Plagued With Lawsuits, UCSF Adopts Lean Construction

摘要

When Michael Bade arrived at the University of California, San Francisco, in 2004 as director of capital programs, he walked into the middle of what he calls "a litigation storm." Four of UCSF's previous five projects were in court or mediation. What's more, many local contractors refused to bid on projects due to the school's reputation.