Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) Professional Program
Chart your journey from Lean-BIM to VDC
From where it all began, Stanford University faculty brings their customized VDC Program to Mexico. Learn from the thought leaders how to build projects right the first time without rework and with predictable outcomes using VDC.
With a track record of over 2000 certified professionals across the globe, this VDC Program is as much a community of construction technologists as it is a learning opportunity to maximize the ROI in VDC and technology for your organization
Start date
MAY 12, 2025
Program duration
8 Months
Learning format
Online+in person
70 seats
Learn how the VDC framework has enabled others to deliver higher performing projects and how to apply it on your projects
Learn how to build an ecosystem of meaningful objectives and metrics, collaborative and integrated processes and digital twin creation, management and usage.
Learn by Doing – Apply VDC on your projects with guidance from VDC mentors.
Learn from industry peers and mentors as they share their experience of implementing VDC on real world projects.
5 Day introductory Workshop Mexico
2 midterm workshop
2 Day final integration workshop
UP campus May 12th – 16th, 2025
UP campus September 11th – 12th , 2025
UP campus February 11th – 12th, 2026
In the introduction week participants will learn about what the VDC framework is: how to manage project information through visualization, information integration, and automation; how to set up and use project production process models; how to create impactful collaborations through integrated concurrent engineering; and how to align project production objectives with other objectives such as safety, quality, schedule, cost, and sustainability.
Each day of the introduction week includes an overview of the concepts, real-world examples and a workshop with feedback. At the end of the intro week, each participant will make their individual VDC implementation plan and will receive feedback on it.
In the following 7-month period, participants are expected to apply the VDC methods and report monthly on their successes, failures and learnings. In this period, they are supported by an online course from Stanford and by monthly check-ins with industry mentors and a group of peers. This learning-by-doing approach creates the competence and confidence needed for the participants to lead VDC implementations in their organizations following their certification.
A live-virtual midterm workshop will solidify the VDC concepts and focus on topics that need more attention and practice.
Finally, the program concludes with a 2-day integration experience where each participant’s final report is leveraged into another shared learning experience.
- Led by Professor Martin Fischer, Director of the
Center for Integrated Facility Engineering at Stanford
University. He first introduced VDC methodology 20
years ago, and it has since then grown to become an
integral part of construction project delivery around
the globe. - 7-days of in-person workshops; 4 half days of live virtual workshops.
- Real-world application of VDC methods and concepts
to your projects to achieve results within the time
frame of the program. - Continuous learning and development through assigned industry mentors with seasoned experience of successful VDC implementation on real-world construction projects.
- 1:10 mentor ratio.
- Online self-paced learning in a VDC course by Stanford University.
- Certificate awarded by the Stanford Center for Professional Development.
Who should attend?
Directors, managers, and change leaders at owner/client, developer, architectural and engineering, project management consulting, general contractor, specialty contractor companies who aim to build projects right the first time without rework and with predictable outcomes with the use of VDC.
International Certification
Program Director
Dr. Martin Fischer
Professor Fischer’s research goals are to improve the productivity of project teams involved in designing, building, and operating facilities and to enhance the sustainability of the built environment.
His work develops the theoretical foundations and applications for virtual design & construction (VDC).
VDC methods support the design of a facility and its delivery process and help reduce the costs and maximize the value over its life-cycle. His research has been used by many small and large industrial government organizations around the world.