2025 CII Annual Conference
CII Research Teams, including the brightest minds in academia and your industry peers, will share their findings ranging from construction readiness assessment, to improving the industry's workforce development system, to integrated project delivery.
Stay tuned for more information to come!
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
AC25 Keynote Speaker: Ken Gronbach, Demographer, "Demogrphic Strategies for Uncertain Times"
Come explore the common sense, easy to understand, counter-intuitive and very fascinating realm of demography. Let Ken bring you into his world of counting people and accurately forecasting future markets. What products or services will fly or die? What nations are demographically doomed? What countries and continents are demographically positioned to excel? How will work forces change? Where is my best source of talent? Writing a strategic plan? You need this information.
AC25 Keynote Speaker: Ken Simonson, Chief Economist, Associated General Constrators (AGC),"Will Construction Thrive or Dive in 2025 and Beyond?"
Ken will address recent policy changes that have created uncertaintie about the near-term outlook on the demand for various types of construction, along with cost and availability of both materials and labor. He will sort out how recent developments are likely to affect our industry and will provide his fearless forecast for the rest of the year and beyond.
AC25 Keynote Speaker: Eli Embleton, Zachry Corporation, "REACH" - Mastering Your Emotions in Stressful Situations
- A powerful framework for understanding strong emotional reactions -- both yours and others'
- Tools for staying calm and thinking clearly under pressure
- Insights into what holds you back from achieving your true potential
RESEARCH TEAMS
Research Team 398 - Fit-for-Purpose Handbook for Effective Implementation of CII Best Practices
Are you searching for the most effective CII tools for your projects? Look no further than CII’s RT-398! This team has created two specialized tools to enhance the application of CII research within member organizations. The Best Practice Primer offers a concise overview of the 17 CII Best Practices, delivering key insights and actionable steps for various project phases. Meanwhile, the Project Complexity and Management Tool builds on previous CII research, helping project managers simplify complexity assessment and management for improved project outcomes. Each tool includes practical use cases and a roadmap for CII companies to implement them effectively.
Research Team 410 - Unlocking the Value of CII Best Practices
Research Team 411 - Driving the Decarbonization of Capital Projects
Understanding and integrating the benefits of decarbonization is crucial for making your projects and supply chain future-ready. However, companies often struggle with measuring, tracking, and reporting carbon, as well as developing effective decarbonization strategies. In response, CII’s RT-411 created a practical framework to help members accelerate their progress towards reducing the embodied carbon emissions of capital projects. This resource builds on existing project management frameworks, adding carbon as a new dimension of analysis. The research team investigated the level of adoption of decarbonization within the capital projects sector and developed a guide to support companies from planning through execution. This guide facilitates the successful integration of decarbonization initiatives into capital project delivery, providing various resources to help organizations identify and analyze opportunities. The application of these resources was illustrated in two case studies. The presentation underscores the relevance of this topic and demonstrates how leveraging these insights can lead to more informed, data-driven decisions about adopting and investing in decarbonization practices.
Research Team 412 - Achieving Safety Excellence in Construction
Since CII published its original ZAT Best Practice in 1993, the industry has evolved to consider aspects like human behavior and performance, employee well-being, and the promotion of positive safety values in its safety programs. CII RT-412 conducted a comprehensive assessment of industry practice and research findings to identify the most impactful safety practices today. The team introduced Safety Excellence Techniques (SETs)—16 advanced practices to enhance human and organizational performance, and significantly improve safety outcomes on construction projects. The team also created a SET Implementation Tool to evaluate the "health" of a project's safety program and enable project teams to assess their use and ensure they are "SET for safety." This presentation will showcase the findings and tools developed by RT-412, offering attendees actionable insights to elevate their safety management systems and achieve excellence in project safety.
Research Team 414 - Developing the Next Generation of Frontline Supervisors
Are you ready to future-proof your capital projects? Attend the 2025 CII Annual Conference to learn how proactive planning can empower owners and contractors with the necessary human, technological, and equipment resources for excelling in a more complex and integrated construction environment. Research Team 414 has delved into the construction site of 2040, gathering insights from experts who predict the future of construction. Their findings have identified 22 essential work skills for frontline supervisors, compiled into a comprehensive playbook with training plans and retention strategies. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to equip your frontline supervisors with the essential skills for effective leadership in the future. We'll also present a comprehensive overview of assessment, training, and retention tools to help you tackle the challenges that lie ahead.
Research Team 422 – Developing AI-Driven Interactive Systems to Enhance Workplace Safety
How can AI make construction sites safer—and where should we focus its application? The RT-422 team has developed a comprehensive resource to guide organizations in identifying the most impactful areas within construction safety management that can benefit from AI integration. This research examined the underlying safety challenges across planning, engineering, and construction phases and mapped them to 19 real-world use cases demonstrating how AI can address these issues. From pre-construction risk assessment to real-time hazard detection, the resource offers a strategic overview of AI's potential to enhance safety outcomes. Whether you are beginning to explore AI applications or seeking to expand its role in your projects, this presentation offers a framework for understanding where and how AI can deliver the greatest value in job site safety management.