There are many challenges and conflicting priorities for scaling model-based estimating. This presentation will discuss these challenges and the process Barton Malow Builders implemented to establish a more uniform practice and reliably deliver model-driven quantification for all our projects. We will mention how these methods need to fit with our overall estimating process, and the team adaptation that is needed. We will also cover how other innovations from Autodesk—such as Autodesk Takeoff and Autodesk Construction Cloud capabilities—can influence progress.

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.

There are still obstacles to sustainable design. Construction professionals know they must build faster, more efficiently, and more sustainably to meet global demands. The industry is moving away from waste and inefficiency, and is adopting smarter processes, connected teams, and workflows that ensure the right people have access to the data they need to make timely and confident decisions. That's why we need Revit software as a modeling tool; Autodesk Forma software with its conceptual design capabilities, predictive analytics, and design automation to help us to select the most-sustainable options in the early stages of the design process; Autodesk Docs software as our common data environment (CDE) and single source of truth; Design Collaboration to manage the exchange of design data between all project teams; Model Coordination for running efficient model coordination and automatic clash detection; Autodesk Build software for improved project, cost, and safety management; and Autodesk Takeoff software for early quantifications and estimations.

Collaboration between software developers and practitioners is necessary and a key driver of success in today's fast-paced technological landscape. This panel discussion will explore this intricate relationship, offering valuable insights and strategies for a structured collaboration loop. At its core, this method serves as a conduit, directing real-world project feedback into the development process. This exchange enriches development and significantly enhances software solutions' relevance and usability, making them more effective tools for the end users. The feedback is not just valuable; it's transformative. This panel aims to share the experience of the engagement framework involving the stakeholders during the development cycle from a multifaced perspective. It also aims to learn how the process benefits from the collective wisdom of end users, making it a truly inclusive and participatory approach by fostering a community culture for software solutions.

The complexity and limited accessibility of MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) data have hindered its broader use. Traditionally confined to users proficient in specialized technology like Revit software, interactive dashboards are now a more intuitive way to consume and use this data. With Autodesk Power BI Data Connector, data from traditional authoring applications can seamlessly integrate into Power BI, providing a consolidated view of key metrics. This class will explore how to create Data Exchanges and use them to build interactive dashboards through practical examples such as the Electrical Systems Dashboard for reviewing calculations, material takeoff across multiple projects analysis using the AEC Data Model API, and a Space Dashboard for senior engineers to assess thermal loads and airflow. By the end of the session, participants will learn to create visually appealing reports and dashboards that offer a single-pane view of critical metrics, KPIs, and trends.

In today’s competitive construction landscape, estimators are often caught in the chaos of juggling 2D drawings and 3D models across ever-changing bid packages. Long nights, rushed numbers, and missed margins are all too common. Enter Takeoff software—a powerful, cloud-based solution on Construction Cloud that brings clarity, accuracy, and connection to your quantification process. In this hands-on lab, you’ll experience firsthand how Takeoff transforms the way quantity takeoffs are performed. Whether you're working in 2D, 3D, or both, this class will walk you through the complete connected workflow—from setting up customized takeoff types and applying unit costs, to managing drawing revisions and comparing snapshots mid-process. By the end, you'll know how to deliver faster, smarter, and more accurate takeoffs that give your team the competitive edge in bidding.

Explore how Stowe Australia—the country's largest privately owned electrical and communications contractor with 1,600 employees and an annual revenue of approximately $550 million—has revolutionized its operations by adopting Autodesk Construction Cloud. This session will explore the challenges faced when integrating a comprehensive digital solution into a business that has thrived since 1910. We'll discuss our multifaceted strategy to address these challenges, including conducting awareness sessions, holding discovery workshops, implementing tiered training programs, forming a steering committee, and establishing metrics to gauge adoption of Autodesk Construction Cloud. Learn about our decision to choose Autodesk Construction Cloud, the tangible improvements it has brought to our business, and our future goals for using this technology. This presentation will offer attendees a detailed road map of our implementation process, providing actionable insights for businesses aiming to enhance their digital infrastructures.

