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Welcome to the LCI Chicago Community of Practice (CoP) website! The LCI Chicago CoP hopes to continue to act as the premier forum where area Lean thought leaders, practitioners and enthusiasts openly share experiences, best practices and lessons learned; thus transforming the design and construction projects that are delivered throughout Chicago and the Midwest. LCI Chicago CoP core members strive to be the force that leads the design and construction industry to a new paradigm of high-performance collaboration.
Scholarship opportunities: The Chicago CoP offers scholarship opportunities for higher education Design & Construction discipline students enrolled full-time in a trade school, community college or university located in Illinois, Northwest Indiana or Southern Wisconsin. To learn more, view and download scholarship criteria and application at Scholarship Info – Chicago CoP
Annual Sponsors: The Chicago CoP would like to thank our 2020 sustaining sponsors whose contribution help fund local events and workshops to promote awareness and adoption of Lean.
For questions or comments about this CoP please contact lcichicago.cop@gmail.com
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Are you ready to make your work exponentially easier and valuable for your organization?
Scrum harnesses the power individuals working together in one direction, a team with a shared purpose. The method often more than doubles productivity with less effort and invigorates engagement. This course is geared to individuals and teams with no, some, or seasoned experience with the Scrum framework.
This webinar will provide tactical guidance and resources to help you start individually or in teams. Double your productivity using this framework with less effort.
Learning Objectives:
LCI Instructor:
International Lean speaker, a serial intrapreneur, Felipe Engineer-Manriquez is a committed Lean practitioner with decades of construction industry experience. Engineer-Manriquez is an active contributing member of the Lean Construction Institute and was honored with the LCI Chairman’s Award in 2019 for contributions to the Institute and the design and construction industry as a whole. He is a Jeff Sutherland Certified ScrumMaster®
RefinemySite is a cloud-based construction collaboration platform that applies Lean principles to enable your entire team — from superintendent to trade contractors — to plan, communicate and execute in real time. Join us for this educational program so you can experience how your project team can use Last Planner System® practices with RefinemySite to more productively plan, coordinate, confirm and learn from your work.
Join the vPlanner team for this short overview of the best practices of managing collaborative pull planning while working remotely. Since February, our team has coached dozens of project teams around the world to transition from on-site management to remote/hybrid management of their production plans using vPlanner. We will also share how we have been adapting takt planning to a variety of project types and situations including in recovery planning to lessen the impact of social distancing on the workflow. We have assembled lessons learned for planning the design, construction, commissioning, and activation that we will share during this webinar.
Review 10 essential Lean books with Lean construction leader and author Hal Macomber. Intended for people starting to implement Lean practices as well as those continuing to build their Lean organizations and projects. This is the perfect precursor to Congress and will help keep teams on track well after the event is over.
Discover the presentations that mean the most to your Lean journey with five tracks built around the overarching theme of The ABCs of Lean: Transformation through Actions, Best Practices and Coaching:
High-performing teams function on collaborative brain power to rapidly advance work and add value by operating in a Big Room setting. Effective Big Rooms are only possible with the mindset and behaviors that break down the traditional silos to allow for cross-functional team collaboration and decision-making. Through the Effective Big Room webinar, you will gain a foundational understanding of the concept of a Big Room by learning the benefits, purpose, and implementation considerations. This webinar will lead you to understanding how to improve collaboration and drive transparency within your team to optimize project outcomes.
Learning Objectives:
Join us for a 90-minute virtual CoP experience to engage deeply with independent Lean Coaches in a collaborative discussion.
Come with your most vexing Lean implementation or project problems and get expert advice. We will utilize breakouts to discuss topics in small groups, each led by a coach.
The Zoom link for attendance will be included with your registration confirmation email.
This is going to be a fun and interactive session and we will be capping registration at 70 in order to keep the groups small! As well, joining from your mobile device may be frustrating. For that reason, we are only allowing attendees to join from your computer. We also ask that everyone #turnyourcameraon and come ready to actively participate! It will enrich the experience for all participants.
