BIM: a strategy for the intelligent management of territory and public investment.
Sandra Jiménez — Autodesk · Manuela Bedoya Giraldo — Municipality of Medellín
Committee Room 5Academic
Program
Knowledge and trends. ExpoCAMACOL 2026 offers its visitors multiple options for staying up to date on technical and managerial topics, through a complete academic program led by the Encuentro Técnico de la Construcción — ETC.
Encuentro Técnico de la Construcción — ETC 2026
Join the ETC at ExpoCAMACOL 2026 and be part of the future of construction!
In 2026 the ETC celebrates its tenth edition, consolidating itself as the leading academic program within ExpoCAMACOL: the stage where the construction sector gathers around its main challenges and opportunities, with a program focused on technical updating, knowledge transfer and strategic discussion.
August 26–29, 2026Date
Committee Rooms 5 and 6 · Plaza MayorVenue
No registration feeRequires registration and entry to ExpoCAMACOL
ETC 2026 thematic lines
The ETC 2026 academic program will be structured around the following strategic lines:
Industrialization and productivity
Construction efficiency, standardization, prefabrication, Lean Construction and improved on-site performance.
AI and digitalization in project management
Use of AI, BIM, data analytics, automation, digital platforms and data-driven decision making.
Construction processes and innovative materials
New construction technologies, non-traditional systems, advanced materials and emerging technical solutions.
Construction project management
Planning, control, costs, schedules, risks, quality, contracts and good project management practices.
Sustainability and circular economy on site
On-site environmental management, energy efficiency, waste reduction, material reuse and ESG criteria applied to construction.
ETC 2026 program
Technical talks, panels and city tours — from Wednesday, August 26 to Saturday, August 29, 2026.
Thematic lines:
Digital Transformation
Artificial Intelligence
Industrialization
Construction Management
Sustainable Construction
Innovation
Wednesday, August 26
8:00 – 9:00
The current state of prefabrication in Colombia. The industry’s potential in the era of productivity.
Antonio Vélez — PrefaUrabá · Juan Fernando Arango — Alión
Committee Room 69:00 – 10:00
From planning to execution: the cone of uncertainty in construction projects.
Carlos Andrés Rua Machado — Universidad Nacional
Committee Room 5Current developments in regulations: the AIS 100/24 document and the NSR.
Luis Garza Vásquez — AIS Vice President, Industrias del Hierro
Committee Room 610:00 – 11:00
Standar, an AI-powered tool for construction analysis based on the interpretation of technical standards.
Daniel Tamayo, Alejandro Tamayo and Omar Galindo (MEX) — Standar AI
Committee Room 5Productivity and industrialization with modular concrete solutions for buildings.
Santiago Duque — Soluciones Modulares Argos
Committee Room 611:00 – 12:00
AI applied to productivity — success stories from Chile.
Andrés Prieto Ibáñez — Chile
Committee Room 5Low- and mid-rise steel frames with concentric bracing under NSR-10: comparing seismic performance, construction cost and environmental impact.
Juan Andrés Oviedo Amézquita — F Prima C
Committee Room 6City tours · At an additional cost
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14:00 – 17:00
Constelaciones Comuna 3 · UVA La Armonía
Discover urban and social transformation initiatives that strengthen communities’ quality of life through public spaces, facilities and territorial integration strategies.
Túnel de Oriente 2
A tour of one of the country’s most important road infrastructure projects, a benchmark in regional connectivity, engineering and development.
Research presentations · ETC Academia
14:00 – 15:00
Impact of artificial intelligence on construction.
Juan Sebastian Valencia Villa — Universidad EIA
Salón Comisiones 5High-strength concrete made with coffee waste.
Cesar Augusto Echavarría López — Universidad Nacional
Salón Comisiones 6Panel · ETC Academia
15:00 – 16:00
Panel: AI in construction
Artificial intelligence is emerging as a key enabler for the transformation of the construction sector, optimizing the design, planning, execution and operation of projects.
Research presentations · ETC Academia
16:00 – 17:00
Multiscale predictive model for the attenuation of electromagnetic signals (0.7–5 GHz) in doped cementitious matrices.
Juan Esteban Vélez Álvarez — Uni. Remington
Salón Comisiones 5Proposal for a structural-health monitoring methodology in low-rise buildings to reduce their seismic vulnerability.
Arabella Zapata — Politécnico Colombiano JIC
Salón Comisiones 6Research presentations · ETC Academia
17:00 – 18:00
Improving the living conditions of the Emberá Katío Eyabida indigenous families in Urrao, Antioquia, through the design of replicable, flexible and sustainable collective spaces that foster community well-being.
Manuela Marín — Universidad Santo Tomás
Salón Comisiones 5Hybrid power-generation system applied to buildings.
Jose Ignacio Marulanda Bernal — Universidad EAFIT
Salón Comisiones 6Thursday, August 27
8:00 – 9:00
Digitalization in construction is not about moving paper into the digital world.
Nicolás Serna Machado — CASA
Committee Room 5Retrofitting existing hospitals and its impact on reducing collapse, economic losses and harm to people.
Juan Andrés Oviedo Amézquita — F Prima C
Committee Room 69:00 – 10:00
Progress in the sustainability of construction in Colombia.
Katherine Bobadilla — CAMACOL
Committee Room 5Financial control and cash flow in construction: practical decisions to protect liquidity, profitability and project control.
Nelson Giraldo Suárez and Milena Rico Areiza — Russel Bedford
Committee Room 610:00 – 11:00
Artificial Intelligence Roadmap for construction in Colombia.
Santiago Federico Pérez — CAMACOL
Committee Room 5Beyond BIM: building a shopping center in 9 months.
