Abstract

WATKINS, J.  and  SUNJKA, B.P.. Combining green building and lean construction to achieve more sustainable development in South Africa. S. Afr. J. Ind. Eng. [online]. 2020, vol.31, n.3, pp.133-143. ISSN 2224-7890.  https://doi.org/10.7166/31-3-2426.

This paper explores the synergies that exist between lean construction and green building across all the development phases in a construction project to enhance sustainable development practices in South Africa. Using a systematic literature review, 68 articles were selected and coded. The findings indicate that: (i) lean construction and green building practices, principles, techniques, tools, and technologies can be simultaneously implemented across all phases of development, and offer multidimensional benefits in each; (ii) building information modelling plays a crucial role in assisting and facilitating lean construction and green building, mutually reinforcing each other throughout a development; (iii) prefabricated construction is becoming a popular way in which lean construction and green building are interacting and supporting each other; and (iv) the interaction between lean construction and green building can help to achieve more sustainable development in South Africa.

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