a powerful operational decision-making tool? Join The Kraft Group and Symetri as they unpack the strategy, technology, and value behind their development of a Digital Workplace that spans BIM and GIS for Gillette Stadium and beyond. Leveraging Autodesk Revit, Civil 3D, and ACC for model development and project delivery, this program federates BIM and other data sources and integrates with an ArcGIS-powered environment to support everything from security planning to energy management. Attendees will learn how the Autodesk ecosystem is being used to enforce data standards, and drive coordination across departments. Discover how BIM content is repurposed as operational datasets, delivering value far beyond design and construction, and how spatial context was added using GIS integration for wayfinding, event planning, and more. You'll also hear how The Kraft Group made the business case for long-term investment in Autodesk and ESRI technologies by capturing value early and often. This session is perfect for facility owners, architects, and consultants looking to evolve their BIM workflows into Digital Workplaces with real-world operational impact.

This session will introduce a modern, early-stage, design workflow powered by artificial intelligence (AI), connecting Forma, Finch, and Revit software. Learn how site data and massing created in Forma can be used directly in Finch to generate compliant floor plans with AI. As the design evolves, Finch automatically builds a Revit-native model using families and model groups, ready for further development and documentation. We’ll showcase a success story from one of our customers (TBA) highlighting how this workflow reduces manual work, supports more-data-driven decisions, and shortens the path from concept to BIM. Whether you’re an architect working in early-stage design or managing BIM execution, this session will provide a clear, practical view of what a connected workflow looks like and how it can accelerate project delivery.

This session will showcase how modular construction leaders DuBox and DuPod are revolutionizing project delivery by using Build software and Construction Cloud—with QR-coded, data-driven workflows throughout the entire lifecycle. Starting with AI-assisted design, participants will see how design teams generate multiple layout and system options, instantly visualized in 3D models and analyzed through Power BI dashboards to reveal quantities and costs—empowering faster, smarter decisions early in the process. In manufacturing, each module and component is tracked using the Asset feature in Build. QR codes are assigned to every asset, linking physical elements to their digital counterparts.

ISO 19650 outlines protocols for managing construction project information, particularly emphasizing building information modeling (BIM). In North America, where architectural firms play a pivotal role in urban development and infrastructure, understanding ISO 19650 is critical for competitiveness and project efficiency. This session will explore its specifics for North American architectural companies. It emphasizes standardized documentation, data exchange formats, and BIM methodologies, which improve collaboration, accuracy, and reliability. Compliance with ISO 19650 mitigates risks related to data loss, version control, and legal liabilities, ensuring project integrity. It also supports the adoption of digital technologies and innovative project delivery methods, positioning firms as leaders in digital transformation and sustainability.

The cooperative approach of IPA fundamentally reforms conventional project execution at many levels with the goal of successfully realizing construction projects in terms of quality, schedules, and costs. Due to the complex user requirements and simultaneously intense time pressure, the client has opted for the integrated project delivery (IPD) method for the new laboratory building in Berlin. The new laboratory and research building is expected to be completed by 2028. A critical foundation for success is the model-based collaboration of the involved disciplines from planning and implementation. For this, interdisciplinary and process-spanning collaboration was organized and established with the suitable common data environment to efficiently design the participants' processes and automate them as much as possible.

Caltrans, in coordination with our software partners Autodesk, Trimble, and ESRI, is in the process of developing a digital geospatial ecosystem to centralize, standardize, and connect Caltrans' digital data across programs and divisions. New tools in Civil3D 2024 and Trimble Business Center have been developed and are being tested to assist with the needed data interoperability. The system aims to increase engagement, equity, innovation, integrity, pride, safety, climate action, stewardship, and efficiency by using tools of today and working with industry to develop tools of tomorrow. This Caltrans effort will support FHWA initiatives such as BIM4I to streamline data connectivity for Project Delivery and create, maintain, and provide access to a statewide digital catalog of Caltrans assets. The proposed milestones include beta testing new industry tools, creating project delivery dashboards, integrating digital as-built data from Construction's connected data environment, and developing new project delivery products such as mapping on demand and augmented reality in the field.

