By Lani Rose R Dizon I The Peninsula
Doha: The Lean Construction Institute Qatar (LCI-Q) was formally launched in Doha recently to promote ‘lean culture’ within the country’s construction industry.
The institute, which was registered with the Qatar Financial Centre, is the first of its kind in the Mena and Asian region. It now seeks to advance the adoption of lean construction methodology, which is embraced by a growing number of construction firms globally, for ensuring that a project is quickly done, lower costs are incurred during the building process, eliminating waste, and increasing value and efficiency in the construction sector.
“Construction projects are happening all over Qatar, whether it’s in infrastructure, building, rails, or services needed for the World Cup. Our target is to apply the lean construction in reducing waste and improving the efficiency of the construction industry. While doing that, this will also reduce the cost incurred in the construction sector,” said Dr Abdulla Yaqoub Al Sayed, President of LCI-Q, who is also the Chief Development & Project Delivery Officer for Asia & Africa at construction giant Qatari Diar, while talking to The Peninsula on the sidelines of the institute’s launch event at W Doha.