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Q2 STADIUM & ST. DAVID’S<br />
PERFORMANCE CENTER:<br />
CELEBRATING THE LOVE<br />
OF THE GAME AND<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
By Jonathan Emmett, Gensler<br />
This spring, <strong>Austin</strong>ites will officially welcome its’ first<br />
major league team, <strong>Austin</strong> FC, and come together to<br />
cheer them on at the new stadium and surrounding<br />
parks. Q2 Stadium, which can host 20,500 fans on game<br />
day, creates a world-class experience for all who visit,<br />
capitalizing on its natural landscape, the City’s cultural<br />
heritage and tech-forward growth. The stadium is a 365-<br />
day destination, encouraging fans and guests to interact<br />
in an environment that supports living, working and<br />
recreation.<br />
The Ultimate Fan Experience<br />
Before and after matches, fans can come together in the<br />
multiple, landscaped outdoor spaces which surround the<br />
stadium, including an outdoor amphitheater and stage<br />
for live music. One of the many clubs inside Q2 Stadium<br />
opens to the exterior, with outdoor terraces overlooking<br />
the amphitheater.<br />
Other amenities include a beer hall that will be open<br />
before, during and after matches, featuring local food<br />
and beverage offerings, as well as large video screens for<br />
watch parties and pre- and post-game entertainment.<br />
The Verde Store, <strong>Austin</strong> FC’s open year-round retail store,<br />
offers customizable jerseys and unique team apparel for<br />
every fan to personalize and show off their team spirit.<br />
The store will also feature team-branded merchandise<br />
from YETI, the Club’s official jersey partner.<br />
With a steep and intimate seating bowl, the venue<br />
ensures a great view of the action from every seat. Each<br />
side of the venue offers unique viewing experiences,<br />
including the Supporters Section in the south end. This<br />
area holds almost 4,000 of the most ardent fans, who will<br />
lead the crowd in songs and chants from this standingroom<br />
only section. Open concourses and other standing<br />
areas allow fans to move around the venue and socialize,<br />
or visit local food vendors while keeping a close eye on<br />
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On game days, VIP guests enjoy diverse premium<br />
experiences like no other. Air-conditioned clubs and<br />
suites offer some of the best and closest views of the<br />
action, as well as locally-inspired food and beverages.<br />
The character of each space provides authentically <strong>Austin</strong><br />
experiences for both gameday and for hosting private<br />
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events year-round. The exclusive Q2 Field Club comes<br />
with VIP seating only feet away from the pitch and a clear<br />
view of the players as they walk onto the field.<br />
Throughout Q2 Stadium, measures have been put in<br />
place to ensure an optimum environment for fans, staff<br />
and players. For example, many of the amenities have<br />
been designed with touchless controls, and, cashless<br />
food and beverage sales will be available throughout Q2<br />
Stadium.<br />
Technology as a Top Amenity<br />
Technology is a prime feature throughout the venue<br />
and site. The large video board, LED ribbon boards<br />
and distributed sound system offer fans a true allencompassing<br />
experience. In addition, they will benefit<br />
from premium connectivity at the stadium via a neutralhost<br />
cellular distributed antenna system (DAS) and<br />
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also access next-generation hotspot technology.<br />
A Place for Community and Connection<br />
The 24-acre site for Q2 Stadium is designed as a hub for<br />
the surrounding neighborhood. Taking inspiration from<br />
<strong>Austin</strong>’s outdoor culture, the stadium is surrounded by<br />
large open spaces that will be open to the neighborhood<br />
on non-game days. These spaces will be used by the<br />
community to host a range of activities. As such, the<br />
stadium doubles as a 365-day venue for the community<br />
as a place of connection and recreation. The recent<br />
funding of Project Connect will provide an onsite metro
station, that will bring fans to the stadium on game day<br />
and serve as a catalyst for surrounding transit-oriented<br />
development.<br />
Sustainability at the Core<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> FC and the design team worked closely with the<br />
City of <strong>Austin</strong> to ensure sustainable design elements are<br />
incorporated and expressed throughout the venue and<br />
site. These include indoor water use reduction; enhanced<br />
site water quality and rainwater management features, as<br />
well as optimal energy performance.<br />
The incorporation of flexible outdoor open-area and<br />
minimal-conditioned spaces promote a connection to<br />
nature throughout the year and optimize fan comfort.<br />
The large roof canopy, which covers the entire seating<br />
bowl, protects fans from rainfall and keeps the seats<br />
shaded for much of the day– a must when temperatures<br />
reach triple digits. Additionally, the stadium was oriented<br />
to pull in breezes aided by open corners, an open-air<br />
concourse, and breathable mesh fabric seats, the most of<br />
any major league sports venue worldwide, which all help<br />
keep the lower bowl cool for the comfort of the players<br />
and fans.<br />
A New Kind of Training Facility<br />
St. David’s Performance Center is a 30,000 sf, state-ofthe-art<br />
facility, offering professional and academy players<br />
access to top-notch sports medicine and training. The<br />
facility features three full-sized soccer pitches and one<br />
half-sized pitch, including a community field with seating<br />
for 1,000 spectators. The community field is available as<br />
a public amenity as part of the larger effort to leverage<br />
soccer as a positive influence for the neighborhood and<br />
in support of youth wellness. St. David’s Performance<br />
Center creates an anchor for the Parmer Pond Complex, a<br />
23-acre recreation, office and entertainment district.<br />
Jonathan Emmett is a Principal and Design Director at Gensler. His expertise lies<br />
in designing sports venues and training facilities, combining his extensive technical<br />
knowledge of these projects with his passion for great design, to create exceptional<br />
spaces for all major sports leagues. These projects include Lincoln Financial Field,<br />
home of the Philadelphia Eagles, Staples Center, and Toronto FC’s BMO Field.<br />
He has also worked on a number of prominent international projects including<br />
the technologically- innovative Saitama Super Arena in Japan and Perth Arena in<br />
Australia. Jonathan recently directed the design vision for the Dallas Cowboys<br />
World Headquarters and training facility, LAFC’s Banc of California Stadium, and<br />
