Lean Design and Construction is a respect- and relationship-oriented production management approach to project delivery. The Lean Construction Institute (LCI) defines five cornerstones of Lean Design and Construction: Respect for people Focus on customer defined value Delivering value and eliminating waste Continuous improvement of processes Optimization of the whole While collaborative project delivery does not …
The Discipline of Teams
The industry has used the term “project team” forever to describe any group of people assembled to deliver a project, regardless of how these people work with each other (or don’t) or how successful they were at delivering a project. It seems obvious that an owner would want high-performing teams on their projects, yet historically …
Design Assist Delivery for Prefabricated Building Components
Prefabrication of building systems is being used on many building projects. The extent of prefabrication, including the types of systems and the number of different building systems, is expanding. Reasons include better quality of construction, reduced waste/LEED objectives, increased efficiency/reduced construction cost, worker safety, and project schedule. For the projects I have been involved with, …
Design Assist White Paper – Ohio Construction Transformation Council
This white paper discusses key aspects of design assist. In it, the authors: Provide an overview of the design assist process Talk about the benefits of design assist, which include design efficiency, pricing accuracy, speed to market, and constructability Address some of the challenges of design assist and offer potential solutions The authors include three …
COGENCE Partners Presenting at 2016 LCI Congress
October 5-6, 2016 • COGENCE Partners presenting in four sessions at 2016 Lean Construction Institute Congress
Design Assist Is Built on Communication and Trust
The title of this article from Plumbing Engineer caught my eye: “Design Assist Is Built on Communication and Trust.” These words matched my experience with successful design assist project delivery. The article describes aspects of design assist that are important to a successful project. One is team selection based on the culture and willingness of the …