 LCI Chicago A Lean Coffee Date: Thursday, July 7, 2016 Time: 7:30 am to 9:00 am Location: DIRRT Environmental Solutions | |
| Please join us for our Lean Coffee, June 2nd, at the office of DIRTT Environmental Solutions, 7:30am — 9:00 am. Take part in an open conversation in a safe, small and low-pressure environment about the topics that are relevant to our Lean community. We want to hear about the problems you are solving, the issues you want to solve, and lessons you’ve learned on your Lean Journey. No previous Lean experience is required. Lean Coffee is a loosely structured monthly meeting with an ever-changing agenda, dictated each month by the participants present. Participants from cross functional roles as designers, constructors, owners, trades partners, and associations propose discussion topics around any subject about which they want to learn — THERE ARE NO IRRELEVANT DISCUSSION TOPICS! Each proposer takes 15 to 30 seconds to pitch their topic, written on a sticky note, to the group. Once all topics have been pitched, voting begins to establish a priority for discussing the topics. Topics are then ordered from highest to lowest votes and examined accordingly. Participants will receive 8 minutes of time to discuss the topic. After 8 minutes there will be a ‘thumbs up/ thumbs down’ to decide whether or not the discussion should continue. Thumbs up equals 4 more minutes on the clock.
Attendance is free of charge. | |
LCI Chicago A Lean Coffee Date: Thursday, June 2, 2016 Time: 7:30 am to 9:00 am Location: DIRRT Environmental Solutions | |
| Please join us for our Lean Coffee, June 2nd, at the office of DIRTT Environmental Solutions, 7:30am — 9:00 am. Take part in an open conversation in a safe, small and low-pressure environment about the topics that are relevant to our Lean community. We want to hear about the problems you are solving, the issues you want to solve, and lessons you’ve learned on your Lean Journey. No previous Lean experience is required. Lean Coffee is a loosely structured monthly meeting with an ever-changing agenda, dictated each month by the participants present. Participants from cross functional roles as designers, constructors, owners, trades partners, and associations propose discussion topics around any subject about which they want to learn — THERE ARE NO IRRELEVANT DISCUSSION TOPICS! Each proposer takes 15 to 30 seconds to pitch their topic, written on a sticky note, to the group. Once all topics have been pitched, voting begins to establish a priority for discussing the topics. Topics are then ordered from highest to lowest votes and examined accordingly. Participants will receive 8 minutes of time to discuss the topic. After 8 minutes there will be a ‘thumbs up/ thumbs down’ to decide whether or not the discussion should continue. Thumbs up equals 4 more minutes on the clock.
Attendance is free of charge. | |
 
Owners Focus Group – A “panel discussion” with five leading This Owners Roundtable Panel is a “roll up your sleeves”, honest conversation with five leading Chicago area Owners. The panel discussion will be facilitated by Bill Seed, Transformational Achiever Coach and Board Chair, Lean Construction Institute. Bill will be joined by Rich Seiler, Chief Improvement Officer with Unified Works, a local lean construction coach |
LCI Chicago North Central College: How Lean and Pull Planning can Improve a Project, No Matter When Implemented Date: Thursday, May 12, 2016 Time: 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm EVENT LOCATION: 4:00 – 6:00 Presentation | |
| Please join us for our May Event at North Central College where we will discuss how lean & pull planning can improve a project no matter when implemented. We will then head over to Rosebud Restaurant for our networking reception. Well into the build of a new student tower at North Central College, the entire construction team was assembled to begin their first pull planning session mid-way through the construction schedule. Already on a tight schedule and limited budget, the project team will discuss how scheduling concerns changed the course of the project. The team will go into detail how the product was delivered and how the project team operates day-to day. We will wrap up this session with a tour of the new Student Tower. PANELISTS: Bulley & Andrews — Alex Sicinski, Graduate of Purdue University, with with internships at Berglund and Pepper Construction gave him his strong background while working currently at Bulley Andrews since January 2015. Jay Quinn is a Senior Superintendent for Bulley & Andrews. Has been a site superintendent for B&A for 17 years. He has 36 years total of construction experience. Note to First Time Attendees and Others New to Lean Construction: COST:
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LCI Chicago A Lean Coffee Date: Thursday, May 5, 2016 Time: 7:30 am to 9:00 am Location: DIRRT Environmental Solutions | |
| Please join us for our Lean Coffee, May 5th, at the office of DIRTT Environmental Solutions, 7:30am — 9:00 am. Take part in an open conversation in a safe, small and low-pressure environment about the topics that are relevant to our Lean community. We want to hear about the problems you are solving, the issues you want to solve, and lessons you’ve learned on your Lean Journey. No previous Lean experience is required. Lean Coffee is a loosely structured monthly meeting with an ever-changing agenda, dictated each month by the participants present. Participants from cross functional roles as designers, constructors, owners, trades partners, and associations propose discussion topics around any subject about which they want to learn — THERE ARE NO IRRELEVANT DISCUSSION TOPICS! Each proposer takes 15 to 30 seconds to pitch their topic, written on a sticky note, to the group. Once all topics have been pitched, voting begins to establish a priority for discussing the topics. Topics are then ordered from highest to lowest votes and examined accordingly. Participants will receive 8 minutes of time to discuss the topic. After 8 minutes there will be a ‘thumbs up/ thumbs down’ to decide whether or not the discussion should continue. Thumbs up equals 4 more minutes on the clock.
