Real property owners must be held accountable in their roles as stewards of the built environment. For example, to this day, despite decades of notices, regulations, reports, and mandates to resolve the problem, the nation’s largest property owner, the GSA PBS, does not have a standardized LEAN process to efficiently manage the renovation, repair, and maintenance of its facility portfolio and infrastructure.
All real property Owners need to improve their awareness and implementation of LEAN construction and facility management processes.
Application of the following fundamental principles and best management practice application of collaborative construction delivery methods such as Integrated Project Delivery – IPD, and Job Order Contracting, would reduce waste and begin to better address critical life-safety and security issues.
1. Early and ongoing involvement of ALL participants.
2. Value and qualification based selection / procurement/
3. Transparency in cost and accounting via standardized cost data architectures, terms, and definitions.
4. Shared risk/reward.
5. Appropriate used of supporting technology
6. Centralized reporting and oversight with local application and management – monitoring, metrics, and continuous improvement.
