Awards

Awards

LCI has three awards that are presented at the annual LCI Congress event in October. These awards constitute an essential aspect of LCI programs, recognizing the accomplishments of individuals in the Lean environment who have provided extraordinary service on behalf of LCI and/or the industry as a whole.

Pioneer Award

The LCI Pioneer Award recognizes individuals who have moved the design and construction industry forward in embracing and implementing Lean tools and techniques.

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Chairman's Award

The LCI Chairman’s Award recognizes individuals who have moved the Lean Construction Institute forward in meeting its mission of transforming the design and construction industry. The awards are given out during LCI’s Annual Congress where awardees are recognized by the Lean Design and Construction community.

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Design Award - A Team Award

The LCI Design Award recognizes project teams that are delivering outstanding design while advancing the industry through collaborative Lean Project Delivery. The purpose of this award is to encourage the adoption of Lean approaches and methods to improve project outcome and elevate design.

2022 Annual Awards Recipients

 

2022 pioneer award winners

Pioneer Award

Howard Ashcraft and Lisa Dal Gallo
Hanson Bridgett

Howard, Lisa and the Hanson Bridgett IPD team have structured over 140 pure IPD projects—most of which also used Lean methodologies. Through this work they developed the theoretical and practical underpinning for Integrated Project Delivery.

 

2022 charimans award winners

Chairman’s Award

Douglas Lee
Brasfield & Gorrie

Beginning his Lean journey 15 years ago, Douglas is known as a ‘Big L’ in the Lean community. He works with team members to implement collaborative strategies around budget/schedule and jumpstarted the Lean transformation at Brasfield & Gorrie.

2022 Annual Design Award Recipients

2022 design award winners

 

Joan and Sanford I. Weill Neurosciences Building

  • Owner: University of California, San Francisco
  • Architect of Record: SmithGroup
  • Design Architect: Mark Cavagnero Associates
  • CM-at-Risk Builder: DPR Construction
  • Program Manager: Jacobs
  • Structural Engineer: Degenkolb
  • D/B Mechanical: Critchfield Mechanical (CMI)
  • D/B Electrical: Cupertino Electric, Inc
  • D/B Plumbing: Southland Industries
  • D/B façade: Walters & Wolf Glass Company

2022 Design Award Honorable Mentions

Advocate Outpatient Center Oak Lawn

  • Owner: Advocate Aurora Health
  • Design Firm: HDR
  • General Contractor: The Boldt Company

Pavilion at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

  • Owner: University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • Design Firm: HDR
  • General Contractor:  Balfour Beatty
  • Construction Manager:  LF Driscoll

Previous Award Recipients

2021

Albert Manshum, Advocate Aurora Health

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George Zettel, Turner Construction Company

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2020

Dean Reed, DPR Construction

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Christian Pikel, The ReAlignment Group

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2019

Victor Sanvido, Senior Vice President Southland Industries

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Felipe Engineer-Manriquez, Lean Director McCarthy Building Companies

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2018

Henry Nutt, III Sheet Metal Superintendent Southland Industries

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Rebecca Snelling Vice President and National Lean Director J.E. Dunn Construction

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2017

Michael Bade Associate Vice Chancellor Capital Programs & Campus Architect University of California, San Francisco

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Bevan Mace National Vice President Operations & Lean Balfour Beatty US

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2016

Hal Macomber President Macomber Consultants, LLC

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2015

Iris D. Tommelein Director Project Production Systems Laboratory (P2SL) Professor, Engineering and Project Management University of California, Berkeley

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Bernita Beikmann Principal Director of Lean Strategy HKS Inc.

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2014

Walt Disney Imagineering

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Romano Nickerson Principal Boulder Associates

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2013

Leo Linbeck III Executive Chairman Linbeck

Dick Bayer President The ReAlignment Group, Ltd.

2012

William A. Lichtig Senior Vice President The Boldt Company Paul Reiser Executive Vice President The Boldt Company William R. Seed Director, Design & Construction Universal Health Services

2011

Glenn Ballard LCI Co-Founder Greg Howell LCI Co-Founder

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