At our November 21 Central Ohio Chapter Roundtable, a panel of real estate developers explained how typical development deals work; how the process of finding, securing, and execution is evolving, contractual arrangements, politics and more. A robust discussion relating to how the local design and construction community can work more synergistically with developers followed This …
SWO: Project Decisions Forced Early: Making Them “Stick” and Avoiding Calamities Copy
The August 2024 Southwest Ohio Chapter Roundtable topic was: Project Decisions Forced Early: Making Them “Stick” and Avoiding Calamities Generic project life-cycles and key decisions for Built-Environment projects were presented. Audience polling revealed that nearly 80% of projects are forced to go “faster”. Reasons for why owners want to accelerate projects and the related problems that …
SWO: Emerging Trends and Best Practices for Design and Construction of Healthcare Projects
The November 2024 Southwest Ohio Chapter Roundtable topic was: Emerging Trends and Best Practices for Design and Construction of Healthcare Projects Owners from four leading Southwest Ohio health care systems served on a panel to discuss the latest trends, challenges, and best practices in project delivery, while answering questions from a diverse audience of designers, …
Central Ohio: Putting the Project Delivery Method Series into Action!
At our July 18 Central Ohio Chapter Roundtable, a draft version of the deliverable created by participants of our series of roundtables – each focusing on a different delivery method – was shared with participants. The deliverable summarizes the remarkable insights and commentary gained through our four-part Project Delivery Method series. Participants were split into …
NEO: Diverse Teams, Profitable Results: The Business Case for Inclusion
At our July 2024 NEO Roundtable we gathered at Rid-All Farms discussed Diverse Teams, Profitable Results: The Business Case for Inclusion. We unveiled the financial dynamics behind how designers and contractors thrive, offering a transparent look at their profit strategies. Discussed a case study, working through real-life scenarios to understand how valued contributions from diverse …
NEO: Public Sector Work
November 2024 NEO Roundtable:Join us for an enlightening session where we will be having a roundtable discussion on public sector work, and more importantly, how the construction industry can better serve public sector clients. We will be discussing project delivery methodology as well as what Public Owners look for in partners, while sharing their thoughts …
SWO: Project Decisions Forced Early: Making Them “Stick” and Avoiding Calamities
The August 2024 Southwest Ohio Chapter Roundtable topic was: Project Decisions Forced Early: Making Them “Stick” and Avoiding Calamities Generic project life-cycles and key decisions for Built-Environment projects were presented. Audience polling revealed that nearly 80% of projects are forced to go “faster”. Reasons for why owners want to accelerate projects and the related problems that …
SWO: Mastering Project Success: Developing Natural Laws for Great Construction Projects
The June 2024 Southwest Ohio Chapter Roundtable topic was: Developing Natural Laws for Great Construction Projects The program begin with a look at what ChatGPT lists as the 12 Natural Laws for Project Success Utilizing Mentimeter attendees ranked these laws in order of importance to their projects Small group breakouts created their own Top “Laws” …
NEO: Private Sector Development Challenges and Construction Industry Partnerships
At our May 2024 NEO Roundtable we looked at the private sector development challenges and the construction industry partnerships. We engaged in small groups to discuss the challenges and what we can do as an industry to breakdown the challenges. Survey/Breakout session Please see the attached COGENCE NEO Presentation 2024-05-15 (PDF) and the Breakout Session …
NEO: Cleveland Guardians Renovation Project
At our April roundtable will shifted gears and focused on the Cleveland Guardians renovations project. The roundtable included representation from project ownership, construction and design partners and discussed: 1.Vision at the beginning with the Guardians and goals for the project 2.Process for the design phase and working collectively as an integrated team 3.Process for the …