--- title: Why Unbound 2025 Is Built for Builders, Not Buzzwords description: Unbound 2025 brings builders together in D.C. for real solutions, workflow fixes, and insights from leaders like Steve Wozniak image: https://blog.solidcad.ca/hubfs/XCON-Los_Angeles-2017-8-2_resized_optimized.jpg --- [![](https://blog.solidcad.ca/hubfs/SolidCAD_colour-with-l---EN-1.png) ![Logo](https://blog.solidcad.ca/hubfs/Insights%20a%20SolidCAD%20%20(1).png) ](https://www.solidcad.ca/) - - [Industry](https://blog.solidcad.ca/en/tag/industry) - [Technology](https://blog.solidcad.ca/en/tag/technology) - Inside SolidCAD - [Industry](https://blog.solidcad.ca/en/tag/industry) - [AI](https://blog.solidcad.ca/en/tag/ai) - Automation - [BIM](https://blog.solidcad.ca/en/tag/bim) - Big Data - [Digital Transformation](https://blog.solidcad.ca/en/tag/digital-transformation) - Digital Twins - IoT - [Leadership & Management](https://blog.solidcad.ca/en/tag/leadership-management) - [AI](https://blog.solidcad.ca/en/tag/ai) - Automation - [BIM](https://blog.solidcad.ca/en/tag/bim) - Big Data - [Digital Transformation](https://blog.solidcad.ca/en/tag/digital-transformation) - Digital Twins - IoT - [Leadership & Management](https://blog.solidcad.ca/en/tag/leadership-management) - [Technology](https://blog.solidcad.ca/en/tag/technology) - [Product Updates](https://blog.solidcad.ca/en/tag/product-updates) - [Vendor News](https://blog.solidcad.ca/en/tag/vendor-news) - [Tips & Tricks](https://blog.solidcad.ca/en/tag/tips-tricks) - Product Comparisons - [Product Updates](https://blog.solidcad.ca/en/tag/product-updates) - [Vendor News](https://blog.solidcad.ca/en/tag/vendor-news) - [Tips & Tricks](https://blog.solidcad.ca/en/tag/tips-tricks) - Product Comparisons - Inside SolidCAD - Team Highlights - Company News & Events - Culture & Values - Team Highlights - Company News & Events - Culture & Values - [Visit SolidCAD ](https://blog.solidcad.ca/en/why-unbound-2025-is-built-for-builders-not-buzzwords#) ![](https://blog.solidcad.ca/hubfs/Multiple%20Layers%20(2)%20(1).png) Industry | Leadership & Management # Why Unbound 2025 Is Built for Builders, Not Buzzwords Unbound 2025 brings builders together in D.C. for real solutions, workflow fixes, and insights from leaders like Steve Wozniak ![Picture of Bluebeam](https://blog.solidcad.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Bluebeam%20logo%20Blog%20website%20.png?width=40&name=Bluebeam%20logo%20Blog%20website%20.png) Bluebeam 27 Aug 2025 ![](https://blog.solidcad.ca/hubfs/XCON-Los_Angeles-2017-8-2_resized_optimized.jpg) *This story was originally published by [Frank Kalman](https://blog.bluebeam.com/author/kalman/) on the [Bluebeam Blog](https://blog.bluebeam.com/unbound-2025-built-for-builders/).*   Listen to Article 4:22   For the people who actually build things, not just talk about It   You’ve seen the headlines: Steve Wozniak is keynoting Unbound 2025. So is Duncan Wardle, the former head of innovation at Disney.   But this conference isn’t built around big names. It’s built around you. [Unbound](https://unbound.bluebeam.com/) is where construction’s operators come together—field leads, inspectors, PMs, digital coordinators, engineers. The ones dealing with review delays, disconnected processes and tools that create as many problems as they solve. The ones who don’t need buzzwords but better workflows.   And this year, it’s happening in Washington, D.C. Not just because it’s central. Because it matters. Infrastructure legislation, permitting reform, TMF-backed pilots, digital mandates. These aren’t distant ideas. They’re already reshaping how the work gets done.   If you’re not in this room, you’re already behind.   ### **Why D.C. Is the Move** D.C. isn’t a backdrop—it’s a signal. It’s where federal agencies are overhauling infrastructure programs, [modernizing permitting processes](https://blog.bluebeam.com/modernizing-permitting-aec-tools/) and investing in digital collaboration at scale.   