Step into the forefront of innovation with Autodesk's preconstruction portfolio that spans across quantity takeoff, estimating, bid management, and qualification. Engage directly with our product experts as they discuss recently released functionality across our Autodesk Construction Cloud preconstruction portfolio that helps you focus on winning business, reducing risk, making sustainable choices, and protecting your bottom line. But that's not all. Get an exclusive sneak peek into the upcoming features on the road map. Products covered will include Autodesk BuildingConnected Pro, Bid Board Pro, TradeTapp, Autodesk Takeoff, and ProEst software.

Join us to learn about our product strategy and all upcoming initiatives across our preconstruction solutions: BuildingConnected Pro, Bid Board Pro, TradeTapp, Autodesk Takeoff, and ProEst. This is a unique opportunity to influence the product roadmap and explore new ideas about the future of preconstruction with our R&D teams.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is dominating headlines and everyday conversations—and it’s not slowing. It isn’t just a trend. It’s a powerful force multiplier reshaping every industry, including design/construction.​ So, what does that look like for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals? And how is Construction Cloud putting AI to work in meaningful ways?​ In this class, Tomer Rosenthal (principal AI product manager at Autodesk) will join Lauren Collier (director of AI and Innovation from SSOE) to discuss how AI in Construction Cloud is driving real impact. They’ll explore the opportunities AI brings to our practice, highlight the AI-powered features available in Construction Cloud today, and share insights into how SSOE is integrating AI across their ecosystem—including building trust in AI. You’ll also get a glimpse into what’s ahead on the Construction Cloud road map as Autodesk continues to invest in AI.​ Whether you’re a seasoned tech leader or just AI-curious, this class will offer an inside investigation of the value of Autodesk AI-powered features in Construction Cloud.

While discussions often emphasize general/managing contractors, the true measure of successful digital adoption depends greatly on the buy-in and innovation of subcontractors. As Australia’s largest privately owned electrical subcontractor, with 14 branches nationwide, Stowe Australia recognized the critical need to digitally transform our entire business—not just isolated projects. By strategically deploying Construction Cloud nationally, we've streamlined workflows, enhanced risk management, and empowered our teams to collaborate seamlessly across hundreds of projects. This session will share our journey, as well as practical insights for subcontractors, lessons learned from a large-scale implementation, and proven strategies to achieve measurable ROI and operational excellence. By the end of this session, you'll understand how subcontractors can successfully use Construction Cloud to transform their business operations, gaining tangible benefits beyond a single project’s lifecycle.

Discover how Mott MacDonald used Autodesk’s Data API to augment the firm’s own internally developed low-carbon product, opening pathways to additional carbon data sets and widening its appeal to clients existing and new. By incorporating the Data API, Mott MacDonald has been able to make these data sets consistently available across an increased number of platforms, allowing for new carbon insights in products such as Revit Insight and Takeoff software. In addition, the use of the AEC Data Model has enabled a critical link between design data and carbon data, helping to drive more-sustainable design. In this session, we will share key technical lessons learned through our partnership with Autodesk, and detail how we overcame some of the challenges we encountered.

What comes before any successful construction project? An accurate estimate is a good place to start. You have a lot to gain from a standardized pre-con environment in Construction Cloud, from the first schematic drawings brought into Docs software then quantified in Takeoff software. In this hands-on lab, you’ll gain firsthand experience in quantifying a new project’s design the right way. What we'll give you: Step 1: A standard project template will offer your team a playbook to follow for . Step 2: Typical items you need are present for you to quantify on the new project. What you’ll do: Step 3: (This is the hands-on part.) In accessible interactive activities, you’ll apply advanced 2D and 3D quantification tools. You’ll translate project scope into material, labor, and equipment costs to generate an accurate project estimate. Come work with us to experience the value Construction Cloud can bring to your pre-con workflows.

