ASLA SKILL | ED: Lean Project Delivery in Design and Construction

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This course series focuses on Lean Project Delivery to help design, document and build projects on time and on budget. Lean methodology is a process, culture, and way of thinking. It is aimed at creating more value for the client and eliminating waste occurring from a lack of collaborative planning.  

Lean processes are often applied in the design and construction industry by owners, designers, general contractors, construction project managers, and tradespeople. With a Lean mindset, design teams can share information freely and collaboratively to solve difficult problems and make decisions quickly and efficiently.

Special THANK YOU to our General Sponsors: 

Boston Architectural College
Iowa State University
University of Georgia



  • Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits

    This session introduces Lean Project Delivery as relevant to the design and construction industry, compares conventional delivery with Lean delivery outcomes, and describes the goals and benefits of Lean. With real examples of lean principles and tools used during the design phase on projects you will leave this session with improvements you can bring directly to your projects.

    This session introduces Lean Project Delivery as relevant to the design and construction industry, compares conventional delivery with Lean delivery outcomes, and describes the goals and benefits of Lean. With real examples of lean principles and tools used during the design phase on projects you will leave this session with improvements you can bring directly to your projects.

    Learning Objectives:

    • Identify the key principles foundational to Lean, known as the LCI 6 Tenets of Lean.
    • Understand Lean as a mindset to continuously improve working processes to seek increased productivity and successful project outcomes.
    • Explore ways to eliminate waste in processes by introducing more cross-functional collaboration, team-wide planning, and holistic decision making. 
    • Learn how to mitigate siloed thinking and re-work that results from conventional project delivery.

    Ed Thompson

    Director of Business Development

    Cherry City Electric

    Ed Thompson is the Director of Business Development for Cherry City Electric in Oregon. Ed's experience on many Lean projects in the preconstruction phase for the last 10 years has motivated him to inspire as many people as will listen about the benifits of Lean Construction. 

    Ed has presented many times at the Lean Construction Institute Congress and also at DBIA and CMAA Focus Conferences. The passion and story telling you will get from attending one of his presentations will be worth your time.

    Ed is a Certified Practitioner from the Lean Construction Institute with the LCI-CPC Certification.

    Patricia Matamoros, ASLA, SITES AP, WEDG (Moderator)

    Senior Associate

    Savino & Miller Design Studio

    Patricia Matamoros began her career in architecture and after a few years working in the field, made the decision to return to graduate school and study landscape architecture. She started this degree in Caracas, Venezuela and finished it in Miami while interning at SMDS. Upon graduation she accepted a full-time position at the studio and has since engaged in a number of public and private projects as a project manager and design associate.

    Patricia is particularly passionate about recovering unused or misused public spaces for community enjoyment, as well as increasing the resilience of coastal cities against sea-level rise.

  • Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 06/14/2023

    The Last Planner System® (LPS) focuses on generating and maintaining flow in work processes by promoting conversations between team members so they can identify problems before those issues interrupt the flow of work. This session introduces the five levels of the LPS around which all planning occurs: should, can, will, did, and learn.

    The Last Planner System® (LPS) focuses on generating and maintaining flow in work processes by promoting conversations between team members so they can identify problems before those issues interrupt the flow of work. This session introduces the five levels of the LPS around which all planning occurs: should, can, will, did, and learn. 

    Learning Objectives:

    • Identify the five elements of the Last Planner System, including how they work together and apply them to the design phase of a project.
    • Gain knowledge of the benefits of using the Last Planner System in design on a project.
    • Understand the difference in push versus pull methodology to maintain workflow.
    • Understand how innovation increases when lookahead planning allows team members to contribute unique countermeasures in real time.

    Amy Clements

    Sr Lean Specialist

    JE Dunn Construction

    Amy Clements has been working in the Portland A/E/C community for 20 years. Currently as a Senior Lean Specialist for JE Dunn Construction, training and coaching project teams on lean practices, behaviors, and the use of Last Planner System. Amy is the Lean Construction Institute Cascadia-Portland CoP Leader. She is happy to share her knowledge of lean practices, enjoys working collaboratively with project teams to define expectations and the value of the project and find efficiencies in the work, while working in a team environment where the skills of individuals are pulled together for the success of a common goal.

