CIFE - Center for Integrated Facility Engineering

???? SAVE YOUR SPOT! Happening Feb 3rd & 4th at Stanford University—just weeks away! Connect with industry leaders, professors, and construction enthusiasts at Stanford's 11th Industrialized Construction Forum! This year we will feature three speaker sessions and a keynote: Session 1: Long-Term Success in IC – Highlights best practices, innovation, and adaptability for sustained growth and resilience in Industrialized Construction (IC). Session 2: Fabrication-aware Design – Explores the integration of design, manufacturing, and assembly to boost customer value, reduce waste and costs, and enhance safety and quality. Session 3: Ecosystems for IC – Examines collaborative ecosystems, digital platforms, and partnerships that drive IC innovation and adoption. Keynote Speaker: Hau Lee, The Thoma Professor of Operations, Information & Technology, Emeritus at Stanford GSB, will share global insights on supply chain management, including value chain innovations, logistics optimization, environmental and social responsibility, and strategies to enhance resilience and competitiveness. Key Dates: ?? Industrialized Construction Primer: Feb 3, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM PT ?? Industrialized Construction Forum: Feb 4, 2025 | 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM PT Martin Fischer Jerker Lessing Daniel M. Hall ?? More information? Visit our webpage here: https://lnkd.in/g9uqvHn9 ?? Register Now for the Forum: https://lnkd.in/gkfnGSmA #ICF2025 #IndustrializedConstruction #Innovation #Stanford #EventRegistration

Happening Feb 3rd & 4th at Stanford University—just weeks away! Connect with industry leaders, professors, and construction enthusiasts at Stanford's 11th Industrialized Construction Forum! Key Dates: ?? Industrialized Construction Primer: Feb 3, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM PT ?? Industrialized Construction Forum: Feb 4, 2025 | 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM PT Martin Fischer Jerker Lessing Daniel M. Hall ?? More information? Visit our webpage here: https://lnkd.in/g9uqvHn9 ?? Register Now for the Forum: https://lnkd.in/gkfnGSmA #ICF2025 #IndustrializedConstruction #Innovation #Stanford #EventRegistration #CIFE #ICF #Constructionforum

Last week we concluded another successful CIFE Summer Program. Wednesday was Day 2 of our event and the topics discussed included: 3D Generative AI, AR/VR, VR in AECO, and Applications of Robotics in Construction. Our keynote speakers were Gordon Wetzstein, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, and Oussama Khatib, Professor of Computer Science, Stanford University. Guest panelists for day 2 included speakers from Meta, HOK, DPR Construction, SafeAI, Inc., Hilti Group, and HENSEL PHELPS. Following the speakers and discussion, we invited guests to our annual CIFE Poster Session allowing guests to review and discuss the research conducted over the last year of the program. Thanks to our guests for attending, and all speakers for their contributions to the program and research. #ai #robotics #cife #construction #vr #virtualreality #architecture #engineering #robotics #aeco

Day 1 of the 2024 CIFE Summer Program was a success! Our topics of the day were AI Applications & Innovation and Sustainability. We enjoyed insights from keynote speakers Guido Appenzeller (Partner, Andreessen Horowitz) and Bill Barnett (Professor, Stanford University Graduate School of Business). We also heard from panelists representing DPR Construction, KLA, iDRC, HD Lab, BAUHERR, Atelier Ten, C.Scale, John Rewolinski, Autocase and EHDD. Following the presentations, we held an evening reception. Thanks to the speakers and guests for making it a rewarding first day of our Summer Program! #ai #aiapplication #architecture #construction #AECO #engineering #innovation #sustainability #CIFE #Stanford #decarbonization #vr #openai