the interior design for Chase Center, home of the Golden State Warriors.<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> FC is targeting a minimum of LEED Silver<br />
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Nexus East<br />
By: Britt Design Group<br />
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Laura Britt and her team designed all of the expansive<br />
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leasing center, club area, business center, 2,504 square<br />
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The business center and co-working spaces are loaded<br />
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Conference rooms provide access to TV’s that can be<br />
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The use of corrugated metal, tile, and hardwood in the<br />
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The roof top club gives residents a secondary space to<br />
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meeting rooms, libraries and focus rooms, the design<br />
improves efficiencies, augments future departmental<br />
re-organizations and reduces the need for extensive<br />
interior work. This approach contributes to the long term<br />
sustainable goals of the project by reducing material<br />
waste over time and extending reuse strategies to space<br />
reorganization.<br />
Move Toward Greater Sustainability & Wellness<br />
Various aspects of the PDC building encourage<br />
sustainability and wellness. One highlight of the facility is<br />
a blackwater system – among the first in the city. Nestled<br />
in native vegetation, the system allows for the reuse of<br />
wastewater for flushing of toilets within the building.<br />
The facility can also reclaim water from rainwater and<br />
condensate for landscaping purposes, which significantly<br />
reduces water use. Both systems contribute to the PDC’s<br />
sustainability goals, which include diverse and walkable<br />
communities, site specific climate and hydrology design,<br />
access to public transportation, bicycle routes and access,<br />
greenfield protection and habitat restoration.<br />
Other sustainable design elements in the PDC include<br />
advanced energy metering, certified wood, heat island<br />
reduction, green energy, indoor air quality, light<br />
pollution reduction and natural light promotion and<br />
control, low volatile organic compound (VOC) emitting<br />
materials, sound reduction and thermal comfort. The<br />
PDC is also designed to promote water quality, waste<br />
management and the implantation of the whole building<br />
life cycle assessment to better track its energy use and<br />
environmental impact.<br />
The abundance of natural light throughout the building,<br />
views to the outdoors, 100% of workstations being sitstand<br />
with fully adjustable seats, LED lighting, healthy<br />
food options, all further enhance and contribute to an<br />
environment that supports employee wellbeing.<br />
To further emphasize access and convenience for<br />
employees and customers, the PDC has a new onsite<br />
parking garage, located next to the building. In addition<br />
to the 969 parking spaces, the garage features 16 electric<br />
vehicles charging stations and provisions to install up to<br />
80 more. Employees can also take advantage of a secure<br />
bicycle storage and repair shop, the employee fitness<br />
center and a future retail and community space, which<br />
further contribute to the community and wellness goals<br />
of the development.<br />
Finally, the City wanted the PDC to function as a<br />
paperless division, a need further accelerated by the<br />
pandemic. As a result, the PDC’s design of consolidating<br />
all the departments into one building will lower paper<br />
usage and encourages the implementation of more digital<br />
processes.<br />
In recognition of the building’s resilient design strategies,<br />
the PDC is currently expecting to receive WELL Silver<br />
and <strong>Austin</strong> Energy Green <strong>Build</strong>ing 4-Star certifications.<br />
While the project’s goals were driven by streamlining<br />
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processes, encouraging digital tools, and enhancing<br />
the customer experience, the value of the human<br />
connection, individuals needs, encounters settings, and<br />
outcomes, wellness and wellbeing, all were and will<br />
remain what this facility brings to the experience of<br />
both City employees and customers. The importance of<br />
designing an environment that supports and enhances<br />
communications, sharing and wellbeing remains at the<br />
forefront of sustainable and lasting strategies. Moving<br />
forward, the Permitting and Development Center will<br />
serve as a model for future development of other city<br />
projects.<br />
Sandrine Hitchcock is an architect and project manager at Gensler <strong>Austin</strong>. With<br />
more than 20 years of experience working in the design and construction industry,<br />
she is an exceptional project leader who values strong partnerships with clients,<br />
local officials, and design professionals. As a licensed architect with expertise in<br />
construction administration and project management from kick-off to completion,<br />
she brings a true understanding of efforts required to ensure every project is<br />
kept within the financial and programming commitments, without sacrificing the<br />
design objectives. She approaches every project with creative design solutions and<br />
a genuine interest in streamlined aesthetics. Sandrine’s strong background and<br />
attention to details has contributed to many successful projects.<br />
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THE CARPENTER HOTEL<br />
By Specht Architects Photos by: Chase Daniel<br />
Carpenter Hotel- in <strong>Austin</strong> Texas is truly a unique<br />
structure that incorporates an iconic landmark building,<br />
<strong>Austin</strong>’s Carpenter Union <strong>Build</strong>ing (circ 1940), with new<br />
design and construction that melds seamlessly. Almost<br />
all of the original heritage pecan trees on the site were<br />
preserved and incorporated into the property designalthough<br />
you are in the hub of busy downtown <strong>Austin</strong> the<br />
hotel is enveloped by these old groves, giving a feeling of<br />
warmth and protection from the busy city beyond.<br />
The Carpenter Hotel is a hidden oasis in one of the last<br />
pockets of Old <strong>Austin</strong>. It is a compound of buildings<br />
of different vintages surrounding a pecan tree-shaded<br />
courtyard and pool, and features a restaurant, café, event<br />
pavilion, and 93 guest rooms. It has a character that is<br />
unlike any other hotel in town. The new hotel building,<br />
shade canopies, and Quonset-hut-based pavilion have a<br />
new and distinct architectural expression, but the forms<br />
and materials are harmonious with the existing union hall<br />
