Thursday, August 19, 2021

RESCHEDULED to

September 9, 2021

12-1pm   |  Virtual

Complimentary | 1 LU (pending)

Lean in Design & Construction:

An Introduction

George Zettel

Program Manager
Turner Construction Company

Learn about Lean in design and construction with examples of processes used by project teams seeking to add more value to customers and end users. Learning objectives include: understand and relate the definition of lean to facility design and construction; articulate the 5 principles of lean with examples relevant to facility design and construction; explain how lean processes are applied to facility design and construction projects; and evaluate industry trends and resources to apply lean to your day-to-day business.

George Zettel is a Program Manager responsible for advancing lean, the Last Planner System, Integrated Project Delivery and Design / Build in the United States and Canada. He has worked for Turner Construction Company for 18 years leading project and industry improvements with lean principles since 2004. George works on projects and in offices developing lean leaders and improving practitioners’ operations. George has worked to develop people and coach teams on multiple projects utilizing Lean, Integrated Project Delivery, and Design/Build delivery.

George has a Bachelor Of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Michigan Technological University, and educational certificates from the Lean Construction Institute (LCI), Lean Enterprise Institute, and the Training Within Industry Institute. George is an LCI instructor for LCI courses. He an active volunteer and speaker with LCI, past National Board Member, and Chair Emeritus of the LCI Northern California Community of Practice (CoP).

George currently resides in Nashville with most of his family, and frequently visits his youngest son in the Denver area.