Working at pace, scale and complexity, the Middle East delivers iconic projects and challenges the traditional built environment. Projects are giga-sized, delivery programs accelerated, change is a constant, and standards are mixed. Diverse global delivery teams, from inception to concept through design, handover, and operations, must deal with the challenges of fast-paced delivery with many moving components to meet opening dates. Digital delivery is a must, not an option. The region is a hotbed of innovation in how we design, create, and build, integrating the best of experience from other areas and driving its own path forward. We will hear from panelists that have successfully delivered giga projects on the impact of innovation on project delivery and management, working with a broad spectrum of teams and companies at different levels of digital maturity. We'll explore information management from concept to operations, informed decision-making through the application of digital.

A detailed discussion of the energy infrastructure outlook on digital energy including its challenges and complexity highlighting the significant role of BIM and digital project delivery for energy infrastructure investments. This talk will also showcase the multi-faceted journey through BIM to asset and digital twins demonstrating how to use them for the lifecycle of operations. Attendees of this talk will leave with a few main takeaways being a better understanding of the current energy business landscape, the requirements and how to follow a similar journey. Additionally, attendees will have a basis understanding of how to develop Digital Twins for operations and utilization across the lifecycle of an asset.

During this class, projects members of the TELT Infrastructure megaproject will explain how to improve operational efficiency with the support of the Autodesk Construction Cloud platform and different desktop software systems. Digital project delivery helps solve one of the main challenges of the construction project: collaboration. It does this by providing up-to-date information, documents, and models, and initiating the revision workflow and the process of the design problems on the platform. From reality capture to existing-condition modeling, from design authoring to design review, the JV has been able to embrace the benefit of constructing digitally before constructing in reality, thanks to the cloud collaboration.

Luxembourg railway owner began its digital transformation journey in 2017, improving quality and efficiency for construction projects through cloud-based project delivery. There are many main subjects for asset management, including maintenance building, earthworks platform, permanent way, overhead lines, signaling, and telecommunications. One specific aspect to the country is to have external project design offices and many subcontractors, using multidisciplinary design management based on Autodesk technologies, including Revit, Civil 3D, Inventor, InfraWorks, and Autodesk BIM Collaborate products. The geographical aspect is taken into consideration through connected building information modeling (BIM) and geographic information system (GIS). During this class, you will discover why a common data environment platform and products ecosystem save time and information for the delivery plan, and support supply chains, and how process owner mandates can be imposed on local markets, and what solutions are found to develop a business model dedicated to railway infrastructure.

Workplans are at the center of every construction project, and are key to understanding how value is going to be delivered to the customer. Yet, they tend to exist in isolation, disconnected from the rest of project information and the master schedules from which they are derived. One of the biggest causes of productivity loss is the poor communication of the tasks scheduled to complete the job right the first time. What if you could create a truly connected experience between master schedule milestones and workplans to deliver the most efficient sequence of work? What if you could make the workplan a guide that filters the work that has to be done next for project delivery for efficient project execution? BAM will share how its digital approach to work planning delivers value to project stakeholders. The Autodesk product team collaborating with BAM will showcase the digitized, collaborative, and connected schedule experience within Autodesk Build.

It's no secret: To successfully complete complex construction projects, all stakeholders must collaborate effectively. Companies need to share the right data and information. Learn how project teams can maximize Bridge in Autodesk Construction Cloud to meet company standards, reduce rework, and improve cross-team collaboration. General Motors (GM) has invested $1 billion into building new battery plants, and to do this, the firm asked Barton Malow (general contractor) and Ghafari (architecture engineering firm) to partner together to deliver this massive undertaking. GM knew that traditional construction methods would not meet the timeline and demands of the project, so the firm opted for an integrated project delivery (IPD) method to deliver a project on such a large scale. As an IPD, the partners of GM, Barton Mallow, and Ghafari all share the risk of the project and its rewards. Join Liz Fox from Barton Malow and John Raad from GM to see how Bridge in Autodesk Construction Cloud is a critical component of this massive project.

