Join us for a Lean Coffee 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. 

The agenda is simple. We welcome all industry stake-holders to participate and propose discussion topics around any subject about which they want to learn or share – THERE ARE NO IRRELEVANT DISCUSSION TOPICS! Each participant takes 15 to 30 seconds to pitch their topic, written on a virtual sticky note. Once all topics have been pitched, voting begins to prioritize topics for open discussion. We’ll leverage Zoom along with Mural to create an interactive experience relying on audience participation. 

No previous Lean experience required. Come as you are and be ready to learn. Join other industry stakeholders working to solve chronic industry challenges by leveraging Lean thinking and practices. 

RSVP to receive the Zoom link for this event. This is going to be an interactive session and joining from your mobile device will likely be frustrating. For that reason, we encourage all attendees to join from a laptop or desktop computer. We also ask that everyone #TurnYourCameraOn! It will enrich the experience for all participants.

Hear from six superintendents in this engaging and no B.S. event. First we'll hear from three generations of Superintendents all with Herrero Builders in a recorded 27 minute session from LCI Congress that ranked as one of the top presentations from that week-long conference this past October. Then engage in some live Q&A with three generations of local Superintendents, all with experience using Lean tactics and techniques.

Overview of Herrero Builder's presentation -
“Field-Focused Lean, as told by Three Generations of Superintendents”

Summary: The most far-reaching & impactful means of creating more Value in the way we deliver construction projects remains changing the way teams interact with one another in the field. So, what motivates field productivity, or inhibits it, to achieve its maximum potential? How can we shift the tone of the Field from ‘chaos management’ to ground zero for establishing a Lean project culture? In this program, you’ll hear from three different perspectives—three generations of our inimitable leaders in the Field: Tom Guardino, a 30-year veteran General Superintendent who’s seen it all & understands better than most, the Value to be gained from leveraging Lean; David Dachauer, a 15-year Superintendent whose career has grown alongside & been shaped by Lean from its inception; & Bodie Bloyd, a 5-year Superintendent who is rising in the ranks to assume full jobsite responsibility & represents the next, tech-savvy wave of Lean implementation. Our Leaders will share practical & honest feedback on what’s working in the Field & simply, what’s not. Discussion will be driven by the wisdom gained through firsthand experience, as well as the daily challenges faced on-site. Most importantly, we’ll provide actionable steps toward implementing Lean in the Field to achieve more organized, agile, & focused teams. 

Discussion will cover:

• Common Industry Misconceptions
• Empowerment, Communication, & Culture 
• Reliable Commitments & Workflows
• The Crisis of Overburdening
• Future of Field Management.

Live Q&A with three generations of local Superintendents:

• David Corona, Sr. Superintendent - Landis Construction (30 years industry experience)
• Glenn Austin, Sr. Superintendent - Palmisano (22 years commercial construction)
• Corey Ferguson, Superintendent/Foreman - Dove Mechanical (16 years industry experience) 

No previous Lean experience required. Join other industry stakeholders working to solve chronic industry challenges by leveraging Lean thinking and practices.
RSVP to receive the Zoom link for this event.
This is going to be an interactive session and joining from your mobile device will likely be frustrating. For that reason, we encourage all attendees to join from a laptop or desktop computer.We also ask that everyone #TurnYourCameraOn ! It will enrich the experience for all participants.

Better conversations lead to better culture - Join us for an interactive event focusing on one of Lean’s Core Values – Respect for People. The word “respect” in the context of Lean has a very definitive meaning: Engage and empower the people closest to the work so that they can assess the current condition, create solutions to problems and standardize what’s working.

Recent events have shed light on a dire need to address diversity, equity, and inclusion in the architecture, engineering and construction professions. Join us as we explore the convergence of Lean Methodology and DEI. We have enlisted a group of local industry experts and guest collaborators to help facilitate this much needed conversation.

