James P. Barrett Named National Director of Lean Building for Turner

Barrett will drive the adoption of Lean processes, including the use of Building Information Modeling technologies on Turner projects

New York, N.Y.   — Turner Construction Company, the nation's leading general builder, announced James P. Barrett has been promoted to the National Director of Lean Building for the firm. In his role, Barrett will drive the adoption of Lean processes on Turner projects, including the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) technologies, to improve safety and quality while reducing waste and maximizing value to our clients.

Turner has seen tremendous growth in our implementation of BIM across the country. In the past year alone, the firm has nearly doubled the number of BIM projects to 180 in total, representing more than $28 billion in construction volume. Turner's accelerating adoption of BIM is an acknowledgement that it has matured as a proven tool that can deliver tangible benefits to our projects and our clients. In addition, Turner has seen growing interest within the company and the industry in the application of Lean / Six Sigma principles to the design and construction process. Individually, both Lean and BIM can be effective but together they complement and enhance each other to further strengthen Turner's core competencies as a builder and as a supply chain services provider.

Barrett joined Turner as a co-op student in the firm's Boston office in 1993. During his career, Barrett has explored and implemented innovative processes and technologies, including beginning more than ten years ago, the early application of 3-Dimensional technologies for construction visualization. Barrett has held various positions at Turner that include Manager of the firm's Houston, Texas office and Manager of the firm's Special Projects Division in Connecticut. In his most recent assignment, Jim managed Turner's implementation of BIM in the New York region and the development of Turner's national policies and protocols for integration of model-based business practices.