Attendance is free of charge. | |
LCI Chicago A Lean Coffee Date: Thursday, April 7, 2016 Time: 7:30 am to 9:00 am Location: DIRRT Environmental Solutions | |
| Please join us for our Lean Coffee, April 7th, at the office of DIRTT Environmental Solutions, 7:30am — 9:00 am. Take part in an open conversation in a safe, small and low-pressure environment about the topics that are relevant to our Lean community. We want to hear about the problems you are solving, the issues you want to solve, and lessons you’ve learned on your Lean Journey. No previous Lean experience is required. Lean Coffee is a loosely structured monthly meeting with an ever-changing agenda, dictated each month by the participants present. Participants from cross functional roles as designers, constructors, owners, trades partners, and associations propose discussion topics around any subject about which they want to learn — THERE ARE NO IRRELEVANT DISCUSSION TOPICS! Each proposer takes 15 to 30 seconds to pitch their topic, written on a sticky note, to the group. Once all topics have been pitched, voting begins to establish a priority for discussing the topics. Topics are then ordered from highest to lowest votes and examined accordingly. Participants will receive 8 minutes of time to discuss the topic. After 8 minutes there will be a ‘thumbs up/ thumbs down’ to decide whether or not the discussion should continue. Thumbs up equals 4 more minutes on the clock.
Attendance is free of charge. | |
LCI Chicago A Lean Coffee Date: Thursday, March 3, 2016 Time: 7:30 am to 9:00 am Location: DIRRT Environmental Solutions | |
| Please join us for our Lean Coffee, March 10th, at the office of DIRTT Environmental Solutions, 7:30am — 9:00 am. Take part in an open conversation in a safe, small and low-pressure environment about the topics that are relevant to our Lean community. We want to hear about the problems you are solving, the issues you want to solve, and lessons you’ve learned on your Lean Journey. No previous Lean experience is required. Lean Coffee is a loosely structured monthly meeting with an ever-changing agenda, dictated each month by the participants present. Participants from cross functional roles as designers, constructors, owners, trades partners, and associations propose discussion topics around any subject about which they want to learn — THERE ARE NO IRRELEVANT DISCUSSION TOPICS! Each proposer takes 15 to 30 seconds to pitch their topic, written on a sticky note, to the group. Once all topics have been pitched, voting begins to establish a priority for discussing the topics. Topics are then ordered from highest to lowest votes and examined accordingly. Participants will receive 8 minutes of time to discuss the topic. After 8 minutes there will be a ‘thumbs up/ thumbs down’ to decide whether or not the discussion should continue. Thumbs up equals 4 more minutes on the clock.
