Turner Construction Observations of Lean Construction
November 8th, 2006 by HalGeorge Zettel opened with a shot of a pull phase scheduling photo showing collaboration among dozens of people including independent inspectors. It's a process he said, "…clarifies what done means." He went on,
"Culture will eat change for lunch everyday."
Turner Construction is an enthusiastic promoter of lean construction.
George acknowledged that early on Turner was a reluctant participant. In the last two years that has changed significantly. They are enthusiastically taking lean construction to healthcare projects for other clients. ( projects are underway. 4 of them are for clients other than Sutter. Lean construction is spreading next to the Cincinnati, OH division.
George shifted the conversation to elaborate on the value of 3D and 4D modeling. He shared examples of doing studies of 2D details that didn't uncover clashes. He shared his team's enthusiasm for incorporating BIM into their future projects.
Turner is taking a generous stance with the training they are doing. They invite competitors and others' clients to thier sessions. George takes a leadership role in keeping the Lean Coordinators' Group going in northern CA. In short, George and Turner Construction are enthusiastic promoters of lean construction.
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