Innovating Building Materials and Supply Chain

2025 Annual Conference

When

6.12.2025

Where

1871 Innovation Hub at the Merchandise Mart 222 W Merchandise Plaza, #1212 Chicago, IL 60654

On the success of our Buildings Conference in New York and our Offsite Conference in Raleigh-Durham, BuiltWorlds is deepening and expanding its research in the area of building and infrastructure with a new conference in 2025 focused on innovation in the materials, themselves as well as the supply of those materials from factory to job site.

From solutions that help promote sustainability and carbon footprint reduction to those that lower cost, ease the labor burden, support advances in offsite fabrication and robotics, and lower the life cycle costs of maintaining structures, new technologies and techniques are helping address a wide range of problems and opportunities. In addition to advances in the materials themselves, this conference will look at how technologies are helping improve the sophistication in the approach to moving materials from factories to job sites in an industry notorious for late deliveries and incorrect/damaged materials in a fragmented and inefficient supply chain.

Speakers To Be Announced on a Rolling Basis:

Shaun Lane

President & Founder, NanoCrete

Fernando Olloqui

CEO & Founder, Licify

Joanne Rodriguez

CEO, Mycocycle

Building Materials and Supply Agenda

The Innovating Buildings Materials and Supply Chain Conference will host general panel sessions, smaller group discussions, and forum meetings specifically examining the latest trends and technologies in major building materials and products in addition to the latest systems and technologies in development to help industry select, purchase, deliver, track, and manage those materials from the factory to installation and beyond. If you have an innovative technology or are a thought leader in this arena, apply here to speak at the conference.

The Official Conference Agenda is Subject to Change.

Day 1 Schedule

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Building Tech Research Track Forum | June 12, 2025

Topic and time TBA

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Offsite Construction Research Track Forum | June 12, 2025

Topic and time TBA

8:30AM – 9:00AM
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Registration & Breakfast | June 12, 2025

9:00AM – 9:10AM
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Welcoming Address | June 12, 2025

9:10AM – 9:50AM
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The Role of Big Corporates in Material R&D | June 12, 2025

9:50AM – 10:30AM
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Possibilities and Limitations of 3D Printing in Vertical, Horizontal, and Residential Construction | June 12,, 2025

10:30AM – 11:00AM
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Networking Break | June 12, 2025

11:00AM – 11:35AM
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Case Study - Existing and Future Applications of Innovative Building Materials | June 12, 2025

11:35AM – 12:05PM
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Startup Tech Highlight - Materials | June 12, 2025

12:05PM – 1:05PM
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Lunch | June 12, 2025

1:05PM – 1:50PM
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From Source to Site: Navigating Supply Chain & Procurement Challenges in AEC | June 12, 2025

1:50PM – 2:30PM
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Managing & Leveraging Construction Marketplaces | June 12, 2025

2:30PM – 3:00PM
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Networking Break | June 12, 2025

3:00PM – 3:35PM
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Case Study - Digital Supply Chain Innovation | June 12, 2025

3:35PM – 4:15PM
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Startup Tech Highlight - Supply Chain | June 12, 2025

4:15PM – 4:30PM
1871 | 222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza

BuiltWorlds Research Presentation | June 12, 2025

5:00PM – 6:00PM
1871 | 222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza

Reception | June 12, 2025

Member Registration

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