and the other unselfconscious industrial buildings in the<br />
area. It all fits together seamlessly.<br />
The new hotel building is composed of an exposed<br />
rough-concrete frame, with infill walls made of locallysourced<br />
clay masonry blocks and recycled steel oil-drilling<br />
pipe. Where trees had to be removed (in all cases these<br />
were damaged or otherwise compromised), the pecan<br />
wood was sawn into boards and used as a feature in the<br />
spaces. Materials are expressed as-is, and decorative<br />
effect, where it exists, is created through the spacing and<br />
patterning of basic elements, or by the direct application<br />
of signage. There is no attempt to mimic historic styles,<br />
nor is there an attempt to follow architectural trends.<br />
It is simple and direct, and its power comes from this<br />
straightforward expression.<br />
The design was driven by a sense of place; the desire<br />
to create something that is natural to its location,<br />
neighborhood, and the city as a whole,” says Scott Specht,<br />
Founder of Specht Architects. “ It is a new take on the<br />
idea of adaptive re-use that doesn’t mimic what was<br />
existing, or create a bright line between the “old” and the<br />
“new”, but a stealth approach that merges all the parts<br />
into an urban collage that feels unforced and authentic.”<br />
An existing “mid-century-utilitarian” union hall for<br />
Carpenter’s Local 1266 on the site was also re-purposed<br />
as the lobby and restaurant with minimal changes.<br />
The interiors of the hotel are in continuity with this<br />
attitude. Floors and ceilings in the rooms are concrete,<br />
and most walls are the same clay block as the exterior.<br />
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Furniture and cabinetry are made from raw plywood,<br />
or sourced from small manufacturers. Each room has a<br />
large terrace that overlooks the surrounding treescape. It<br />
is a place that feels simultaneously new, and “like it has<br />
always been there. Comfortable, unpretentious, and<br />
truly <strong>Austin</strong>.<br />
Architect: Specht Architects<br />
Interior Design: The Mighty Union<br />
Landscape Architecture: Pharis Design<br />
Graphic Design: LAND<br />
Contractor: DPR
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SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS<br />
All Seminars at the <strong>Build</strong> <strong>Expo</strong> are FREE to attend!<br />
Keynote Speakers<br />
(ALL KEYNOTE CLASSES WILL BE IN THE KEYNOTE AREA)<br />
Tom Woodcock<br />
President | Seal the Deal<br />
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Selling in the COVID Era<br />
Wednesday, August 11 | 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. | Keynote Area<br />
Selling in the construction industry during and post COVID is challenging. Some of the tried and true methods are less<br />
effective and many new ones are not as effective as they were at the onset. How do you adjust your sales strategy to<br />
continue to produce profitable business, increase revenue and even grow in this time period? Giving up on sales is a<br />
mistake and will be realized often when it’s too late. What we’ll cover:<br />
• Is outside sales still relevant • Is Zoom the new normal • Is face to face selling possible<br />
How can you integrate digital selling with traditional selling?<br />
We will dive deep into all these areas and you will come out with a baseline to build a sales plan. Many construction<br />
industry related companies are thriving in this climate. This is a chance for you to be one of those experiencing success.<br />
Target Audience: Architects, General Contractors, Subcontractors, <strong>Build</strong>ers & Remodelers<br />
Networking & Association Use<br />
Thursday, August 12 | 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. | Keynote Area<br />
Many contractors never join relevant associations that can produce revenue for them. Even worse they spend the dues<br />
money and don’t maximize the effectiveness of the association. We will layout how to determine what associations to<br />
join, how to work them and get business from your involvement. The single greatest way to find grouped customers and<br />
network contacts is right in your backyard association!<br />
Work them to the fullest and you’ll never make a cold call again!<br />
Target Audience: Architects, General Contractors, Subcontractors, <strong>Build</strong>ers & Remodelers<br />
Scott Specht<br />
Founder & Principal | Specht Architects<br />
House of the Future<br />
Wednesday, August 11 | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Keynote Area<br />
Scott Specht, founder of AIA Award-Winning firm Specht Architects, will give an interesting and humorous talk about<br />
the history of the “House of the Future.” This will cover unusual ideas from the 1920s through the1970’s of how we’d be<br />
living in the future of 2020. Scott will cover the strange building techniques that these visionaries thought we’d be using,<br />
including spray-foam structures, bolt-together fiberglass shells, and even inflatable bubble homes.<br />
Scott will also talk about what the true home of the future will encompass looking forward, covering the newer ideas of<br />
lighting, home automation, and architecture.<br />
Target Audience: Architects, General Contractors, Subcontractors, <strong>Build</strong>ers, and Remodelers<br />
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Laura Britt<br />
Founder & Principal | Britt Design Group<br />
The Everchanging Shift for Multifamily Design Post-COVID-19<br />
Thursday, August 12 | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Keynote Area<br />
2020 forced us to pivot quickly and learn to be productive working from home. Many companies have found their<br />
employees enjoy this flexibility and value more time at home. Because of this, we predict we’ll see the rise in the focus of<br />
the home as a workspace as well as a deeper emphasis on health and wellness. As the work from home trend is here to<br />
stay, it will be increasingly important to take all that comes with that into account in post-pandemic design. Amenities like<br />
large business centers, community gathering areas, and gyms and wellness centers will be key in creating functional and<br />
enjoyable live/work environments.<br />
Target Audience: Architects, General Contractors, Subcontractors, <strong>Build</strong>ers, and Remodelers
Workshops & Classes | Wednesday, August 11, 2021<br />
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Beating the Price Objection<br />
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Keynote Area<br />
Tom Woodcock<br />
President | Seal the Deal<br />
Stop letting price be the determining factor in winning projects! This topic deals specifically with the pressure to always<br />
be low. Learn the sales tools necessary to get the inside track in the bidding process. The goal being to consistently win<br />
projects and raise profitability on those projects. The most common mistakes made in bidding are revealed and countered.<br />
