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The Complexities of Production Planning for Pharmaceutical Facilities
Monday, January 24, 2022
By Michael Cloud, Manager of Construction, Jacobs
Gratefully acknowledge the contributions of Scott Donnelly, Director of Engineering, Merck; Jeff Beck, Executive Project Manager, Jacobs; Mike D’Avanzo, Vice President / Regional Manager, Total Facil...
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Unstoppable Lean – A story of Building a Lean Culture
Friday, December 10, 2021
By Kenneth McBroom, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Often when an individual or an organization strives to change things for the better, and the effort fails, the memory of that failure lasts a long time. As a result, this can often lead to not...
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Lean Construction Institute honors George Zettel with Chairman’s Award at upcoming LCI Congress
Monday, September 27, 2021
The Lean Construction Institute (LCI) will recognize Turner Construction Company’s George Zettel for his tireless efforts to improve project performance in the design and construction industry by supporting LCI’s mission.
The Chairman’s Award recogn...
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LCI honors Albert Manshum, with Pioneer Award at upcoming LCI Congress
Monday, September 27, 2021
The Lean Construction Institute (LCI) will recognize Advocate Aurora Health’s Albert Manshum for his service to the design and construction community by awarding him the 2021 Pioneer Award.
The Pioneer Award recognizes individuals who have moved the...
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2021 Lean Construction Institute Design Award
Monday, September 20, 2021
The Lean Construction Institute is pleased to recognize the two awardees of the first annual Lean in Design Award:
Dr. Anne Anderson High School
Owner: Edmonton School
Design Firm: BR2 Architecture w/ AODBT Architecture & Interior Design
Gen...
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Lean Lessons in Automotive (and How They Apply to Your Next Project)
Monday, September 13, 2021
By Eric Fish; Barton Malow Holdings, Jaclyn Saffa; Ghafari Associates & Nicole Ghafari; Ghafari Associates
How do you build a three-story, 800,000-SF automotive paint shop – part of the City of Detroit’s first new general assembly automotive plant i...
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An Owners Only Course on Lean
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
By Howie Ferguson, Construction Owners Association of America; Executive Director
Lean. Sure, of course ... eliminating waste, right? Like puppies and world peace – who wouldn’t be in favor of it? But what does it really consist of and how specific...
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“Did Covid Kill Lean?”
Friday, July 23, 2021
By: Dan Fauchier, CMF, Lean Coach
Background
“Did Covid Kill Lean?” was the question posed to 17 Lean Champions from a cross-section of LCI members: 3 designers, 7 builders, 3 owners and 4 trade partners – volunteers from a pool of 33 to whom we re...
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Lean Motivational Letter: Jennifer Lacy
Thursday, June 24, 2021
By Jennifer Lacy
There are moments when I’m sitting in a group of accomplished Lean construction professionals, and I experience imposter syndrome.
I’ve never built a house, or managed the construction of a hotel or a hospital. Instead, my career p...
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How 360° Images Improve Communication on Lean Projects Through Greater Visibility, Coordination, and Progress Tracking
Monday, June 21, 2021
By Tom Feliz, Director of Enterprise Sales at OpenSpace and Benjamin Feldman, Content Marketing Manager at OpenSpace
Lean construction principles bring many benefits to teams who follow them, but they also require a higher level of communication. O...
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The Secret Sauce: Start Simple
Friday, June 18, 2021
By Michelle Whiteside; Brasfield & Gorrie LLC, Ryan Nagle; Envise & Katie Wells; Brasfield & Gorrie LLC
You’ve been to a conference, you drank the Kool-Aid, and now you’re ready for your organization to start getting down with this whole Lean thing....
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It’s Time to Bring Out the Best in Each Other
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
By Rebecca Snelling and Hal Macomber
The foundation of Lean is Respect for People and Continuous Improvement. Statistics, history, data, and our personal experiences tell us there are plenty of opportunities to get better results with projects in ou...
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How Digital Construction Tools Improve Productivity by Enhancing Remote Planning & Task Management
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
By: Shani Sharif, Senior Product Manager, Autodesk
There’s no question that the last year has dramatically impacted how the industry operates. Virtually every aspect of construction projects — whether it’s safety planning, supply chain management, o...
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The Master Builder is dead, long live the Master Builder.
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Blog Author: Ben Callam, Innovation Lead, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Last week I had the pleasure of participating in a fantastic LCI Design forum panel where the topic of the “Master Builder” came up in a discussion about how teams work toge...
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2021 Virtual Design Forum – what to expect as an attendee!
