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 ...

Only a grocer would envy the construction business’s 3%-to-5% profit margins. On average, only about half of construction work planned for a given week gets done on schedule. Those two data points are ...

Zandy, CEO of Skiles Group and co-author of The Lean Builder, will be recognized for his leadership with an award presentation on October 26 at LCI’s 25 th Congress ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS ...

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 ...

In an era of rising costs for labor and materials, the core principles of lean construction — increasing efficiency, reducing waste and improving continuously — make more sense than ever before.

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 ...

It’s gotten to the point that when we mention Lean Construction to a subcontractor, we get an eye roll rather than an enthused response, and that’s troubling. The approach, which applies research and ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Lean Construction Institute (LCI) announced today the appointment of Brian Perlberg, Esq., CM-Lean, a nationally recognized leader in construction ...