Target Audience: Architects, General Contractors, Subcontractors, <strong>Build</strong>ers & Remodelers<br />
The Pursuit to 100% Subsurface Damage Prevention<br />
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Floor D<br />
Dave Mulcahey<br />
Sales Manager ‐ Western US | GPRS<br />
The class will focus on data associated with subsurface damage on construction sites … and how to avoid adding to<br />
the statistics. The material will include details on the dangers associated with concrete sawing and drilling, excavating,<br />
directional drilling, and micro and macro trenching. We will also review implementation recommendations during this<br />
presentation to help organizations improve their safety policy for their employees.<br />
Target Audience: General Contractors, Sub Contractors, PM/VP/Exec, and construction safety professionals.<br />
Don’t Kill your Golden Goose-Lawsuit Protection, Tax Reduction & Estate<br />
Planning Strategies to Protect & Perpetuate your Business<br />
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Floor A<br />
Larry Oxenham<br />
Speaker, Trainer | American Society for Asset Protection<br />
Discover the tools you can use to become invincible to lawsuits, save thousands in taxes, and achieve financial peace of<br />
mind.<br />
Target Audience: Architects, General Contractors, Subcontractors, <strong>Build</strong>ers & Remodelers<br />
Google Partner Teaching: Intro to SEO & Understanding your Website<br />
(BEGINNERS) - Part 1<br />
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Floor B<br />
Joshua Ramsey<br />
Marketing & Communications Strategist | Strategic Point Marketing<br />
In this class you will learn:<br />
(The starting point for business owners that don’t know<br />
much about online advertising)<br />
• Types of coded websites<br />
• What makes sense for you to use<br />
• What the cost should be<br />
• Basic <strong>Build</strong>ing of your website – easiest things to do,<br />
most overlooked<br />
• How to read the basics in Google Analytics<br />
• Google Search Console<br />
• Density of text<br />
• Understanding user experience<br />
• Reading competitors’ strategies<br />
• Identify keywords that will have the most impact<br />
• Understand why all SEO companies have different<br />
strategies<br />
Target Audience: Architects, General Contractors, Subcontractors, <strong>Build</strong>ers & Remodelers<br />
The Basics of <strong>Construction</strong> Contracts, Subcontracts & Purchase Orders<br />
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Room 2<br />
Rob Holcomb<br />
Partner | Knolle, Holcomb, Callahan & Taylor, P.C.<br />
This presentation will look at construction contracts, subcontracts and purchase orders from the perspective of all parties.<br />
It will also cover key issues and provisions relating to negotiating a contract, contractual duties, responsibilities, and breach<br />
of contract.<br />
Target Audience: owners, general contractors, subcontractors, design professionals, home builders, homeowners,<br />
landowners, landlords and tenants<br />
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The Sustainable SITES Initiative - 1 GBCI General CE Credit<br />
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Room 3<br />
Sarah Andrews<br />
CEO | Sustainable Solutions<br />
This course provides an overview of the SITES v2 rating system for developing sustainable landscapes and resilient spaces.<br />
The presentation content explains the intent of each of the five areas of focus – considering water, soil, vegetation,<br />
materials, and our interaction and connection with a site – along with best practices and related key terms and concepts.<br />
Target Audience: Industry professionals and any others interested in green building topics.<br />
Tricks, Tips, & Ploys in Project Scheduling<br />
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Room 1<br />
Saleh Mubarak<br />
Author, Public Speaker & Trainer<br />
<strong>Construction</strong> project scheduling is an interesting field where science meets art. Even though the concept is simple and can<br />
be explained in less than an hour, there are still many issues that need the attention of the expert. These tricks and tips can<br />
make a big difference between the success and failure of the project. This seminar covers a wide collection of them to make<br />
the project management team aware of them. This includes tips for good practices as well as common mistakes.<br />
Target Audience: <strong>Build</strong>ers and Contractors<br />
Google Partner Teaching: Understanding & Training (MID-LEVEL) - Part 1<br />
10:40 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | Floor B<br />
Joshua Ramsey<br />
Marketing & Communications Strategist | Strategic Point Marketing<br />
In this class you will learn: (Bring a laptop and have a good understanding of what SEO already is)<br />
• Writing text with your keywords<br />
• Security strategies<br />
• Writing meta tags (Title, Description, H)<br />
• Ranking Strategies<br />
• Implementing and Following Google Strategies<br />
• Google AdWords – BASIC training<br />
• Bert<br />
• Do’s / Don’ts<br />
• EAT<br />
• HREFLANG Tag<br />
Target Audience: Architects, General Contractors, Subcontractors, <strong>Build</strong>ers & Remodelers<br />
LEED v4 Core Concepts and Strategies - 1 GBCI General CE Credit<br />
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Room 3<br />
Sarah Andrews<br />
CEO | Sustainable Solutions<br />
The LEED v4 Core Concepts and Strategies presentation provide an examination of sustainable building, the LEED Rating<br />
System and the LEED certification process. The course content is introductory and helps to build awareness for participants<br />
by reviewing important terms and concepts.<br />
Target Audience: Industry professionals and any others interested in green building topics.<br />
The 5 Things Holding Your Company Back from Break-Through Results<br />
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Room 4<br />
Michael Caito<br />
MAP Vital Factors Solutions<br />
As a leader, ever scratch your head wondering why you aren’t achieving your desired growth? You have a great team, a solid<br />
business plan and quality partnerships… so what’s the missing piece to the puzzle?<br />
Join this session to crack the code as to why:<br />
• Only 50% of members on executive teams identify the same organizational priorities.<br />
• Less than 25% of those executive team members identify the same owners for those priorities.<br />
• Almost 100% of executive teams believe they are well aligned on their priorities.<br />
You will learn actionable, practical strategies to boost accountability, alignment and focus, resulting in improved<br />
productivity and profitability through a proven system of sixty years.<br />
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The Rise & Fall of the Green <strong>Build</strong>ing Movement - 1 AIA Credit<br />
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Floor D<br />
Peter Pfeiffer, FAIA<br />
