Stackable blocks aren't just for children: The Associated General Contractors of Washington is using them to teach lean-construction principles to grown-ups. Over the summer employees from GLY ...

The Lean construction movement is on the march. Its parent organization, the Lean Construction Institute, celebrated its 20th anniversary last year. LCI now has 218 corporate members, 38 owner members ...

TEAM TIME: Going lean is a true team effort, because it means anticipating the needs of employees whose jobs are several steps down the line. July 9, 2018 At B&I Contractors’ job sites, workers aren’t ...

Construction is ripe for lean’s waste-reduction tactics. According to Taylor, only 41% of a construction worker’s day adds value that a client would be willing to pay for. The rest of the day is some ...

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 ...

The process of designing and constructing a building is markedly different from that of manufacturing a product. But adapting lean production-management concepts from manufacturing for use in ...