Guest Facilitators:

• Eve Arnold – AOS, Team Development Manager
• Damona Barnes - HR Nola, HR Consultant
• Janki DePalma – DCI Engineers, Business Development Manager
• Lindsay Baach Friedmann, Anti-Defamation League, Associate Regional Director
• Hermione Malone – Good Work Network, Executive Director
• Lauren Marshall – Woodward, Director of Diversity and Inclusion
• Sombra Williams – Recovery School District, Executive Director, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program

A Lean Coffee is designed to break down barriers between participants, encourages input from everyone present, and all topics are generated and managed by the participants. No previous Lean experience is required. A Lean Coffee is a free space for people to explore issues and concerns they don’t otherwise get to discuss. This Free space gives people a chance to try out collaborative behaviors, exercise leadership, get help, give help and grow professionally. This is going to be an interactive session and joining from your mobile device may be frustrating. For that reason, we are asking that all attendees join from a laptop or desktop computer. We also ask that everyone turnyourcameraon! It will enrich the experience for all participants.

Attendance is free of charge.  Please pre-register.

We also thank our 2020 sponsors for helping to promote awareness and adoption of Lean

2020 Lean Leader (Sustaining Sponsor)

• Landis Construction

2020 Lean Coach

• Ferguson Enterprises
• Johnson Controls Fire Protection
• Hilti Nort America
• ESC Consultants

2020 Lean Champion

• Pontchartrain Mechanical
• Automated Controls
• AOS

There is always a better way.  Learn how to improve job site safety by leveraging Lean strategies for collaboration, continuous improvement, and elimination of waste.  This interactive class is intended for superintendents, foreman, project managers, safety professionals, construction executives, building owners, and anyone responsible for safety in the workplace.  No previous Lean experience is required. 

This virtual class will introduce participants to:

• Lean Visual Management tools geared towards safety
• Plan, Do, Check, Adjust - a cycle for managing continuous improvement for both personal growth and team based improvements
• Ways to leverage lagging and leading safety indicators for improving the job site safety culture by identifying drift and how to combat it.
• The dangers of Drift - a gradual slip from best practices that can erode the safety culture in the workplace
• 5S - a Lean practice for improving job site cleanliness and efficiency
• Lean techniques for collaborative planning and problem solving that leverage a team’s collective expertise to mitigate safety risks and learn from mistakes.     

This event is co-sponsored by the Lean Construction Institute’s New Orleans Community of Practice and the Associated Builders and Contractors’ Bayou/New Orleans Chapter.  Both organizations are partnering to donate all proceeds from this event to unCommon Construction (https://uncommonconstruction.org/), a 501c3 that provides local high-school students with paid apprenticeships building houses as a way to teach life skills and construction skills, while also providing equity award scholarships from the revenue from built projects.

The class size is limited to 30 attendees.
Sign up today to reserve your spot!

Speakers:

Jeremy Atkinson, Project Manager - Landis Construction

Jeremy Atkinson is a Project Manager and Lean Coach/Facilitator at Landis Construction.  Jeremy’s career in Civilian Construction spans 10+ years, including management and safety roles for a multitude of Civil and Commercial construction projects.  Prior to entering civilian construction, Jeremy honed his leadership and management skills as an AIRBORNE US Army Combat Engineer SAPPER in the rank of Captain with combat deployments to Iraq in support of Task Force Raptor (1SFG) and Task Force Gold (6^th CAV/4^th ID).  Jeremy is a volunteer organizer for the LCI New Orleans Community of Practice, whose mission is to expand local Lean learning and adoption.  Jeremy has extensive training and experience implementing the Lean Last Planner System® and CPM scheduling.

Norbert Lathan, CSHO, CHST - Gulf Coast Regional Director ESC Safety Consultants

Norbert is the 2020 ABC Bayou Chapter Safety Chair and a 10 year safety veteran.  Nathan is currently responsible for managing twelve of ESC’s safety consultants covering Houston and the states of Louisiana, Florida, and Georgia.  Norbert is heavily involved in assisting builders and trade partners with developing safety programs for a wide range of projects in the Civil and Commercial sectors.   

