Please join us for a virtual Lean Happy Hour to learn, and support each other, in our Lean endeavors! Take part in an open conversation in a safe, small and low-pressure environment about the topics that are relevant to our Lean community as we work our way through the pandemic and plan to emerge into the new normal.
We will focus on how Lean principles can be utilized and applied to address current challenges facing projects in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. We will share experiences about how our community is addressing these challenges and how we might take advantage of Lean principles and tools to address these and emerging challenges.
A Zoom link will be shared with registratants 24-48 hours before the event. We acknowledge the assistance of San Diego State University – J.R. Filanc Construction Engineering and Management Program, in enabling the virtual infrastructure to make this happen.

LCI San Diego Community of Practice

presents

Lean Beer

Join us for a Lean Happy Hour to learn and support each other in our Lean endeavors! Take part in an open conversation in a safe, small and low-pressure environment about the topics that are relevant to our Lean community.
Topic this month will focus on Target Value Design (TVD)

Learning Objective: To learn relevant Lean problem, solutions and lessons

Registration Rates:

Drinks and Snacks will be provided

Parking Information: Proceed to the paid parking in the rear and enter thru the rear door of the building to lobby, and proceed to second floor via elevator or stair. Parking vouchers to exit will be made available. 

LCI San Diego Community of Practice

presents

Project Breakdowns – How to Identify, Present and Prevent

It is common for teams to experience occasional problems during the delivery of projects. In most cases the biggest concern is how quickly the team will recognize a problem or break down has occurred and how quickly will analyze and return with the best response and what will they learn.

Learning Objectives:
Learn how to notice and declare a break down
Learn why break downs should be declared and who should declare them
Learn process for responding to and documenting break downs

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Speaker

Steve Wilson – HMC – Steve Wilson, Associate DBIA is a principal of HMC Architects’ San Diego studio. With more than 20 years of experience, Steve specializes in healthcare facility design and project management, along with industrial and educational projects. He has led hospital replacement projects, renovations and upgrades for major healthcare providers. Steve’s strengths lie in his leadership skills and ability to develop collaborative, high-performing project teams.

Agenda:
5:00p-6:00p: Networking (Refreshments)
6:00p-6:15p: Announcements and Introduction of Speaker
6:15p-7:45p: Main Event
7:45p-8:00p: Wrap Up and Plus/Delta

Registration Rates:

Non-Member Rate: $45.00

Owner Rate: First 10 Free

Student Rate: $20

Food and Drink will be provided

LCI San Diego Community of Practice

presents

Lean Happy Hour

Join us for a Lean (Coffee) Happy Hour to learn and support each other in our Lean endeavors! 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. 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. This happens until it is agreed that the topic has been discussed to satisfaction. Takeaways are considered and then the topic with the next largest amount of votes is addressed. Come as you are and be ready to learn.

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Speaker:

Steve Wilson (Facilitator) – HMC – Steve Wilson, Associate DBIA is a principal of HMC Architects’ San Diego studio. With more than 20 years of experience, Steve specializes in healthcare facility design and project management, along with industrial and educational projects. He has led hospital replacement projects, renovations and upgrades for major healthcare providers. Steve’s strengths lie in his leadership skills and ability to develop collaborative, high-performing project teams.

Registration Rates:

Appetizers, Beer and Wine will be served

Parking Information: There is paid parking in the rear but we will arrange to have it covered with a coupon.  Proceed to the paid visitor parking in the rear of the building. A parking coupon will be provided at the event. To get from parking to the event, enter through the rear door to the lobby and then proceed to second floor via the elevator or stairs.

LCI San Diego Community of Practice

presents

Different Ways to Contract for Lean Project Delivery

As the awareness and embrace of Lean Construction continues to expand in the construction industry, ever-increasing numbers of projects grapple with the question of how to address Lean Construction principles and methods in their design and construction contracts. Project owners have taken primarily three approaches on this:
• Seeking the highest level of Lean performance, owners have used Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) agreements, such as the ConsensusDocs 300, sometimes called integrated forms of agreement (IFOAs).
• When they or their team are not willing or able to use an IPD agreement, other owners have used legal counsel to custom-draft design and construction contracts under more conventional project delivery models such as CM-at-Risk, to address Lean design and construction methodologies.
• Other owners will seek to promote Lean behaviors among the project team independent of what is in the design and construction contracts.
Now, project teams have new options for contracting for a Lean project when they cannot implement an IPD Agreement. In 2018, ConsensusDocs published two important contract documents for collaborative construction projects: (1) the ConsensusDocs 305 Lean Construction Addendum (CD305); and (2) the ConsensusDocs 541 Design-Assist Addendum (CD541).

With the CD305, for the first time we have a non-IPD contract document available to the whole industry that provides for a wide spectrum of Lean design and construction practices. To use the CD305, an Owner can start with either an industry standard form front-end contract or its own standard contract and add to it a Lean Construction Addendum that reflects the best thinking in the industry around Lean design and construction.

The CD541 provides terms and conditions for the design and construction team when the CM and key trades are engaged during the design phase to provide design-assist services. Design-assist has been a major trend of the last several years and a key accelerant to Lean Project Delivery, but there has not been a standard industry approach to defining what design-assist services involve and what terms and conditions should apply. The CD541 is the first industry standard contract form to tackle the difficult task of defining the range of design-assist services and providing appropriate contract terms. By gaining the early involvement of builders’ expertise and coordinating those efforts with design teams, teams achieve greater project cohesion and efficiency. The CD541 was intentionally designed to coordinate with the CD305 Lean Construction Addendum so that they can work together or stand independent.

Tonight’s event will discuss the different ways to contract for Lean Project Delivery, with discussion of IPD agreements, using Design-Build for Lean Project Delivery, and CM-at-Risk using the new CD305 and CD541.

Learning Objective: Understand currently available contracting methods for fostering Lean project delivery including IPD, Design-Build, and CM-at-Risk, as well as how the new ConsensusDocs 305 Lean Construction Addendum and ConsensusDocs 541 Design-Assist Addendum can help projects achieve greater success in Lean Project Delivery

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Speaker

Joel Darrington – DPR Construction – Joel Darrington has extensive experience as a construction attorney, and during his law firm days advised private and public clients in construction transactions in a wide variety of settings. Now providing in-house legal support to DPR Construction in their construction contracting, Joel assists with transactions in both traditional and collaborative project delivery settings, including Integrated Project Delivery, Lean Construction, design-build, CM-at-Risk, multi-prime, and design-bid-build.

