Lessons Learned from the Most Sustainable Building in the World
Ron Bakker, founding Partner at PLP Architecture was involved with designing the world’s most sustainable office building known as the Edge and it is located in Amsterdam. We discuss the different elements of the building life cycle, from design to occupancy and operation including 30,000 sensors collecting data on a moment by moment basis. We…
Listen to EpisodeLean Construction Institute Congress Recap: Part 4
Frank Barnes, Eric Ahlstrom, Rex Miller (Left to Right) Topics Covered in this Episode: Capturing the Millennial Generations into AEC with Lean How to Implement Lean in Organizations Lean Tools Lean Behavior High Performance Teams Future of Construction / Lean Implementation How to get a Lean Mindset How to Get the Best Out of the next…
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Mackenzie Skene, Steven Wilson, Muhsin Lihony, Howard Ashcraft, John Hayward (Left to Right) Topics Covered in this Episode: Process Design Capturing the Millennial Generations into AEC with Lean How to Implement Lean in Organizations Lean Tools Lean Behavior Lowering Risk Through better Contracts: Integrated Project Delivery Future of Construction / Lean Implementation How to get a…
Listen to EpisodeHow to Develop a ‘Real’ Sustainability Program that Aligns with your Organization – w/ Barbra Batshalom from the Sustainable Performance Institute
Barbra Batshalom is the Founder & CEO of the Sustainable Performance Institute. She is a social entrepreneur, educator and change agent. She works with a variety of governmental, institutional and private sector organizations to help them institutionalize sustainability and achieve portfolio-wide measurable improvements in performance and profitability. With a diverse background of fine arts, social psychology and…
Listen to EpisodeHow to Increase Performance and Productivity of Your Capital Projects w/ Stephen Mulva
Dr. Stephen Mulva Director of CII, an Organized Research Unit of the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. His current research projects are focused on the performance and productivity of capital projects in most sectors of the modern economy. In addition to his responsibilities at CII, Stephen teaches graduate courses in…
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