LCI Weekly: August 27, 2026

August 27, 2026

Two Weeks Left to Lock in Early LCI Congress Pricing

Planning to join us in Atlanta for the 28th Annual LCI Congress? Don’t wait to register! Current registration rates are available through 11:59 p.m. EST on September 10, with pricing increasing September 11.

Join 1,600+ Lean professionals October 12–16 for industry-leading learning, real project insights, and connections with peers from across design and construction.

Place Your Bids in Support of the Future of Design and Construction at LCI Congress 2026!

This year’s LCI Congress Silent Auction benefits SPIKE Studio, an Atlanta-based nonprofit introducing middle and high school students from under-resourced communities to careers in architecture, engineering, construction, and development.

Every bid helps SPIKE Studio expand access, break down barriers, and inspire future leaders across the design and construction industry!

Member Connections:
Member-to-Member Webinar Series: Catch the Recording of the First, Then Save Your Seat for the Rest

You know the value of a good case study — real numbers, real obstacles, real fixes. That’s exactly what the Member to Member Webinar series delivers, straight from the people who lived it.

The series kicked off this week, on August 26, with From Silos to Synergy: Lessons in Lean Transformation. Aurelio Mayorga of Partnerships for Excellence shared the challenges he’s faced across his career — including work on one of the most expensive privately financed construction projects in U.S. history — and the small steps that turned those challenges into opportunities. Missed it live? If you’re a corporate member, the recording will be available to you in the Member Hub.

Four more sessions are on the calendar, practitioners walking you through what worked, what didn’t, and what they’d do differently, so you can skip a few hard lessons of your own.

Standard Work(flow) for Benchmarking with CII Best Practices
Sept 25, 12:00–1:00 PM ET — Benchmarking usually happens after the fact, disconnected from your live project data. See how one team embedded CII Best Practices directly into Autodesk Construction Cloud, so benchmarking drives decisions in real time instead of trailing behind them.

A Diamond in the Rough: Aligning Field Experiences with Lean
Oct 28, 12:00–1:00 PM ET — Skanska’s team will delve into turning field-vs-Lean friction into trust, using tools like the Last Planner System®

From Silos to Flow: The Integrated Design Process at Work
Nov 3, 12:00–1:00 PM ET — Discover how SSM Health Wisconsin used the Integrated Facility Design Process to merge two service lines and reshape team culture along the way.

Craft Pro Catalyst: Programs to Recruit and Retain Talent
Nov 10, 12:00–1:00 PM ET — Explore Robins & Morton’s Rocky McMichen Field Leadership Program, and how it turns experienced craft professionals into construction management leaders.

These sessions are member-only, and seats are limited. Register now to hold your spot for the ones ahead — you’ll want these on your calendar.

WEBINAR TODAY:
Minimum Functional Standards for Predictable Planning

Many planning systems fail not because teams lack commitment, but because every project follows a different process. Without consistent standards, planning meetings become less effective, constraints are missed, and workflow reliability suffers.

Join Shane Blanchard from MOCA Systems, Inc. on August 27 to learn how Minimum Functional Standards create a repeatable planning system that improves commitment reliability, strengthens constraint management, and reduces variability across projects.

Registration is complementary for all!