Virtual Design and Construction is not just about models and technology. It helps project teams identify risk earlier, make better decisions and create information Owners can continue using after construction.
In this episode of the Design-Build Delivers Podcast, Brian Skripac, Patty Scharf, Jon Berkoe and Jeff Scarano discuss what transportation and water/wastewater Owners and practitioners need from VDC and why trust, leadership and practical outcomes matter more than the tools themselves.
Guest(s)
Jon Berkoe, PE
Associate Principal, Digital Delivery Lead
Arup
San Francisco, CA
Jeff Scarano, PE, BCEE, DBIA
Chief Engineer
HRSD
Virginia Beach, VA
Patty Scharf, PE, DBIA
Digital Engineering Director
Burgess & Niple
Alexandria, KY
Brian Skripac, CM-BIM, CDT, LEED AP, DBIA
Director of Virtual Design & Construction
DBIA
Pittsburgh, PA
VDC for Infrastructure: Less About Tools, More About Outcomes
Resources
Want to learn more? Check out these resources mentioned in the episode:
- Explore DBIA’s VDC resources in the DBIA bookstore.
- Register for the VDC Leadership Exchange in Cleveland this November, taking place the day before the Design-Build Conference & Expo.
Chapters
00:00 — VDC, Robots and Construction Wizardry
03:00 — What Infrastructure Owners and Practitioners Told DBIA
08:39 — Seeing Risk Earlier and Making Better Decisions
13:20 — VDC in Progressive Design-Build
17:32 — Turning Project Models Into Long-Term Owner Assets
24:37 — When Models Become Contractual Documents
27:39 — Operability, Maintainability and Leadership Buy-In
31:37 — The VDC Project Leader, New DBIA Guidance and Trust
The Design-Build Delivers Podcast is sponsored by ARKANCE. Learn more at arkance.us/dbia.
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