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7:30 am Check-In & Light Breakfast
8:20 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Championing Achievable, Scalable E-Prefab Roadmaps
8:30 am Team Spotlight: EPI Power’s Journey from Prefab Beginners to Scaling an Integrated, End‑to‑End Program
- Reflecting on core lessons taken from the 2024 Advancing Electrical Prefabrication Summit that shaped their roadmap and enabled the team to begin building their prefab program from the ground up
- Addressing VDC/BIM knowledge gaps, reworking models for prefab, and restructuring workflows to meet manufacturing requirements
- Discussing the field learning curve as installers encountered prefab for the first time, and how improved training, communication, and alignment enabled consistent installation outcomes
- Connecting the dots across design, fabrication, and field operations to build an integrated workflow that led to their first successful prefab deployment in April–May 2025 and paved the way for rapid scale-up toward a 150,000 sq. ft. facility
9:10 am Session Reserved for DPMG
9:40 am Introducing Fabrication Automation for Electrical by EVOLVE to Increase Throughput of Field-Installed Assemblies
- Automating data-retrieval to eliminate non-value-added labor tasks
- Leveraging design to machine automation to reduce waste and directly increase labor productivity
- Exploring how automation shifts labor to a higher form of value
- Showing how machine automation materially increases fabrication productivity for conduit, ensuring your organization capitalizes on the ultimate promise of prefab
10:10 am Morning Networking Break
Powering Prefab with BIM & Detailing
Optimizing Workflows for Prefab Assemblies
Mastering Prefab Execution on Projects Chair: Chris Traugh, Director of Construction Service
Powering Prefab with BIM & Detailing
11:10 am Fireside Chat: Defining Best Practices for Communicating Design Instructions with the Shop to Eliminate Errors & Speed Up Assembly
BIM/VDC Manager, DL Smith Electric
Director of Prefabrication, RJP Electric
- Clarifying what level of detail the shop truly needs – from single drawings to complete build packets with cut lists and component breakdowns
- Exploring how to standardize documentation formats so instructions are consistent and easy to follow across all projects
- Learning from proven approaches that minimize cutting and measuring in the shop to reduce waste and improve productivity
Optimizing Workflows for Prefab Assemblies
Mastering Prefab Execution on Projects Chair: Chris Traugh, Director of Construction Service
11:40 am Networking Lunch Break
Powering Prefab with BIM & Detailing
Optimizing Workflows for Prefab Assemblies
Mastering Prefab Execution on Projects
Powering Prefab with BIM & Detailing
1:10 pm Driving Standardization in Prefab Configurations to Accelerate Fabrication & Reduce Rework
BIM Manager, Archkey Solutions
- Finding the ‘sweet spot’ between standardized assemblies for speed and project-specific adjustments for fit
- Establishing clear decision-making frameworks and stakeholder alignment to reduce complexity and avoid delays
- Applying practical steps – such as naming conventions and monitoring tools – to simplify complexity and improve shop efficiency
1:40 pm Breakouts: Leading Effective Coordination & Clash Detection to Guarantee Prefab Accuracy & Minimize Field Rework
Work Package Prefabrication Manager, Slifco Electric
- Defining standards for your team to ensure accurate integration with other trades and prevent conflicts before fabrication begins
- Establishing collaboration workflows with GCs and MEP partners to maintain accountability and avoid changes that derail prefab plans
- Identifying practical tactics for leading clash detection meetings and driving a structured process with partners
Optimizing Workflows for Prefab Assemblies
Mastering Prefab Execution on Projects
2:10 pm Afternoon Networking Break
Derisking E-Prefab to Deliver with Confidence
3:00 pm Improving Date Certainty to Derisk Projects & Enhance Prefab Planning
- Creating realistic schedules and eliminating guesswork to facilitate prefab and field activities with confidence
- Exploring methods to integrate forecasting tools and milestone tracking into project workflows for greater predictability and fewer delays
- Discussing how early alignment between estimating, BIM, fabrication, and field teams improves schedule reliability and prevents cascading impacts across trades
Building a Culture of Innovation for Future-Ready Prefab Workflows
3:30 pm Panel Discussion: Turning Lessons Learned into Smarter Prefab Decisions: What Failed, What Worked, and Why?
- Highlighting real-world examples of prefab concepts that delivered measurable value – and those that failed – to help teams avoid costly missteps
- Exploring why certain builds didn’t achieve expected savings and what lessons can be applied to future projects for smarter decision-making
- Discussing strategies to foster a culture of experimentation and knowledge-sharing so contractors can innovate confidently without repeating past mistakes