As a main contractor working in a fragmented industry, Square Engineering Firm faces significant challenges when it comes to quality and cost management. In this industry talk, we will discuss how Square, a leading main contractor, in partnership with KEMET Corporation, a service provider with extensive experience in the field, has maximized the power of the Cost Management module in Forma Build in the management of all project contracts and payments. We'll showcase how the Cost Management module enhanced the visibility and transparency of project costs, which led to gradual adoption and all of Square's projects now being live in Forma Build and the Cost Management module. Moreover, we will discuss how we extended the value of this tool by integrating it with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, which enabled us to centralize data sources, ensure data integrity, and reconcile accounting and project management rapidly.

Finding a suitable cost management tool that works for the construction industry is not an easy task, especially in Southeast Asia. Most tools are either too complicated, not user friendly, or simply not suitable for us in Gamuda. Getting the right tool within a good ecosystem is even more rare. Somehow, Autodesk has done it right again—with the release of the Autodesk Forma Cost Management API. Cost Management is simple to start with, flexible, and has good APIs for extending its capabilities. This session will be a journey from spreadsheets to building tech in cost management for Gamuda.

This presentation goes back to the basics and looks at the value and cost drivers of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in 4 main economic categories: users' experience and skill level, the BIM policies of the project or firm, scalability, and level of utilization. The session will introduce many subtopics of these categories, each of which is its own lever or driver of costs. Some will be abstract, others concrete-but if a firm studies them, it can identify drivers to prioritize if they increase value, or control if they raise costs wastefully.

Do you want stronger cost control, simpler processes, and real-time insight into cost-related risks? Join this hands-on lab to discover how the Forma Build Cost Management tool can enhance profitability through effective cost management. In this session, you'll witness how effortlessly you can configure the system to meet your requirements using its inherent flexibility. We'll dive into topics including pay apps, optimizing change order management, and maximizing workflows within Forma Build—such as seamlessly transitioning field issues to change orders, and integrating cost and time for advanced forecasting. Discover how Forma Build enables more-accurate forecasting, reducing project risks and ensuring greater success.

This unique class will review key workflows required to go from concept design proposals to detailed design cost estimates. Our mission is to create 2 concept-level designs for a new municipal spine roadway and trunk sewer and compare the cost of works for each scenario. We will start with a detailed look at InfraWorks 360 software and demonstrate the workflows required to build our 2 new proposals. Then we will connect our concept-level design to AutoCAD Civil 3D software to detail the roadway and sewer designs. We will look at the various quantity takeoff tools found in AutoCAD Civil 3D software and export both AutoCAD software and AutoCAD Civil 3D object data to formats that you can use for estimating. To complete the class we will introduce a new cloud-based cost-estimating system called AEC Tender. Using AEC Tender, we can connect to data extracted from our detailed design and generate detailed cost estimates for both scenarios within minutes using past project construction unit costs.

Have you ever fallen victim to unforeseen budget changes and wished you had a tool to keep track of them in real time? BIM 360 Cost Management software is a great tool for contractors needing to track their projects’ cost and budget changes. This class will take a deep dive into the details of Cost Management in BIM 360. We will demonstrate how to set up the Cost Management module in BIM 360, create a sample budget, use budget code templates, and work with change orders and cost items. We will include detailed examples and provide attendees with references and takeaways.

Got cost data from your active construction projects? Join us for an experience designed to demonstrate one of many ways to put it to work using Autodesk construction products. We have created for you in this hands-on lab a database of historic unit costs harvested from "your" Autodesk Forma Cost Management instance. Using ProEst, each attendee will be guided through use of the basic tools needed to build their first estimate. Lastly, each estimator will learn how their estimate can be sent over to Autodesk Forma Cost Management following award of their contract.

The BIM 360 Product Management Team will review the recent enhancements to the Cost Management module and share priorities for our product road map. Learn about how BIM 360 software can help you create and monitor your project budget and manage all of the change orders and adjustments throughout the project.

This class will cover how InfraWorks software could be used for efficient planning, collaboration, and cost calculations. The class will give you insights from the consultant’s perspective, as well as from the project owner. Bane NOR, the state-owned company responsible for the Norwegian national railway infrastructure, had a challenge: How could the industry change established workflows and be able to present cost estimates earlier in the plan process? How could they present the design to the public and be able to interact with stakeholders? Norconsult took the challenge, and we are here together with Bane NOR to show how scripting solves problems, how Bane NOR involves all the stakeholders and public by using web presentations, and how Norway will get more and better rail infrastructure than ever before.

Estimating and understanding costs is paramount to the success of any project. This course will show how to use Process Analysis 360 software to model your manufacturing processes, test various options, and generate associated costs for capital equipment, energy, labor, consumables, and waste.

Construction projects all share the struggle of balancing time, cost, and quality. Project controls traditionally rely on siloed solutions for scheduling, cost, and building information modeling (BIM). Forma Build software now enables us to connect these intertwined aspects of construction project management in a meaningful way. This session will cover how to use Autodesk Forma as a "single source of truth" for the daily operations of a construction jobsite.