This sharing session will touch upon PennDOT's (Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's) innovative initiatives with augmented reality, drone data capture for both design and construction, and its Project Delivery Collaboration Center solution. We currently have multiple pilot projects underway and would like to share our lessons learned and how we plan to tie them all together with a single platform. We plan to make our Project Delivery Collaboration Center solution available this fall. It will provide the backbone for connecting our current legacy systems, future systems, and design collaboration. It is a one-stop shop for the department designers for project file management, workflow, schedule oversight, project health, and more. We plan to cover our work with Datumate, Reconstruct, Elecosoft (Asta) Powerproject, IMAJION, and the Autodesk Construction Cloud platform.

The architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry generates a significant amount of data that helps in making informed data-based decisions and speeding up projects delivery. However, information derived from the data is only as good as its quality and may pose high risk to all stakeholders if not validated diligently. In this class, we will explore different methods of data validation, including 1) a reactive approach based on stakeholder feedback and observed poor performance signs, 2) a proactive approach involving the use of various data export and visualization methods to access data quality, and 3) innovative automated real-time validation techniques using custom tools and event-driven programming to ensure data consistency and prevent invalid entries. In this session, you'll learn about quality management and how to maximize the Autodesk Construction Cloud platform, other Autodesk products, and custom solutions developed using available APIs to validate data, ensure compliance with standards, and mitigate risks.

As a manufacturer and installer of structural glazing products, custom designed and assembled in an automated factory, Starline Windows is uniquely positioned to work with developers and architects directly within the Revit environment. This creates many advantages and challenges in working across organizations and various internal departments. I have worked extensively with Autodesk and their Partners to implement a design process at Starline Windows that represents our product to the highest level of excellence within our shop drawings, while simultaneously creating machine data files and material managment information. I will share my experience in identifying oportunities for digital transformation and process improvement, and I will speak to implementing change across organizational boundaries. I will discuss how to bridge from a modeling environment to a data centric solution while still maintaining a "data entry once" approach for efficient, agile project delivery.

This research presentation will investigate how Mercury Engineering effectively navigated its transition from BIM 360 Classic to BIM 360 Next Gen, and subsequently embraced the Autodesk Construction Cloud Platform. The presentation will explore the valuable lessons learned during each stage of the transition, and highlight how Mercury Engineering continued to develop, derive benefits, and deliver high-quality projects throughout this transformative process. Additionally, the study will explore the integration of ISO 19650, a globally recognized standard for information management in the construction industry. By analyzing Mercury Engineering's experiences, this presentation will shed light on the benefits derived from incorporating ISO 19650 alongside the BIM 360 Next Gen and Autodesk Construction Cloud implementation, and will showcase the company's ability to optimize project delivery through continuous improvement.

Go from plan and design through construction to operations using the Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection and Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro software. This class will walk through a theoretical project touching on several software systems within the AEC Collection, including Civil 3D, InfraWorks, Navisworks, and Revit software. The project will demonstrate the tools, features, and new enhancements within Autodesk Construction Cloud. In this session, we will touch on each project phase and how the tools in the AEC Collection and Autodesk Construction Cloud can help improve project communication, design reviews, and final delivery.

Departments of transportation and other highway agencies are attempting to integrate their workflows and information processes as they move from design through the construction stage of the infrastructure lifecycle. This effort is designed to achieve greater efficiencies and cost savings through better collaboration during the construction process, and help facilitate information flows into and out of the field. This panel (under the direction of Esri and Autodesk) will assemble three best practice examples from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT), and the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) to present their current initiatives and engage in a panel discussion. The session will focus on the successes and difficulties each agency encountered as they sought to streamline their workflows associated with the digital delivery process, and how Esri and Autodesk helped them better align their processes with technology.

Our panel discussion will be on the design-build process and how geographic information system (GIS) solutions improve project delivery. We'll also cover various aspects of construction, including construction monitoring, risk analysis, operations and maintenance planning, and site analysis. The panelists will share insights and project examples on how GIS technology has been used to monitor and track construction progress in real time, identifying potential risks and hazards associated with the construction process, and developing effective plans tailored to the project's specific needs. GIS technology can provide a comprehensive view of the site, including its topography, land use, and infrastructure, enabling the project team to make informed decisions throughout the design-build process. The discussion aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the design and design-build process and how GIS can be combined with building information modeling (BIM) and together maximized to improve project delivery.