New Haven, CT – How do you get your team members to arrive at the jobsite with a smile every day and ensure a safe environment? Members of Yale’s award-winning 493 College Street project discussed how they made it happen lst night at a meeting sponsored by The Connecticut Building Congress held at the New Haven Lawn Club recently. The New Haven Lawn Club was decorated for the holiday season as CBC members and guests contributed to a Toys-For-Tots drive during the networking hour.
The guest panel included David Cripe, Senior Capital Projects Manager, Yale University, John Apicella, AIA, Apicella + Bunton Architects, LLC, and Michael Kearns, Project Manager, Shawmut Design and Construction. The speakers attributed the project’s success to the early adoption of weekly project meetings with the owner, architect, and contractor to head-off conflicts and to ensure “no surprises”. Another innovative tool, as explained by David Cripe, was Free Lunch Fridays. For every week during construction that passed without a safety issue, the workers got a free lunch on Friday. This small step made a huge impact on the overall project budget and schedule. Workers began to police themselves and the free lunch became an incredibly effective incentive program.
Yale Project Team Insight
New Haven, CT – How do you get your team members to arrive at the jobsite with a smile every day and ensure a safe environment? Members of Yale’s award-winning 493 College Street project discussed how they made it happen lst night at a meeting sponsored by The Connecticut Building Congress held at the New Haven Lawn Club recently. The New Haven Lawn Club was decorated for the holiday season as CBC members and guests contributed to a Toys-For-Tots drive during the networking hour.