Global Provider of Lean Process & Methods to the Construction Industry
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TrueNorth Brings
Lean
to Homebuilding
LeanBuilding Blitz™ 6.0
The guiding principles of Lean have transformed every industry they touch. Lean removes waste from systems and processes, and that removes cost.
TrueNorth is so successful in applying these principles to homebuilding that we guarantee results in writing:
Pay us only if we perform.
Check the results of 115+ straight LeanBuilding Blitz sessions where we average $8,900 per house in identified savings.
Our LeanBlitz programs are scaled to builders of 5 units to 1,500, starter home to high end luxury; there's one sure to fit your need.
85 Builders
+ 115 'Lean' Implementations
+ 2,500 Suppliers & Trades
= $200+ Million in Savings
Never look at your business the same again. Find out what Lean is all about.
Buying Groups and Associations:
Ask us about our one-day workshop for your members.
Read Weekly Lean Blogs on
LEAN TUESDAY
or follow the links directly:
If you struggle with cost and knew you had a few thousand dollars of waste designed-in to your product, would you want to ferret it out?
Let us show you where and how to begin.
LeanPlans:
Plan Better, Build Better
LeanPlan Workout™
TrueNorth has teamed up with Todd Hallett, principal at TK Design & Architecture, to launch a radical new approach to plan reviews. Use our 765 check points gleaned from Lean experience to improve bottom line performance by reducing your cost to build. Eliminate framing/plumbing conflicts, missed intersects, mis-sized rooms for drywall or flooring, and on, and on, and on...
These are not "dumbed down" houses; they are your plans, optimized.
We focus on design-induced waste present in virtually every house, as identified by your own suppliers and trades, and design it out with the help of our 765-point Lean Filter, devised with the input of over 1,700 supplier and trade contractors.
Nobody in this industry can match the input.
LeanPlan Workout™ pays for itself in the first few units built, and will generate additional profit with each unit built therefter.
For a quick overview, click here.
Scott Sedam founded TrueNorth in 1997. Read his column each month in
Professional Builder.
Click here to read the current issue.
Upcoming Events
PCBC:
"Totally Cool & Completely Cost-Effective"
San Diego, CA • June 5, 2014
Architect Todd Hallett and Lean Building Consultant Scott Sedam of TrueNorth, team up in this half-day workshop to reveal the principles of Lean-Design, taking participants through multiple case-studies from around the country.
Participants will learn the opportunities and obstacles, how to implement and leave thinking differently about how beautiful a home can be – and still remain under budget. Register Here
Certified Builders Association of New Zealand
Blenheim, NZ
May 17: Plenary Keynote
May 18: LeanBuilding Workshop
Recent Events
Lean Design
Master Education Session
Las Vegas, NV • January 24, 2013
Was a success!
Read what this attendant had to say:
…I definitely learned a lot. I have quite a bit of lean operations experience, but I am an “out of the industry” guy so it was great to see actual examples of lean techniques applied to building. Bravo on blazing the lean path for us all.
– Paul R. DesRoches II
Moss Building & Design
Benchmark Conference
Las Vegas, NV • January 21, 2013
Innovation, growth and profit are the hallmarks of high-performance home builders, the industry's best managed firms and National Housing Quality Award winners.
Executives of home building firms had the opportunity to learn directly from the industry's best performing companies.
This one-day Benchmark, sponsored by Professional Builder magazine, was held just prior to the International Builders' Show.