We’ll discuss overcoming design and planning challenges in an infrastructure project’s lifecycle by using smart solutions, including highlights of the following: How digital asset management can help evaluate future demands for regional infrastructure development, and the challenges to be faced; how BIM can support the asset management long-term strategies to mitigate the risks impacting the operations and maintenance of infrastructure; innovative solutions to develop a smart transportation infrastructure system; the main controls to achieve a successful BIM implementation process; single integrated asset management system with sustainable and cost-effective results; guidance on how to create and follow a clear road map to achieve an effective asset management system; exploration of the significance of integrating CAPEX and OPEX solutions; and the importance of implementing an integrated CAPEX/ OPEX solution for asset owners and operators.

Network Rail is the owner-operator of the railway infrastructure in England, Scotland, and Wales, which includes 20,000 miles of track and 30,000 bridges, tunnels, viaducts; and employs more than 37,000 staff. In this new era of technology, Network Rail produces vast amounts of digital information and relies on terabytes of point-cloud data, 3D modeling, and instant access to information to help develop and maintain tomorrow’s railway infrastructure. In this session, we’ll show how Network Rail managed the challenge to move away from data drives and siloed working with large 3D scans and data sets. As part of their digital transformation journey, Network Rail used the Autodesk digital workplace and BIM 360 software as their collaboration platform to connect project teams to rapidly access big-data scans. Teams have instant access to the latest design software without the need for hardware upgrade or transportation of large data sets across project participants.

This infrastructure symposium session is a Building Information Modeling (BIM) discussion focused on effective practices between owners and the engineering ecosystem regarding large transportation projects. Do you manage infrastructure projects involving airports, rail, or ports? Do you work for an engineering firm that provides engineering, design, or construction on those projects? This session is for you if your projects often cross multiple designs (architectural, structural, mechanical, and civil); if they require intense collaboration across design disciplines, owners, and construction contractors; and if they require a BIM manager. Get advice from BIM experts in the industry and participate in a discussion regarding needs and perspectives from both owners and the engineering/contractor ecosystem. This is a breakout to the Infrastructure Symposium on Monday.

In the face of climate change, designing infrastructure that can withstand extreme weather events and rising sea levels is paramount, and traditional approaches often lack the tools to evaluate an ever-growing array of parameters. On top of that, planning on a 20- or even 10-year horizon is getting increasingly difficult, and it might not make sense altogether, for exponential change escapes our ability to foresee it. Exit planning, enter improvisation. This lecture will explore the concept of organizational improvisation and LEGO® Serious Play (LSP) as a powerful tool for designing climate-resilient infrastructure. By providing real-life examples and constructing scenarios with the class, we'll focus on how agility, creativity, and collaboration can enhance an organization's ability to respond to evolving environmental challenges. Join us to learn how LSP enables stakeholders to explore complex problems, co-create solutions, and envision resilient futures.

Join some of the industry's leading infrastructure owners as we discuss their unique experiences, challenges, and lessons learned while developing and managing data to meet the 365/24/7 demands of an infrastructure owner and their overall journeys to a true and trustworthy digital twin. Data plays a critical role in ensuring accurate representation of an airport's physical conditions and operational (and financial) readiness. Inaccurate, outdated, and duplicated data can compromise the effectiveness of an owner's ability to support decision making and operational, maintenance, and financial planning. When trusted and readily available, quality data allows stakeholders to gain valuable insights into the operations, identify bottlenecks, optimize processes, and make informed decisions.

This will be a panel discussion focused on the opportunities, impact, and lessons learned from implementing Autodesk Construction Cloud for owners of large assets and infrastructures—mainly data centers and other industrial facilities. The discussion will focus on critical success factors, implementation techniques, program management approaches, and key lessons learned from driving successful implementations, as well as challenges commonly encountered in large-scale rollouts of Autodesk Construction Cloud. The panel will consist of experienced architecture, engineering, and construction professionals who've implemented Autodesk Construction Cloud across a variety of customers and use cases, using the different Autodesk Construction Cloud components (Autodesk Build software, Autodesk Docs software, Autodesk Takeoff software, and more). Participants will highlight the keys to a successful rollout for customers current implementing or considering implementing Autodesk Construction Cloud in their businesses.

Explore industry trends and pioneering ideas from leaders in the Design and Make community. Theater sessions feature short talks on critical themes, from AI and the future of work to business resiliency in a time of digital transformation. Walk-ins are welcome. From better hospitals to healthier neighborhoods, learn how we can put people first in the design process and evaluate potential buildings and infrastructure according to experiential metrics. It's all about making spatial, social, and emotional data indicators part of the design methodology and elevating the user experience while improving environmental impact.

This course will present a series of "how to" and "how come" case studies on using Forma to expand contextual understanding of architectural design. Where Revit excels at designing with the building envelop in, Forma excels at connecting building design to a broader context. Specifically, this is where working with Forma opens a new mode of architectural exploration with an emphasis on outcome-based design thinking. Forma allows the construction and analysis of a series of complex site-based issues: topography and existing conditions, environmental factors, infrastructure, and geographic data (GIS). This is then combined with multiple design proposals to study impact on energy, accessibility and circulation, embodied carbon, and the visceral connection between the building and site that can only be resolved through iterative, simulated explorations.

ISO 19650 outlines protocols for managing construction project information, particularly emphasizing building information modeling (BIM). In North America, where architectural firms play a pivotal role in urban development and infrastructure, understanding ISO 19650 is critical for competitiveness and project efficiency. This session will explore its specifics for North American architectural companies. It emphasizes standardized documentation, data exchange formats, and BIM methodologies, which improve collaboration, accuracy, and reliability. Compliance with ISO 19650 mitigates risks related to data loss, version control, and legal liabilities, ensuring project integrity. It also supports the adoption of digital technologies and innovative project delivery methods, positioning firms as leaders in digital transformation and sustainability.