Joel is active in the Lean Construction Institute and has written and presented numerous times about Lean Construction and IPD. He has also extensively researched various approaches to incentive programs and risk allocation utilized by international project delivery models. Joel’s research on incentives and relational contracting is featured in numerous publications. Joel was also a key member of the editorial group that made a comprehensive revision of the ConsensusDocs 300 Integrated Project Delivery Agreement (released in 2016), and the editorial groups that developed the ConsensusDocs 305 Lean Construction Addendum and ConsensusDocs 541 Design-Assist Addendum (released in 2018).

Agenda:
5:00p-6:00p: Networking (Food and Drink is provided at the event)
6:00p-6:15p: Announcements and Introduction of Speakers
6:15p-7:45p: Main Event
7:45p-8:00p: Wrap Up and Plus/Delta

Registration Rates:

Non-Member Rate: $45.00

Owner Rate: First 10 Free

Student Rate: $20

Food and Drink will be provided

LCI San Diego Community of Practice

presents

Lean Happy Hour

Join us for a Lean (Coffee) Happy Hour to learn and support each other in our Lean endeavors! 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. 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. This happens until it is agreed that the topic has been discussed to satisfaction. Takeaways are considered and then the topic with the next largest amount of votes is addressed. Come as you are and be ready to learn.
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Speaker:

Steve Wilson (Facilitator) – HMC – Steve Wilson, Associate DBIA is a principal of HMC Architects’ San Diego studio. With more than 20 years of experience, Steve specializes in healthcare facility design and project management, along with industrial and educational projects. He has led hospital replacement projects, renovations and upgrades for major healthcare providers. Steve’s strengths lie in his leadership skills and ability to develop collaborative, high-performing project teams.

Registration Rates:

Non-Member Rate: $15.00

Appetizers, Beer and Wine will be served

 Berg Training Room

LCI San Diego Community of Practice

presents

Gemba Walks –

What are they? How are they used?

Mike Osterling will provide an overview of the different types of gemba walks and how they are used in organizations on the Lean journey. This will be followed by an actual tour of the Cutwater Spirits back-of-house distilling, materials handling, canning/bottling and shipping operations. Teams will be using a worksheet on “How to Read a Plant Fast” as part of the event to capture their observations and for reporting back as a group after the walk. Food will be served.

Speaker

Mike Osterling – Osterling Consulting, Inc. – Mike is the President and Principal Consultant at Osterling Consulting, Inc. With more than 30 yrs of leadership experience worldwide, he has played a pivotal role in leading Lean transformations across a broad range of clients and industries including service, manufacturing, utilities, alternative energy, oil production, construction and government. In 1999 he helped found San Diego State University’s Lean Enterprise Certificate Program and continues to teach in that program as Lead Instructor. In his Lean career Mike has delivered more than 2,000 days of training and certified more than 1,500 students on Lean Enterprise principles and tools. Mike co-authored the “how-to” books: Value Stream Mapping: How to Visualize Work and Align Leadership for Organizational Transformation (a Shingo Award winner), and Metrics-Based Process Mapping: An Excel-Based Solution.

Recommended reading: 

1. Harvard Business Review 2002 – Harvard Business Review 2002 – Read a PlantFast

2. readaplant-fast-090814055231-phpapp01

Tours will start at 5:30 pm sharp.

Agenda:

• 4:30 – 5:00 pm Arrival and networking
• 5:00 – 5:30 pm Presentation
• 5:30 – 6:00 pm Tour
• 6:00 – 6:20 pm Debriefing by groups of Gemba walk observations
• 6:20 – 7:00 pm Plus/Delta/ Take aways, Tasting (Food and Drink is provided at the event)

LCI San Diego Community of Practice

presents

Book Club Session –

Transforming Design and Construction:
A Framework for Change

Meeting No. 2. – The goal is to discuss Lean Construction implementation with local companies using books recently published by the LCI and increase the critical mass of practitioners well-versed in Lean Construction topics and implementation. The goal is to have participants read the assigned book ahead of the meetings. 1. how local companies are applying what is discussed in the book; 2. clarify questions from those who are not familiar with the topics but want to start on their Lean journey; and 3. discuss challenges faced by all when trying to implement Lean Construction in their projects. Our CoP leadership has secured support from the LCI National to distribute 15 books for those who sign up and commit to attending Approximately 3 meetings per book discussed.

Recommended reading: Transforming Design & Construction: A Framework for Change – chapters 25 through 41

Paid Parking at Lot 8 Aztec Recreation Center
Walk to Clark Construction Trailer – Lot 11

Coffee and light breakfast provided

LCI San Diego Community of Practice

presents

Book Club Session –  Transforming Design and Construction:
A Framework for Change

Our CoP is re-starting a Book Club, which successfully ran a few years ago. The goal is to discuss Lean Construction implementation with local companies using books recently published by the LCI and increase the critical mass of practitioners well-versed in Lean Construction topics and implementation. The goal is to have participants read the assigned book ahead of the meetings (for this first meeting we expect to discuss the first 5 chapters) and discuss

• How local companies are applying what is discussed in the book.
• Clarify questions from those who are not familiar with the topics but want to start on their Lean journey.
• Discuss challenges faced by all when trying to implement Lean Construction in their projects.

Our CoP leadership has secured support from the LCI National to distribute 15 books for those who sign up and commit to attending 2 – 3 meetings per book discussed.

              

LCI San Diego Community of Practice

presents

Creating Effective Communication and Empowering Craftsman:
LPS in the Field

Date: Thursday, January 18, 2018

Time: 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM

Continuous improvement has been a part of the KHS&S fabric since its inception. The approach provides a platform for all major trades to get involved in planning and Lean sessions to create the most benefit for the project as a whole.  KHS&S’ field supervision and crews develop/participate in pull planning sessions, weekly work plans, weekly work plan maps, and progress maps with the General Contractor and affected MEPs to discuss sequencing, milestones, and safety.  On the project site, KHS&S utilizes Lean Stand-Up Boards (per each crew in the field) which illustrate these weekly work plan maps and daily production goals.  These boards are visible to the entire project team and are discussed daily at the stand-up meetings.  By empowering team members, a vehicle is created for improving communication and fostering ideas.  Specifically, construction crews that install the work utilize the Daily Stand-Up Board meetings to communicate and nurture ideas on how to decrease waste and provide better planning.