We’ve all heard the stats – the Buildings Sector accounts for over 40% of GHG emissions and construction and demolition waste is a growing problem. Join us for an insightful session to hear how a handful of leading companies teamed up to figure out how to improve efficiency, be more transparent and drive innovative strategies to help drive decarbonization of the construction sector.
 
Kicking off at London Climate Action Week just 3-months ago, Autodesk and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development convened dozens of architecture, engineering, and construction companies to initiate a Construction Working Group brainstorm resulting in a just kicked-off project focused on the handover process of carbon data from BIM workflows to construction execution. Inspired by a similar initiative focused on the design phase with A & E companies presented at AU and COP29 last year; the goal of this group is to complement that research, focus on the implementation of decarbonization workflows, glean industry insights, and propose best practices through the lens of Construction.

Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) workflows require everything placed or drawn to have magical Xdata attached which contains pay item number(s) and compute methods (formulas). This session will demonstrate the applications within our FDOT Civil 3D 2026 State Kit that facilitate how to seamlessly design and run automated summary reports to obtain an accurate accounting of our State infrastructure projects. The applications we will demonstrate will include Entity Manager, FDOT Signs, Pavement Marking tool, Place Block Group, and FDOT Takeoff Manager.

This technical instruction will demonstrate how to eliminate tedious manual duct takeoffs by developing a Revit add-in that automatically extracts duct information and calculates external static pressure. MEP engineers currently waste hours manually measuring ducts and entering data into spreadsheets for ESP calculations. The session will look at using the Revit API to capture duct parameters directly from the model, apply the same calculation logic as traditional spreadsheets, and integrate an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to handle multiple automation tasks. You’ll see a live demonstration of the working add-in, explore the core C# components, and learn how to integrate multiple tools under a unified AI interface.

The mission of the SE 2050 Commitment is to support the SE 2050 Challenge and transform the practice of structural engineering in a holistic, firm-wide, project-based, and data-driven way. By prioritizing reduction of embodied carbon through the use of less and/or less-impactful structural materials, participating firms can more easily work toward net-zero embodied carbon structural systems by 2050. But how do we get this data? That’s where Takeoff software can help take your 2D and 3D model information from Revit software to visualize and view your embodied carbon data.

Autodesk's online space "The Big Room" is made up of 15,000+ AECO professionals in over 125 countries. This is your chance to meet each other IRL and shake hands with the peers you've been replying to and hearing from all these years! Not a part of The Big Room yet? No problem! Come by and meet fellow AECO industry colleagues that you can always continue conversations with online. Previous "Members of the Month" and Big Room Team members will be in attendance for you to share ideas for future activities and conversations you'd like to see happen. Come on by to help us make The Big Room bigger AND better! 

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers is transforming not only how we work—but what we need to build. As demand for digital infrastructure accelerates, so do the challenges: energy consumption, embodied carbon, land use, and impacts on nature and biodiversity. For architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals, the question is no longer if we build for AI, but how we do it sustainably. In this panel, industry leaders will explore what the AI and data center boom means for and the built environment. We’ll unpack the real-world pressures facing designers, planners, and builders—and the strategies they’re using to respond with agility and impact. From site selection and carbon-aware design to the role of cloud collaboration with tools like Construction Cloud and Forma software, this session will spotlight how and innovation must work hand in hand as we design the digital world’s physical foundation.

This case study session will explore the benefits of using Autodesk Takeoff software to use quantification data as a design tool throughout the building design process. As architects, we often overlook the importance of quantification and cost during the early phases of design, typically generating an unwelcome dose of reality downstream, leading to rework and intensive design changes. What if we could predict with greater fidelity and confidence the cost of our design in near real time, as we're designing and progressing Revit models. This was exactly our goal with implementing Takeoff. Reviewing case study projects, we'll demonstrate how we were able to bridge the gap between design intent and project budgets—thus, allowing 3D quantification through Takeoff to guide decision making during design, promote model quality throughout production, and rally project stakeholders around the same data within a collaborative Autodesk Construction Cloud environment.