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Jul 07 2017

Construction Shifts into High-Tech: KA at the ENR FutureTech Conference

Posted by Mary Kaeding | 2 Comments on Construction Shifts into High-Tech: KA at the ENR FutureTech Conference

Bot-driven drones roll through jobsites and record percentage of work completed. Augmented reality devices in hardhats allow the wearer to see through walls and determine the location of pipes, equipment and access points. Smart crane hooks warn crane operators of unseen dangers.  Apps and sensors … Read More

Tagged:construction qualitycontinuing educationpeoplepreconstructionsafetytechnology 

Mar 24 2017

Building Relationships on Numbers

Rogoz addressing audience

John Rogoz presenting at the Jackson Leadership Lecture Series at McNamara Hall on the Dunwoody College of Technology campus

Posted by Mary Kaeding | 2 Comments on Building Relationships on Numbers

Bridging the Operations/Accounting Gap Accountants aren’t generally known for working outside the lines, or the columns. Yet John G. Rogoz III, CPA, CMA, CCIFP, has invested a significant part of his career on erasing the unproductive divisions between accounting and construction operations professionals. Rogoz was … Read More

Tagged:companyconstruction mentoringcontinuing educationpeopletechnology 

Mar 10 2017

Reflecting on KA’s Lean Journey

Posted by Mary Kaeding | 1 Comment on Reflecting on KA’s Lean Journey

by Al Gerhardt, COO, Kraus-Anderson Construction Company Reprinted from the Kraus-Anderson Lean Annual Report Let’s reflect on what our Lean Journey looked like in 2016 and the stage we set for 2017. I am intentionally using the term Journey to describe our progress as Lean … Read More

Tagged:construction mentoringcontinuing educationinnovationLean constructionpeopletechnology 

Feb 03 2017

Time for Coffee? Inside KA’s Lean Coffee Movement

A Lean Coffee session at the KA Minneapolis office

Posted by Mary Kaeding | 1 Comment on Time for Coffee? Inside KA’s Lean Coffee Movement

Rachel Yoder is an assistant project manager at Kraus-Anderson. She recently facilitated her first Lean Coffee meeting at KA and talks about the group, and how Lean thinking is shaping her life and KA’s culture. Q: Talk a little about your own journey into Lean. … Read More

Tagged:#KAonthemoveconstruction mentoringconstruction qualityconstruction safetycontinuing educationLean constructionofficepeoplesustainabilitytechnology 

Dec 21 2016

How will the Elections Affect Healthcare Delivery?

Bays spoke before a full house of healthcare industry professionals earlier this month.

Posted by Mary Kaeding | No Comments on How will the Elections Affect Healthcare Delivery?

The 2016 presidential election has sent media pundits into high gear, forecasting, in often hyperbolic language, how the regime change to the Trump administration will affect every corner of America and its global relationships. At the center of those discussions are questions about healthcare delivery. … Read More

Tagged:continuing educationhealthcarehealthcare constructionpeople 

Oct 21 2016

Kraus-Anderson Strategic Planning Update: Our USP

KA Block, August 2016

Posted by Mary Kaeding | No Comments on Kraus-Anderson Strategic Planning Update: Our USP

by Tom Emison, Vice President Strategy and Innovation, Kraus-Anderson Construction Company “Always remember you’re unique.”  Just like everybody else. I heard Garrison Keillor say that one night during his broadcast of The Prairie Home Companion.  You have to hear it twice (or read it twice) … Read More

Tagged:companyconstructionconstruction qualitycontinuing educationdevelopmentinnovation 

Sep 30 2016

3D Thinking: Bluebeam Extreme Conference

Teams showed their prowess during a Bluebeam Skills Challenge at the conference.

Posted by Mary Kaeding | No Comments on 3D Thinking: Bluebeam Extreme Conference

Over the past 20 years, Bluebeam software has become one of the mainstays in the toolbox of the architecture, construction and engineering industries. While its basic capabilities are widely in use within those disciplines, harnessing its full potential remains a goal of technology leaders like … Read More

Tagged:continuing educationLean constructionpeopletechnology 

Sep 14 2016

Decoding the New Minnesota Energy Code: Part 2

Energy Code training provided by Matt Stringfellow and KA University.

Posted by Mary Kaeding | No Comments on Decoding the New Minnesota Energy Code: Part 2

KA construction professionals and many of the architects and engineering firms they work with are learning about the new 2015 Minnesota State Building Code with the help of training designed and provided by Kraus-Anderson’s MEP Systems Coordinator Matt Stringfellow.  He will present the AIA-accredited  class … Read More

Tagged:construction engineeringcontinuing educationpeoplesustainabilitytechnology 

Sep 07 2016

Decoding the New Minnesota Energy Code: Part I

Matt Stringfellow leads an Energy Code training at Mohagen Hansen.

Posted by Mary Kaeding | No Comments on Decoding the New Minnesota Energy Code: Part I

KA construction professionals and many of the architects and engineering firms they work with are learning about the new 2015 Minnesota State Building Code with the help of energy code training designed and provided by Kraus-Anderson’s MEP Systems Coordinator Matt Stringfellow.  He will present the … Read More

Tagged:construction engineeringconstruction qualitycontinuing educationpeoplesustainabilitytechnology 

May 20 2016

Learning Lean, Building Lean at Laketown Elementary School

Pull planning session for Waconia's Laketown Elementary School project.

Posted by Mary Kaeding | No Comments on Learning Lean, Building Lean at Laketown Elementary School

Some things can’t be learned in a classroom- Take Lean Construction. After revolutionizing the manufacturing industry with its tenets of maximizing value and minimizing waste, Lean principles are now making their way slowly and steadily into the construction industry, reframing the jobsite with its production … Read More

Tagged:construction qualitycontinuing educationelementary school constructionK-12 schoolsLean constructionpeopleprojects 

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