Attendance is free of charge. | |
LCI-Chicago CoP North Park University – Johnson Center for Science and Community Life Project IPD Method – The first agreement of its kind in the Chicago area. Time: 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM – presentation Location: University Club | |
| Please join us in a panel discussion to discuss the North Park University – Johnson Center for Science and Community Life project. The construction utilized a tri-party (Owner, Architect, CM) Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) method, the first agreement of its kind in the Chicago area. Panelists from North Park University, VOA Associates, W.B. Olson and The Boldt Company will discuss this project in detail. They will share their knowledge and answer your questions. Note to First Time Attendees and Others New to Lean Construction: Please review a glossary of terms and other introductory readings before attending the meeting by visiting https://www.leanconstruction.org
PRESENTERS: CARL BALSAM is the Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of North Park University for the past 27 years. During that time, he has had responsibility for a cadre of internal administrative offices, among them the areas of Finance and Campus Development. He has maintained a passion for the transformation of the North Park Campus and has had the privilege of planning and overseeing the addition of four major buildings, several outdoor athletic facilities and major institutional landscape projects. He believes that facilities and outdoor spaces should be designed to optimize the context for good things to happen with student learning. His undergraduate training was in engineering and he holds an MBA degree. WILLIAM F. KETCHAM, AIA, LEED AP, is the Principal and Director of Design for Education at VOA with over forty years of professional experience. He has led the design of numerous successful projects for Education, Residential, Commercial and Cultural clients. He is widely respected in the professional community for his design, technical and management skills having successfully completed a broad range of Architecture, Interior Design, Planning, Adaptive Re-use and Preservation projects. As a LEED Accredited Professional, Bill brings a strong commitment to sustainability in his collaborations with clients. Bill received a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Kentucky and is a Registered Architect in the State of Illinois and Wisconsin. Mr. Ketcham is a member of AIA and participates in the Chicago Architectural Club and Congress for the New Urbanism. DAVE OLSON, is Co President of W.B. Olson, Inc., and has worked in the construction industry for over 35 years. He has considerable depth of experience in managing projects in the Higher Education, Recreation, Municipal and Institutional market segments. Dave provides project management oversight on large complex projects that utilize the most innovative construction technology. Preconstruction service, project planning and goal setting for clients is where he spends most of his time. He has worked on projects using IPD Systems under a Tri-Party agreement which ultimately translates into real value for his customers. Dave is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and received his MBA from DePaul University, He is a LEED Certified Professional and currently a member of the City of Evanston – Green Building Ordinance Committee. KEN GREVE, is the Executive Vice President of The Boldt Company. Ken has more than 29 years of experience developing and leasing healthcare and commercial real estate nationwide. He specializes in providing clients with complete project management services for major development projects, ranging from prototype clinics and medical office buildings to new hospital campuses. Ken is responsible for overseeing all project and development operations including work on the Johnson Center at North Park University. Ken received his Bachelor Degree in Construction Administration from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. COST:
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LCI Chicago A Lean Coffee Date: Thursday, January 7, 2016 Time: 7:30 am to 9:00 am Location: 35 East Upper Wacker Drive | |
| Please join us for our inaugural Lean Coffee, January 7th at AIA Chicago, 7:30am — 9:00 am. Take part in an open conversation in a safe, small and low-pressure environment about the topics that are relevant to our Lean community. We want to hear about the problems you are solving, the issues you want to solve, and lessons you’ve learned on your Lean Journey. No previous Lean experience is required. Lean Coffee is a loosely structured monthly meeting with an ever-changing agenda, dictated each month by the participants present. Participants from cross functional roles as designers, constructors, owners, trades partners, and associations propose discussion topics around any subject about which they want to learn — THERE ARE NO IRRELEVANT DISCUSSION TOPICS! Each proposer takes 15 to 30 seconds to pitch their topic, written on a sticky note, to the group. Once all topics have been pitched, voting begins to establish a priority for discussing the topics. Topics are then ordered from highest to lowest votes and examined accordingly. Participants will receive 8 minutes of time to discuss the topic. After 8 minutes there will be a ‘thumbs up/ thumbs down’ to decide whether or not the discussion should continue. Thumbs up equals 4 more minutes on the clock. Our First meeting will be hosted by Kenneth Bauwens – President, Jamerson Bauwens, & Brian Teyema — Vice President, The Hill Group. Future monthly meeting will take place on the 1stThursday of each month at the same location. Attendance is free of charge. | |
LCI-Chicago Community of Practice Pull Planning with the Villego® Simulation
Time: 2:00 PM to 7:30 PM Location: Drinker Biddle & Reath | |
| Rob Warcup, PhD Associate Professor/Program Coordinator UVU Construction Management The Villego® Simulation is a Last Planner®®/Pull Planning tool designed to help construction professionals effectively understand and implement Lean construction on their own projects. The simulation compares at least two Lego building exercises – with each round becoming more and more “Lean” as the simulation progresses. It offers a strong teaching/learning dichotomy between traditional management techniques and superior Lean techniques. The simulation is appropriate for newcomers as well as Lean champions.
While working in the construction industry, Rob Warcup was fortunate to take part in a Lean pilot program that emphasized efficiency and competitive excellence. He quickly realized the power of Lean and helped lead his regional team to a $16M savings by applying lean principles. Since then, Rob has completed a PhD where he emphasized Lean construction for his dissertation. He is currently teaching construction management at Utah Valley University and the Lean construction curriculum for the AGC.
