Field Notes: People-First Planning

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Lean-driven tools to drive on-time project delivery By Paul Studley Over the past three decades I’ve spent in the field, I’ve learned some incredibly valuable lessons. One: a toolbox says a lot about the person carrying it. Two: in this fast-paced, high-risk industry where change is the only constant, you need more than blueprints, Bobcats and boots on the ground to be successful. To get the job done right and delivered on time, you need the best tools at your disposal — from sophisticated, Lean planning resources, to emotionally intelligent operations leadership and a project-first team culture. Like any industry … Read more

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Lean Construction Approach Powers More Unified, Efficient Project Team

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By Ken Osmun Construction projects are rarely completed without a hitch, but the unanticipated issues don’t have to cause delays and cost overruns. With the Lean construction approach, a project team can more successfully and easily navigate around obstacles — and even prevent many of them from arising in the first place. Delays spring from countless variables and logistics. One company may have trouble obtaining a needed element such as a lighting fixture because of a hold-up with the supplier. Another company may anticipate being temporarily short-staffed in an upcoming week. Enter Lean construction. The method is a series of … Read more

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Schneider Electric Joins Lean Construction Institute

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Schneider Electric has joined the U.S. Lean Construction Institute as a corporate member. Founded in 1997, LCI seeks to improve the construction and design industries through promoting Lean approaches to project design and delivery, focused on improving efficiency and productivity across the entire construction industry. Lean methods seek to develop and manage a project through relationships, shared knowledge and common goals. Traditional silos of knowledge, work and effort are broken down and reorganized for the betterment of the project rather than of individual participants. Through these approaches, construction companies can improve their ability to deliver projects on time and on … Read more

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BNBuilders Welcomes Construction Leaders to Team

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. – BNBuilders welcomes three construction leaders to its Southern California team: Tom McCready, Matt Hersam and Douglas Allen, LEED AP BD+C. McCready, BNBuilders’ newest senior superintendent, brings decades of experience as a leader in managing both large-scale, ground-up construction projects, as well as smaller renovations. Particularly, he has extensive experience in healthcare construction, managing projects for Riverside Community Hospital, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Universal Health Services, Miller Children’s Hospitals and Shriner’s Children’s Hospital to name a few. He serves on the board for the LA/Orange County Chapter of the Lean Construction Institute. Matt Hersam, project manager with BNBuilders, … Read more

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