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Register to explore Managing, Adjusting and Innovating through Disruption: Accelerating Forward!
Register Now!
While our world is taking steps to put the COVID-19 pandemic behind us – the staff at LCI made the decision to host this year’s Design F...
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Lean isn’t just for the giants – Sustaining Sponsor Blog Corner
Monday, February 22, 2021
Medium-sized contractors should be the standard-bearers for Lean. Not only do they have a clear financial incentive to maximize productivity, but their business leaders are less siloed and more likely to interact with team members in the field. Getti...
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LCI honors Christian Pikel, with Chairman’s Award at upcoming LCI Congress
Monday, September 28, 2020
ARLINGTON, Va. – Sept. 28, 2020 — The Lean Construction Institute (LCI) will recognize The ReAlignment Group’s Christian Pikel for his work moving the design and construction industry forward through LCI’s mission by honoring him with the Chairman Aw...
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LCI honors Dean Reed, with Pioneer Award at upcoming LCI Congress
Monday, September 28, 2020
ARLINGTON, Va. – Sept. 21, 2020 — The Lean Construction Institute (LCI) will recognize DPR Construction’s Dean Reed for his outstanding service to the construction industry and the Lean community by honoring him with the Pioneer Award at its 22nd Ann...
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What is your company doing to transform its Lean practices due to the impact of COVID-19?
Monday, August 17, 2020
LCI is giving away one free registration to the 22nd LCI Congress core program valued at $695, offered virtually Oct. 20-23, to the winner of our LCI Corporate Member COVID-19 Lean Solutions Campaign!
To enter, post the link to your company’s blog p...
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LCI San Antonio CoP offers new Lean Learning Series for interactive Lean discussion
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
LCI recently released the Lean Learning Series to provide LCI Communities of Practice (CoPs) and LCI corporate members with a short, interactive and educational presentation and discussion opportunity on six varying Lean topics. Since then, LCI San A...
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Effective Big Room eLearning leads to better onboarding and collaboration
Friday, July 10, 2020
Do you face challenges in your approach to improve collaboration and drive transparency within your team? Do you want to increase foundational understanding of a Big Room concept at your company? In just 90 minutes, LCI’s Effective Big Room eLearning...
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Lean Thinking During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
In 2016, the staff at the Lynn Community Health Center (LCHC) implemented a PDCA approach in the clinic. PDCA is part of the Lean thinking process. They began by trying to reduce chaos. Part of the PDCA approach is to reduce factors that impede work...
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Promoting Diversity in the Workplace
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Dome received survey results in early 2018 that indicated that women do not see as much professional growth opportunity for them at Dome as men do. Internally we discussed this issue and the fact that we believed we were doing all the right things, y...
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Remembering Gregory Howell
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the recent passing of Greg Howell, one of the co-founders of the Lean Construction Institute and of the Lean Design and Construction discipline itself. Together with his friend and colleague Glenn Ballard,...
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LCI Member Companies and COVID-19
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
LCI conducted a survey of member companies to gather information on how they have adjusted Lean practices as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
It was reported that 93.8% of companies have adjusted Lean practices as a result of the pandemic. Those p...
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What you can expect from the virtual Lean in Design Forum
Monday, May 11, 2020
Adjusting to our new normal, no matter how temporary, means reimagining how we connect and learn. This year’s Lean in Design Forum is a prime example. The now virtual event may look and feel different, but the cutting-edge content, expert presentatio...
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Speaker Spotlight: Meet the Experts Presenting at 2020 Design Forum
Monday, May 4, 2020
LCI’s virtual Lean in Design Forum, May 27–28, will feature industry experts, each bringing a unique perspective to inspire attendees. Get to know the plenary speakers who will share how equity, diversity and inclusion has strengthened their teams an...
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Takt Planning & Scheduling and COVID-19
Friday, May 1, 2020
What does Takt Planning & Scheduling have to do with COVID-19?
Takt Planning & Scheduling could be one of the most important construction practices to keep both your workers and your bottom line healthy. This is because Takt Planning & Scheduling tr...
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Modular Construction and Prefabrication Support Healthcare Builds
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
In an effort to respond quickly and effectively in the current crisis, design and construction companies have been hard at work supporting the construction of new or temporary healthcare facility builds as well as modifying, when necessary, existing...
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Strengthen your team’s collaboration by embracing equity, diversity and inclusion
Friday, April 17, 2020
To keep our community safe and healthy but still connected, the Lean in Design Forum is now being held virtually May 27–28. Architects, engineers, preconstruction professionals, general contractors, owners and more will come together from the safety...
