Thomas boyle
Chief Design & Construction Officer Encompass Health
Seminars
Thursday 5th February 2026
Owner Panel: What Will It Take to Get Us Where We Need to Go?
2:00 pm
- Breaking Barriers & Overcoming Resistance Address fears around cost, quality, and failure; strategies include education, factory visits, and strong leadership champions.
- Lessons Learned & Practical Strategies Build trust internally, find regional partners, manage union concerns, and leverage modular for prototyping and operational alignment.
- Future Vision – The Blue Ocean Define the ideal state: systemic transformation, full volumetric adoption, and owner-led supply chain innovation.
Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Joining the Advancing Prefabrication 2026 Speaker Faculty
Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Case Study: Building Prefab Into the Overall Project Plan: How We Used Historical Data to Instill Confidence Into the Value Proposition
12:30 pm
- Sharing what historical cost and schedule data we presented to show where prefab saved time and reduced waste
- Identifying recurring design coordination and prefab issues from past jobs to elevate the impact of decisions being made too late
- Redefining project milestones around prefab delivery and assembly to showcase why traditional timelines need to be reworked and secure owner buy-in to early trade communication
