Events

Join Manager of High Performance Juanita Garcia and other industry leaders for this year’s Midwest Build Week Online. Juanita will participate in the panel discussion, Material Changes: Strategies to Create Healthier Buildings, on January 28 with sustainability experts from across the AEC industry. This event is free to attend, secure your spot today!

Join Director of Quality Management Corey Zussman and other industry leaders for this year’s Midwest Build Week Online. Corey's session, Harnessing the Power of BIM and Digital Construction, which will involve a deep dive with two other AEC experts into BIM utilization and digital construction. This event is free to attend, so don't miss out!

Join President Scot Pepper and other top general contractors as they offer insights into the 2021 construction market. Learn about important GC topics for the new year and how they will affect Chicago. 

Employee buy-in: Best practices for involving employees in safety

Join Pepper Safety Engineer Ben Ross and four other panelists as they discuss best practices for involving employees in safety. Ben will be discussing Pepper's mobile app, SmartTagIt, and sharing a few other best practices we use to engage our employees.

Panelists include:

• Ben Ross - Pepper Construction
• Chuck Balser - Solid Platforms
• Stacy Workman-Wyatt - Cummins
• Beth Gonzales -  Indian DOL - VPP Rep
• Allison Bantz - Anvl

Not just for big jobs: How prefabrication can save time and money on small projects

Prefabrication is often reserved for big budget and large-scaled projects, but it can be just as effective on smaller construction and renovation jobs. Using a recent hospital MRI lab renovation as an example, Pepper Construction will explain how they scrapped traditional phasing to meet a quick turnover deadline and share best practices in evaluating prefabrication as an option, saving non-construction dollars for clients, maximizing communication among partners and minimizing waste.
 

Join our expert panel for an insightful roundtable discussion exploring health and wellness and sustainability strategies in the workplace.

Featuring:

• Todd Smith, President, EBEB Solutions
• Jeremy Faust, Assistant VP, Environmental Sustainability Leader, Fifth Third Bank
• Chad Edwards, President & CEO, emersion Design
• Moderator: Evan Caprile, High Performance Manager, Pepper Construction

Join Director of Quality Management Corey Zussman as he discusses what is needed for proper detailing for an air barrier installation and shelf angle design, several different types of shelf angle designs and what the pitfalls are with each type, how the shelf angle could be installed to accommodate the air barrier detailing and prevent constructability issues before construction and more!

Augmented Reality in the Construction Industry

A virtual two-day, hands-on career expo impacting 10,000 Indianapolis 8th graders. Pepper’s Director of Virtual Construction Mike Alder educates students on how we apply augmented reality in the construction industry. He shares a brief overview of the technology and then demonstrates some of the many ways we have utilized it on our projects.

Join Director of Quality Management Corey Zussman as he discusses designing a building envelope. He’ll cover what should be taken into account such as constructability and tolerance of the materials, components and systems. Corey will explore different locations where tolerances can be found and how to use them to better understand the building and make better constructed buildings.