*** This is the first LPS® Simulation available to the Chicago CoP – don’t miss this opportunity! ***
COST: $175 = LCI / AGC / AIA / COAA Member Space is limited to the ï¬rst 84 applicants – register early! REGISTER HERE. | |
LCI-Chicago Community of Practice The East Tower at the Advocate Christ Medical Center: Transforming a Campus through Integrated Design Collaboration Time: 4:00 PM to 7:30 PM Location: Christ Medical Center On-site parking is encouraged. Please plan to use Parking Garage A on Kostner Avenue | |
| Over the last few years, Advocate Health Care has embarked upon a journey of project delivery transformation. A key part in this journey addresses the manner in which AHC designs and delivers capital construction projects through Integrated Lean Project Delivery or ILPD. Opening in January 2016, the East Tower at Advocate Christ Medical Center is the latest demonstration of their integrated lean project process. The East Tower is a 350,000 gross square feet, comprised of Intensive Care Units, Women’s & Infants, New Entry & Lobby, and Food Service; including a new addition for the Medical Center’s Service Dock. By integrating together prior to being awarded the project, the team of CannonDesign, Power Construction, Magnusson Klemencic, & Affiliated Engineers embraced the principles of Lean and committed to an integrated design process to bring Advocate’s vision to life. Hear Al Manshum, VP of Design and Construction, and Scott Nelson, Director of Design & Planning for Advocate Health Care share their thoughts and insights on Advocate Health Care’s journey towards Integrated Lean Project Delivery and the role that the East Tower played in that journey. Then tour the building with members of the Design and Construction Team. ♦♦♦ An informal networking session will follow the program from 6:30-7:30pm West on 95thStreet at Deja Brew Pub & Grill, 5219 West 95th St, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 ♦♦♦
COST: $75 = LCI / AGC / AIA / COAA Member Space is limited to the ï¬rst 60-applicants to register! REGISTER HERE. | |
LCI-Chicago Community of Practice From the Heart to the Head – Pull Planning Well-Led: The three biggest mistakes made in pull planning and how to avoid them forever! Time: 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM Location: Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP | |
| We will discuss the basics of emotional intelligence, what it is, how it is measured, how it can be improved, and how it can affect lean practice and behavior. We will go over the three biggest mistakes that are made during the pull planning process and how to avoid them. We will demonstrate a method called “Beyond Partnering” that integrates the technical side of lean and the planning process with the human side of developing trust, cooperation, and communication to make the lean practice easier, more accurate, and more effective. Brent Darnell is a mechanical engineer and a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology and worked as an engineer in the construction business for 20 years. He is a LEED Accredited Professional, a leading authority on emotional intelligence and a pioneer of its use in the construction and engineering industries. Rich Seiler is the Chief Improvement Officer of Unified Works where he coaches and facilitates lean operational practices with executives, middle management and field teams. As of this writing, he is currently actively coaching multiple teams on well over $1 billion of large project work.
COST: $75 = LCI / AGC / AIA / COAA Member REGISTER HERE. | |
LCI-Chicago Community of Practice Achieving Transformational Results Through Collaboration – The Center for Advanced Care at the Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Time: 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM Location: Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center On-site parking is discouraged – please plan to use public transportation if at all possible. | |
 Over the last few years, Advocate Healthcare System has embarked upon a journey of transformation. A key part in this journey addresses the manner in which AHC designs and delivers capital construction projects. Opening in April 2015, the Center for Advanced Care at Advocate Illinois Masonic is the latest manifestation of their process. The Center for Advanced Care is a 165,000 gsf ambulatory care building and includes surgery, cancer care and digestive health programs.By working together even before being awarded the project, the team of SmithGroupJJR, Turner Construction, Thornton Thomasetti, & KJWW embraced the Principles of Lean and committed to an integrated process to bring Advocate’s vision to life. Hear Al Manshum, VP Facilities & Construction for Advocate Health Care and Kalman Szucs, Project Manager for Advocate Health Care share their thoughts and insights on AHC’s journey towards Integrated Lean Project Delivery and the role that the CAC played in that journey. Then tour the building the building with members of the Design and Construction Team. Tour guides will include representatives from: SmithGroupJJR (Architect), Thornton Thomasetti (Structural Engineering), KJWW (MEP/FP Engineering), Turner Construction (Construction Manager), Mechanical Inc. (Design Assist Trade Partner), Huen Electric (Design Assist Trade Partner), FE Moran (Design Assist Trade Partner) and Architectural Glassworks (Design Assist Trade Partner).
