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Practitioners on all different paths of their Lean journey will return home from the 2019 LCI Lean in Design Forum with cutting-edge improvements they can apply to their daily work . For the first time, a theme of Driving Design Excellence Through Innovation & Collaboration will be the focus of discussions and interactive sessions. Here’s what you can expect from this must-attend design indu...
Read MoreNext month at the 2019 LCI Lean in Design Forum in Chicago, industry-leading design professionals will deliver guidance on how implementing Lean techniques from the beginning of a project can eliminate rework and increase client satisfaction. Meet the speakers who will lead sessions about scrum, set-based design, lessons learned from Big Rooms and more to reflect this year’s theme, Driving De...
Read MoreBy John Caulfield, Building Design + Construction Summary: Meet the firms achieving double-digit returns using true, shared-risk, multi-party integrated project delivery. For example, outpatient clinics that Advocate Health delivered in 2016 and 2017 under IPD contracts with eight AEC partners achieved $12.5 million in savings, or 12% below those projects’ $103.5 million target cost...
Read MoreGet ready for the 2019 Lean in Design Forum keynote address from Cliff Moser, author of Architecture 3.0: The Disruptive Design Practice Handbook, on Thursday, May 30! Cliff will directly address both the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of design, and the future for designers. According to his book, disruption in architecture happens in these five parts: You – the des...
Read MoreBy Jon Behm, Featuring Kristin Hill Put simply, lean construction is all about reducing waste. Whether it’s wasted time, movement, materials or even human potential, lean construction techniques are continually being improved and implemented to make construction sites more efficient. Kristin Hill, Director of Education Programs at the Lean Construction Institute, defines lean construction as ...
Read MoreArchitects, engineers and preconstruction professionals will come together at the 2019 LCI Lean in Design Forum in Chicago, May 29-30, to explore how implementing Lean in design will pave the way for on-time, on-budget delivery without compromising quality. Owners, trade partners and all project team members will also benefit by improving their ability to collaborate with design teams from start t...
Read MoreWe know our industry has experienced a significant lag in productivity growth for more than 20 years, and we know Lean processes are a proven solution to improving productivity and project outcomes. As skilled practitioners such as LCI Instructors guide more and more learners through interactive education courses, we will begin to bridge the knowledge gap in our industry. LCI Instructors play a...
Read MoreLCI is giving away one free registration to the 21st LCI Congress core program (Oct. 16-17) to the winner of our LCI Corporate Member Lean in Action Contest! To enter, post the link to your company's blog post on how your organization is using any of LCI's 6 tenets of Lean, and tag one or all of LCI's social media accounts mentioned below. Deadline for submission is Feb. 28. The ...
Read MoreDesign professionals want to know how they can improve client outcomes while maximizing design excellence, according to 2017 research, and the solution is to use Lean practices with the owner and contractor during design. The Lean in the Design Phase eLearning course lays out the steps needed to achieve higher project satisfaction. Is the Lean in the Design Phase eLearning course for you? Ar...
Read Moreby AGC Listen to this AGC Lean Construction podcast episode to hear from LCI member Ashley Phelps on how Gilbane Construction Company is applying Lean across the company culture holistically for maximized success, not just applying Lean tools. Also learn more about LCI's educational partnership with AGC and hear from Joe Cleves, Taft Law, on how the ConsensusDocs Lean Addendum is...
Read Moreby McGraw Hill Construction This report from 2013 builds upon the findings from previous studies on inefficiency by demonstrating that taking a Lean approach, including the use of BIM and prefabrication, makes firms more competitive and yields strong business benefits. Read More...
Read MoreIt’s time to disrupt the status quo of commercial construction projects and LCI’s newest publication, “Don’t Conform, Transform!” is your guide to transforming project outcomes. Readers will explore 11 Lean practices used by experienced practitioners to improve capital project delivery and find a new pathway to developing the unique leadership skills needed when working with a Lean pr...
Read MoreIn the design and construction industry, we face the reality that 70% of projects are delivered late, over budget, or both. The traditional, siloed approach that teams have relied on for more than 50 years has failed to improve productivity or solve the challenges our people face daily. Lean project delivery is the solution. LCI and its members practice a better way to deliver projects that has...
Read MoreUnder Sutter Health leadership, the Van Ness Campus project team, including SmithGroup, Rosendin Electric and Southland Industries, challenged each other to defy project norms that did not add value to Sutter's \"most ambitious - and unorthodox - Lean IPD job. Read More...
Read MoreArlington, Va. – Oct. 8, 2018 — Rebecca Snelling, JE Dunn Construction, will receive the Lean Construction Institute (LCI) Chairman’s Award for her contributions to LCI and the wider design and construction industry. Rebecca began her Lean journey 12 years ago by implementing Lean approaches while working for a construction company. Since then, she joined JE Dunn Construction and has made...
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©2017 Lean Construction Institute. All Rights Reserved. · Threshold Technologies, Inc.
