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 …
SWO: Dealing with Scarce Resources on Your Project
The April 2024 Southwest Ohio Chapter Roundtable topic was: Dealing with Scarce Resources on Your Project Learning objectives included: Understanding scarcity issues as design evolves and scope decisions are made; Tactics to consider when construction labor shortages are predicted; Sharing knowledge of current material scarcity and ways to cope with them; General “think tank” of …
Central Ohio: Project Delivery Methods – Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), part 4 of 4 part series
At our March 21 Central Ohio Chapter Roundtable, Larry Arndt and Shannon Brokenshire from Barton Malow shared insights and experiences working on projects utilizing IPD contracts, as well as projects utilizing IPD principles (albeit without an IPD contract). Jack Baumann, Independence Construction, shared how IPD principles are being utilized in the absence of an IPD …
SWO: Communicate for Project Success
The February 2024 Southwest Ohio Chapter Roundtable topic was: Communicate for Project Success Tommie Jo Brode from Venice Solutions Group was the guest speaker Communication best practices across each lifecycle phase of a project were explored Learning objectives included: Learn or gain a better appreciation of the formal and informal communications that need to occur …