COST: $75 = LCI / AGC / AIA / COAA Member REGISTER HERE. | |
LCI-Chicago CoP Integration of Technology & Pre-Fabricated Manufacturing for Interior Construction Time: 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM Location: Hill Mechanical Corp. | |
| Session Attendees will gain firsthand knowledge of production systems, work structuring, prefabrication and modular construction, and supply chain efficiency for the design and manufacture of prefabricated bathrooms and modular walls. The session will cover all aspects of manufacturing of the modular components including: preconstruction and BIM; manufacturing, supply chain, and quality control; and installation. Attendees will view the BIM model and gain understanding that by leveraging today’s technology, the integration of information doesn’t need to just live with the client and architect but can be used to create a visual reference that all sub trades can use and communicates directly to the manufacturing floor for exact fabrication. Tour the manufacturing facility, and see modular bathrooms and walls in varying stages of completion. Metrics associated with schedule and costs savings over a traditional construction approach will also be reviewed. Proposed presenter(s): Donald Flight, Group Vice President, Hill Mechanical
Donald Flight is a Group Vice President of Construction who leads one of three construction teams that primarily focuses on healthcare and higher education clients. Donald also oversees the plumbing division for the company since 2012. Donald began his career with the company in 1986 working during summer breaks in the tool room and loading/unloading delivery trucks. During his four-(4) years of college, Donald worked in the office in an internship performing material take-off for estimates, CAD sheet metal and piping drawings and running heating and cooling loads for design / build projects Anthony Camasta is the General Manager, Construction for The Hill Group. He joined the company in 2006 as a Project Engineer. As a Project Engineer he managed projects such as: Equinix Chicago — CH3, Morningstar at Block 37, Museum of Science and Industry Central Plant and Science Storms Exhibit, Takeda Pharmaceutical Building III, and Carle Hospital in Urbana, IL. In 2013, he transitioned to his current role to focus on management and integration of the Fabrication Shops, the newly structured Virtual Construction Group, and modular construction projects. Managing these departments allows for involvement with all preconstruction portions of projects; strengthening communication, bringing consistency, adding efficiency, and improving standardization between these internal operation groups. Larry Arndt is the General Manager of Healthcare and a member of the leadership team for Mortenson Construction in their Chicago office. Larry’s responsibilities include: project acquisition, relationship management, preconstruction, construction and business development activities, healthcare market leadership, profit and loss oversight and group staffing. Larry has a plethora of experience in complex healthcare projects, totaling over $900 million in construction. He has worked with many of the leading Illinois hospital systems to advance their mission and sustain their growth. Larry has also worked on two research teams focusing on Sustainable Design & Construction in Capital Projects and Entrepreneurial Culture within an Organization – Perspective, Obstacles, and Processes. Chris Matus started in the interior custom design construction world back in 1994 growing a start-up company to 15 Million dollars in annual revenue. With Chris coming from that world of client centric design, this knowledge has transferred to DIRTT where he is part of constructing interior spaces using pre-engineered lean practices reaching to current sales of 200 Million. Ron Holtz is a Senior Superintendent with Power Construction in Chicago, Illinois. Most Recently, Ron oversaw the modular fabrication of the Bathroom Pods at the Hill Group Facility for the Advocate Christ Project. This project consisted of the fabrication of 100 modular bathroom PODs in five-(5) different configurations. Ron helped oversee seven-(7) different subcontractor trades, who were also subcontracted on the main project, in the modular fabrication which was completed in under 4 months and ahead of the required jobsite delivery schedule. Ron was responsible for coordination with the on-site concrete subcontractor and delivery/installation of the modular bathrooms on the project. Ron also was the superintendent for the interior finish trades on the Christ Bed Tower project. The Presentation will be held in the Hill Group Shops and broken into 4 separate individual hands on break-out sessions where the participants will get a close up look at the actual production process of modular bathroom Pods being fabricated for the Advocate Good Shepard Project. Additionally, a Modular Interior wall section will be on display and the fabrication process and benefits discussed Break-Out Session #A: Modular Bathroom Preconstruction
Break-Out Session #B: Modular Bathroom Construction
Break- Out Session #C: Modular Bathroom Jobsite Installation
Break- Out Session #D: Modular Interior Wall
COST: $75 = LCI / AGC / AIA / COAA Member REGISTER HERE. | |
LCI-Chicago CoP De-Mystifying the Integrated Form of Agreement Time: 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM Location: Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP | |
| Learn how the Integrated Form of Agreement (IFOA) binds the Architect and Contractor together under a single contract with the Owner to support more collaborative and effective project delivery. Presenters will share insight and experience with the IFOA over the last ten years on multiple projects that represent nearly $2 billion of work. Proposed presenter(s): Paul Reiser, The Boldt Company Paul Reiser serves as an Executive Vice President at The Boldt Company with responsibilities that focus on innovative project delivery and construction solutions. He has past experience as the Project Executive on one of the largest integrated projects in the country. Paul has served on the Board of Directors of the Lean Construction Institute and has been instrumental working with LCI in developing the application of Lean principles and processes on projects since 1999. As project manager Ryan Yoho‘s responsibilities begin with the initial project planning and carry through from the startup to completion. He was a key player in one of Boldt’s largest healthcare projects, where his skills were tested and proven in the company’s innovative new methods of project delivery. Ryan’s involvement in the $700 million project was being there to ensure that separate teams on multiple jobs delivered using Boldt’s trademarked, Integrated Lean Project Delivery (ILPD®) method. As General Counsel at Boldt, Randy Haak negotiates construction contracts, handles construction mediation, and manages litigation and arbitration. Randy has extensive experience in the ILPDâ„¢ process and in negotiating ILPDâ„¢ contracts with owners, design professionals and trade partners in the United States and Canada. He has also consulted with the AGC to update the ConsensusDoc 300 Standard Multi-Party Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Agreement. Before joining Boldt he was in private practice focused on Construction Law and served as a mediator of construction claims. Justin Weisberg is a Partner at Arnstein & Lehr LLP’s Chicago office and serves as Chair of the firm’s Construction Law Group. Justin focuses his practice on construction law, insurance coverage, and commercial litigation and represents private, public, local, and international clients in a variety of construction-related transactions and litigation matters. He has been published and has spoken extensively on the subject of construction for a number of legal and industry professional societies and associations. Part 1: Presentation â–ª Project Fundamentals • Integrated Project Delivery Team â–ª Project Leadership/Core Team â–ª Trade Partners & Consultants â–ª Preconstruction Collaboration & Integration â–ª Project Planning & Scheduling â–ª Owner Provided information â–ª Target Value Design â–ª Development of Design â–ª Value Engineering & Constructability â–ª Integrated Financial Management â–ª Construction Delivery & Execution â–ª Special Considerations Part 2: Question & Answer COST: $75 = LCI / AGC / AIA / COAA Member or guest REGISTER HERE. | |
LCI-Chicago CoP Maximizing Client Value through Project Collaboration: Best Practices and Lessons Learned Date: Thursday, August 14, 2014 Time: 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM Location: Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP | |
| Palos Community Hospital, located south of Chicago in Palos Heights, IL, recently embarked on a massive expansion of a 400,000 SF, seven-story tower that modernized the decades-old facility to make life easier for staff and patients. Currently under construction, the second phase of the project will include conversion of semi-private rooms to private rooms, which is expected to be done by 2016. The hospital will end up with 433 patient beds. The project team will provide a dynamic, in-depth discussion based on best practices and insights learned from this massive healthcare project. They will explore the benefits and challenges and identify different ways the team found continuous process improvements. Learn “why” and discuss “how” the team chose to utilize Lean tools. Illustrations of activities, photos and BIM examples will be showcased, coupled with insights into how the team overcame challenges they encountered along the way. Panel members include: John Scarano — Palos Community Hospital — Owner Bill Rudd — MCA — Architect Pete Todd — Boldt Consulting — Owner’s Rep Speaker: Mark Akers – For 20 years, Mark has been putting his construction expertise to work for clients across the Midwest, specializing in the construction of healthcare, laboratory and medical office projects. Mark has been with Pepper Construction since 1996, and is currently leading the collaborative team at Palos Community Hospital as they modernize the campus to serve future generations. In addition to leading the construction process, Mark adds his years of knowledge to the preconstruction process, maximizing value at every opportunity. Some of Mark’s other notable projects include: Loyola University Medical Center Hospital Expansion and The Bellevue Hospital replacement in Bellevue, Ohio. Mark earned his bachelor’s of science degree in Building Construction and Contracting from Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana. PROGRAM: 3:00 — 3:15 Registration COST: $75 = LCI / AGC / AIA / COAA Member or guest REGISTER HERE. | |
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