4:30-5:30 p.m

135-I. Design and Construction: A Better Way to Keep Budgets on Track

High interest rates and construction costs have many organizations struggling to complete senior living projects within budget. Unfortunately, budget overruns often occur late in the construction process, forcing project teams to cut building costs after making significant investments in the design process. This session will present a better approach. Senior living construction experts will demonstrate how to use pre-design programming to set your projects up for success. You'll learn how to transform financial projections, market demand data, and consumer preferences into detailed project requirements, identify essential construction process components and how each contributes to the total cost, and establish a realistic project scope. This practical guidance will help ensure your project objectives align with your budget.

• Jamie Timoteo, Partner, Plante Moran — Chicago, IL
• Eric Krull, Executive Vice President, THW Design — Atlanta, GA, US
• Bob Stillman, CFO, Ohio Living — Columbus, OH, US