Lean Construction Institute

Colorado Community of Practice (CoP)

Presents

Lean Tool Gathering

(How to Join the Project Integration Revolution)

Event Sponsor: 

 Speaker:

Brant Lahnert, PE

(Bio Below) 

 Abstract:

The construction industry is the only US industry that has had a reduction in productivity over the last 40 years. The disintegration of the design and construction industries over that time has resulted in adversarial methods for building delivery that have increased costs, killed innovation, made optimization impossible, increased risk, and reduced reliability for the owner.

Only by integrating the design and construction process in a collaborative litigation-free team environment can project-centric optimization be realized. Integration seeks to create a framework in which all key team members are involved from the start to jointly determine project goals, and risk and reward are shared appropriately Sounds like a fantasy? Well, it is. 

However, KL&A has been working on projects for 15 years that have ranged from “nearly integrated” to “not integrated at all” in our capacity as structural engineers, steel detailers and construction managers of over $50 million of at-risk steel construction. We know integration is possible, but it requires a departure from many long-standing paradigms.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) concepts can encompass Building Information Modeling (BIM) and design-build, but it is bigger than those ideas. It is a better system for delivering projects, especially those requiring high levels of sustainability, coordination, schedule performance and cost reliability. The USGBC has endorsed IPD as the critical delivery method that can deliver the highest performing sustainable projects.

Value-Added Proposition (i.e., how it benefits attendees)  

• Participants will learn the fundamentals of Integrated Project Delivery and be able to contrast them to their current practice.
• Participants will understand the various meanings of “integrated delivery” as requested by some RFPs.
• Participants will understand resources available for further education or exploration into IPD.
• Participants will understand the changes that may be required of their firms in order to participate in Integrated Project Delivery.

*This course is qualified for AIA continuing education: 1.0 LU, 1.0 HSW, 1.0 SD

Agenda: 

1) Morning Munchies and Networking

2) Introduction: Welcome to LCI – Colorado Community of Practice

3) Presentation

4) Detail the Takeaways: Ask the presenter Questions.

5) Plus / Delta: Feedback to improve the next similar event.

6) Next event overview

Date and Time:

Friday, February 10th, 2012 from 7:30am to 10:00am

Registration Deadline: Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 by 5:00pm. Please help us save time, expense, and avoid people showing up at the last minute… plan ahead and register early!

Speaker Bio:

Brant Lahnert, PE, has 25 years of experience in the field of structural engineering. He has a Bachelor of Science in architectural engineering (structures) and a Master of Civil Engineering (Structures) from the University of Colorado. After two years with Atkinson-Noland & Associates in Boulder, Colo., Brant went to Menlo Park, Calif. and worked for Failure Analysis Associates (now Exponent), the largest forensic engineering firm in the U.S. at the time.

While in California, Brant worked as a senior engineer investigating failures of engineering structures which included building collapses, foundation settlements, earthquake damage and other performance problems. In 1994, he moved back to Colorado and founded KL&A of Colorado (now KL&A, Inc.) with a former colleague from Failure Analysis Associates. As principal engineer, he is responsible for the analysis, design and construction review of new buildings of all material types, and evaluation and retrofit of existing structures.

Brant is registered in eight states and is a LEED Green Associate, has been engineer-of-record for more than $1 billion worth of construction, including the Aspen Music Tent, the Janus/JW Marriot complex in Cherry Creek North and, most recently, the net-zero Research Support Facility at the National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden, Colo. In 2003, Brant assumed the position and responsibilities of chief financial officer for KL&A, which has expanded over the years to four locations with 35 employees.

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

Next Meeting:                           

Friday, March 9th, 2012

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