Lean Construction - LC Networks, Teaching and Research

LC Networks, Teaching and Research

• The International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC) holds an annual conference
• The Lean Construction Institute conducts research and industry outreach activities

• There are national Lean Construction Institutes in UK, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Chile and Germany

• The European Group for Lean Construction holds meetings twice a year
• The Lean Construction Journal launched October 2003.
• (P2SL) Project Production Systems Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley] The Project Production Systems Laboratory (P2SL) is dedicated to developing and deploying knowledge and tools to manage project production systems and organizations producing and delivering goods and services through such systems. Research includes lean construction.
• (CIREC) The Construction Industry Research and Education Center at the School of Planning, Design and Construction, Michigan State University investigates and develops efficient and effective construction processes, guided by Lean Construction principles, that result in a built environment with maximum value to both the construction client and participants. The center provides research, outreach, and education services to the construction industry.

• A number of universities around the world teach and conduct research on lean construction.
  • First program to teach Lean Construction as modules within its existing graduate offering is University of California, Berkeley (circa 1997).
  • First program to teach Lean Construction as a named, full graduate course offering (CMP831: Lean Construction Principles and Methods) is Michigan State University (2002).
  • First PhD in Lean Construction was awarded to Dr. Lauri Koskela in 2000 and to Dr. Glenn Ballard, also in 2000!
  • First Masters in Lean Construction is from
  • Universities active in LC research and Teaching:
    • US: Illinois Institute of Technology; U.C. Berkeley; Michigan State University; San Diego State University; Texas A & M; Washington State University; Virginia Tech; Arizona State University; Purdue University; Bowling Green University; North Carolina State University; University of Texas – Austin; University of Colorado –Boulder;
    • UK: University of Salford; University of Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt University, University of Manchester;
    • Brazil:
    • Chile: Centro de Excelencia en Gestion de Produccion GEPUC - Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile (http://www.gepuc.cl)
    • Finland
    • Denmark
    • Australia
    • Israel
    • New Zealand
    • Thailand
    • South Korea
    • Japan
    • Hong Kong
    • Netherlands
    • Spain: Universidad Politecnica de Valencia

• No University yet offers a fully integrated lean construction programme.

• moladi Lean Construction of mass low cost housing

• • there is a proposal for a global Masters programme by action research and learning to be delivered by a group of collaborating universities. (sample course materials at )

• There are a number of practitioner support and networking groups on the web
  • Lean Construction Institute on Linkedin
  • Lean Construction Institute UK on Linkedin
  • Lean Construction Network on Linkedin. LCN offers a number of Regional Sub-groups

• • The AGC of America Lean Construction Forum