Learning Objectives:

• The attendee will grasp how the job site and m oral can increase by allowing all employees to have ownership and creating responsibility through stand-up meetings at a Lean Board.
• The attendee will learn how engagement was created and has started to create a desire for Lean knowledge.
• The attendee will understand how a Lean Board became a safe space for discussion safety, production and logistics

Agenda:

• 4:30 pm to 5:15 pm: Networking (Food and drinks provided)
• 5:15 pm to 5:30 pm: Announcements and introduction of speakers
• 5:30 pm to 6:45 pm: Presentation
• 6:45 pm to 7:00 pm: Plus/Delta and final announcements

Greg Stedman – Director, Lean, KHS&S Contractors Greg joined the carpenters union in 1977 and has worked in commercial construction throughout his career.  Greg started at KHS&S in 2001 as General Superintendent.  WHile at KHS&S, Greg has also served as Operations Manager and Regional Vice President of the Anaheim office.  Over the last 5 years, Greg has spearheaded KHS&S’ Lean development as Director, Lean

Rob Walter – Vice President, KHS&S Contractors Rob has over 25 years of varied experiences in both design and construction roles from early days of AutoCAD adoption in architectural forms, through every major engineering discipline, construction administration, construction project management, estimating and design-build management.  Rob provides vision, guidance and oversight for corporate wide Design-Assist efforts, Lean, BIM and IPD.

Registration Rate:   

• LCI Members: $35.00
  Non Members: $45.00
  Students: $20.00
  Owners: first 10 are free

              

LCI San Diego Community of Practice

presents

Agile/Scrum Work Planning: How to Empower Design Teams to Get More Done in Less Time

Date: Thursday, August 24, 2017

Time: 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM

This event will include a brief overview of how scrum work planning is being used to design the structural systems for the new LA Rams/LA Chargers stadium in Inglewood, California followed by a hands-on workshop that demonstrates how scrum works in break-out sessions. Scrum has been used in the information technology world to develop source code and plan and execute other integration projects for the past two decades. This is an ideal opportunity for those unfamiliar with scrum to learn more and explore how they may be able to use it for a wide variety of applications in the design and construction industry. 

Raquel Ranieri, S.E., LEEP AP, Walter P Moore and Associates – Raquel is a Senior Associate and Licensed Structural Engineer with Walter P Moore and Associates in their Los Angeles Office. She has been working with them as a structural engineer for the past 12 years. Raquel began her Lean journey several years ago on a large themed entertainment project that utilized Integrated Project Delivery. She has since strived to be a Lean advocate within her firm as well as within the design community.

Registration Rate:   

• LCI members: $35.00
  Non-members: $45.00
  Students: $20.00
  Owners: First ten are free

Pay parking is available beneath the building or in the adjacent Horton Plaza parking structure

             

LCI San Diego Community of Practice

presents

The Business Case for Lean

Date: Thursday, June 15, 2017

Time: 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM

Traditionally we have relied on anecdotal evidence to suggest how Lean project teams typically deliver better project outcomes. Empirical evidence now shows that projects with high Lean intensity are three times more likely to complete ahead of schedule and two times more likely to complete under budget. How and why Lean and IPD projects are excelling were explored through two separate Lean Construction Institute research efforts conducted by Dodge Data & Analytics and University of Minnesota.

• We benchmarked 162 projects and inquired about 27 management methods.




• Research results now demonstrate statistically significant correlations between high Lean intensity and project success.




• This effort definitively breaks down some common myths about Lean project work, and makes a compelling case that Lean makes a positive difference in project performance.

Join us to find out why owners, architects, engineers, and constructors are forging ahead with Lean. Attendees will learn how to use this compelling information as a call to action, and a way to change the project mindset for the better. They will leave the event with an understanding of how to get started, and the best way to tell the story. 

John Pemberton is former Vice President of Technology and Manufacturing for Intel Corporation.  Most recently, he was the General Manager of Intel’s Global Construction Group where he oversaw domestic and international projects.  John also was a factory and plant manager for many years, where he was responsible for the technology transfer and ramp of all of Intel’s new products.  During his last three years with Intel Mr. Pemberton served 3 years as a national board member for the Lean Construction Institute representing the voice of corporations concerned about the current state of the construction industry.  Since his recent retirement after 34 years with Intel, he is now a sought out champion and mentor for Lean and collaborative delivery approaches.

Bevan Mace, Ph.D., a National Vice President for Operations & Lean at Balfour Beatty Construction, is dedicated to maximizing value for customers by nurturing lean, innovation and knowledge sharing across the company’s North American operations. For over 15 years and with a background in operations, Bevan has led or coached teams in translating lean philosophy into practical tactics – turning over $5 billion of concepts into reality – and is a regular speaker at industry conferences.

Registration Rate:   

• LCI & DBIA members: $35.00
  Non-members: $45.00
  Students: $20.00
  Owners: First ten are free

This class is AIA/CES registered for 1 LU credit

LCI San Diego Community of Practice

presents

Building a Lean Culture

Date: Thursday, March 30, 2017

Time: 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

How can we change our mindsets to reward better planning as the result of using Lean principles and quality production? This presentation presents the efforts of DPR Construction in educating its employees on Lean concepts, principles and tools. The company has sustained a healthy growth throughout the United States over the past 20+ years and has made consistent progress in applying Last Planner and other Lean practices in many of its projects. However, the pace of Lean adoption has been slow in keeping up with the company’s growth. In order to accelerate the pace of Lean implementation, the Lean leadership group has moved from training operations people supported solely on tools and solutions, to a holistic approach of embracing Lean thinking at every level in the organization as the best way to deliver exceptional value to its customers. This presentation explains why, how, and what has been done to train staff from all disciplines across the country. The presenter will talk about how it started, the feedback received from participants who attended Lean training sessions, and how it plans to grow this program over the years to sustain Lean implementation at a companywide level.

