A high percentage of construction projects have budget and cost overruns. Productivity has flatlined in the last fifty years. Costly rework and defects are common.

Lean construction is the bringing together and the respect for all jobsite team members. Built on trust, fairness and honesty. Helping every jobsite team member with skill development and growth. Recognizing and rewarding their improvements.

By eliminating waste and adding value, Lean will produce safer jobsites, uninterrupted trade handovers, better quality and schedule reliability.

Down to earth collaboration between owners, architects, consultants and site personnel. Working together towards a quality tower handover to the suite owners, developers and general contractors.

MANUAL READERS: New Developers, Construction management, General contractors and office staff, Junior project managers, junior inside and outside superintendents, site coordinators, subtrade foremen/women, journeymen who want to move up. Construction management and project management students.

Mark Heeres has been Senior Superintendent on twin towers, luxury low-rises and multiple concrete and wood frame condo projects in Vancouver for the past forty years. His focus is to apply LEAN construction principles to Concrete Tower Construction from pre-excavation to Occupancy