Glenn Ballard Speaks: Touts Consistent Savings of 15%-20% Against the Market

New year. New you. You probably know at least one person, maybe even yourself, who set a New Year's resolution to tighten up that body and become a more productive person in this new year.

University of California at Berkley Professor Glenn Ballard discusses how many in the construction industry have similar goals. Ballard, co-founder of the Lean Construction Institute, and one of the foremost proponents of "Lean Construction" keeps track of the movement around the globe.  The goal of Lean Construction is to foster construction practices that reduce cost by being less wasteful while achieving high productivity and efficiency.

Says Ballard:  "We are consistent in using lean design and construction in healthcare and educational facilities in the United States and we're averaging 15-20% cost reduction against the market, and we are doing it every time--so it's not an accident."

Here he is in an interview in Finland.

Glenn Ballard on Lean Construction