Lean Construction Institute

Los Angeles Community of Practice (CoP)

presents

Program Title:

             How to Design in a Lean Environment    

Speakers: 

Todd Henderson is a Senior Associate at Boulder Associates with 15 years of architectural experience, mainly on healthcare projects. A self-described 'change agent,' Todd led Boulder Associates' shift to BIM software and has now set his sights on furthering beneficial lean-inspired transformation of his company's culture. Why lean? "It finally dawned on me that these ideas could lead the way to the promised land ... a land where I don't have to work evenings and weekends." Todd recently relocated to the Boulder Associates' San Francisco office. When he's not working evenings and weekends, Todd practices giving presentations without reading from PowerPoint slides.

Stan Chiu is a Vice President at RTKL Associates with more than 15 years of architectural experience. Stan adapts the Lean production management model to the design and delivery of healthcare, higher education and public facilities. He is a consensus builder and promotes an integrated team approach, enlisting the knowledge and expertise of planners, designers, contractors, owners and consultants early in the design process to deliver an efficient cost effective facility. Stan’s projects have received national and local AIA awards. Stan is a member of Lean Construction Institute and is a select member of a national leadership council on Lean Principles.   Additionally, he has lectured and published extensively on Lean

Principles.

Katherine Blume is a Project Director at Southland Industries with 17 years of Design Build Mechanical system experience in many different market sectors including healthcare, hospitality, commercial and high tech.  As a contributing member to the lean construction movement, she sees lean as a means to provide our customer with better value – project that are delivered on time, on budget and with reduced waste.  Just as important, lean provides a way for all of the participants to align around common goals; reducing the conflict on projects and allowing us to enjoy the process of creating building that exceed our customer expectations.

Abstract:       

The design and construction industry are changing. In order to compete in this market the design community needs to be nimble, creative, collaborative, and more efficient. This presentation will discuss at the changes the design industry is anticipating and how Lean can be an agent for the change. The presenters will discuss tools and process that are being used in the industry and show current case studies on how Lean is being used on the front end of a project.

Date and Time:             Wednesday, June 29th 2011 from 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm

Registration / Cancellation Deadline:  Thursday June 23rd, 2011.  Registration is limited to 80 people. There will be no refunds after this time. Each person must register and pay to attend the meeting and dinner. Please help us save time, expense, and avoid people showing up at the last minute… plan ahead and register early! We cannot keep costs reasonable and caterers cannot plan their food without sufficient notice.

Early Registration Deadline:  Friday, June 17th by 11:59PM.  Late registration is available after closing of early registration.

Location: http://www.montereyhillrestaurant.com/index.php

Carpooling is encouraged.

Agenda:

4:30-5:15PM — Networking & Appetizers

5:15-7:30PM — Main Program

7:30-8:00PM — Plus/Delta Meeting Feedback

Note to First Time Attendees and Others New to Lean Construction:

Please review a glossary of terms and other introductory readings before attending the meeting by visiting http://www.leanconstruction.org 

Registration Assistance: lci-los-angeles@leanconstruction.org

** Special Registration Discounts: If you are not an LCI Member, you may sign up today at the LCI Member rate for this event if you purchase a one-year individual membership for $250. Go to: http://lci-individual-membership.eventbrite.com to read about the benefits and sign up today. Then, enter the words "New Member" when prompted for your “individual membership number” while signing up for this event at the LCI Member rate. Thanks!

Individual LCI Members may bring one guest to each LCI event at the Member Rate. Corporate LCI Members may bring any guest at the LCI Member Rate, including employees, clients, trade partners, etc. Need help looking up your individual membership number? Please contact membership@leanconstruction.org