CEO & Founder | Barley|Pfeiffer Architecture<br />
Why is today’s technology-based “LEED” Green <strong>Build</strong>ing program a far cry from the original, and arguably deeper, ideals<br />
and aspirations of the “Green” movement? What’s more real? What’s next? Now the green building movement has been<br />
codified into a checklist approach to integrating various “green” building products and technologies into our homes and<br />
buildings. New “catchy” terms are being bantered about – like “IAQ” and “Net Zero” homes and buildings. What does this<br />
mean? What does it “boil down” to? Isn’t what we’re trying to achieve is to make our buildings, homes, and communities<br />
simply perform better? What about a different approach – that of “Green” or “High Performance” building – BY DESIGN?<br />
Target Audience: Architects, developers, general contractors, environmental & green consultants, Realtors<br />
QuickBooks for Contractors - Part 1<br />
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Room 1<br />
Sam Hallburn & Vanessa Vasquez<br />
This class is an overview of how contractors can utilize the QuickBooks functionality to facilitate job<br />
costing, payroll, receivables and the overall benefits of either the online or desktop applications.<br />
Target Audience: Contractors, Subcontractors, and anyone curious about the features & benefits of<br />
QuickBooks<br />
<strong>Build</strong>ing A Paperless Supply Chain: Lauren Concrete Creates<br />
Community on CONNEX<br />
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Room 5<br />
Matt Jetmore & Ryan Bartholomew<br />
Lauren Concrete<br />
John Shanks & Trey Secor<br />
Command Alkon<br />
Join us for a perspective on how the entire <strong>Austin</strong> construction market can benefit from adopting<br />
technologies that remove paper tickets from your heavy building materials delivery processes. Whether<br />
you are dealing with material or hauling tickets coming into or out of your plants or onto your jobsites,<br />
there are significant savings in time, both in the field and at the office, as well as improvements in data<br />
accuracy, operational visibility, and collaboration with your trading partners that can benefit us all. Hear<br />
how Lauren Concrete built a community of vendors and customers on the CONNEX platform to make this<br />
a reality for their <strong>Austin</strong> market supply chain. Let’s talk about how we can all work better together.<br />
Target Audience: Materials Supplier, Haulers, DOTs and General Contractors<br />
Selling During COVID - Using Technology<br />
11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Floor B<br />
Joshua Ramsey<br />
Marketing & Communications Strategist | Strategic Point Marketing<br />
COVID is causing every business frustration when it comes to selling and prospecting. The strategies that you have been<br />
using for years now has completely changed. What can you do? Learn the exact steps of a program that has sold millions of<br />
dollars in the last 12 months. What you can expect to learn:<br />
• How to build an Avatar. Then turn that into a Prospects<br />
Bio.<br />
• Target your Prospects using the information from the<br />
previous step<br />
Target Audience: Architects, General Contractors, Subcontractors, <strong>Build</strong>ers & Remodelers<br />
• How to break through the clutter of the world to GRAB<br />
ATTENTION.<br />
• Putting leads into your sales system as well as nurture<br />
leads that don’t buy immediately.<br />
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Workshops & Classes | Thursday, August 12, 2021<br />
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9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | Keynote Area<br />
Tom Woodcock<br />
President | Seal the Deal<br />
Many in the construction industry consistently make the same mistakes that kill their opportunity. There are many common<br />
errors and mentalities that hinder sales success. We’ll put a light on these problems and give the behaviors that counter<br />
them. Make sure your approach to the customer base is the most effective possible. These errors are often made without<br />
the contractor even realizing they’re making them. This cripples their chances of winning profitable projects.<br />
Target Audience: Architects, General Contractors, Subcontractors, <strong>Build</strong>ers & Remodelers<br />
Don’t Kill your Golden Goose-Lawsuit Protection, Tax Reduction & Estate<br />
Planning Strategies to Protect & Perpetuate your Business<br />
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Floor A<br />
Larry Oxenham<br />
Speaker, Trainer | American Society for Asset Protection<br />
Discover the tools you can use to become invincible to lawsuits, save thousands in taxes, and achieve financial peace of<br />
mind.<br />
Target Audience: Architects, General Contractors, Subcontractors, <strong>Build</strong>ers & Remodelers<br />
Google Partner Teaching: Intro to SEO & Understanding your Website<br />
(BEGINNERS) - Part 2<br />
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Floor B<br />
Joshua Ramsey<br />
Marketing & Communications Strategist | Strategic Point Marketing<br />
In this class you will learn:<br />
(The starting point for business owners that don’t know<br />
much about online advertising)<br />
• Types of coded websites<br />
• What makes sense for you to use<br />
• What the cost should be<br />
• Basic <strong>Build</strong>ing of your website – easiest things to do,<br />
most overlooked<br />
• How to read the basics in Google Analytics<br />
• Google Search Console<br />
• Density of text<br />
• Understanding user experience<br />
• Reading competitors’ strategies<br />
• Identify keywords that will have the most impact<br />
• Understand why all SEO companies have different<br />
strategies<br />
Target Audience: Architects, General Contractors, Subcontractors, <strong>Build</strong>ers & Remodelers<br />
Introduction to <strong>Construction</strong> Cost Estimating<br />
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Room 1<br />
Saleh Mubarak<br />
Author, Public Speaker & Trainer<br />
Cost estimating is arguably the most important function in construction project management. It may be indeed the<br />
difference between winning and losing. The seminar briefly covers the principles of construction cost estimating, direct vs<br />
indirect costs, detailed vs approximate estimates, and more.<br />
Target Audience: <strong>Build</strong>ers and Contractors<br />
LEED 0 & True Zero Waste<br />
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Room 3<br />
Sarah Andrews<br />
CEO | Sustainable Solutions<br />
The LEED Zero program highlights the achievements of LEED projects in areas that are critical to the goal of reaching a<br />
regenerative future. This short presentation provides highlights of the program designed to encourage reductions in net<br />
carbon emissions, energy use, potable water use, and waste.<br />
Target Audience: Industry professionals and any others interested in green building topics.