Cory Hackler is an advocate and educator for Lean at DPR Construction. Cory became an advocate early in his career, working in the field as a superintendent for General Contractors. He uses the PDCA cycle of improvement on each of his projects. Cory’s focus at DPR is sharing the Lean journey with project teams to bring work/life balance back into the industry. Cory attended Adams State University majoring in Business and has over 15 years of experience in the construction industry. 

Registration Rates:

• LCI Member:    $35.00
• Non-Member:   $45.00
• Owner:                Free (limited to 10)
• Student:           $20.00 (limited to 10)

Parking information to be provided later.

Reception starts @4:30 PM

Capacity is Limited – Register Early!

LCI San Diego Community of Practice

presents

Date: Thursday, January 12, 2017

Time: 4:30 p.m. Reception
 5:30 p.m. Presentation
 7:00 p.m. Adjourn

Achieving smooth flow of production in construction requires team-based planning and systematic avoidance of waste through production control mechanisms. Over the past decade, production control theories such as the Last Planner System have emerged that stabilize workflows by shielding the direct work from upstream variation and uncertainty. While the benefits of these theories are well documented, their potential across the life of a construction project is not fully achieved and the root-causes for this are not entirely understood.  A large body of empirical observations suggest that successful implementation of control mechanisms requires dedicated facilitators and engages practitioners in a relatively deep learning process. Sustaining this level of commitment for the duration of a project can be difficult and in its absence, project teams may revert back to traditional project control practices.  While these barriers are mostly attributed to the people and organizational processes involved in implementing lean principles, yet there is a growing recognition that the functional aspects of production control techniques need close re-examination to better understand, predict and analyze reliability in performance, and preserve effective and timely flow of information both to and from the workface.

To address these knowledge gaps, this talk presents a new visual production management system that easily and quickly captures, communicates and analyzes actual and potential construction performance problems. To ensure its implementation does not take away from actual productivity, the web-based system extends the value of 4D (3D+time) Building Information Models (BIM) commonly used for constructability review as a benchmark for performance. Likewise, it takes advantage from images and videos frequently collected by project participants or professional services via smartphone and drone cameras to visually document actual performance. These images and videos are used together with a cloud-based computer vision and machine learning platform to continuously map the current state of production in 3D and then 4D. The 4D point clouds and their associated still images and videos are integrated and compared continuously with the 4D BIM Plan to expose actual waste and highlight potential issues by forecasting reliability in project look-ahead schedules. Experimental results from implementing this system on several real-world construction projects will be shared to demonstrate how these visual production models together with actionable data analytics on construction performance can proactively support collaborative decision making that eliminates root causes of waste. The system also provides visual interfaces between people and information that enable effective pull flow, decentralize work tracking and facilitate in-process quality control and hand-overs among contractors.

Dr. Mani Golparvar is Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and of Computer Science, Faculty Entrepreneurial Fellow, and the director of the Real-time and Automated Monitoring and Control (RAAMAC) lab at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). He received his PhD degree in Civil Engrg and MS degree in Computer Science from UIUC in 2010, MASc in Civil Engrg from University of British Columbia in 2006, and MS and BS in Civil Engrg from Iran University of Science and Technology in 2005 and 2002 respectively. Prior to joining the faculty at UIUC, he was an Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech.  He is the recipient of the 2016 ASCE Dan H. Halpin Award for Scholarship in Construction, 2013 ASCE James R. Croes Medal for innovation in Civil Engrg, 2013 FIATECH CETI award for outstanding researcher, 2012 best paper award from the ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, and numerous conference paper awards. Dr. Golparvar serves on the editorial board of the ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE Journal of Construction Engrg and Management, and Elsevier Journal of Automation in Construction.  He is also the founder of RECONSTRUCT, a startup company that offers visual data analytics to construction projects. The underlying technology is licensed from UIUC and is recognized by several awards including an Innovation Award from Turner Construction Company in 2015.

Registration Rates:

• LCI Member:    $35.00
• Non-Member:   $45.00
• Owner:                Free (limited to 10)
• Student:           $20.00 (limited to 10)

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FLOOR PLAN

Capacity is Limited – Register Early!

LCI San Diego Community of Practice

presents

Virtual Reality’s Current & Future Impact on
Lean Design & Construction

Thursday, October 27, 2016

4:30pm to 7:00pm

The era of Virtual Reality (VR) is rapidly approaching and it is quite possible this technology will prove to be impactful not just for gaming but for our society as a whole. Today Virtual Reality represents an amazing opportunity to break down the barriers of technology through the immersion virtual reality provides, allowing more project team members to benefit from interacting with the project in BIM. This creates transparency and enhances communication for the team. In the near future VR will be enhancing our ability to plan, explore and interact in our buildings and with our teammates like never before. Audience members will learn about the current use cases for VR during the design and planning phases of a project and how these effect Lean design and help with project planning and value engineering. Additionally they will get a glimpse at some of the future impacts the technology can have on our projects for items such as scheduling (sequencing activities), safety and collaboration. Opportunities will also be provided for audience members to experience VR first hand. 

Daniel Shirkey, DBIA, is the Senior Director of Technology and Operations Improvement for the California Division of Balfour Beatty Construction. His primary focus in this role is Lead business improvement through the use of new technology, innovation and process improvement. Prior to his current position Daniel has worked as a BIM Manager on both CM and Design-Build projects ranging from $6 to $220 Million. Most recently the new San Diego County Women’s Detention Facility located in Santee, CA.  Additionally, Daniel is an adjunct-professor at San Diego State University (SDSU) where he teaches Virtual Design and Construction to Civil and Construction Engineering students. Daniel is also a member of the steering committee for the San Diego Lean Construction Institute (LCI) Community of Practice. 

