Events

On May 20, DPR’s Hamilton Espinosa is presenting at the VSHE 2013 Annual Conference. Joining Hamilton in the talk, Leslie Hanson from HKS Architects and Bob Reardon from the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System will be collaboratively speaking on DPR’s “Future of Healthcare” study, and giving the owner and achitect perspective on this topic.

DPR’s Cari Williams, Melanie Brittle and Melissa Bargman will speak on “Infusing People Skills Training in Traditionally Technical Environments.” They will share the story of how DPR created an extensive and dynamic developmental skills training program, the timeline of the roll-out, and the many lessons learned along the way.

DPR's Ted van der Linden will be on a panel discussing, "Transparency and Material Ingredient Disclosure: What Google is Doing to Keep its Buildings Healthy."

DPR's Nathan Wood will present on "Bridging the Gap from Design to Fabrication." The presentation will discuss the challenges, successes and lessons learned from Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (ABSMC) related to the steel detailing workflow and its interaction with both the design structural model as well as the coordination of other disciplines.

DPR's Atul Khanzode and Reid R. Senescu of CloudLeaps, Inc. will present on, "Details on the Management of AECO Teams and Big Room Dynamics for Successful Lean Projects."

DPR's Daniel Casale will present with Jim McCartney from Trimble Navigation on Project Lion - An Automated Robotic Layout Solution.

DPR’s Bryan McCaffrey and Kevin Murphy will share lessons learned along with the owner and architect, on the new ABSL-3 laboratory on the Emory University campus. The presentation will include a discussion of National Institute of Health (NIH)’s design requirements manual, financials, virtual coordination and collaboration, design implementation, subcontractor procurement, and construction.

DPR's Daniel Casale is a panelist for "Virtual Gets Physical: New Devices to Bridge the Divide," which discusses the following:

As software tools provide increasingly fantastic ways to visualize design intent and simulate construction processes, there is a growing need for physical devices that allow us to experience these virtual visions in a variety of environments and to create tangible representations at multiple scales.  Knowledgeable industry leaders will explain and demonstrate examples, highlighting how the physical is keeping pace with the virtual.

In this free webcast, you'll hear Steve Jones, Senior Director of McGraw-Hill Construction and Erin Rae Hoffer, Senior Industry Programs Manager from Autodesk, present highlights from the 2012 McGraw-Hill report on insights about the state of BIM in design, construction and operations in North America, and suggest challenges which BIM adopters are overcoming as they drive the industry toward the future. DPR's Andrew Arnold will also participate.

DPR's Jim Washburn will present with Jim McCartney from Trimble Navigation on: How a Leading BIM Technology Provider Became a Building Owner. In addition, DPR's Kushagra Mittal will co-present on: Advancing Construction Processes using Mobile Technology and BIM Integration.

Sponsored by Associated Builders of Contractors, Inc., Virginia Chapter, DPR's Karen Wallace and Sarah Moreau will be teaching a USGBC-approved course, "LEED Documentation for Subcontractors" For more information as it becomes available visit: http://www.abcva.org/train/the-u-at-abc-va?chapter=abcva

DPR will host a hospitatlity event and several DPR projects including UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay,  Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center and Sutter Eden Medical Center will be featured on the ACHA Health Care Facility Tours.

DPR's Daniel Casale and Camila Querasian from Perkins + Will will present: Leveraging BIM Technology for Design and Construction: The FIU-AHC-4 Experience. This course is a case study demonstrating how BIM technology was used across the four “paradigms of BIM practice” in the new FIU Academic Health Sciences 4 building. The presenters will provide their first-hand accounts of BIM use in this groundbreaking project, and how BIM technology enabled energy analysis, cost estimating, supply chain integration and interdisciplinary coordination, as well as schedule expediting and a never-before-used preglazing technique for precast concrete panels.

DPR's Eric Lamb will participate on a panel discussing new construction methods, financing strategies, construction costs and building designs.

Dave Seastrom, DPR’s Southern California regional manager, will participate in a three-person panel discussion on “Success from Scratch: How Business Models and Culture Make a Difference.”