I have spent the past 10 years studying lean construction. I’ve applied it in the construction companies I’ve worked with, and now I coach teams on the implementation of a production planning process ...

Eliminate waste in coal, gas, or nuclear power plant construction through a holistic application of lean principles. “Lean thinking” is a set of principles that work to eliminate waste and create new ...

There’s been a lot of focus on sustainability when it comes to new buildings and new factories – green building, LEED certification, and so on. That’s all laudable. Sustainable construction is a gift ...

California-based Pankow Builders' Lean initiative has been in the works since 2004. Beginning with original membership in the Northern California CoP, Pankow began developing its Lean strategy through ...

Waste that provides more services, effort or energy either before it is needed or in addition to what is needed. Examples of overproduction could be putting extra laborers on a project, assigning ...

The latest developments at construction and construction management firms in 2017-18: Bernards introduced market segment experts to lead the pursuit, management, and construction of all projects ...

The construction industry is experiencing unprecedented demand for sophisticated facilities in advanced manufacturing, data centers, healthcare, and life sciences, with the construction value in those ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Bethany Mayer didn’t want to go back to work after learning that a fellow ironworker insinuated that women like her didn’t belong there. Jordyn Bieker, an apprentice sheet metal worker ...

Let’s begin with a brief run-down on just what “lean methodology” is and where it came from. Lean methodology originated mostly from the Toyota Production System. The Toyota Motor Corporation came to ...