Registration Fees:

• LCI Member: $35.00
• Non-member: $45.00
• Owner: free (limited to first 10)
• Student: $20.00 (limited to first 10)

INDUSTRY DAY

Friday, August 05, 2016

LCI San Diego Community of Practice presents Industry Day Date: Friday, August 5, 2016 Time: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM San Diego State University Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center San Diego, CA 92122-6299

Come learn how design schedules were compressed on the first phase of the San Ysidro border crossing project, the busiest border crossing in the world!  Learn how BIM and the Last Planner® are being used together to produce incredible results during design.    Updates on the current state of LCI and cutting edge research on Lean application to project delivery at UC Berkeley will also be provided.  Dick Bayer will share keys to developing more collaborative cultures.  Come learn what “pistanthrophobia” is and how to avoid it. Two well-assembled panels will discuss what’s working and what’s not working for specialty trade contractors on Lean projects.  Learn how can builders better leverage the expertise and value specialty contractors can bring to the table.  We will close with an engaging owner panel discussion that includes Bob Schulz from SDSU, Randy Leopold from UCSD and John Ransom of Kaiser Permanente. Stick around afterwards to network and enjoy the sponsored Happy Hour with local microbrews and wine. Click here for more details   Consider being a sponsor for $500 which includes 3 registrations.  Contact Dave Umstot @david.umstot@umstotsolutions.com if you are interested. Committed Sponsors to date: Balfour Beatty Construction Berg Electric BN Builders Mascari Warner Miller Hull Partnership Swinerton Builders The ReAlignment Group of California, LLC Umstot Project and Facilities Solutions, LLC University Mechanical Registration Rates: Early Registration – $50.00 (Before July 8th) Registration – $75.00 REGISTER HERE

SPECIAL EVENT WITH SAMMY OBARA OF HONSHA

Thursday, March 24, 2016

LCI San Diego Community of Practice presents Special Event with Sammy Obara of Honsha Date: Thursday, March 24, 2016 Time: 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM Location: Stantec 9191 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 220 San Diego, CA  92122 There is free parking across the street at University Towne Center and a $12 fee to park in the building parking structure.

Going to the Gemba and the Kaizen Teian approach with Sammy Obara of Honsha, one of the world’s leading Lean coaching firms.  You can learn more about Honsha, a San Diego-based Lean consulting group of former Toyota employees, at www.honsha.org.  Read this entertaining article about how Sammy helped Pacific Surfing School here in San Diego standardize their work and make the surfing learning experience Leaner and more fun Pacific Surfing School Learns Lean. Learn from someone who started his career in the Toyota Organization and worked with Toyota in Brazil, Japan, Latin America and the US.  He now works internationally sharing his Lean experience as a sensei and coach to a wide and diverse variety of organizations including the State of Washington, service industries, manufacturing and surf camps. Speaker – Sammy Obara – Honsha    Registration Rates: LCI Member: $35.00 Non-Member: $45.00 Owner organization: first 10 are free – please contact jshellhouse@leanconstruction.org Student: $20.00 (limited to first 10) space is limited to 50 attendees – register early! REGISTER HERE

VALUE STEAM MAPPING

Thursday, January 21, 2016

LCI San Diego Community of Practice presents Value Stream Mapping Date: Thursday, January 21, 2016 Time: 5:15 PM to 7:00 PM 4:45 Meet and Network (light meal served) Location: DPR Construction 5010 Shoreham Place San Diego, CA  92122

Value Stream Mapping with Mike Osterling and Karen Martin, Shingo Prize Winning authors of the books The Kaizen Event Planner, Metrics-Based Process Mapping and Value Stream Mapping.  This will be an interactive event and and is not to be missed. What is Value Stream Mapping?  How does it differ from Process Mapping?  How do you use Value Stream Mapping?  What is leadership’s role?  How can it help improve my organization? Come join us to learn the answers to these questions and more! Speakers: Karen Martin – Karen Martin Group – http://www.ksmartin.com/ Mike Osterling – Osterling Consulting – http://www.mosterling.com/   Registration Rates: LCI Member: $35.00 Non-Member: $45.00 Owner organization: first 10 are free – please contact jshellhouse@leanconstruction.org Student: $20.00 (limited to first 10) REGISTER HERE

 

 

INCENTIVE PROGRAMS FOR A NON-IPD, DESIGN-BUILD PUBLIC WORK PROJECT

Thursday, September 17, 2015

LCI San Diego Community of Practice presents Incentive Programs for a Design-Build Public Work Project — A Case Study from the SDSU Zura Hall Student Residence Project Date: Thursday, September 17, 2015 Time: 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM Location: Balfour Beatty 11620 Treena Street Suite 300 San Diego, CA  92131

An in depth case study of how a comprehensive incentive program was implemented on a $37.5M Design-Build Student Housing Renovation Project at San Diego State University.  Discover how an IPD concept like project incentive programs can be successfully integrated into a public design-build (non-IPD) contract.  Hear how the team determined what performance criteria to incentivize and track progress on.  Learn how individual project team members and trade partners participated in the incentive program Our presentation will focus on the practical applications of an incentive program, and how well the program actually worked out at the end of the project compared to our initial intent for the program.  By presenting with a case study format, it will better equip attendees with knowledge of the lessons learned from our experience with the incentive program.  In this way, audience members wishing to implement an incentive program for their own projects can be more prepared than we were when we initially set up our program. This presentation will also help further dispel the myth that Lean Concepts only apply on IPD projects. Justin A. Maletic is a Senior Project Manager for Balfour Beatty Construction and also functions as an Integration Manager for the company to bring the best lean collaboration processes to project teams.  His most recent work around project integration involves the development of a Project Incentive program for the SDSU Residence Hall Renovation Project.  This particular program was designed collaboratively with the client to encourage favorable results in the performance areas of safety, schedule and procurement. As Associate Vice President of Real Estate, Planning & Development at San Diego State University, Robert Schulz is responsible for real estate, planning, design and construction, student housing, and sustainability initiatives for the university. He most recently oversaw the design and construction of the LEED Platinum Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union.  Mr. Schulz  brings to his position over 30 years experience in design and construction, and project oversight on more than $1.5 billion of public facilities.  Previously, he was the Associate Vice President of Facilities Management at Humboldt State University. Registration Rates: LCI Member: $35.00 Non-Member: $45.00 Owner organization: first 10 are free – please contact jshellhouse@leanconstruction.org Student: $20.00 (limited to first 10) space is limited to 60 attendees – register early! REGISTER HERE

CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE DESIGN MANAGEMENT AND PRE-CONSTRUCTION

Thursday, August 13, 2015

LCI San Diego Community of Practice presents Challenges and Opportunities to Improve Design Management and Pre-Construction   Date: Thursday, August 13, 2015 Time: 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM Location: San Diego State University – Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union Park Boulevard Room 6075 Aztec Circle Drive San Diego, CA  92182 Directions and Parking

Moderator:  David Umstot, PE, CEM – Umstot Project and Facilities Solutions, LLC Panelists:  Robert Schulz, AIA – San Diego State University Mike Ricker – Clark Construction Patrick Stahle – Berg Electric Ben Dalton – Miller Hull Paul Ericson – Stantec From 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., SDSU and Sundt Construction will offer a tour of the South Campus Plaza Construction project.  This $143M student housing and retail development is an example of SDSU’s Collaborative Design Build process.  The six story complex of buildings on the edge of the SDSU campus will provide community serving retail, 600 beds of student housing, and create a new urban neighborhood to serve the larger university community. Registration Rates: LCI Member: $35.00 Non-Member: $45.00 Owner organization: first 10 are free – please contact jshellhouse@leanconstruction.org Student: $20.00 (limited to first 10) Agenda: 4:30 pm – Tour 5:30 pm – Presentation 7:30 pm – Adjourn REGISTER HERE

DESIGN USING LAST PLANNER SYSTEM

Thursday, May 14, 2015

LCI San Diego Community of Practice & AIA San Diego present Design Using Last Planner®® System   Date: Thursday, May 14, 2015 Time: 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM Location: CW Driver 7588 Metropolitan Drive San Diego, CA  92108

Last Planner System® (LPS®) has long proven itself in planning and executing construction projects.  And many use it in pre-construction.  But is it only for foremen and superintendents or can design teams find high value using LPS? YES! Says the experience of 11 design teams coached by this session’s leader, Dan Fauchier, CMF, of The ReAlignment Group of California.  In this hands-on session all participants will play roles of design team members and actually pull plan a chunk of the design phase using multi-colored post-its and a format unique to design. Discover first hand: Why Last Planner® brings high value to design teams Differences in using LPS® in design vs. construction — including the tag format How to start a pull plan using the Milestone pull How to assure design team members clearly understand what deliverables are needed and when using the Phase pull The benefits of small batching in design and why it helps the team “flow“ Why not to bite off too big a chuck to pull How to translate a Phase pull into Weekly Work assignments How to track PPC and variance to assure Reliable Promising Why designers need to participate in construction LPS® sessions to keep “flow” Dan Fauchier is a Certified Master Facilitator for Lean Design and Construction, facilitating, training and coaching dozens of contractors, designers, developers and public agencies in the principles, tools and techniques of Last Planner System® (pull planning), Root Cause Analysis, Value Stream Mapping, Rapid Improvement (Kaizen) Events, Lean Partnering and cross-organizational team effectiveness.  Dan currently coaches 17 project teams all over Northern and Southern California and since 2009 has coached over 60 lean project teams.   TheReAlignment Group of California, LLC is affiliated with Umstot Project & Facilities Solutions, LLC. Agenda:  4:30 – 5:00PM – Networking reception 5:00 – 6:45PM – Dinner and Main Program 6:45 – 7:00PM – Plus/Delta Meeting Feedback Registration Rates LCI & AIA Member: $20.00 Non-Member: $30.00 REGISTER HERE

THE AIRPLANE GAME: AN EXERCISE IN PRODUCTION SYSTEM DESIGN

Thursday, March 19, 2015

LCI San Diego Community of Practice presents The Airplane Game: An Exercise in Production System Design Date: Thursday, March 19, 2015 Time: 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM Location: Balfour Beatty 10620 Treena Street Suite 300 San Diego, CA  92131

THE AIRPLANE GAME SIMULATION HAS BEEN USED EXTENSIVELY BY THOSE TEACHING HOW LEAN CONCEPTS APPLY TO PRODUCTION SYSTEMS. INSTRUCTORS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS THAT EVOLVE DURING THE SIMULATION TO LINK THEORY AND PRACTICE IN A HANDS-ON EXERCISE. PARTICIPANTS IN THE SIMULATION OFTEN PRAISE THE ABILITY OF THIS EXERCISE TO PRODUCE INSIGHTS REGARDING THE CURRENT STATE OF PRACTICES IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND HOW THEY SHOULD BE IMPROVED. COMMENTS ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS SIMULATION IN ACADEMIC AND INDUSTRIAL SETTING ABOUND. MOREOVER, PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPOSED IN A SHORT INTERVAL OF TIME TO POWERFUL CONCEPTS THAT ARE QUICKLY TRANSLATED TO THEIR WORK ENVIRONMENTS. THE SIMULATION WILL RAISE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT BATCH SIZES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH QUALITY OF WORK DONE, CYCLE TIMES, LEAD TIMES, AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF WORK AMONG PARTICIPANTS. THIS IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE FIRST HAND HOW SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CONCEPTS RELATED TO LEAN WORK IN PRACTICE AND TO SHARE INSIGHTS WITH A DIVERSE GROUP OF PARTICIPANTS WHO OFTEN INTERACT IN PROJECT SETTINGS BUT USUALLY DO NOT HAVE THE TIME TO STOP AND DISCUSS THE CURRENT STATE OF PRACTICE. Speaker: Thais Alves, Assistant Professor, J.R. Filanc Construction Engineering and Management Program, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering – San Diego State University Alves specializes in construction management and project-based production systems and is very active in the local and the international Lean Construction communities of practice. Her areas of interest include the application of lean production/construction concepts, principles, and tools to improve the performance of production systems in field and office settings. For more than 10 years, she has been teaching, advising students, researching and collaborating with construction companies towards the dissemination and implementation of lean especially in the field of production planning and control at construction sites. Alves has published extensively on the topic of lean construction implementation, and her work is documented in over 80 publications including journal and conference papers, book chapters, and reports. She holds a B.S. and Master’s in Civil Engineering from Brazilian universities, UFRN and UFRGS respectively, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley with an emphasis in Engineering and Project Management. 4:30 – 5:00PM – Networking reception 5:00 – 6:45PM – Dinner and Main Program 6:45 – 7:00PM – Plus/Delta Meeting Feedback Early Registration Rates LCI Member: $35.00 Non-Member: $45.00 Facility Owner’s Representative: first 10 are free – please contact jshellhouse@leanconstruction.org Student/Faculty: $20.00 Regular Registration Rates (beginning 3/16/15) LCI Member: $45.00 Non-Member: $55.00 Student/Faculty: $20.00 REGISTER HERE