Take the [Technology Modernization Fund](https://www.gsa.gov/technology/government-it-initiatives/technology-modernization-fund?utm_source=chatgpt.com) (TMF)—actively backing projects like digital environmental review and interagency data-sharing. Take recent guidance on [permitting deadlines](https://www.permitting.gov/projects/title-41-fixing-americas-surface-transportation-act-fast-41?utm_source=chatgpt.com) and shared dashboards. If your work touches public-sector projects, you’re already affected.   Being in D.C. means being part of the conversation, not just reacting to it.   ## **What You’re Actually Getting from Wozniak and Wardle** Steve Wozniak didn’t just help launch Apple. He built the [first systems by hand](https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-steve-wozniak-steve-jobs-innovation-2015-10?utm_source=chatgpt.com), making technology useful, not abstract. At Unbound, he’s going deep on how simplicity fuels innovation—and what the construction industry gets wrong when it builds around executives, not end users.   Duncan Wardle helped Disney [scale creative thinking](https://www.entrepreneur.com/leadership/how-to-scale-innovation-and-creativity-in-your-business/490427?utm_source=chatgpt.com) across teams, functions and regions. He’s showing how to unlock better ideas inside fast-moving teams, especially when you’re working with constraints, not unlimited budget.   They’re not just inspiration but a challenge to rethink how we work—and why.   ### **Tactical Sessions You Shouldn’t Miss** **Inspection Redesign in Arvada**: Josie Suk breaks down how one city standardized digital inspections using Bluebeam—from reporting templates to cross-department collaboration. Fewer emails, less lag, more clarity.   **AI in the Field with Trunk Tools**: Sarah Buchner shares how her team is automating RFIs, submittals and contract analysis in live projects. In one pilot, AI flagged [85% of submittal issues](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3zngo6MxQQ&utm_source=chatgpt.com) before they hit review.   **Permit Review Without the Bottleneck**: Troy Barbu of AECOM outlines how shared standards, centralized comments and Revu-based collaboration are streamlining government review processes.   **Revu Mastery | What You’re Missing**: Troy DeGroot shows how to uncover underused tools, automate markups and move faster across teams. Think fewer clicks, less guesswork and real-time coordination.   **Workflow Automation Without Writing Code**: Bluebeam pros and power users will walk through real use cases like building smart stamps, automating field forms and triggering status updates—no dev team required.   ### **More People Changing the Game (And Why You Should Talk to Them)** - **Elizabeth Larsen, Mitch Youngs, Isaac Harned**: Making Revu automation usable without needing a computer science degree. - **Nathan Howard, Fort Hays State**: Teaching jobsite-ready digital workflows in the classroom. - **Bluebeam product, support and solutions teams**: They’ll be there. Ask them anything. ### **Don’t Just Attend. Engage.** The sessions are strong. The conversations are better. Ask the question. Pitch the idea. Share the problem. The person next to you might have already solved it—or needs the same answer.   This is a bring-your-notebook, talk-to-a-stranger, fix-it-by-Friday crowd.   ### **Last Thing** Skip the packing list. Just bring your problems—and be ready to solve them.   ### **This Isn’t a Conference. It’s a Reset.** If you’ve ever looked at your current process and thought, *“This shouldn’t be this hard,”* this is your next move.   Unbound 2025 is where real fixes get shared, field-first voices lead and construction tech finally sounds like the people who actually use it. ## Unlock expert insights: connect with SolidCAD today! Discover how SolidCAD Insights can accelerate your business growth and transformation. From industry trends to practical strategies, our experts are here to help. Contact us today to discuss your needs and explore solutions tailored to your business. 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