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Elliot Eisenberg PhD

"The Economy in 2020: Slower Growth Baring Foreign and Domestic Mishaps"

Day 1 / Thursday, November 7 2019 / 06:30 pm

GraphsandLaughs, LLC

Elliot Eisenberg PhD

President & Chief Economist

"The Economy in 2020: Slower Growth Baring Foreign and Domestic Mishaps"

Synopsis

This seminar begins with a macroeconomic overview of how the US economy is likely to perform in 2020, to gain better insight into how overall construction activity will perform during the coming year. To that end, Eisenberg will discuss how US GDP is likely to perform and the possible timing, and severity of the next recession by carefully examining household consumption, corporate investment, government spending and net exports. Eisenberg will then offer a detailed discussion of the employment situation, wage growth, household formation, population growth, immigration, auto sales, consumer and small business confidence, corporate profits, inflation and the likely path… read more

Eisenberg will then offer a detailed discussion of the employment situation, wage growth, household formation, population growth, immigration, auto sales, consumer and small business confidence, corporate profits, inflation and the likely path of interest rates in the coming year as these variables strongly influence the demand for architectural services.

Eisenberg will then focus on construction activity including residential, commercial, industrial and public by examining trends as well as leading and coincident economic indicators of such activity and discuss the likely path forward. Eisenberg will also look at sale prices by region and property type, capitalization rates, the severity of the labor shortage, demographics and more. He will close by looking at current and future economic conditions across all 50 states.

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Biography

Acclaimed Economic Expert & Former Senior Economist at the National Association of Home Builders in the USA. Elliot Eisenberg. Ph.D. is an International acclaimed Economic Expert, often called the “Stand-up Economist”, uniquely specializes in making the arcana and minutiae of economics entertaining and relevant. His expertise is sought out by leading public and private sector organizations, state and local governments, hedge funds and investment advisory groups for his valuable insight on the economy and its impact on various industries. With a finger on the pulse of current trends and issues, his presentations include up-to-the-minute economic news and information. He has… read more

Acclaimed Economic Expert & Former Senior Economist at the National Association of Home Builders in the USA.

Elliot Eisenberg. Ph.D. is an International acclaimed Economic Expert, often called the “Stand-up Economist”, uniquely specializes in making the arcana and minutiae of economics entertaining and relevant.

His expertise is sought out by leading public and private sector organizations, state and local governments, hedge funds and investment advisory groups for his valuable insight on the economy and its impact on various industries.

With a finger on the pulse of current trends and issues, his presentations include up-to-the-minute economic news and information. He has a unique, comical style that makes economics entertaining and accessible to all audiences

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Stephen Ayers

"A 30,000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle"

Day 2 / Friday, November 8 2019 / 08:00 am

The Ayers Group, LLC

Stephen Ayers

"A 30,000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle"

Synopsis

The Architect of the Capitol recently led a complete restoration of the cast iron Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. In this session, the 11th Architect of the Capitol will present a comprehensive overview of the project with stunning images and fun stories. He will explore the politics of public projects on Capitol Hill and review how to drive public engagement on projects. He will also review the planning and research that went into determining the best repair techniques for 150-year-old cast iron. An overview of the environmental issues, the more than a million pounds of unique scaffolding and the… read more

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Biography

In 2010, Stephen T. Ayers, FAIA was appointed by the President of the United States to serve as Architect of the Capitol. He was responsible for the U.S. Capitol Building, more than 570 acres of grounds, and 18.6 million square feet of buildings. He oversaw approximately 2,300 employees and an annual budget of $730 million. Mr. Ayers served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences, the Construction Management Association of America and the Construction Users Roundtable. Mr. Ayers is a licensed architect in California and a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.… read more

Mr. Ayers served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences, the Construction Management Association of America and the Construction Users Roundtable.

Mr. Ayers is a licensed architect in California and a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture from the University of Maryland and earned his Master of Science degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Public Design by the Boston Architectural College in recognition of his service as a champion of historic preservation, great public design and sustainability.

The University of Maryland presented Mr. Ayers with their Distinguished Alumni Award and the Sigma Delta Tau Silver Medal. He is also the recipient of the Carroll H. Dunn Award and the Jefferson Award for Public Architecture.

