Lean construction offers an attractive alternative to the inefficiencies of “business as usual” in the construction industry, so why are so few AEC professionals adopting it?
Lean Construction SmartMarket Report
McGraw Hill Construction (MHC) recently published Lean Construction: Leveraging Collaboration and Advanced Practices to Increase Project Efficiency (download the full report here) to explore the benefits, obstacles and technologies related to the practice of Lean.
As part of a series of BIM research reports, MHC has proven that a collaborative approach improves productivity and profitability, and that Lean (including the use of BIM and prefabrication) makes firms more competitive and yields strong business benefits.
According to the report – and Dassault’s own observations of global trends – it’s time for the US construction industry to become better informed about the inefficiencies in current construction processes. We should also be focusing more on the opportunities to improve projects and keep clients satisfied by a Lean approach.