Google Partner Teaching: Understanding & Training (MID-LEVEL) - Part 2<br />
10:40 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | Floor C<br />
Joshua Ramsey<br />
Marketing & Communications Strategist | Strategic Point Marketing<br />
In this class you will learn: (Bring a laptop and have a good understanding of what SEO already is)<br />
• Writing text with your keywords<br />
• Writing meta tags (Title,<br />
Description, H)<br />
• Implementing and Following<br />
Google Strategies<br />
• Bert<br />
• EAT<br />
• Security strategies<br />
Target Audience: Architects, General Contractors, Subcontractors, <strong>Build</strong>ers & Remodelers<br />
• Ranking Strategies<br />
• Google AdWords – BASIC training<br />
• Do’s / Don’ts<br />
• HREFLANG Tag<br />
The 5 Things Holding Your Company Back from Break-Through Results<br />
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Room 4<br />
Michael Caito<br />
MAP Vital Factors Solutions<br />
As a leader, ever scratch your head wondering why you aren’t achieving your desired growth? You have a great team, a<br />
solid business plan and quality partnerships… so what’s the missing piece to the puzzle? You will learn actionable, practical<br />
strategies to boost accountability, alignment and focus, resulting in improved productivity and profitability through a proven<br />
system of sixty years.<br />
LINEAR DRAINS: The solution to common plumbing and remodeling<br />
problems -1 HSW/ADACE Credit<br />
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Room 2<br />
Chris Lindsay<br />
Regional Sales Manager | QM Drains<br />
During the one-hour session attendees will learn:<br />
• Which linear drains solve the issue of having an offcenter<br />
drainpipe<br />
• Choosing the perfect linear drain for your project:<br />
functionality meets design.<br />
• All placement options for linear drains and other<br />
solutions.<br />
• Aesthetics and functionality of walk-in showers.<br />
• What is the best material for a drain?<br />
QuickBooks for Contractors - Part 2<br />
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Room 1<br />
Sam Hallburn & Vanessa Vasquez<br />
This class is an overview of how contractors can utilize the QuickBooks functionality to facilitate job<br />
costing, payroll, receivables and the overall benefits of either the online or desktop applications.<br />
Target Audience: Contractors, Subcontractors, and anyone curious about the features & benefits of<br />
QuickBooks<br />
<strong>Build</strong>ing A Paperless Supply Chain: Lauren Concrete Creates<br />
Community on CONNEX<br />
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Room 5<br />
Matt Jetmore & Ryan Bartholomew<br />
Lauren Concrete<br />
John Shanks & Trey Secor<br />
Command Alkon<br />
Join us for a perspective on how the entire <strong>Austin</strong> construction market can benefit from adopting<br />
technologies that remove paper tickets from your heavy building materials delivery processes. Whether<br />
you are dealing with material or hauling tickets coming into or out of your plants or onto your jobsites,<br />
there are significant savings in time, both in the field and at the office, as well as improvements in data<br />
accuracy, operational visibility, and collaboration with your trading partners that can benefit us all. Hear<br />
how Lauren Concrete built a community of vendors and customers on the CONNEX platform to make this<br />
a reality for their <strong>Austin</strong> market supply chain. Let’s talk about how we can all work better together.<br />
Target Audience: Materials Supplier, Haulers, DOTs and General Contractors
From Estimating to Invoicing<br />
- How To Manage Your Jobs<br />
More Profitably<br />
9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Wednesday 11<br />
& Thursday 12 | Floor C<br />
Eric Fortenberry<br />
Founder & CEO | JobTread<br />
In today’s highly competitive market, it’s more<br />
important than ever to be on top of your numbers.<br />
If you can’t price your jobs accurately and<br />
don’t have a great process for managing your<br />
costs throughout the job, you’re setting yourself<br />
up for failure.<br />
During this presentation, we’ll discuss common<br />
pitfalls, cover lessons learned from real world<br />
experiences, and provide actionable takeaways<br />
to improve your processes for everything from estimating<br />
to bidding, job costing, purchase orders,<br />
vendor bills, customer invoicing, and more.<br />
A Better Way to Manage Your<br />
Jobs From Start to Finish -<br />
JobTread Demo<br />
12:15 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Wednesday 11<br />
& Thursday 12 | Floor C<br />
Eric Fortenberry<br />
Founder & CEO | JobTread<br />
JobTread brings your entire business together<br />
in one platform. It’s the easiest way to get<br />
organized, win your time back, and supercharge<br />
your efficiency. All in one place.<br />
Come learn how the latest in construction<br />
management technology is helping builders and<br />
contractors get organized, improve your day-today<br />
processes, and take your home building to the<br />
next level.<br />
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Leveraging Technology to<br />
Manage and Scale Your Jobs<br />
Based Business<br />
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Wednesday 11<br />
& Thursday 12 | Floor C<br />
Eric Fortenberry<br />
Founder & CEO | JobTread<br />
Business can be done today in ways that the<br />
leaders who have gone before us could only<br />
dream of. Effectively leveraging software systems<br />
can give you the edge over your competition and<br />
take your business to the next level.<br />
During this session, we’ll unpack ways to help<br />
you better manage your business and discuss<br />
strategies to help you win more jobs and make<br />
more money in less time.
