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November 4, 2025 - MGM Las Vegas
The Virtual Design & Construction Leadership Exchange (VDCLEx) is returning as a half-day preconference event, Tuesday, Nov. 4, at the Design-Build Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, NV. The VDCLEx will continue to explore how VDC is impacting designers, builders and Owners by enhancing design excellence, increasing quality and productivity, as well as improving lifecycle costs.
This half-day pre-conference event includes opening and closing general sessions and two specialized tracks: one for experienced VDC professionals and the other for non-VDC professionals. So no matter what your level of VDC experience, the VDCLEx offers opportunities to better understand how design and construction technology and emerging processes are integral to driving greater efficiencies on design-build projects.
This half-day pre-conference event includes opening and closing general sessions and two specialized tracks: one for experienced VDC professionals and the other for non-VDC professionals. So no matter what your level of VDC experience, the VDCLEx offers opportunities to better understand how design and construction technology and emerging processes are integral to driving greater efficiencies on design-build projects.
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Track 1 - VDC Deep Dive: For audiences more versed in VDC, this track will provide case studies for the integration of technology in design-build and that explore current trends in VDC, such as, but not limited to:
- Describing the future of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, augmented/virtual reality, automation and robotics
- Defining collaborative processes to connect people with technology to increase project efficiency
- Exploring BIM workflows beyond just model authoring and clash detection, such as prefabrication, industrialized construction, sustainability, safety, estimating, scheduling, reality capture and digital twins
- Identifying KPIs in leveraging VDC
- Review needed contract language updates to influence better collaboration
Track 2 - VDC for Non-VDC Professionals: For audiences newer to VDC, this track will provide insight and lessons learned on how leveraging VDC can evolve the traditional business-as-usual approach to the design and construction process:
- Defining the value and ROI of VDC in design-build
- Understanding the importance of including the appropriate BIM/VDC language in your contracts and what the inclusion of topics like a BIM Execution Plan and Level of Development (LOD) mean to the project team
- Illustrating the value of identifying a VDC Leader as an integral part of the design-build team from the outset of projects
- Demonstrating how well-defined model-based and data deliverables can enable Owners to better operate and maintain their projects throughout their lifecycle
- Outlining how VDC is enabling design-build professionals to better socialize with project teams to drive transparency throughout the design, construction and turnover process
Join this dynamic community and impact the industry along with DBIA, by contributing to the transformation and by showcasing your expertise. Sponsorship and Exhibiting opportunities are available.