A great design is not just about mixing engineering standards with the owner’s vision of what they would like to build. When meeting with owners and other stakeholders who may not appreciate the finer points of road and site design, it always comes down to cost. Every really great design balances the need to deliver the best engineering design that fits the owner’s vision with accurate cost analysis for decision making. From concept proposal to detailed design to construction management, Autodesk, Inc., products have made it easier than ever for engineers and designers to do their job of delivering projects using improved CAD and Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows. This unique class will review key workflows required to perform an accurate “cost of works” analysis of your detailed design in real time to improve decision making during design and ultimately streamline the construction bid preparation and management process after approvals. This session features AutoCAD Civil 3D, InfraWorks 360, and Navisworks Manage. AIA Approved

In today's world, the need for efficient infrastructure management has become increasingly crucial. As we navigate the challenges of cost optimization and environmental sustainability, it is imperative to unlock significant reductions in both financial expenditures and CO2 emissions. This presentation aims to shed light on how digital transformation is a key component for unlocking the potential in road and railway projects. Throughout the presentation, we will showcase a real-world case study and success story of organizations that have effectively unlocked 20% cost reductions and 20% CO2 emissions reductions in an infrastructure project. The examples will provide practical insights and actionable takeaways for you to implement in your own contexts. Ultimately, this presentation aims to inspire and empower organizations to embrace sustainable practices, make informed decisions, and create a positive impact on both the bottom line and the environment.

This session will share a recent project that incorporates custom families into an early design project. The families have engineering built into them such that they essentially design themselves once placed in the project. Then, with changes to particular items in the project, the families update their designs in real-time, and the model then updates as well. In addition, the elements are scheduled, with approximated construction cost. This model was created for a client to use as a tool for making design decisions. This client builds a great deal of similar structures and wanted a way to visualize how various design decisions may affect things like ceiling heights, cost, and so on. This session will show how the custom families were created and how the project was modeled.

When managed correctly, geotechnical data holds present and future value. However, the interoperability and transferability of geotechnical data are not always straightforward, particularly when software solutions fail to offer data residency control and comparable structure. This leads to loads of unnecessary work for geotechnical engineers. Did you know that the average cost overrun for geotechnical projects is 28%? GeoDin geodata management solution is here to solve those headaches for geotechnical engineers, saving them precious time and resources. Let's discuss our latest innovations: interoperability with Autodesk Civil 3D software, which allows for access to contextual geodata, ingested from diverse sources, structured and stored on your data storage of choice, and funneled efficiently into your favorite design environment. We'll address major trends in geotechnical databases, as well as some practical insights into how this works.

Come and learn about Autodesk® Fabrication software and how the individual systems integrate together to provide more seamless detailing, costing, and fabrication of MEP systems. This class builds on information about design line technology presented in the Go Beyond Design classes. This class will enable you to better understand how this technology, and the technology behind the Autodesk Fabrication products, can help contractors develop holistic knowledge around the portfolio to improve their business practices, increase productivity, and save money.

BIM 360 Cost Management software was introduced last year with capabilities that support budgets, contracts, and change orders. Since then, functionality has been added for main/prime contract setup, payment applications, RFI-PCO creation, invoices, supplier/owner access, and more. Join the product manager to discover how to execute these workflows in BIM 360 software, as well as learn about the new capabilities in the module to support additional cost management capabilities.

Do you and your customers still have large-project cost overruns from on-site rework and changes that run beyond contingencies? With the BIM-to-Field method, construction teams can prevent cost overruns on building projects—particularly overruns caused by incorrectly assembled MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing). During this presentation based on the “BIM-to-Field Sleep Well” model, you will see how to prevent or minimize rework during the construction phase. The presenters will demonstrate how BIM 360 Field technology enables the BIM-to-Field method, and how strict application of the method on the construction site has increased the efficiency of processes and reduction of waste. Discover how you can benefit from immense cost and timesavings, with real-world project-exemplar facts and figures. Learn how with BIM-to-Field the building owner, project manager, and BIM manager sleep better with the comprehensive BIM-to-Field construction-site control capabilities. You won’t sleep through this class. This session features BIM 360 Field and Navisworks Manage. AIA Approved

Through our embedment in a team of 700-plus structural and MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) engineers and technicians in our London office, within a worldwide company pool of over 10 times that, we have digested the core components of what a Structural Team needs to know to push the Building Information Modeling (BIM) boundaries to the next level, from embedding data to linking analysis and design models; from quantification to sustainability dashboards; from 3D rebar to Advance Steel software implementation; from Revit software templates to enhanced Revit software content; and from IFC output to model reviewing and verification. And with interoperability at the heart of it all. Arup Group Limited is one of the world's premier engineering design consultancies with over 12,000 staff in 90 countries worldwide, and this class will demonstrate our structural workflows across the globe. We will share what we’ve learned on our BIM journey, and how it is benefitting our daily creative process.

Revit options can be used for comparing one build option to another. Applying a practical approach using real-world data, you can refine quantities and assign them values for reasonably accurate materials cost analysis. This takes a small residence and focuses on user-created tools for landscaping counts and costs; decorative fence takeoffs using curtain wall components; data and material sourcing and application to generating schedules for bills of materials—using data readily available for local resources. This small real-world example scales up to larger applications, using the same tools and techniques for specific approaches and generalized approaches, for easily swappable families with immediate results.