Daniela Betancur Rivera and Juan Manuel Orozco Patiño — AIA
Committee Room 611:00 – 12:00
Lower energy consumption, more profitable projects.
Antonio Olmos Hernández and Juan David Giraldo Gallego — Deceuninck
Committee Rooms 5 and 6City tours · At an additional cost
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14:00 – 17:00
Green infrastructure
This tour will be an excellent way to share the beauty and importance of Medellín’s green infrastructure.
3D printer — Argos
Get closer to the new technologies transforming the sector, exploring 3D-printing applications and their potential to innovate construction processes.
Research presentations · ETC Academia
14:00 – 15:00
Valorization of waste glass as a fine-aggregate substitute: a circular-economy and eco-materials model for regions with logistical constraints.
Jesús David Vásquez — Universidad Nacional
Salón Comisiones 5Post-tensioned masonry: an efficient alternative to optimize construction costs and schedules.
John Mario García Giraldo — Universidad de Medellín
Salón Comisiones 6Panel · ETC Academia
15:00 – 16:00
Panel: Industrialization and productivity
The current reality of the construction sector calls for actions that improve project performance.
Research presentations · ETC Academia
16:00 – 17:00
Experience in the design of essential buildings and urban space.
Fernando Menis — Universidad Europea, Fernando Menis Studio
Salón Comisiones 5Prototype of a modular habitable system using non-structural construction elements.
José William Restrepo — Universidad EIA
Salón Comisiones 6Research presentations · ETC Academia
17:00 – 18:00
Experience in the design of essential buildings and urban space.
Fernando Menis — Universidad Europea, Fernando Menis Studio
Salón Comisiones 5Living architecture of the Aburrá Valley: plant metabolism, urban energy balance and ecological intelligence for a sustainable territory.
Germán Valencia — U. San Buenaventura
Salón Comisiones 6Friday, August 28
8:00 – 9:00
14 hours, printed concrete, one home: the first 3D-printed houses in Colombia.
Héctor Leonardo Romero Mendoza — Argos
Committee Room 5From uncertainty to benchmark: building construction rates for early cost estimation and project structuring.
Costs Committee — CAMACOL Antioquia
Committee Room 69:00 – 10:00
How to industrialize your projects and business without failing in the attempt.
Rodrigo Sciaraffia Pérez — Chile
Committee Room 5Advances in Independent Technical Supervision in Colombia.
Juan Fernando Betancur — Technical Supervision and Oversight Committee, CAMACOL Antioquia
Committee Room 610:00 – 11:00
How the Túnel de Oriente 2 is being built.
Carlos Preciado — Concesión Túnel de Oriente
Committee Room 5Winners of the 9th edition of the Innovation Award.
Committee Room 611:00 – 12:00
The challenge of improving productivity in construction.
Sergio Arango — Convel
Committee Room 5Winners of the 9th edition of the Innovation Award.
Committee Room 6City tours · At an additional cost
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14:00 – 17:00
Contemporary architecture of Medellín
A tour of Medellín’s main streets and buildings that form part of the city’s contemporary architecture.
Argos-EAFIT Innovation Center
The cement and concrete industry joins academia’s scientific component in the search for efficient and sustainable materials.
Research presentations · ETC Academia
14:00 – 15:00
Strategic analysis of Autodesk in the age of artificial intelligence: where the AECO leader is headed and the monetization opportunities it opens for the ecosystem.
Mayra Alejandra Bronstein Reyes — Universidad EAFIT
Salón Comisiones 5Applied housing research.
Jaime Alberto Sarmiento Ocampo — Universidad Nacional
Salón Comisiones 6Panel · ETC Academia
15:00 – 16:00
Panel: Prefabrication
Prefabrication is one of the main levers of innovation for the building sector, enabling substantial improvements in productivity, quality and sustainability.
Research presentations · ETC Academia
16:00 – 17:00
Application of Industry 4.0 tools in the supervision of a residential project.
Sharon Acevedo — Colegio Mayor
Salón Comisiones 5A comprehensive model for sustainable housing in rural communities. Case study: Bocas del Atrato (Turbo, Antioquia).
Diana Cristina Guzmán Corredor — Politécnico Colombiano JIC
Salón Comisiones 6Research presentations · ETC Academia
17:00 – 18:00
Co-creating a healthier city with urban trees.
Alejandro Naranjo Gaviria — U. San Buenaventura
Salón Comisiones 5Saturday, August 29
City tours · At an additional cost
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14:00 – 17:00
Parques del Río
A 71,800-square-meter public-space park that connects the city with its river to generate equity, competitiveness and sustainability.
The agenda is subject to change based on the availability of speakers and organizers.
The content of the talks and audiovisual material presented is the sole responsibility of the speakers and does not represent the position or opinion of Camacol Nacional or Camacol Antioquia.
Who is it for?
A program designed for the entire construction ecosystem:
DesignersBuildersInspectors and technical supervisors
Teachers and studentsPublic officialsIndustry professionals
Admission to the ETC has no registration fee; to participate you must be registered and have purchased your entry to ExpoCAMACOL.
Events linked to the ETC
As part of the ETC academic ecosystem, the following complementary spaces will take place:
ETC Academia
A space for presenting research projects developed by universities, with themes related to the construction sector, innovation, sustainability and project management.
Registration and more information
My class at the fair
An initiative that invites higher education institutions to move their classes into the fair environment, integrating students with the real dynamics of the sector, the exhibition offering and the ETC academic program.
Registration and more information
Architecture and city tours
ExpoCAMACOL's guided tours and city tours are linked to the ETC as a space for applied learning, taking the event's technical content to real experiences on site and across the territory.
Sign up for the city tours ↗