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For Balfour Beatty’s aviation experts, every day is mission critical

On the Forsyth County Courthouse project, Balfour Beatty and joint venture partner Samet Corporation are leveraging prefabrication to reduce waste and mitigate delays.

Balfour Beatty is testing exciting new exoskeleton technology on Harkers Island Bridge project.

HSW project team serves as a true construction partner, providing Alaska Airlines with a new, sustainable headquarters that connects its entire workforce

Think about the space you inhabit right this very moment. Perhaps it’s a place of business with gleaming marble surfaces, glass-fronted offices, and geometric terrazzo tile. Or maybe it’s a modern courthouse with finishes like warm wood paneling and intricate stone inlays that impart the values of freedom and justice. Maybe it’s a home you built with your spouse, where rooms were planned and constructed as much around past memories as future dreams.

These days, you can’t enter a room where construction professionals are gathered without hearing the phrase, “Operational Excellence.” Though it is by no means a new concept, dating back to the early days of the Industrial Revolution, economic conditions of the past decade have renewed our focus on sustained and disciplined execution.

Recognizing that eliminating as much waste as possible from the construction equation is mutually beneficial for clients and the company, Balfour Beatty methodically analyzes project performance to continuously hone best practices and improve processes. This analysis doesn’t stop with typical surface issues but goes deeper to the underlying causes such as poor planning, communication challenges, and ineffective meetings.

Find out how our integrated team built the nation’s largest, most patient-centered hospital using Lean methods, BIM and some serious pull planning to manage more than 6 million man hours.