Gayatri Umashankar
Southwest Region Based Manager Digital Building Components
Gayatri Umashankar is a Prefab Integrator and Business Development for the SW & NW regions. With 8+ years in project management and prefabrication, she drives innovation in exterior wall assemblies, demonstrating how prefab can save schedule time, streamline construction, and reduce embodied carbon. Experienced in complex projects from data centers to healthcare facilities, Gayatri combines technical expertise and strategic insight to advance efficiency and sustainability in the built environment.
Seminars
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Articulating the Strategic Value of Prefabrication to Build Trust & Accelerate Stakeholder Alignment
10:00 am
- Unpacking common barriers among designers, contractors, and clients – including perceived cost premiums and unfamiliarity with systems – to identify and address common misconceptions
- Educating design teams on identifying when prefabrication enhances value and when traditional methods may be more appropriate
- Identifying and discussing the holistic cost savings of prefabrication to ensure a compelling value proposition against traditional stick-built propositions
- Developing strategies for unified advocacy across stakeholders to ensure architects, contractors, and trades can confidently promote prefab to owners and decisionmakers