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Why should you participate in the virtual 2020 Lean in Design Forum?
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Register now to explore equity, diversity and inclusion in high-performing teams This year, we’ve shifted our plans for the Lean in Design Forum in response to COVID-19 and will be going virtual for the first time. The program will stay intact -- a...
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Searching for the Lost “Art of Milestones” by Perry L. Thompson
Monday, April 13, 2020
Milestones, we all know what they are and what we are supposed to do with them, right? Well, from this trade partner's perspective, the significance of milestones has been forgotten, and is a lost art. Unless, of course, we are talking about the “end...
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LCI COVID-19 Consultant Partner Survey Results
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
LCI asked our Consultant Partners to share how COVID-19 has impacted their consulting business. A survey was conducted with the intention of gathering insights into what project teams are doing to shift given the current situation. There was a good a...
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Collaborative Contracting Challenges and Benefits - McKinsey & Company
Thursday, April 2, 2020
McKinsey & Company published a great article on collaborative contracting challenges and benefits in January 2020. Definitely worth a read! "The value at stake for project owners is enormous. If just half of the 15 to 20 percent improvement realized...
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Member Companies Retool to Help Combat COVID-19
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
LCI is grateful to see member companies donating supplies from projects such as N95 masks to hospitals to protect our healthcare professionals during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Two of LCI’s well known manufacturing members, General Motors (GM)...
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2020 Design Forum Keynotes Announced
Monday, March 30, 2020
Two expert keynotes will join this year’s Design Forum, bringing expertise and inspiration focused on our theme of “Exploring Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in High-Performing Teams.”
Heather Currier Hunt
Session: “Design Thinking & Diversity”
As...
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Connecting on Social Media
Friday, February 28, 2020
Today around seven-in-ten Americans use social media to connect with one another, get news content, share information and for entertainment. Are you one of those Americans who utilizes social networks daily? Are you connected with the Lean Constructi...
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LCI eLearning – How can I benefit from taking LCI eLearning courses?
Monday, February 10, 2020
The Lean Construction Institute (LCI) is dedicated to providing the most current and innovative Lean learning tools as relevant to the design and construction industry. Many industry professionals are slammed trying to meet deadlines, being on site a...
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What is it really like to attend a Community of Practice Lean happy hour?
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
The Lean Construction Institute Communities of Practice (CoP) organization is 31 strong! Each exists to support you in your Lean journey, at whatever level you may be, by providing educational courses, presentations and networking opportunities. If y...
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Dan Heinemeier featured in the Fall 2019 issue of Construction User
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
In the Fall 2019 issue of Construction User, LCI’s Executive Director, Dan Heinemeier was featured for his article Lean Design and Construction: Driving Productivity Gains and Respect for People. Heinemeier’s article highlights advantages of implemen...
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Top takeaways from the Lean Construction Institute Congress 2019
Sunday, November 17, 2019
Bernita Beikmann, HKS, LCI Board Chair, provides a practical perspective about what the 2019 LCI Congress is really about and how others in the construction industry can benefit from shared stories and lessons learned at the LCI Congress.
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LCI Announces Enterprise-Level Access to Interactive eLearning Program
Monday, October 14, 2019
24/7 eLearning available anywhere, anytime, from any device
Arlington, Va. – September 30, 2019 — Lean Construction Institute (LCI) is pleased to announce the availability of Enterprise-Level access to the organization’s eLearning program for corpor...
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LCI honors Felipe Engineer-Manriquez, McCarthy Building Companies, with Chairman’s Award at upcoming LCI Congress
Sunday, October 13, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. – Oct. 09, 2019 — Felipe Engineer-Manriquez, McCarthy Building Companies, will receive the Lean Construction Institute (LCI) Chairman’s Award for his contributions to the Institute and the design and construction industry as a whole. T...
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LCI honors Victor Sanvido, Southland Industries, with Pioneer Award at upcoming LCI Congress
Sunday, October 13, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. – Oct. 09, 2019 — The Lean Construction Institute (LCI) will recognize Dr. Victor Sanvido for his outstanding service to the construction industry and the Lean community by honoring him with the Pioneer Award at its 21st Annual Congres...
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Lean makes an A&E “Giant Trend”!
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
In its July 2019 edition, Building Design and Construction Magazine has labelled Lean adoption by the A&E industry as one of its three "Giant Trends” for 2019-20. To quote them in part:
"In recent years, we've seen traditional architectural and engi...