Constructing $7 billion megatunnels over a decade, with a century-long maintenance commitment, presents unprecedented challenges for reliability, longevity, and societal impact. Traditional approaches like DBFM procurement and sequential design and construction prove inadequate for such monumental projects. However, the infrastructure owner, Lantis, has been at the forefront of pioneering project delivery and asset management standards. This case study will unveil the results from a pilot partnership with Autodesk and Esri, showcasing the Infrastructure Asset Management 5.0 journey. It will emphasize the transformative role that data accessibility and availability play for all stakeholders. Learn about the benefits of cloud-based collaboration and building information modeling (BIM)—not for only design, but extended into operations. Discover how, amid an ever-changing urban environment and a supply chain of national proportions, owners can use the power of dashboards to strive for zero unplanned infrastructure downtime.

The water industry is undergoing a state of rapid change as it faces a $1 trillion global risk of damaging flooding and water shortages that could impact 5 billion people by 2050. It's estimated that 60% of global water utilities will be forced to undergo digital transformation of their infrastructure to adapt to growing risks and meet sustainability demands. Join the Autodesk water team as we explore how digital transformation is reshaping the way the world manages water and water infrastructure. Through the lens of Autodesk's desktop hydraulic modeling products—InfoWorks ICM, InfoDrainage, InfoWater Pro, and InfoWorks WS Pro—we'll explore practical examples of how rapidly advancing digital technology is helping transform the workflows of industry stakeholders, including utilities, consultants, engineers, water modelers, and others.

Recent years have seen recurrent calls to increase the volume of investment in infrastructure in order to boost economic activity and employment. The view of infrastructure, however, is not universally positive. Delivery of these schemes remains under sustained challenge due to a reputation of late and under-value delivery. “Right first time” is a process for delivering high-quality engineering solutions through the development of clear requirements and careful stakeholder management, ultimately avoiding late surprises upon delivery. This session will use practical project case studies from the last 10 years to show how this process, enabled by digital solutions, has helped projects avoid both delays and increased costs. As major work programs become ever more complex and societal expectations continue to increase, join us to learn how megaprojects such as Tideway and BART Silicon Valley II ensured 82% of delivery packages were accepted first time around and reduced production efforts by 32%.

Sewer pipelines are buried and out of sight. They are underinvested in and rapidly deteriorating. There are millions of miles of sewer pipelines that require monitoring to determine the condition and performance of this critical infrastructure. The principal method that utilities use involves closed-circuit television (CCTV) mounted video cameras on crawler units. Video and photographs of the insides of pipes are interpreted by engineers trained in the art of sewer pipeline defect recognition. This time-consuming and expensive process usually carried out in the field is increasingly being challenged by the use of AI and machine learning (ML) image detection and recognition techniques. See how the integration of Autodesk's Info360 Asset SaaS asset management product and VAPAR AI/ML tools will transform the assessment of sewer pipeline conditions, leading to huge cost and efficiency savings and productivity gains. Learn how these inspections are used to identify failure modes and determine the likelihood of failure and remaining life of assets.

Join leaders from Edged Energy, Burns & McDonnell, and Gaylor Electric as they unveil innovative strategies for dismantling data silos and enhancing collaboration between owner-operators, general contractors, and trade partners in modular data center developments. This panel will explore the transformative impact of digital delivery, illustrating how unified technology platforms like Autodesk Construction Cloud can streamline communication and data management at a project and portfolio level. Gain insights into the synergistic potential of cross-disciplinary partnerships, and learn how these are critical for developing powerful digital delivery practices. The discussion featuring technology and innovation leads will highlight real-world applications of technology tools, challenges overcome, and the process of driving collaboration across teams throughout the infrastructure lifecycle.

Over the last few years, as we build toward a more resilient future, there's been a tremendous increase in the demand for renewable power, ports of entry, infrastructure, logistics facilities, and manufacturing. However, as the projects have grown in scope, so has the owners' need to receive a higher standard of work from architects, engineers, and builders. This session will address the importance of data governance in mission-critical projects and how it can lead to successful project delivery. We'll understand what owners expect for delivery from traditional and innovative formats like digital docs and signed-off model content. We'll also discover what it takes to meet delivery expectations when the owner specifies a deliverable but doesn't necessarily know the exact outcome. If you want to know what it takes to deliver successfully with lessons learned in the trenches, then join this session!

Are you burned out by the endless barrage of project emails? Have you spent endless hours looking for one document? How about the frustration of discovering that you’re working on the wrong version? Arcadis has found a solution that resolves these issues in addition to solving a clients’ persistent request for a single “source of truth” in one streamlined technology stack. Before, we needed a combination of PlanGrid, BIM 360 software, and Pype to begin solving these problems—but the lack of a single source of truth was creating a new level of frustration. Well, Autodesk is ready to release a comprehensive solution to all the above challenges. Autodesk has revolutionized project lifecycle delivery, streamlined productivity, and afforded a carbon-footprint-reduction solution for every project with new Autodesk Build software. Join us as we present how it was done on two projects for the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission’s Toll Collection System Modernization project.

This session will look at bringing manufacturing teams together with infrastructure teams on one of the world's largest car manufacturing facilities. We'll dive into model interoperability and the empowering of manufacturing teams to design and coordinate alongside infrastructure teams.