LEAN PRACTICES FROM COMPETITION THROUGH CONSTRUCTION: A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO DESIGNING AND CONSTRUCTING THE UCSF MISSION HALL PROJECT

Thursday, November 20, 2014

LCI San Diego CoP – Dinner Presentation Lean Practices from Competition through Construction: A Holistic Approach to Designing and Constructing the UCSF Mission Hall Project Date: Thursday, November 20, 2014 Time: 4:30 – 5:00PM – Networking reception 5:00 – 6:45PM – Dinner and Main Program 6:45 – 7:00PM – Plus/Delta Meeting Feedback Location: Sheraton LaJolla 3299 Holiday Court La Jolla, CA  92037

KELLI MARIE QUINN, SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER RUDOLPH AND SLETTEN, INC. SCOTT GILLESPIE, PROJECT ARCHITECT WRNS STUDIO BACKGROUND / BIG IDEA / MOTIVATION The Design/Build Team was presented with a challenging design competition proposal and opted to bring in a trade partner, working in a compressed, highly collaborative manner to produce a winning solution. The D/B team developed a comprehensive budget outline utilizing target value design to deconstruct the Owner’s Project Requirements and competition scoring criteria into a formula for winning. In absence of cladding design, WRNS Studio and Rudolph and Sletten brought in a trade partner, Walters & Wolf, in which our previous experiences together as a team, had demonstrated their knowledge and commitment to the Lean principles that were necessary to not only assist in producing a winning proposal, but also follow through design development and construction. The Big Idea is to convey how a tightly integrated team can employ Lean principles to evaluate highly detailed aspirational and technical criteria to develop a competition winning design and technical proposal that truly embodies Lean principles from initial design concept through execution. Relevance Leveraging Walters & Wolf’s intimate knowledge of their systems and processes along with their internal commitment to Lean practices allowed the Design/Build team to continually challenge aesthetic, performance, cost and schedule factors to produce a highly detailed competition-winning proposal in a compressed timeframe. Following the successful proposal, the Design/Build team employed the continual application and refinement of lean practices to meet a challenging design development, fabrication and construction timeline to provide the Owner with the building that met their detailed criteria. Kelli Quinn is currently serving as Senior Project Manager on the University of California, San Francisco’s Mission Hall: Global Health and Clinical Sciences Building. On this project, Kelli is responsible for the implementation of LEAN practices through technology and quality management processes. Kelli has over 21 years in the construction industry with a focus on OSHPD, higher education and high tech construction projects and earned her Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering from Iowa State University. Some of Kelli’s notable projects include Hewlett-Packard’s build-out of Buildings F & G located within the Moffett Towers development in Sunnyvale, CA. These two LEED Gold 8-story office towers included interior tenant improvements that consisted of conference rooms, collaborative spaces, open team areas, a full service cafeteria and approximately 21,000 square feet of high-density server lab space. Kelli was also part of the Solyndra Front End Manufacturing Facility project in Fremont, CA. This 580,00 square foot new thin-film solar equipment manufacturing facility included 300,000 square foot of manufacturing plant floor area and mezzanine utility floor with Class 100,00 (ISO 8) clean room space.  Kelli also served as project manager on Kaiser Permanente’s Santa Clara Replacement Hospital Campus. This project included a complete campus completed in two phases including a new 410,000 square foot hospital, cafeteria, emergency department, operating rooms and central utility plant. Kelli is a LEED Accredited professional.  Also Kelli recently spoke at LCI Congress 2014 — Topic:  Lean Practices from Competition through Construction — UCSF Mission Hall Project. Scott Gillespie is an Associate at WRNS Studio with experience engaging in all aspects of the Design-Build process, from management to execution. He is currently working on the new UCSF Mission Hall: Global Health & Clinical Sciences Building, and has previously delivered projects with NorthBay Healthcare, SLAC, and UC Davis. Scott brings 16 years of experience in project design and management on academic, healthcare, and multi-family residential projects. He has been heavily involved in encouraging technological advancement within the building industry, evaluating emerging technologies and integrating them into project workflow. With experience in numerous alternative delivery methods including Design-Build, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), and LEAN, Scott uses what he has learned to enhance efficiencies within these delivery methods, often by initiating streamlined design and review phases, bringing the necessary stakeholders to the table early on, or coordinating communication flows and tools. Scott completed his Bachelor of Architecture at Roger Williams University and earned his Master’s Degree from Syracuse University. Most recently, Scott spoke at LCI Congress 2014 — Topic:  Lean Practices from Competition through Construction — UCSF Mission Hall Project. Registration Rates LCI Member: $45.00 Non-Member: $55.00 Full-time student: $25.00 Register HERE.

BEYOND DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION – ADVANCING BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING FOR POST OCCUPANCY

Thursday, September 25, 2014

LCI San Diego CoP presents Beyond Design and Construction – Advancing Building Information Modeling for Post Occupancy Date: Thursday, September 25, 2014 Time: 3:30 – 4:30 Lean 101 4:30 – 5:00PM – Networking and Appetizers 5:00 – 6:45PM – Main Program 6:45 – 7:00PM – Plus/Delta Meeting Feedback Location: Balfour Beatty 10620 Treena Street Suite 300 San Diego, CA  92131 free parking on site

