Otto Alhava: How to Empower Craftspeople with Data
Fira, a Finnish building contractor, has transformed itself from a construction company into a service company. Now, it wants to become an information company empowering on-site workers with data. “The nonexistent flow of information is our industry’s biggest problem. The [...]
Olli Seppänen: Making Finland the World Leader in Lean Construction
Aalto University is combining process development and digital technology to take Finnish construction to the next level. Olli Seppänen is a serial entrepreneur, lean construction researcher, and Professor of Operations Management in Construction at Aalto University. He worked for several [...]
Syksyn ensimmäisessä IPT2-hankkeen syventävässä työpajassa keskityttiin alihankkijoiden integrointiin
Syksyn ensimmäinen IPT2-hankkeen syventävä työpaja järjestettiin BIM Kampuksella Helsingissä 11.9.2018. Työpaja kokosi yhteen alihankkijoiden integroinnista kiinnostuneita tilaajia ja palveluntuottajia laajalla rintamalla. Lauri Merikallio (Vison Oy) alusti alihankkijoiden integrointiin liittyvistä kehitysaskeleista sekä hyödyistä. Sairaalan rakennushanke Sutter Health Kaliforniassa on ollut uraauurtava [...]
Matti Kruus: Fancy Words or Not – Common Sense Leads to Lean Construction
Astute builders are starting to learn that early integration is a necessary ingredient of a successful construction project. Matti Kruus, CEO of Indepro, a project management firm, has seen many construction sites. Not only as a project manager, but also [...]
Harri Haapasalo: Busting Lean Construction Myths
Today, several big construction projects in Finland follow lean principles and use project alliances. We’ve come far very quickly thanks to trailblazers like Professor Harri Haapasalo. Harri Haapasalo is the Head of Industrial Engineering and Management at the University of [...]
