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Norhart Lean Constrution Process and Mindset

Norhart Builds Apartments

Apartments in the Minneapolis metro area

Norhart Process

Our Lean Process

We design and build incredible apartment buildings in Forest Lake, Blaine, and, Oakdale Minnesota. We truly are creating a better way for people to live one building at a time. Thanks, Norhart!

We always begin all of our exciting construction projects with research, due diligence, and market analysis. We engage in this process to ensure a good fit for us, the area, and our future residences. Even if this sounds boring, it's an essential part of the process.

Market Research

Phase 1

We always begin all of our exciting construction projects with research, due diligence, and market analysis. We engage in this process to ensure a good fit for us, the area, and our future residences. Even if this sounds boring, it's an essential part of the process.

The design phase is exciting and full of possibilities. Now that we have our market data, we can take all our ideas and develop something exceptional. We take our time and think about every little detail and how our design will enhance our future residence's living experience.

Design To Blueprint

Phase 2

The design phase is exciting and full of possibilities. Now that we have our market data, we can take all our ideas and develop something exceptional. We take our time and think about every little detail and how our design will enhance our future residence's living experience.

Now that we have our blueprint, we need to establish timelines. There are lots of moving parts when building an apartment building. So we need to make sure we take advantage of optimizing our process with methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma to make sure we stay on track and budget.

Establish Timelines

Phase 3

Now that we have our blueprint, we need to establish timelines. There are lots of moving parts when building an apartment building. So we need to make sure we take advantage of optimizing our process with methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma to make sure we stay on track and budget.

Yes! It's time to take our designs, pour the foundation and bring our vision to life! This process involves our highly skilled and cohesive team of architects, engineers, and construction crews working in unison and harmony to build your future home.

Break Ground and Build

Phase 4

Yes! It's time to take our designs, pour the foundation and bring our vision to life! This process involves our highly skilled and cohesive team of architects, engineers, and construction crews working in unison and harmony to build your future home.

Once initial construction is completed. We go through a process called "Fit and Finish." We go over every little detail carefully with a fine-tooth comb to ensure build quality is exceeding our high expectations. If something does not look right or feel right, we fix it during this phase.

Fit and Finish

Phase 5

Once initial construction is completed. We go through a process called "Fit and Finish." We go over every little detail carefully with a fine-tooth comb to ensure build quality is exceeding our high expectations. If something does not look right or feel right, we fix it during this phase.

The final phase is our favorite! We love to see and hear about how we are creating an exceptional living experience for our residences. We are delighted to receive feedback and use that information to improve and refine our processes. We are all about continuous process improvements!

Happy Residences

Phase 6

The final phase is our favorite! We love to see and hear about how we are creating an exceptional living experience for our residences. We are delighted to receive feedback and use that information to improve and refine our processes. We are all about continuous process improvements!

Nohart Apartments

Current Project

We invite you to check out our latest project "Lexington Lofts" in Blaine, MN. At Norhart our teams have designed and built an exceptional living experience from the top down!

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Norhart's Lean Methodology

At Norhart, our strategy and school of thought is to design exceptional apartments through continuous improvement and minimal waste while delivering maximum value to our customers. #GreatPlan

NorhartLean Is The Way
At Norhart, our processes helps us decrease time, effort, and waste. It also ensures our projects are done at a lower cost and on time while maintaining exceptional build quality.
LeanDefine Value
Norhart defines value based on what the customer wants. We love to build exceptional apartments that exceed our customer's expectations and allow us to create a better product with less waste.
LeanMap Value Streams
Norhart is an entirely data-driven organization. We use that intelligence to produce successful outcomes over and over. We foster and encourage this trait and mindset in all our projects and people.
ValueCreate Flow
Norhart's tight-focused construction teams create controlled processes that dramatically improve our construction development time while maintaining a top-notch build quality end-to-end.
ValueEstablish Pull
Norhart's processes ensure a smooth workflow by making sure that nothing is made ahead of time; we are constantly working toward just-in-time construction to ensure maximum value.
ValuePursuit of Perfection
Norhart's teams love continuous process improvement. Our teams are constantly working towards perfection. We continually refine our processes to produce better results over time.
Methodology

Lean Is The Way!

At Norhart, our processes helps us decrease time, effort, and waste. It also ensures our projects are done at a lower cost and on time while maintaining exceptional build quality.

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