Before You Watch

Mr. John Koga has more than four decades of experience in the AEC industry and is credited for writing the original Target Value Design (TVD) implementation guide for the Cathedral Hill Hospital project in San Francisco in 2008.

This session will focus on the following topics which are critical for understanding the concept of TVD.

How is 'value' defined in the context of TVD?
What are the roles and responsibilities of the stakeholders when implementing TVD?
What are the challenges for implementing TVD?

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Guest Lecture : Target Value Design by John Koga

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Key Takeaways

Learn about TVD, which is a tool enabling Lean construction principles. The major takeaways from this session should include the following.

Understand the distinction between 'cost' and 'value'.
Being able to compare TVD with Value Engineering/Analysis.
Understand the challenges and opportunities of TVD.