tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108456.post-51294915482701734012008-07-24T14:36:00.000-05:002008-07-24T14:36:00.000-05:002008-07-24T14:36:00.000-05:00My brother may very well be the first lean hospital architect. ;)<BR/>He recently began a personal lean journey that's effected mostly his approach to doing his design work:<BR/>-Standardized template approach to drawings<BR/>-Checklists for processes and procedures, including meetings with his customers, the users of the space.<BR/>I don't know how much it effects *what* he designs, but lean has resonated with him because his goal as an architect has always been to make spaces that meet the users needs. Often times in renovating a lab or surgical space you are tearing down an old process, understanding the value added steps and building an equipment layout that is optimized to the optimum process.<BR/>I'll be sure to get his opinion on on-stage off-stage.Andy Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04571752564693294372noreply@blogger.com