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More construction firms see the value of Lean
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
By Kathleen Brown, Construction Dive
Kristin Hill, LCI's Director of Education, is featured in the Construction Dive article, More construction firms see the value of Lean. LCI Corporate members Brasfield & Gorrie, Skender and Southland...
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LCI rolls out a new Lean Learning Series
Friday, May 24, 2019
The LCI Immersive Education Program developed the LCI Lean Learning Series to address challenges some LCI Community of Practice (CoP) leaders and LCI corporate members face when finding speakers and presentation content for their communities and proj...
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Project Validation Guide maximizes value and team performance
Friday, May 24, 2019
There is confusion across the design and construction industry as to what project validation is, why it matters and how to best execute it. In LCI’s Project Validation Guide, project teams will find direction and resources aimed at validating project...
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New Construction Project Validation Guide Published
Friday, May 24, 2019
Arlington, Va. – May 15 2019 — The Lean Construction Institute (LCI) published a new guide for construction project validation based on research to lead teams to achieve common goals and maximize value to the owner within budget.
The Project Validat...
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What to expect at the 2019 Lean in Design Forum
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
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 In...
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Meet your Design Forum Speakers
Sunday, April 21, 2019
Next 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 t...
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IPD super teams hit jackpot for clients
Sunday, April 7, 2019
By 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 2...
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Architecture 3.0 – Disruptive Design Practice
Monday, April 1, 2019
Get 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 fu...
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How to Incorporate Lean Construction Practices Into Your Jobs
Monday, March 18, 2019
By 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...
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Top 5 reasons to attend Lean in Design Forum
Monday, March 4, 2019
Architects, 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 q...
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Doing your part to extend Lean education across our industry
Thursday, February 28, 2019
We 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 gu...
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How is your company using LCI’s 6 tenets of Lean design and construction?
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
LCI 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 o...
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Learning how Lean in the Design Phase improves client outcomes
Saturday, January 19, 2019
Design 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...
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Lean Construction: Leveraging Collaboration and Advanced Practices to Increase Project Efficiency (2013)
Thursday, January 10, 2019
by 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 stro...
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AGC's ConstructorCast: Lean Construction episode
Thursday, January 10, 2019
by 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...
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"Don't Conform, Transform!" with LCI's newest book
Monday, December 17, 2018
It’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 practitioner...
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Introduce Lean Project Delivery to your team with new eLearning
Thursday, November 8, 2018
In 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...
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ENR California: Team for Sutter's Van Ness Campus Hospital Thrives on Defying Norms
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Under 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...
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LCI honors Rebecca Snelling, JE Dunn Construction, with Chairman’s Award at upcoming LCI Congress
Monday, October 8, 2018
Arlington, 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 1...
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LCI honors Henry Nutt, Southland Industries, with Pioneer Award at upcoming LCI Congress
Monday, October 1, 2018
Arlington, Va. – Oct. 1, 2018 — The Lean Construction Institute (LCI) will honor Henry Nutt, Southland Industries, with the Pioneer Award at the 20th Annual LCI Congress for his thought-leadership in the design and construction industry.
Henry Nutt,...
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Lean Construction: A Primer for Subcontractors
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
by Jim Cavaness, MMC Contractors West, Inc. in the American Subcontractors Association (ASA) educational journal, "The Contractor's Compass." There are so many different variables and conditions of satisfaction that must be considered by all involved...
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LCI Chicago CoP is serving the need to support local students in design and construction
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
The LCI Chicago Community of Practice (CoP) recognized the late Bob Krier, a pioneer in the Chicago-land market in spreading the value of Lean construction, in November 2017 with the 1st Annual Bob Krier Award Night. Currently, the CoP core group is...
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Managing Uncertainty and Expectations in Building Design and Construction
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Perfection is a baseline expectation when you purchase a product. But as experienced owners of building projects know, design and construction is an imperfect process with a variety of inherent uncertainties. Given that reality, what can project team...
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LCI Immersive Education Program launches e-Learning
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
The LCI Immersive Education Program launched its first e-Learning course, Introduction to Last Planner System®, to make practical Lean education more accessible to practitioners with busy schedules.
The Introduction to Last Planner System® e-Learnin...
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Introduction to The Last Planner System® eLearning with downloadable resources!
Monday, July 30, 2018
The LCI Immersive Education Program launched Introduction to The Last Planner System® as its first eLearning course that will award a certificate of completion and a badge eLearners can add to their email signature to show they are on the path to adv...
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