Subject: LIC
Schneider Electric Joins Lean Construction Institute
ANDOVER, Mass., Oct. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced that it has joined the US Lean Construction Institute (LCI) as a Corporate Member. Founded in 1997, LCI seeks to improve the Construction and Design industries through promoting lean approaches to project design and delivery, focused on improving efficiency and productivity across the entire construction industry.
Lean methods seek to develop and manage a project through relationships, shared knowledge and common goals. Traditional silos of knowledge, work and effort are broken down and reorganized for the betterment of the project rather than of individual participants. Through these approaches, construction companies can improve their ability to deliver projects on time and on budget, as well as ensuring worker safety.
Along with the LCI organization, Schneider Electric will work with other innovative and like-minded companies to adopt lean thinking and methodologies in construction practices, projects and business relationships. Within Schneider Electric manufacturing plants, lean practices are already used to streamline and eliminate waste. The partnership between Schneider Electric and LCI will enhance Schneider Electric's effort to implement and promote lean construction as part of the value chain in the construction industry.
In joining LCI, Schneider Electric hopes to bring further value to customer projects. For example, the lean approach to construction is critical to Schneider Electric's work with Penn Medicine to design and build a new state-of-the-art pavilion featuring smart building technology for power and building management systems for the University of Pennsylvania Health System. As part of this project, Schneider Electric is helping to envision, design and supply much of the technology for the hospital's opening and will continue to supply its electrical infrastructure and equipment needs over its many years of operation. As much of the building technology required by Penn Medicine spans disciplines and departments, the project requires a lean approach: collaboration, innovation and working across the silos within organizations, specifications and technologies.
"We are very excited about the possibilities offered by this partnership. Schneider Electric's mission is to make life safe, reliable, efficient, sustainable and connected, and through partnering with LCI, Schneider Electric hopes to further make this a reality by bettering the construction industry and processes to deliver this promise," said Jack McCauley, vice president, Strategic Customers and Segments at Schneider Electric.
"We are excited to have an outstanding company like Schneider Electric join LCI and bring with it such a strong focus on the latest connected technologies and their use within building infrastructure," said Dan Heinemeier, executive director at Lean Construction Institute. "Schneider's willingness to pursue lean construction and support its use on client projects is a real testament to the company's forward-looking approach to meeting customer needs, as well as its eagerness to embrace and help lead innovation that is changing the built environment for the better."
About Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric is leading the Digital Transformation of Energy Management and Automation in Homes, Buildings, Data Centers, Infrastructure and Industries. With global presence in over 100 countries, Schneider is the undisputable leader in Power Management ? Medium Voltage, Low Voltage and Secure Power, and in Automation Systems. We provide integrated efficiency solutions, combining energy, automation and software. In our global Ecosystem, we collaborate with the largest Partner, Integrator and Developer Community on our Open Platform to deliver real-time control and operational efficiency. We believe that great people and partners make Schneider a great company and that our commitment to Innovation, Diversity and Sustainability ensures that Life Is On everywhere, for everyone and at every moment.
About LCI
Founded in 1997, LCI is a non-profit, membership-based organization with a vision to transform the built environment through Lean implementation. With common language, fundamental principles and basic practices, LCI aims to increase stakeholder satisfaction and project delivery value. The design and construction industry's productivity level has remained nearly stagnant in 50 years as other industries thrive, but LCI sets out to improve the industry by facilitating continuous education through their Transforming Design and Construction book series, Lean instructional training courses and the annual LCI Congress and Design Forum. LCI advocates for using a variety of tools and techniques that help promote collaborative planning, waste elimination and work-site safety. For more information, please visit www.leanconstruction.org
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