CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL

"News and Information for Construction Defect and Claims Professionals"

CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL - ISSUE 242749 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2025

Costs Diminishing Net Income

October 8, 2014
Beverley BevenFlorez-CDJ STAFF

Big Builder discussed how “badly-designed, poorly-managed processes and project portfolios” may be costing home builders.

Data compiled by SAI, according to Big Builder, suggests that “fully 25% of the work these builders perform adds no value whatsoever; the actual percentage is certainly far higher. No two process steps have equal weight, but the percentage of non-value-added work has validity in assessing the design and management of workflow.”


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