Please join us in-person or online at the annual 2-day Summer Program hosted by CIFE - Center for Integrated Facility Engineering on Sept. 17 and 18. The conference will provide broad and specific insights into the following four timely and critical topics: (1) the application of AI to designing, constructing, and operating the built environment,? (2) sustainability and innovation,? (3) collaboration supported by VR and related technologies, and? (4) construction robotics.? World-renowned keynote speakers from outside the construction industry will offer their broad perspectives and vision for each of the four topics. Leading practitioners will complement the keynotes by showcase their recent advancements and sharing their vision. Register for one or both days here:?https://lnkd.in/g82N-bzS Hrishi Maha, Melody Spradlin, Yan-Ping Wang, John Rewolinski, Niels W. Falk, Peter Fangel Poulsen, Claire Maxfield, Caroline Quinn, David Kirk, Brad Jacobson, FAIA, Matt Breidenthal, SE PE, LEED AP, Varun Raju Sivaram Raja, LEED GA, Terry Raby, Gabor Nagy, Ph.D. MCR, Cynthia Brosque, Uriel Engle, Mihir Somalwar, Simone Zatti #innovation #sustainableconstruction #aiinaec #constructionrobotics #virtualreality #sustainability #ai #aec #construction

BDLA Monthly Webinar Coming Up: Transitioning California and the World to 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything, September 13, 2024 11am-12pm PT with Mark Jacobson (speaker) Global warming, air pollution, and energy insecurity are three of the most significant problems facing the world today. This talk discusses the development of technical and economic roadmaps to solve these problems across 149 countries and all 50 states, including California. Please see link for more details on the webinar and how to attend! #cife #bdla #decarbonization #energy #sustainability

Bochen Zhang and Prof. Martin Fischer from CIFE - Center for Integrated Facility Engineering recently presented at Project Production Institute's 2nd Technical Conference, sharing insights from their case study on implementing the Production System Optimization (PSO) framework to offsite construction production management. As offsite construction offers solutions to challenges like housing shortages, it also presents complex management issues by producing with assembly lines and supplying the parts to the construction site. PSO is the practice of mapping, modeling, analyzing and simulating a production system and achieve the best desired performance.?This case study applied?a PSO approach, using a production process digital twin to model and optimize the production capacity, inventory, and variability, aligning offsite modular part supply with onsite installation demand. The analysis results provided deeper insights into production processes to enhance efficiency, predictability, and profitability in the modular offsite project. #OffsiteConstruction, #SupplyChainManagement, #ModernConstruction, #OperationsScience, #ProjectProductionManagement

The best and brightest minds in building and construction in Australia and from around the world will come together to discuss and debate the key challenges facing our industry at the Building 4.0 CRC Conference 2024.

Please join us for the UPCOMING 2024 CIFE SUMMER PROGRAM at Stanford on Sept. 17 and 18, 2024. The program covers four topics critical to advancing the construction industry: AI and data-driven methods Innovation and sustainability Collaboration and virtual reality Construction robotics Event Registration Below!

Viel Know How in kurzer Zeit - das ist die VDC Intensivwoche! In dieser dreit?gigen Blockwoche lernen Sie die Grundlagen des digitalen Bauens kennen und vertiefen die wesentlichen Konzepte in kurzen Workshops. Eine Problemstellung aus Ihrem Arbeitsalltag begleitet Sie durch die Anwendung und hilft ihnen dabei, Themen wie #BIM, #ICE und #PPM direkt mit der Praxis in Verbindung zu bringen. Damit bleibt #VDC nicht theoretisch. Es findet direkte Anwendung in der Praxis und macht so den Unterschied. Wir haben noch Pl?tze frei. Melden Sie sich jetzt an. Wir starten am Mo, 19. August am FHNW Campus in Brugg-Windisch. https://lnkd.in/ee8487MN Oder nehmen Sie gleich am kompletten VDC Certification Program teil. Holen Sie das Beste aus Ihrem Projekt heraus und sichern Sie sich dabei eine Zertifizierung durch das Stanford Center for Professional Development. Mehr zum Certification Program gibt es unter www.fhnw.ch/vdc Peter Scherer Martin Fischer Evelyne Jost Marc Pancera Manfred Huber Nora Dainton Lukas Schildknecht Eder Martínez Oliver Schneider Mark Moyses Julia Hemmerling Daiva Marcinkeviciute Valentina Giampa Lynn Scholtes Adrian Sennrich