IGLC.net EXPORT DATE: 28 March 2024 @CONFERENCE{Tommelein2001, author={Tommelein, Iris D. and Beeche, Greg }, editor={Ballard, Glenn and Chua, David }, title={De-Coupling Cladding Installation From Other High-Rise Building Trades: A Case Study}, journal={9th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction}, booktitle={9th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction}, year={2001}, url={http://www.iglc.net/papers/details/159}, affiliation={Professor, Constr. Engrg. and Mgmt. Program, Dept. of Civil and Envir. Engrg., 215-A McLaughlin Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-1712, 510/643-8678, FAX: 510/643-8919, tommelein@ce.berkeley.edu, http://www.ce.berkeley.edu/~tommelein ; Director of Market Development, Beeche Systems Corp., Scotia-Glenville Industrial Park Building 202, Scotia, NY 12302, 518/381-6000, FAX: 518/381-4613, gbeeche@beeche.com, http://www.beeche.com/ }, abstract={This paper presents a system to handle and install exterior cladding on high-rise buildings. The system is innovative in that the cladding panels are installed from the building’s exterior without the use of a tower crane or man lift, and without on-floor staging. Accordingly, all work pertaining to the panels effectively is de-coupled from most other construction work going on concurrently on site. This results in flexibility and work that can progress at a fast, continuous pace, thereby also allowing for project schedule acceleration. The paper includes illustrations of the use of this innovative cladding installation system in the process of constructing the 70-story Trump World Tower in New York City. The system was developed recognizing that tight handoffs between trades may lead to detrimental performance. De-coupling of interacting trades is one step towards implementing a lean construction system. }, author_keywords={Parade of trades, interacting sub-cycles, de-coupling, exterior cladding installation, curtain wall construction, high-rise building construction, Trump World Tower, lean construction. }, address={Singapore, Singapore }, issn={ }, publisher={ }, language={English}, document_type={Conference Paper}, source={IGLC}, }