plained how Flatiron is using them to their competitive advantage in the California construction market and beyond. Founded in 1947 in Boulder, CO, Flat-


iron is one of the nation’s leading heavy construction companies, delivering a wide range of road, bridge, rail, airport, dam, industrial, water and underground projects across the United States and Canada. Te company is a subsidiary of German-based HOCHTIEF, one of the world’s largest international construction service providers. Its size and interna- tional scope allow Flatiron to leverage a diverse array of resources and a vast knowledge base to stay on the cutting edge of technology adoption within the industry. Excerpts of the interview with Lopez


are shared here.


CALIFORNIA CONSTRUCTOR: Alicia, you have been an outspoken proponent of the expanded use of virtual design and construction tools, especially BIM, in the infrastructure sector, and you re- cently played a key role helping Caltrans organize its first annual, two-day BIM Summit in Sacramento, where you were a featured speaker. Why do you think Caltrans’ upcoming rollout of its BIM for Infrastructure (BIM4I) initiative is so important for the heavy construction sector in California, and what was your primary message to summit attendees?


ALICIA LOPEZ: Caltrans is making a big push to implement BIM on their projects, so they presented a roadmap of that vision during this first summit. When they start to implement BIM more


“In my eye, AI is coming to augment and enhance our skills. If you embrace AI, it is going to help you. This is a message that we need to give to the industry. This tool is here to help us, to make life easier and better. That’s how we want our employees to approach these technologies.”


– Alicia Lopez, Flatiron Chief Innovation Officer


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