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A GUIDE FOR GENERAL CONTRACTORS BUILDING LEED<br />
THE INTEGRATIVE PROCESS<br />
AND EARLY CONTRACTOR<br />
INVOLVEMENT<br />
By: Sarah Andrews, Sustainable Solutions<br />
The integrative process is a multidisciplinary approach<br />
to working collaboratively as a project team throughout<br />
the design process. The team is ideally formed before<br />
design and continues its engagement throughout<br />
the design phase, including programming, predesign,<br />
schematic design, and the final design phases. Team<br />
members are drawn from all of the disciplines involved<br />
on a project, both design and construction. Project<br />
stakeholders such as the owner, facility manager, and end<br />
users are also engaged to provide the most inclusive and<br />
comprehensive review of the project to produce a highperformance<br />
design.<br />
The integrative process is intended to be inclusive,<br />
collaborative, goal-driven, and iterative in nature in that<br />
the process is repeated as decisions are made by the<br />
project team and design of the project moves forward.<br />
The integrative process is most effective when adopted<br />
early in the design phase, but the process can be utilized<br />
later and still provide valuable insights. The overarching<br />
intent is to include as many designers, constructors, and<br />
stakeholders as possible to achieve the goal of a highperformance<br />
facility.<br />
The integrative process team includes members from the<br />
owner, design professionals, construction professionals,<br />
trade partners, specialists, and stakeholders like the<br />
end users. The owner’s team may be comprised of an<br />
owner’s representative, a financial manager, and/or a<br />
construction manager. The responsibilities of the owner’s<br />
team members include providing the owner’s project<br />
requirements, establishing a project budget, defining<br />
goals for sustainability, and defining a basis of design<br />
for the team to work from. Core design team members<br />
would likely consist of the architect, mechanical and<br />
structural engineers, a civil engineer, and a landscape<br />
architect. The architect is typically the lead for the design<br />
team, and all disciplines are responsible for the overall<br />
design of the project and facility systems as well as<br />
providing support toward the team’s sustainability goals.<br />
The construction team members are the hand’s on<br />
experts and would include a construction manager or a<br />
general contractor along with their trade partners. The<br />
constructors, subcontractors, and suppliers are highly<br />
skilled at providing realistic and practical viewpoints on<br />
construction materials and methods. Responsibilities<br />
for these team members would include providing<br />
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constructability reviews throughout the design process<br />
and providing estimating and design assist services.<br />
Along with subs and suppliers, team members can make<br />
suggestions for controlling costs and for systems which<br />
will meet the owner’s project requirements while also<br />
supporting the green goals.<br />
In addition to the core design and construction team,<br />
there may be a number of specialists involved with the<br />
project on the team. These may include an equipment<br />
planner, acoustical consultant, food service consultant,<br />
infection control staff, functional and space programmers,<br />
telecommunications designer, or a controls designer. The<br />
actual makeup of the team will vary depending on the<br />
specific needs of the project, but all of the specialists will<br />
be onboard to provide specialized expertise and aid with<br />
any basis of design parameters as appropriate.<br />
One of the most vital groups to incorporate into<br />
the project team are end users. They have the best<br />
knowledge of how the facility will be utilized, familiarity<br />
with associated practical matters, management staff<br />
capabilities and any limitations that might impact the<br />
performance over time of the facility. These end users<br />
might include facility green teams, physicians and nursing<br />
teams, facility managers, environmental services staff,<br />
and other building occupants.<br />
Finally, we come to the last major group of members on<br />
our project team – stakeholders. These stakeholders are<br />
persons, groups or entities with an interest in the project<br />
outcome and may include community representatives,<br />
neighbors, municipalities or other governmental agencies,<br />
and the local economic development corporation.<br />
Stakeholders provide community engagement and<br />
support for the project, and may also be involved with<br />
permitting, inspection, and financial incentives. They<br />
are allies and can be very important in providing positive<br />
publicity for the project.<br />
The unified path is going to require widespread buy-in<br />
from all team members beginning with an initial selection<br />
of a certification system and setting the sustainability<br />
goals for the project. At this early juncture you’re looking<br />
to establish preliminary goals based upon the budget<br />
and the owner’s project requirements. As the project<br />
moves forward these preliminary goals will be further<br />
defined and refined until the team has settled on the final<br />
certification goal and works together to design toward<br />
those goals.<br />
Once you have identified the certification goal for the<br />
project, the team will decide together which credits<br />
will be pursued to meet that established goal or<br />
level of certification. Every team member will have<br />
clearly defined responsibilities and deliverables, and<br />
communication among all team members will be critical<br />
to the overall success of the project. This is where the
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power of the integrative approach really comes into<br />
play – when the team is functioning as a cohesive whole<br />
making decisions together in order to move toward the<br />
goals shared by the entire team.<br />
The project team will have settled on the certification<br />
goal based upon the owner’s project requirements,<br />
among other parameters, and will be exploring options<br />
during design to assess the most effective way to achieve<br />
the requirements set for each strategy. This process will<br />
no doubt require research and analysis to determine how<br />
to most effectively incorporate the selected strategy<br />
into the project. For example, there are many types<br />
of building façade or mechanical systems to select<br />
from. The project team will work together to make<br />
those choices based upon input from the architect and<br />
structural engineer, the mechanical engineer, and from<br />
the electrical engineer as well.<br />
Through the collaborative process the team will develop<br />
a consensus on the project goals and performance targets<br />
as the design progresses. To keep the team moving in<br />
the same direction and on schedule, I highly recommend<br />
conducting regular team meetings. Even though<br />
the process has all team members at every meeting,<br />
sometimes additional meetings between team members<br />
may be required to work through details on a specific<br />
