Lean Construction Institute

Colorado Community of Practice (CoP)

Presents

Lean Design: BIM and Parametric Visualization

Event Sponsors: 

 Speaker:

Romano Nickerson

Boulder Associates Architects
(Bio Below)

Abstract:

Romano will use parameters within Revit to mistake-proof day-to-day design and modeling activities by developing key views.  Includes review of samples and lessons learned.

Date and Time:

Friday, December 9th, 2011 from 7:30am to 10am

Registration Deadline:Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 by 5:00pm. Please help us save time, expense, and avoid people showing up at the last minute… plan ahead and register early!

Speaker Bio:

Romano Nickerson may know more about designing ice skating rinks than any other healthcare architect in the world!  He began his architectural career with a small firm in Minnesota that designed hockey arenas.  After earning a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Minnesota, Romano and his wife moved to California to join Boulder Associates, a firm specializing in healthcare design.  Now a Principal with Boulder Associates, Romano focuses on ambulatory care, designing a wide spectrum of primary and specialty care clinical space and a full range of ancillary care services.  He has also explored campus master planning and retail-based convenient care clinics.  Romano is currently Principal-in-Charge of a $250 million, 80-bed replacement hospital in San Francisco.

A special, long-term relationship with a progressive healthcare client exposed Romano to concepts of the Toyota Production System and to lean project management.  An early interest quickly grew into a passion for Romano as he began transforming concepts initially meant for the production of cars into principles that could be applied to the design environment.  He has developed and implemented innovative systems for applying lean production controls to architectural practice and project management and has helped clients to begin and sustain their own lean transformation. 

Romano has presented lean concepts for design and project management at numerous lean events and forums.  He has presented at the annual Lean Congress, at the Lean Design Forum, at the Associated General Contractors of America Lean Forum, at special events for California chapters of the American Institute of Architects, and at local chapter meetings of the Lean Construction Institute across the country.  He has served as a consultant for lean implementation on numerous integrated project delivery teams.  Romano co-authored a paper entitled “Production Control Principles” for the International Group for Lean Construction. 

Note to First Time Attendees and Others New to Lean Construction:

Please review a glossary of terms and other introductory readings before attending the meeting by visiting http://www.leanconstruction.org

Agenda

1) Morning Munchies and Networking

2) Introduction: Welcome to LCI – Colorado Community of Practice

3) Featured Presentation Part 1 –

4) Simulation Exercise in Groups

5) Featured Presentation Part 2

6) Detail the Takeaways: Ask the presenter Questions.

7) Plus / Delta: Feedback to improve the next similar event.

8) Next event overview

Next Meeting:                              

Friday, January 13th, 2012

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