The Lean Construction Blog's Podcast

Episode 34 - Geoffrey Neumayr & Robynne Thaxton : Progressive Design Build + Lean

Watch on Youtube. Progressive Design-Build (PDB) is an alternative project delivery method that has been gaining popularity in the construction industry. PDB is a variat

Episode 33 - Evelyn Lee : How technology, innovation, and AI will impact architecture

Watch on Youtube. Evelyn M. Lee, FAIA, is an architect turned tech entrepreneur who blends her design background with a passion for innovation. As an angel investor, sta

Episode 32 - Victor Sanvido : Pioneer and Transformer

Watch on Youtube. Victor Sanvido has been thinking about better project delivery since he worked in his family’s business in Cape Town.  He came to the States to study w

Episode 31 - Daniel Pink : The Importance of Artistry, Inventiveness, and Empathy

Watch on Youtube. Daniel H. Pink is the author of five New York Times bestsellers, including his latest, The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward. His

Episode 30 - Glenn Ballard : The Godfather of Lean Construction

Watch on Youtube. Glenn Ballard, Research Associate, P2SL - UCBerkeley began lecturing on productivity and quality improvement at the University of California, Berkeley

Episode 29 - Vince Chapman: Keeping Collaborative Contracts Transparent

Watch on Youtube. Vince Chapman started his tenure at the University of Texas as a philosophy major.  He didn’t do well in his first accounting course, so like a never f

Episode 28 - Howard Ashcraft: Crafting the Collaborative Contract

Watch on Youtube. Howard Ashcraft is the most recognized and most honoured currently practicing lawyer in the Lean Design and Construction Community.  He has been thinki

Episode 27 - Luciana Burdi: Master Builder reimagining design and defying construction norms

Watch on Youtube. Luciana Burdi returned to Southern Italy after receiving her masters in Architecture from Instituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia (IUAV) in

Episode 26 - Mark Van Buren : Major Infrastructure: a Perfect Match for Lean IPD

Watch on Youtube. Mark Van Buren came to Queens University in Kington, Ontario looking for a degree in Architecture.  He stayed 8 years and ended up with Ph.D. in Civil

Episode 25 - Stuart Eckblad : Delivering a $4 Billion Capital Program at UCSF using Lean IPD

Watch on Youtube. Stuart Eckblad has been thinking divergently since he left home for Kent State to pursue a degree in architecture.  That led him to the University of W

Episode 24 - Jessica Kelley : Big Innovation at Big Pharma

Watch on Youtube. Jessica Kelley lives in the Pennsylvania farm house she grew up in, and that her Mom also grew up in.  Her two-year-old son is the fourth generation in

Episode 23 - Iris Tommelein: Grand Dame of Lean

Watch on Youtube. There is much talk these days about women in construction. How about a woman who’s name is synonymous with thought leadership in construction?  Iris To

Episode 22 - Will Lichtig : The origins of the integrated form of agreement (IFOA)

Watch on Youtube Will Lichtig is Executive VP and Chief of Staff at The Boldt Company. Many know Will by his informal title, "Chief Provocateur."  Will was the author of

Episode 21 - Andreas Phelps : An intentional life, intentionally lean

Watch on Youtube. Dr. Andreas Phelps is an original thinker of the first order.  He has a phd in Construction Management from Penn State University and is the CEO of the

Episode 20 - Mike Casten : Using Timelapse to Understand How Construction Actually Happens

Watch on Youtube. Mike Casten started his construction career as a carpenters’ apprentice before attending Colorado State University as an Industrial Construction Manage

Episode 19 - Gerry McCabe : Increasing Reliability of Cost Estimates

Watch on Youtube Gerry McCabe is the Managing Director of Turner and Townsend in Canada.  He was a founding member of his own company that was acquired by Turner and Tow

Episode 18 - Gary Fischer : Deliberately Designing the Project Production System

View the PPI website: https://projectproduction.org/ Watch on Youtube. Gary Fischer is currently the Executive Director of the Project Production Institute (PPI). After

Episode 17 - Rex Miller : The Importance Of Soft Skills In Construction

Watch on Youtube. Rex Miller was a successful manager for a major office furniture manufacturer when he got down-sized—as in out of a job.  He knows hard times. He also

Episode 16 - Jennifer Khan : Diversity and Inclusion in the Construction Industry

Watch on Youtube. Jennifer Kahn has been working at Ellis Don for more than a decade, focusing on inclusion, diversity and  people and culture.  In April, she was named

Episode 15 - Mark Konchar : Using Lean for Rail and Infrastructure Projects

Mark Konchar learned how to collaborate, growing up playing hockey.  He is one of the PhD’s that Victor Sanvido turned out of Penn State that has so influenced our commun