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Phil Bernstein

"Disruptive Design Practice: Technology’s New Value Proposition"

Day 2 / Friday, November 8 2019 / 01:45 pm

Yale School of Architecture

Phil Bernstein

Associate Dean and Senior Lecturer

"Disruptive Design Practice: Technology’s New Value Proposition"

Synopsis

Technologies like CAD and BIM have changed--but hardly revolutionized--the building industry, and it can be argued that neither engendered fundamental change. With the second digital turn upon us and with it the possibilities of big data and artificial intelligence, is real disruption a possibility? This talk will define six technologies likely to combine to bring that disruption and argue that a seventh—radical change in project delivery, business models and propositions of practice—can improve the processes, results and profitability of the building enterprise, and that all must occur in concert to truly move the industry forward.

Biography

Phil Bernstein is an architect, technologist and educator who is Associate Dean and Senior Lecturer at the Yale School of Architecture, where he received his B.A (honors) and M.Arch. He was formerly a Vice President at Autodesk where he was responsible for setting the company’s future vision and strategy for BIM technology as well as cultivating and sustaining the firm's relationships with strategic industry leaders and associations. Prior to Autodesk Phil was a principal at Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects where he managed many of the firm’s most complex commissions. Phil was honored twice by DesignIntelligence as one of the “30 Most Admired Educators in Architecture” and was named as an Outstanding Industry Contributor by the Connecticut Construction Institute. He is the author Architecture | Design | Data – Practice Competency in the Era of Computation (2018) and co-editor of Building (In) The Future: Recasting Labor in Architecture (2010), and speaks and writes extensively on technology, practice and project delivery. He is a Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council and former Chair of the AIA National Contract Documents Committee.

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Dr.Barbara Bryson Ed.D FAIA

"Creating a Culture of Predictable Outcomes"

Day 3 / Saturday, November 9 2019 / 08:00 am

The University of Arizona

Dr.Barbara Bryson Ed.D FAIA

Associate Dean for Research and Academic Affairs

"Creating a Culture of Predictable Outcomes"

Synopsis

Predictability is power, whether related to air travel, investing money, or simply relying on red to follow yellow at a traffic signal. Predictability can bring stability, build fortunes, and provide a foundation for innovation. Lack of predictability can drive chaos, destroy wealth, create traffic jams, or worse. As valuable as predictability is, the design and construction industries have a terrible time creating predictable outcomes. In 2016, A McKinsey report documented “large projects across asset classes typically take 20 percent longer to finish than scheduled and are up to 80 percent over budget”. To experienced professionals in the design and construction industries, this is not surprising news. Despite the endless search for the perfect process to fix these problems, it turns out that bad teams can screw up any process. It turns out that predictable outcomes are a product of culture, not process. In 2010, Barbara White Bryson observed in The Owner’s Dilemma, collaborative leadership and decision-making by owners can improve project outcomes. In this presentation, Creating a Culture of Predictable Outcomes, Dr. Bryson will demonstrate the importance of creating an industry and culture grounded in purposeful leadership, transparent collaboration, and “master-chef-level” decision-making to finally address massive inefficiencies, waste, and unpredictability.

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Biography

After practicing architecture for nearly two decades leading large corporate and public projects, Dr. Bryson turned to higher education as a university architect in 1996 leading design and planning at the University of Miami. Then, as associate vice president of facilities engineering and planning at Rice University, she successfully completed more than $1.4 billion in construction on time and within budget over 14 years. In 2008, Dr. Bryson was elevated to the AIA College of Fellows for her integrated planning work and, in 2010, she was named Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council. Barbara is a co-writer of The Owners Dilemma: Driving Success and Innovation in the Design and Construction Industry along with Canan Yetmen a book that has changed the industry’s view of the owners’ role in leading collaborative processes. Today, Barbara continues to lead the design and construction industry through her work on the future of the industry and in Predictable Outcomes as a collaborative consultant at DI Strategic Advisors. She also works on the creation of foundational knowledge for the built environment as an associate dean for research and as a university strategic initiative lead for Building a Changing World research at the University of Arizona.

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