We also thank our 2020 sponsors for helping to promote awareness and adoption of Lean

2020 Lean Leader (Sustaining Sponsor)

• Landis Construction

2020 Lean Coach

• Ferguson Enterprises
• Johnson Controls Fire Protection
• Hilti Nort America
• ESC Consultants

2020 Lean Champion

• Pontchartrain Mechanical
• Automated Controls
• AOS

Join us for a Lean Coffee focused on change management in the midst of the pandemic.  A panel of local industry leaders and professionals will offer their own insights and experiences and help guide breakout discussion in which all participants can expand on this theme and other topics relevant to our Lean Community of Practice.
Panelists:

• Andrew Barber, President - Bernhard MRC
• Leon Foster, Chief Performance Officer - The Lemoine Company
• Anne Teague Landis, CEO - Landis Construction
• Norbert Lathan, Southeast Regional Director - ESC Safety Consultants
• Mark Ripple, Principal, Director of Operations - Eskew+Dumez+Ripple
• Annie Cambria, COO, Educational Facilities Development – Recovery School District

RSVP to receive the Zoom link for this event.  You'll also receive a link to access our Mural dashboard where all participants are encouraged to post specific questions and discussion topics related to the event theme of Change Management.
This is going to be an interactive session and joining from your mobile device may be frustrating. For that reason, we are encouraging all attendees to join from a laptop or desktop computer.  We also ask that everyone #turnyourcameraon! It will enrich the experience for all participants.
No previous Lean experience required. Connect with other design and construction professionals seeking better ways to collaborate and build.

Registration is free.  Please pre-register.

We also thank our 2020 sponsors for helping to promote awareness and adoption of Lean

2020 Lean Leader (Sustaining Sponsor)

• Landis Construction

2020 Lean Coach

• Ferguson Enterprises
• Johnson Controls Fire Protection
• Hilti Nort America
• ESC Consultants

2020 Lean Champion

• Pontchartrain Mechanical
• Automated Controls
• AOS

Join the New Orleans Community of Practice for our first virtual Lean Coffee.  Take part in some "Plan, Do, Check, Adjust" as we leverage Zoom and Mural to facilitate a Lean Coffee complete with topic voting and breakout rooms.  This is a great opportunity to discuss the challenges and solutions teams are encountering while working (or not working) during this pandemic.

This is going to be an interactive session and joining from your mobile device may be frustrating. For that reason, we are only allowing attendees to join from your computer. We also ask that everyone #turnyourcameraon! It will enrich the experience for all participants.

Attendance is free of charge.  Please pre-register.

Thank you to Brian Winningham of Field Driven Lean for hosting and facilitating this virtual event.

We also thank our 2020 sponsors for helping to promote awareness and adoption of Lean

2020 Lean Leader (Sustaining Sponsor)

• Landis Construction

2020 Lean Coach

• Ferguson Enterprises
• Johnson Controls Fire Protection
• Hilti Nort America
• ESC Consultants

2020 Lean Champion

• Pontchartrain Mechanical
• Automated Controls
• AOS

Join the New Orleans Community of Practice for coffee and a guided discussion focused on the "8 Wastes".  Identifying and eliminating waste is a hallmark of Lean for Design and Construction.  Some waste is obvious, like excess material that ends up in a landfill.  Lean challenges us to dig deeper and recognize other wastes such as Waiting, Over Processing, Underutilized Talent, and others.  Learning to spot and address the eight wastes is an important step for teams looking to leverage Lean strategies to improve how they manage design and construction projects.

We invite practitioners of all experience levels to come share their insights, challenges, and successes with navigating the eight wastes.   

No previous Lean experience is required. Take part in an open conversation in a safe, small and low-pressure forum to discuss topics that are relevant to our Lean community.  Join other architects, designers, engineers, contractors, trade partners, owners and associated professionals, all seeking a better way to build.

The LCI Lean Learning Series is a facilitated discussion-oriented event focused on a specific Lean subject matter. The event is more structured than a Lean Coffee yet shorter and less structured than a LCI education course. Its purpose is to provide just enough knowledge base to kick start an engaging Lean discussion amongst the participants.

This topic focuses on the 8 Wastes as relevant to the design and construction industry.