    Toshihiko Karato, ASLA (Moderator)

    Senior Associate

    COEN + PARTNERS

    Toshi is devoted to exploring the meaningful places that ground people to their cultural and ecological landscapes shaping their individual identities. From residential gardens to campus master plans, he strives to create places that are beautiful and resilient with a focus on the ephemeral experiences. Drawing on his background in history and engineering, he is passionate about integrating performative projects in broader narratives of place.

    He received his Masters of Landscape Architecture and Masters of Architecture from the University of Virginia and his work has been recognized by the ASLA and ICAA. While in New York, he served on the board of NYSCLA and ASLA-NY Chapter advocating for the profession and its public service.

    Toshi enjoys exploring the local cultural and natural offerings, as well as traveling near and far—often visiting the landscapes he grew up with in Japan and Germany.

  • Contains 5 Component(s), Includes Credits

    In the design and construction industry – as in all industries – complex problems arise daily. Each project contains hundreds of decisions containing thousands of variables and sorting them out to arrive at the best outcome is critical. A3 problem solving provides teams with a strategy to effectively and efficiently deal with problems that they encounter and decisions that need to be reached, bringing the entire team into the collaborative problem-solving process.

    In the design and construction industry – as in all industries – complex problems arise daily. Each project contains hundreds of decisions containing thousands of variables and sorting them out to arrive at the best outcome is critical. A3 problem solving provides teams with a strategy to effectively and efficiently deal with problems that they encounter and decisions that need to be reached, bringing the entire team into the collaborative problem-solving process.

    Learning Objectives:

    • Discover the key elements of an A3 report which distill the entirety of a problem. 
    • Explore how team members can collaborate and rationalize through an effective problem-solving process.
    • Understand how the Plan, Do, Check, Adjust (PDCA) cycle supports the A3 problem solving as a whole.

    Jeremiah Sugarman

    Lean Services Manager

    JE Dunn Construction

    Jeremiah is a licensed architect, Six Sigma Black Belt and lean practitioner. His experience has been in design and project management, delivering Healthcare, Civic, Education and Commercial projects from concept to completion.

    For Jeremiah, every project starts with respect for people and is a chance to learn and grow. He is passionate about delivering value, developing good processes, continuously improving and removing systemic waste where possible.

    Shawn Balon, ASLA (Moderator)

    Studio Director

    Timmons Group

    Shawn Balon, PLA, ASLA, is the Studio Director at Timmons Group in Richmond, VA, where he leads creative, collaborative teams dedicated to design innovation and delivery excellence, uses his unique design perspective to bring new approaches to design process and strategy, and develops next-generation talent.

    Shawn has worked in the design, education, and non-profit sectors throughout the United States. As a landscape architect, Shawn has collaborated on national and international projects with award-winning firms in Florida, Texas, Washington, DC, Virginia, and Beijing, China. His design skills combine graphic communications, conceptual design, community engagement, placemaking, master planning, and project management. 

  • Contains 5 Component(s), Includes Credits

    Despite advances toward gender equality, construction administration and the construction environment remain male dominated. Join us for a conversation between female-identifying professionals within landscape architecture and the construction industry who share their experiences collaborating on a notable case study, the National World War I Memorial.

    Despite advances toward gender equality, construction administration and the construction environment remain male dominated. Join us for a conversation between female-identifying professionals within landscape architecture and the construction industry who share their experiences collaborating on a notable case study, the National World War I Memorial.

    Learning objectives:

    • Learn about the construction administration process from three women that were instrumental in its construction.
    • Foster relationships between diverse collaborators and appreciate how to work collaboratively across disciplines.
    • Promote the value of gender diversity within all phases of design, especially during the construction administration process.
    • Gain perspective in changing gender dynamics in design.

