Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Recorded live at SitePlan Summit 4, July 2026, Vancouver, BC.
Moderator:
Grant Hagen, Head of Cummunity at DroneDeploy
Panelists:
Israel Jessop, Project Planning Director at BZI
Ben Behnke, Regional Manager at Ceco Concrete
Daniel Visintin, VP Construction Planning at Urban One Builders
Successful construction projects depend on strong partnerships between general contractors and specialty trades. In this panel, leaders from Building Zone Industries (Steel Erector) and Ceco Concrete (Concrete Contractor) join Urban One Builders (General Contractor) to share their perspectives from the field. Moderated by Grant Hagen of DroneDeploy, the conversation unpacks what great collaboration looks like in practice, shares hard-won project lessons, and reflects candidly on what adopting new technology looks like from the subcontractor's seat.
00:00 Introductions: Meet the Panel
08:07 Technology Misconceptions Between GCs and Subcontractors
10:54 Opportunities for Earlier Trade Partner Involvement
14:57 Reality Capture in Practice
19:27 How Subcontractors Discover New Technology
22:26 Bringing Trades Into Contractor Tech Workflows
25:37 Unexpected Technology Wins: cmBuilder, AI & Robotics
29:54 Advice for GCs Working With Trade Partners
34:15 Audience Q&A
Full session playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDtbHYYQpuBQ
All recordings and event highlights: cmbuilder.io/siteplansummit
#cmBuilder #Construction #VisualConstructionPlanning #SiteLogistics #4DPlanning #VDC #BIM #ConstructionTechnology #Preconstruction #ConstructionPlanning #Jobsite #ConstructionManagement #SitePlanSummit #SitePlanSummit4
Recorded live at SitePlan Summit 4, July 2026, Vancouver, BC.
Moderator:
Grant Hagen, Head of Cummunity at DroneDeploy
Panelists:
Israel Jessop, Project Planning Director at BZI
Ben Behnke, Regional Manager at Ceco Concrete
Daniel Visintin, VP Construction Planning at Urban One Builders
Successful construction projects depend on strong partnerships between general contractors and specialty trades. In this panel, leaders from Building Zone Industries (Steel Erector) and Ceco Concrete (Concrete Contractor) join Urban One Builders (General Contractor) to share their perspectives from the field. Moderated by Grant Hagen of DroneDeploy, the conversation unpacks what great collaboration looks like in practice, shares hard-won project lessons, and reflects candidly on what adopting new technology looks like from the subcontractor's seat.
00:00 Introductions: Meet the Panel
08:07 Technology Misconceptions Between GCs and Subcontractors
10:54 Opportunities for Earlier Trade Partner Involvement
14:57 Reality Capture in Practice
19:27 How Subcontractors Discover New Technology
22:26 Bringing Trades Into Contractor Tech Workflows
25:37 Unexpected Technology Wins: cmBuilder, AI & Robotics
29:54 Advice for GCs Working With Trade Partners
34:15 Audience Q&A
Full session playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDtbHYYQpuBQ
All recordings and event highlights: cmbuilder.io/siteplansummit
#cmBuilder #Construction #VisualConstructionPlanning #SiteLogistics #4DPlanning #VDC #BIM #ConstructionTechnology #Preconstruction #ConstructionPlanning #Jobsite #ConstructionManagement #SitePlanSummit #SitePlanSummit4
