Jason Van Nest

Executive Director - Center for Offsite Construction New York Institute of Technology

Jason Van Nest is Executive Director of the Center for Offsite Construction at New York Institute of Technology and an Associate Professor of Architecture. A licensed architect and founder of Logic Building Systems, he has helped modular factories launch and advised architecture firms on BIM and VDC workflows. Jason chairs the CfOC-ICC 1220 standards-development process and helped establish the Accrediting Board for Offsite Education, connecting industry standards, productization and workforce development.

Seminars

Tuesday 23rd February 2027
Workshop I: Preparing for the Next Frontier of Industrialized Construction: Rethinking Talent, Skills & Education for a Productized Future
3:00 pm
  • Understanding how the transition from project-based delivery to productized construction is redefining the expertise required to deliver prefab at scale
  • Exploring next-gen hybrid competencies needed to integrate product design, manufacturing intelligence, standardized interfaces and systems thinking into advanced prefabrication operations
  • Sharing the pioneering work behind ABOCE and the development of a model offsite construction degree curriculum designed to equip future professionals for a new era of industrialized delivery
  • Pressure testing emerging educational models against real-world industry demands and identifying
Thursday 25th February 2027
Find Your Trade. Find Your Tribe.
10:30 am

Skip the small talk and connect directly with professionals who understand your day-to-day challenges. These discipline-specific networking groups bring together peers to discuss the biggest challenges, lessons learned, innovations, and realities of delivering prefab at scale.

Jason Van Nest Speaker for Advancing Prefabrication Summit 2027