design challenge.<br />
Utilizing the integrative process successfully requires that<br />
team members are or become comfortable with a process<br />
that questions conventional assumptions and tests new<br />
ideas. Team members must be fully committed to going<br />
beyond minimum code requirements to achieve highperformance<br />
sustainable outcomes. All members must<br />
be willing to work collaboratively to navigate obstacles<br />
as a team to achieve the best possible outcome for the<br />
project. Although each team member will have assigned<br />
responsibilities, all must be willing to learn from the<br />
experience of others and to maintain a positive attitude<br />
toward achieving an innovative project.<br />
We’ve covered the concept of the integrative process<br />
and the role of the project team members. We now<br />
come to the role that is most critical to success on a<br />
LEED project – the LEED project manager. While most<br />
construction projects have a project manager, the LEED<br />
PM is the green champion who ensures that the project<br />
stays on track with regard to green goals. This person is<br />
the troubleshooter and the resource for all things LEED.<br />
A LEED PM takes the lead on managing the project from<br />
a LEED point of view, as well as managing the herd, i.e.<br />
the project team. It is not easy keeping a project team<br />
moving forward on task and on time, especially if you<br />
have a large project team. At times it can seem as if<br />
you’re herding bees. The LEED PM maintains perspective<br />
on the entire project to successfully achieve certification<br />
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as a means of recognizing the project’s sustainability<br />
accomplishments.<br />
The LEED PM views the project from 30,000 feet<br />
through green glasses to assure that the project’s<br />
green goals and performance targets are met, while<br />
also keeping the budget in mind and the owner happy.<br />
The LEED PM is also a liaison between the various<br />
disciplines to aid in coordinating the efforts of all toward<br />
a successful conclusion. The LEED PM will make sure<br />
that preliminary calculations to establish compliance with<br />
LEED prerequisite and credit documentation are done<br />
as early as possible so if there is a need to make a design<br />
change to meet or exceed an established metric, it can<br />
be done quickly and efficiently in order to maintain the<br />
schedule, the budget, and the green goals.<br />
The LEED PM is also in charge of both providing guidance<br />
to and ensuring compliance from subcontractors and<br />
suppliers as trade partners. Serving as a resource for all<br />
team members, both during and following the design<br />
phase, the LEED PM is also the troubleshooter to guide<br />
the project through any rough patches that occur. The<br />
LEED PM should be able to expound on the topics,<br />
requirements, and intent of credits and prerequisites<br />
should any questions arise among the project team.<br />
As the subject matter expert, the LEED PM should also<br />
be able to make recommendations on ways for the team<br />
to maximize the points achieved toward certification.<br />
I highly recommend having a credit buffer just in case<br />
something doesn’t pan out as planned. Sometimes<br />
things happen, and it’s obviously preferable to have<br />
an extra point or two or three instead of being a point<br />
or two short of your desired certification level. In the<br />
unfortunate instance that the points toward certification<br />
don’t line up as planned, or in the case where another<br />
point or two can move the project into a higher<br />
certification level, the LEED PM will be a resource for<br />
finding opportunities to earn those points by taking<br />
advantage of the pilot credit library, innovation in design,<br />
exemplary performance, and regional priorities. This<br />
requires a deep understanding of the system and the way<br />
the credits work, but your green champion should be<br />
up to the task. In summary, your LEED project manager<br />
should be knowledgeable in all things LEED, able to<br />
translate the arcane language into terms the entire team<br />
can understand, and resourceful if the team finds itself in<br />
a sticky wicket.<br />
Assembling a cohesive and qualified project team and<br />
utilizing the integrative process can help ensure success<br />
on a LEED project, or any other green building project.<br />
Collaboration among multiple disciplines including early<br />
contractor involvement will allow a project to stay on<br />
budget, on time, and on course.
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ADVOCACY AT WORK FOR<br />
YOU – ADDRESSING THE<br />
LUMBER CRISIS<br />
By Chad Durham<br />
2021 HBA Board Chair<br />
Division President, David Weekley Homes<br />
One of the most important benefits of an HBA<br />
membership is unquestionably the advocacy work of<br />
our Members and HBA staff who support them. Thanks<br />
to their tenacity, in addition to funding from the HBA’s<br />
Political Action Committee (HomePAC), when obstacles<br />
are put in place that affect our ability to build in Travis<br />
county, and our six surrounding counties, they are there<br />
representing the whole of the home building industry.<br />
Currently, the HBA is diligently working on an issue that<br />
directly affects us all – developers and builders, as well<br />
as the many vendors who supply goods and services<br />
crucial to a successful build. This issue is affecting every<br />
step in the home building process, housing inventory,<br />
and the availability of affordable homes. As you may have<br />
guessed, the topic is the rising cost of lumber.<br />
We want you to know that the HBA is laser focused on<br />
this issue. Recently, a team of representatives including<br />
10+ owners and presidents of large volume homebuilders<br />
across Texas; Dallas, Houston, and Temple HBA leaders;<br />
as well as reps from TAB and NAHB, held meetings with<br />
five high profile legislators including two U.S. Senators<br />
and three Congressmen – Senator John Cornyn, Senator<br />
Ted Cruz, Representative John Carter, Representative<br />
Chip Roy, and Representative Lloyd Doggett, with the<br />
goal of raising awareness about the cost of lumber and<br />
its impact on housing affordability here and across the<br />
country.<br />
During these virtual meetings we emphasized the 400%<br />
increase of lumber cost from the lumber mills, in hopes<br />
of creating a buzz with the media, applying pressure on<br />
lumber mills to increase production, helping increase the<br />
domestic supply of timber harvested on public lands, and<br />
entering into a new softwood lumber agreement with<br />
Canada. We have encouraged our elected officials to call<br />
for a “lumber summit” and invite builders, suppliers, and<br />
lumber mills to the table to discuss what can be done<br />
about the rising lumber prices.<br />
We have high hopes that these conversations can and<br />
will affect real change within the industry. The HBA will<br />
continue to monitor this situation as it unfolds, and share<br />
any updates as they happen. Please know the HBA is<br />
working for you today and every day.<br />
Not an HBA member yet? An HBA membership offers the<br />
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