    Gabriella Salvemini, ASLA

    Associate

    DAVID RUBIN Land Collective

    Gabriella is a registered Landscape Architect with over eight years of experience in the mid-Atlantic and northeast regions. Educated at the Pennsylvania State University, her studies abroad have helped shape an appreciation of different cultures, demographics, and ecosystems. She is currently interested in the agency of place and how design can be a transformative factor for both communities and ecosystems and continues to apply that interest to a variety of scales at DAVID RUBIN Land Collective.

    Mandi Fung

    Project Manager & Landscape Designer

    DAVID RUBIN Land Collective

    Mandi has a background in art, landscape, and architecture. She is passionate about shaping public space at the intersection of the three and exploring narrative through design. Her professional project experience includes cultural landscapes; state, regional, and urban parks; conservation agriculture projects; higher education; and botanic gardens. In addition to her professional project experience, Mandi has taught undergraduate studios and seminars focused on temporary urbanism in Berlin and public space along Scandinavian waterfronts. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture with Highest Honors from Pratt Institute.

    Lauren Biales Wise, LEED Green Associate

    Project Manager

    Grunley Construction

    Lauren Biales Wise (LEED Green Associate) is a Project Manager for Grunley Construction and a part time student pursuing an M.S. in Civil Engineering from Mississippi State University. She is originally from Ohio and relocated to the Washington D.C. area five years ago. Prior to starting her career, she earned her undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from The Ohio State University (Go Bucks!). Lauren's most recent and meaningful construction projects both required careful coordination with the projects' Landscape Architects. She really enjoys working on diverse project teams and collaborating to construct impactful architectural features and structures.

    Casey Cloonan, LEED Green Associate

    Project Engineer

    Grunley Construction Company

    Casey Cloonan, LEED Green Associate, is a Project Engineer with Grunley Construction Company, based in the Washington, DC area. Casey graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.S. in Civil Engineering in 2019. Since her graduation, she has been lucky enough to work on several challenging and rewarding projects including the construction of the National WWI Memorial, the Hirshhorn Museum Envelope Repairs, and the National Museum of Women in the Arts Building Renovation.

  • Contains 1 Component(s)

    Learn how to utilize Smartsheet to increase project productivity - track project roles and responsibilities, meeting minutes, and projects tasks and decisions. Teams can develop a full office calendar to track PTO, team member travel, project phases, and more.

    Learn how to utilize Smartsheet to increase project productivity - track project roles and responsibilities, meeting minutes, and projects tasks and decisions. Teams can develop a full office calendar to track PTO, team member travel, project phases, and more. 

    Katie Czerwinski

    Senior Design and Project Systems Manager

    Coen+Partners

  • Contains 1 Component(s)

    Discover the capabilities of Bluebeam, a powerful solution that enhances efficiency in current workflows and fosters seamless collaboration among project team members. With its versatile markup tools, Bluebeam enables real-time customization, empowering teams to work together more effectively.

    Discover the capabilities of Bluebeam, a powerful solution that enhances efficiency in current workflows and fosters seamless collaboration among project team members. With its versatile markup tools, Bluebeam enables real-time customization, empowering teams to work together more effectively.

    Sara Bonacquist

    Associate

    Design Workshop

  • Contains 1 Component(s)

    Join this session to learn methods for incorporating Autodesk's Build software into firm construction administration practices, such as Sheets, RFI's, Submittals, Issues, Reporting, and more. This session will provide an overview of the software and real-life examples of how Build contributes to site's efficient CA processes and seamless collaboration with team members across the country.

    Join this session to learn methods for incorporating Autodesk's Build software into firm construction administration practices, such as Sheets, RFIs, Submittals, Issues, Reporting, and more. This session will provide an overview of the software and real-life examples of how Build contributes to site's efficient CA processes and seamless collaboration with team members across the country.

    Patrick Peterson

    Director of Construction Administration

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    Robert (Bob) E. Kiesgen III

    Construction Administration Manager

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    Jeff Trost

    Construction Administration Manager

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