2023 CFSEI EXPO | MAY 8-10, 2023 | NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

Optimizing Construction Efficiency with BIM: The Benefits of Early Coordination for Prefabricated Loadbearing CFS Structures

This presentation will address typical design challenges associated with prefabricated loadbearing cold-formed steel (CFS) structures. The presenters will explain how a sequence-based approach using Building Information Modeling (BIM) can be implemented to effectively communicate the numerous constraints involving engineering, design and other building systems. The presentation will also showcase early coordination techniques that improve efficiency and help reveal problems before fabrication and installation. It will benefit architects, engineers and contractors that specialize in prefabrication.

Jesse Hasenfus
Excel Engineering, Inc.

Jesse Hasenfus is a project manager at Excel Engineering and runs the firm’s Building Information Modeling (BIM) Services department, specializing in BIM for MEP systems and cold-formed steel framing. He has nearly two decades of experience in the AEC industry and is passionate about BIM and Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) coordination. Previously, Jesse served as Excel Engineering’s BIM manager, supporting the firm’s multiple in-house design and engineering disciplines including architecture, structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and process. His experience with developing content and implementing standards for those groups provided him with a high level of understanding for how people, spaces and systems come together on a project. Jesse is a member of the Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) and is the recipient of several design excellence awards for projects featuring innovative BIM solutions.

Bill Wilde
Excel Engineering, Inc.

Bill Wilde

Bill Wilde is a senior project manager at Excel Engineering with over 26 years of experience in the cold-formed metal framing industry. His work on 525 Water Street, a 107-unit condominium building in a development known as The Wharf in Washington, DC, was recognized with a 2016 CFSEI Design Excellence Award and was featured in the January 2017 issue of STRUCTURE Magazine. Bill is committed to his work and strives to identify and resolve issues as early as possible in the project timeline. As a manager, he emphasizes the importance of attention to detail with the designers under his supervision. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture and Urban Planning from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.