Participants will learn the definition of waste and descriptions of each of the 8 Wastes with examples for further exploration. Learning will include a before and after waste walk video example.

Attendance is free of charge

Pastries and refreshments will be served.

Please park in the parking lot closest to the railroad tracks

Join us for a Lean Coffee focused on highlights from LCI Congress, the national convention held in October each year. Come hear what local professionals learned and how it impacts their lives and work. 

A group of local LCI Congress attendees will briefly present their takeaways and insights from LCI Congress. After the initial presentations, the room will vote to determine which of those topics to discuss further in an open forum. We’ll allow 10 minutes for the topic with the most votes, then 10 minutes for the next topic and so on. 

 No previous Lean experience required.  Join other architects, designers, engineers, contractors, trade partners, owners and associated professionals, all seeking a better way to build. 

As a Community of Practice (CoP), we rely on volunteers to initiate, plan, and carry out events.  Those volunteers operate as our "Core Group".  If you're interested in being part of the Core Group, please reach out to Tom Weathers: tweathers@landisllc.com.  

This year the New Orleans CoP has a group of yearly sponsors whose contributions help fund local events and workshops to promote awareness and adoption of Lean.  We thank all of our 2020 yearly CoP sponsors:    

2020 Lean Leader (Sustaining Sponsor)
· Landis Construction

2020 Lean Coach
· Ferguson Enterprises
· Johnson Controls Fire Protection
· Hilti North America
· ESC Consultants 

2020 Lean Champion
· Pontchartrain Mechanical 

It's not too late to become a yearly sponsor for 2020, learn more about sponsorship opportunities and benefits here: http://bit.ly/NOLACoP2020Sponsorship

  Registration is Free - Registration Required

Coffee and pastries will be provided.

Join the New Orleans Community of Practice for a discussion about “Takt Time” led by Hal Macomber and the Touchplan team.  Hal is a pioneer in Lean consulting for the design and construction industry.  Touchplan offers a powerful web-based platform to help facilitate the Last Planner System.  Takt Time is increasingly leveraged by project teams looking for the next opportunity in their Lean journey.

 Takt Time: Making the Most of Your Last Planner System Projects

One of the things people don’t grasp when they learn about lean in construction is we approach construction as a project-based production system. Production systems can be designed, or they can just be “evolved”. For the most part in our industry, we take on production (we call that “construction”) as a scheduling exercise — as opposed to a production system design exercise. This presentation will introduce the science of production systems and the significant opportunities available on projects.

 No previous Lean experience required.  Join other architects, designers, engineers, contractors, trade partners, owners and associated professionals, all seeking a better way to build.  

This event is co-sponsored by the LCI New Orleans Community of Practice, AIA New Orleans, & Touchplan.  

Coffee and pastries will be provided.

This course will introduce lean project delivery as an operating system relative to the design and construction industry. 

Participants will learn the key principles that are foundational to lean and be introduced to collaborative tools and approaches to eliminate/reduce waste from their projects.  This course includes a hands-on learning simulation.

Learning objectives:

• Define Lean and the principles associated with a Lean operating system.
• Identify the principles and tools relevant to Lean design and construction processes.
• Recognize various types of waste in design and construction and apply tools to reduce, minimize, and/or eliminate waste.
• Increase collaboration and communication on projects through application of structured planning systems and processes

Coffee & pastries and light lunch will be provided

Check-in begins at 7:45 a.m., Workshop will begin at 8:00 a.m.

Parking recommendation: 618 Magazine Street garage offers an early bird option when parking before 9:00 a.m.

Join us for a Lean Coffee 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. Join other architects, designers, engineers, contractors, trade partners, owners and associated professionals, all seeking a better way to build. 

When you register for this event you will be prompted to submit two topics or questions. At the event, attendees vote with their cellphones to prioritize topics and questions for open discussion. THERE ARE NO IRRELEVANT DISCUSSION TOPICS! If you're having trouble thinking of topics, consider a burning question, a challenge, or a success story that is important to you.

Coffee and pastries will be provided.