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Leadership
The Lean Building Blog: Buying by the square foot — an anti-Lean practice
There is nothing in homebuilding that makes less sense than purchasing by the square foot and it is a big obstacle in Lean implementation. Other than…
Best Practices
The Lean Builder: Our future – Fairmont or Fusion
With the February edition of Professional Builder, I begin a series on the evolution of quality management. Here is a more detailed version of an…
Design
The Lean Builder: Architects — my frustration overfloweth
In the past year, during our LeanPlan Workout process, we had the dubious honor of “working on” plans from 3 of the biggest name, most expensive…
Design
The Lean Builder: Lucky man - Making the most out of the housing recession
Michael J. Fox and I have something in common (besides the obvious – talent, good looks, irreverence, witty repartee, etc.) We both have an…
Best Practices
The Lean Builder Blog: Marshall Field had it right
Last weekend was the annual Christmas sojourn to my wife’s relatives in Chicago. On the obligatory trip downtown to Marshall Field’s to see the…
Technology
The Lean Builder Blog: PO vs. VPO – Another ‘voice of the process’
One of the requirements in Lean Operations is harnessing the “Voice of the Process.” Your processes can teach you so much and hence save you a lot of…
Leadership
The Lean Builder Blog: Don’t let this passion go to waste
Yesterday after presenting an orientation for our LeanPlan Workout process to a group of suppliers & trades in Texas, a contractor named Mike…
Leadership
The Lean Builder Blog: Turnkey or not?
I am frequently asked, what is the right way to buy labor and materials? Should you use turnkey suppliers and trades or should you purchase and…
Design
The Lean Building Blog: The problem with architects
Last year PB received an official complaint letter from a high level staffer at the AIA, basically saying that I was being unfair to Architects. I…
Design
The Lean Building Blog: Nothing left to take away?
If asked, I would be hard-pressed to pick a favorite author, but if forced to choose just one I would go with Antoine St. Exupery. St. Ex, as he is…