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30th AEC Global Teamwork

presented by PBL Lab, Dr. Renate Fruchter

Event Details:

Friday, May 12, 2023
9:00am - 8:00pm PDT

Location

473 Via Ortega,Y2E2 Room 292
Stanford, CA
United States

 We are pleased to announce that the PBL Lab, under the leadership of Dr. Renate Fruchter, will be celebrating its 30th AEC Global Teamwork Event. If you are interested in participating, please contact Dr. Renate Fruchter.

Agenda

09:00 - 09.10

Welcome

09:10 - 09.30

AEC Global Teamwork: The Journey Continues

 

THE FUTURE OF WORK: A METAVERSE JOURNEY FOR A BETTER WORLD

 

Renate Fruchter, Ph.D., Founding Director PBL Lab, Stanford University

09:30 - 09:45

"WE" Know More than "I": Honoring our AEC-MEP-LCFM Mentors

 

Mentors and Renate Fruchter

09:45 - 10:40

AEC Global Teamwork Student Project Presentation

10:40 - 10:50

Break

10:50 - 11:20 

Lift Off: AEC Alumni Entrepreneurs

 

Curtis Wang, Founder and CEO Cloud Appartments (AEC 2012)

 

Kaitlin Highstreet, Co-founder Scope Zero (AEC 2021)

11:20 – 12:15 

AEC Global Teamwork Student Project Presentation

12:15 – 1:30

Lunch

1:30 – 2:25 

AEC Global Teamwork Student Project Presentation

2:25 – 2:55

Passing the Torch: AEC Alumni in Academia

 

Humberto Cavallin, Ph.D. Department of Architecture, University of Puerto Rico, (AEC1998)

 

Peter Demian, Ph.D. School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University, UK, (AEC1999)

2:55 – 3:05

Break

3:05 – 4:00

AEC Global Teamwork Student Project Presentation

4:00 – 4:10

Break

4:10 – 5:10

Transforming AEC Industry: AEC Alumni Leaders

 

Matt Breidenthal, Snr. VP Regional Leader of Engineering, HOK (AEC 2003)

 

Tamaki Horii, Ph.D., Head of General Manager, Business Innovation Division, Obayashi Corp., CEO of Obayashi Silicon Valley Ventures and Laboratory Inc. (AEC 2001)

 

Flavia Grey, Ph.D., Principal | Data Strategy and Research ZGF Architects (AEC 2014)

5:10 – 5:20

Break

5:20 – 5:50

Announcing the Winners of the 2023 Challenges:

 

5th Technology: Leveraging Technology for a Better Environment

 

PBL Lab Liaison:

Ron Elad, Principal, BUROHAPPOLD Engineering

Erik Narhi, Computational Design Lead, BUROHAPPOLD Engineering

 

14th IPD Challenge: SDC for Decarbonized Buildings as Products

 

PBL Lab Liason:

Tony Dong, Ph.D. Head of Technology and Innovation, DPR Construction

Ryan Poole, Sustainability Lead, DPR Construction

 

17th Sustainability Challenge: Scalable Sustainability

 

PBL Lab Liason:

Adhamina Rodriguez, Founder, and CEO, AR Green Consulting

5:50 – 8:00

Reception Celebrating the AEC2023 Journey

 

To view presentations of AEC Global Student Project Team Winners – please visit the PBL Lab Project Gallery

https://pbl.stanford.edu/AEC%20projects/projpage.htm

 

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