Construction industry
Video
Lean construction defined
After watching Lean Construction Defined, you will learn about a transformational way to plan for, design and build capital projects.
Video
Project Conditions of Satisfaction (CoS)
Learn the secret sauce to outperforming traditional project delivery methods in the Project Conditions of Satisfaction (CoS) video from the series of 12 based on key chapters from LCI's 'Transforming Design and Construction: A Framework for Change'.
Journal article
Theorizing construction industry practice within a disaster risk reduction setting: is it a panacea or an illusion?
With the recent increases in natural hazard events worldwide, and the likelihood that this will worsen still further with anticipated climate changes, the construction industry is increasingly contributing to building resilience within disaster-affected communities. Existing industry expertise, its educational approaches and the related theoretical frameworks, however, all require adjustment if these changing needs are to...
Journal article
Improving construction processes using Lean management methodologies: Cost case study
This article presents the idea of introducing Lean Management methodologies in chosen construction processes and the purpose of the study is to show how Lean Management can influence the total cost of the selected process of managing storage areas on the construction site.
Journal article
Differences in the actual level of defects and the final acceptance protocols of new flats and apartments
Every year in Eastern Europe, especially in Poland, thousands of flats and apartments are ready to move into. The authors analyzed detected defects that most frequently were not entered in the protocols, along with a brief summary of possible causes of the prevalence of such situations, using one of the methods of Lean Management connected...