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Albert, A, Hallowell, M R and Kleiner, B M (2014) Enhancing Construction Hazard Recognition and Communication with Energy-Based Cognitive Mnemonics and Safety Meeting Maturity Model: Multiple Baseline Study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(02).
Arashpour, M, Wakefield, R, Blismas, N and Lee, E W M (2014) Analysis of Disruptions Caused by Construction Field Rework on Productivity in Residential Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(02).
Brockman, J L (2014) Interpersonal Conflict in Construction: Cost, Cause, and Consequence. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(02).
Chen, Z, Abdullah, A B, Anumba, C J and Li, H (2014) ANP Experiment for Demolition Plan Evaluation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(02).
Chong, D, Wang, Y, Guo, H and Lu, Y (2014) Volatile Organic Compounds Generated in Asphalt Pavement Construction and Their Health Effects on Workers. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(02).
Dehghan, R and Ruwnapura, J Y (2014) Model of Trade-Off between Overlapping and Rework of Design Activities. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(02).
Deng, F and Smyth, H (2014) Nature of Firm Performance in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(02).
Jafarzadeh, R, Ingham, J M, Wilkinson, S, González, V and Aghakouchak, A A (2014) Application of Artificial Neural Network Methodology for Predicting Seismic Retrofit Construction Costs. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(02).
Kasapoğlu, E (2014) Leadership Styles in Architectural Design Offices in Turkey. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(02).
Khalili, A and Chua, D K (2014) Integrated Prefabrication Configuration and Component Grouping for Resource Optimization of Precast Production. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(02).
Lopez del Puerto, C, Clevenger, C M, Boremann, K and Gilkey, D P (2014) Exploratory Study to Identify Perceptions of Safety and Risk among Residential Latino Construction Workers as Distinct from Commercial and Heavy Civil Construction Workers. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(02).
Lu, W, Ye, K, Flanagan, R and Jewell, C (2014) Nexus between Contracting and Construction Professional Service Businesses: Empirical Evidence from International Market. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(02).
Martin, H and Lewis, T M (2014) Pinpointing Safety Leadership Factors for Safe Construction Sites in Trinidad and Tobago. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(02).
Rosenbaum, S, Toledo, M and González, V (2014) Improving Environmental and Production Performance in Construction Projects Using Value-Stream Mapping: Case Study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(02).
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Green buildings; Lean construction; Sustainable development; Construction management; Case studies; Green building; Lean construction; Sustainability; Value stream mapping; Waste; Project planning and design;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000793
- Abstract:
Current sustainable construction research has been focused mainly on the design and operation stages of projects. But the execution or production stages have not received much attention. Also, current sustainable and construction management approaches often deal with environmental and production issues separately. In this paper, a lean production tool called value stream mapping (VSM) is used to simultaneously assess environmental and production waste over the execution stage of construction projects. VSM considers the elaboration of maps that assist project managers in diagnosing the current state of production to propose improvements in a future state. While traditional tools deal with symptoms, VSM tackles root problems. This paper reports a case study of the VSM application as a green-lean approach in the construction of a hospital in order to improve its environmental and production performance during the structural concrete work stage. The main contribution of this study is to provide a fully detailed experience of the VSM application in construction, confirming its ability to detect the sources of environmental and production waste, quantify them, and suggest reduction strategies. It also presents the development of a well-established implementation process of the VSM. The case study reinforces the effectiveness of the proposed green-lean approach for improving the sustainable performance of construction projects because it can help to optimize the use of resources and reduce costs, improve quality standards, and minimize the environmental impacts generated by the construction of projects.
Stamatiadis, N, Goodrum, P, Shocklee, E and Wang, C (2014) Quantitative Analysis of State Transportation Agency’s Experience with Constructability Reviews. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(02).
Zhao, T and Dungan, J M (2014) Improved Baseline Method to Calculate Lost Construction Productivity. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(02).