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LCI Community of Practice

Austin, TX

Welcome to the LCI Austin Community of Practice. Located in the heart of Texas, our mission is to connect A/E firms, contractors, trade partners, owners, and other stakeholders to transform the design and construction industry through Lean practices. We are committed to pushing the envelope of what is possible through innovation, continuous learning, and collaboration. Our ultimate goal is to set the benchmark for project value delivery in our industry.

Our Impact

What We Do

As part of the Lean Construction Institute, we serve as a local extension reaching out to design and construction stakeholders by:

Advancing Lean knowledge and understanding
Providing academic, applied and experiential learning opportunities that engage members at any point in their development of Lean mastery
Building a Lean network to better connect people and ideas

Get Involved

Whether you are new to Lean or you are a seasoned Lean practitioner, our Community of Practice aims at providing you with a dynamic and energizing forum where you will meet like-minded individuals and/or organizations that want to take their value proposition and value delivery to the next level. For questions or comments about this CoP please contact Sam Lichmira with the subject “Austin CoP”.

Save the Date!

Be on the lookout for these exciting events being planned for 2025. Once they are on the events calendar you will be able to register to attend. We are excited to see you! (Note: Events are still being finalized - watch for event details in email!)

1/23 - 2025 Kick-Off! (PMA Office)
2/27 - Sweat Equity with Jesse Hernandez (DPR Office)
3/27 - ClearFlow Matrix - Lean Scheduling (Lott Brothers)
4/17 - Pre-Fab & Quality Panel
5/15 - Intro to Lean: 5S (Straight, Sorten, Shine, Standardize, Sustain!)
6/19 - Intro to Lean: 8 Wastes
7/17 - Intro to Lean: The Last Planner System®
8/21 - BIM Lean Tools Presentation
9/18 - Plan/Spec - Design/Assist - Design/Build Presentation
11/13 - Lean Coffee/Cocktail - Trade Partner Perspective

Core Members

Austin CoP - 2025

Leader - Kevin Howie, McCarthy Builders
Core Member - Shella Chainaranont, The Beck Group
Core Member - Ricky Herrera, TDIndustries
Core Member - Matt Luchak, The Beck Group

Annual Sponsors

The LCI Austin CoP would like to thank our 2025 sustaining sponsors whose contribution help to fund local events and workshops to promote awareness and adoption of Lean.

Austin CoP Sustaining Sponsor(s) - 2025

Field Crew Huddle

Explore the Field Crew Huddle website to see how community of practice members are contributing to a platform for sharing methods, improvements and lessons learned on project sites or shops. Want to be featured? Now accepting submissions.

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