Dive Brief:
- The Lean Construction Institute has been named the winner of the 2013 Henry C. Turner Prize.
- The non-profit looks for and advocates for using methods that bring safe workplaces and result in lower-cost project completed in less time.
- The prize is sponsored by Turner Construction Company and awarded by the National Building Museum for innovation in construction.
Dive Insight:
A panel of judges is assembled every year to select a winner of the Turner Prize. This is the 11th time it's been awarded. Jan Tuchman, who is editor in chief of "Engineering News-Record" and was on this year's jury, said the institute was "a natural," given the prize's stated goal.