The proliferation of Building Information Modeling (BIM) use on construction projects creates unique opportunities for owners in the post occupancy phases of a building lifecycle. This presentation will help owners and service providers understand what these areas of potential synergy are, and how they can work together to fully exploit this technology trend. CHUCK MIES, LEED AP, ASSOC. AIA SENIOR MANAGER, ECOSYSTEM BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, AUTODESK, INC. Chuck is a member of the Autodesk Ecosystem Business Development Team focused on looking at the application of technology to the entire ecosystem of a project, extending from preliminary design through operations and maintenance.  In this role Chuck works on a global scale with owners in Healthcare, Education and Retail/Hospitality as a resource to assist these clients and the firms that work for them understand the value of Building Information Modeling and the issues that will affect the use of BIM on projects. Chuck has also assisted owners organizations in developing deliverable standards and execution plans that ensure the success of the program for both the owner and the firms making the transition with the owner. He has spoken on these topics at many national conferences and webcasts for organizations such as The BIM Forum, SCUP, COAA, APPA, Labs21 and others.  He is also a member of the advisory panel for the Pennsylvania State University BIM Planning Guide for Facilities Owners. Chuck’s background includes 30 years of professional experience spread across the practices of Architecture, facilities management and technology consulting. *** Mike Samudio, Rudolph & Sletten, will present LEAN 101 from 3:30 to 4:30 for all interested registrants. ***   Registration Rates LCI Member: $35.00 Non-Member: $45.00 Facility Owner’s Representative: first ten are free. Student/Faculty: $20.00 Register HERE. **free parking available on site**

LEAN DESIGN: INTEGRATING LEAN TECHNIQUES INTO DESIGN AS WELL AS CONSTRUCTION

Thursday, July 24, 2014

LCI San Diego CoP presents Lean Design: Integrating Lean Techniques Into Design As Well As Construction Date: Thursday, July 24, 2014 Time: 4:30 – 5:00PM – Networking and Appetizers 5:00 – 6:45PM – Main Program 6:45 – 7:00PM – Plus/Delta Meeting Feedback Location: Coast 9 Amenities Center 11120 Roselle Street San Diego, CA  92121 FREE on-site parking

SIAN ROBERTS, FAIA, DBIA, LEED AP, PARTNER – – MILLER|HULL PARTNERSHIP Sian Roberts, FAIA, DBIA, LEED AP is a partner with the Miller|Hull Partnership where she has led design teams on civic, educational and infrastructure projects throughout the Northwest. Her projects include a variety of academic buildings and libraries for public and higher education clients.  Her projects have won AIA awards for design, the innovative use of BIM and   excellence in design-build. Sian has a special interest in alternative delivery and has been involved in most of the firm’s design-build projects. Sian has a Masters in Science in Physics from Haverford College and a Masters in Architecture from the University of Washington. She has been an instructor at the University of Washington and for the AIA +2030 series and is a regular guest juror. She has spoken on changes in practice, sustainability and library design at DBIA, AIA and PLA conferences and events. Close integration among all team members under a GC/CM contract for the University of Washington Odegaard Undergraduate Library allowed the team to be in construction nine months after hiring the architect and meet a critical summer closure deadline. A Collaboration Guide and scorecard were drafted with members of the owner, architect and contractor team and included specific goals for everything from meeting the schedule to response time on RFI’s to use of the facility upon completion. The team leadership from all three entities was instrumental in keeping the teams focused on project and not individual firm performance. The status of the scorecard was reviewed at each meeting leading to accountability and teamwork with the common goal improving the score. During the project, each team member proved their value in areas that are typically the domain of others. Lean construction techniques were not only implemented on site by the General Contract, they were also used by the design team. Pull planning sessions were used to address the challenging schedule and value stream mapping was used for the RFI and submittal process to streamline construction communication.   Self parking available. Early Registration Rates LCI Member: $35.00 Non-Member: $45.00 Facility Owner’s Representative: first ten are free. Student/Faculty: $20.00 Regular Registration begins July 17th: LCI Member: $45.00 Non-Member: $55.00 Student/Faculty: $20.00 Register HERE.

A LEAN COACH’S ASSESSMENT OF LAST PLANNER AROUND CALIFORNIA

Thursday, May 22, 2014

LCI San Diego CoP presents “A Lean Coach’s Assessment of Last Planner® Around California” Date: Thursday, May 22, 2014 Time: 4:30 – 5:00PM – Networking and Appetizers 5:00 – 6:45PM – Main Program 6:45 – 7:00PM – Plus/Delta Meeting Feedback Location: 401 West A Street 3000 Columbia Conference Center San Diego, CA  92101

DAN FAUCHIER, CERTIFIED MASTER FACILITATOR FOR LEAN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION Dan Fauchier is a Certified Master Facilitator for Lean Design and Construction, facilitating, training and coaching dozens of contractors, designers, developers and public agencies in the principles, tools and techniques of Last Planner System® (pull planning), Root Cause Analysis, Value Stream Mapping, Rapid Improvement (Kaizen) Events, Lean Partnering and cross-organizational team effectiveness. As Senior Lean Facilitator of Denver-based The ReAlignment Group, Dan lives in Del Mar and currently coaches 15 project teams all over Northern and Southern California and since 2009 has coached over 60 lean project teams. Dan will discuss how a dozen or more project teams (design and construction – current and past) have implemented Last Planner®(R) System (LPS®), the triumphs and stumbles, the pitfalls and challenges, on a variety of project types (schools, hospitals, prisons, commercial, residential).  He will share case histories, show photos, demonstrate his energetic 15 minute kickoff explanation of LPS® (it will give you some ideas on tightly coupling learning with action), give tips on facilitating LPS® sessions, and take lots of questions.  Other than photos there won’t be much PowerPoint.  This session will be mostly action and inter-action. Suggested reading before the session:  Dan’s and Dr. Thais Alves’ IGLC21 Paper on Last Planner® as the Gateway to Lean Behaviors: http://alves.sdsu.edu/Papers/Fauchier-Alves-2013-LPS_Is_The_Gateway_To_Lean_Behaviors.pdf Self parking available. Early Registration Rates LCI Member: $35.00 Non-Member: $45.00 Facility Owner’s Representative: first ten are free Student/Faculty: $20.00 Regular Registration begins May 15th: LCI Member: $45.00 Non-Member: $55.00 Student/Faculty: $20.00 Register HERE.

HOW HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAMS CREATE LEAN CONSTRUCTION RESULTS: AN ARCHITECT’S PERSPECTIVE

USING SIX-SIGMA TO MEASURE THE POSITIVE IMPACT “LEAN” HAS TO OFFER IN PROJECT DELIVERY

“REALIZING OUR COLLECTIVE POTENTIAL – TRANSLATING TACIT KNOWLEDGE INTO REAL VALUE”

“HOW TO IMPLEMENT A LEAN CULTURE WITHIN AN ORGANIZATION”