Mosaic Centre .... Lean Project Delivery to Deliver Net 0 Performance

Lean Project Vignette

Mosaic Family of Companies, Edmonton, Alberta (2013-2015)

       Conditions of Satisfaction – Highlights

         “Our return on investment will be in the productivity of our people, recognition as good stewards of the planet and from the financial             benefits of having higher occupancy and no energy bills.” (Dennis & Christy Cuku - Owners of the Mosaic Center for Community & Commerce)

 

        Triple Bottom Line home for the Mosaic Family & business community

        Demonstrate that Net 0 building can be built at Net 0 additional cost & set a new standard for commercial real estate

        Deliver a high performance 3000m² bus center, daycare, restaurant, roof top garden to a $9.5M target construction cost

        Complete the project four months early

        Achieve Living Building Challenge Petal Recognition & LEED Platinum 

Lean Terms

        The team was hand picked based upon qualifications, compatibility with the project lean and green project requirements and the proponents value proposition. The team all attended Boot Camp and were expected to adopt and implement Lean Project Delivery. Major partners shared risk and reward by entering into a Multi-Party Integrated Form of Agreement (IFOA).  The team were expected to be engaged, committed and accountable to deliver an exceptional high performance project with-in the constraints of a traditional budget.

Lean Systems

      The team were trained and implemented Lean Project Delivery at the beginning. This included:

      Disciplined work with full implementation of the Last Planner System

      Pull Plan and achieve a 4-month early Mosaic Group move-in date

      Collaborative design and decision making to achieve clearly defined project requirements to target cost

      Prefabricated elements to improve quality and schedule

      Lean Commissioning for early achievement of M&V

      Performance: Delivered to budget & ahead of schedule

  

Green - Sustainability

        Building features include a Living Wall, wood structure, exceptional landscaping, vegetable garden, rooftop terrace, bee hives, common interactive space, restaurant and daycare. Efficiency measures include sustainable expectations for thermal comfort, great day lighting, minimal light fixtures, low energy design so that PV panels on the roof provide 100% of the energy for the building. The transformational features include community engagement, project website, high level of promotion that Normal is Broken and that there is a better way.

Triple Bottom Line Economics

Net 0 Energy at Net 0 Additional Cost

Living Building & LEED Platinum Certification

Sustainable landscaping, community access

Catalyst for transforming society, design & construction

By: Murray Guy
Online Training at the  Lean Lab