Lapinski, A R; Horman, M J and Riley, D R (2006) Lean processes for sustainable project delivery. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(10), pp. 1083-1091. ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
Facility owners and project teams often struggle to engage "green" or "sustainable" requirements on building projects and can incur additional project costs as a result. Although "investments" in high performance building features can be paid back through operational savings, the project delivery methods currently adopted by most teams are laden with process waste. Lean production principles have been proven to reduce waste and improve process performance in highly complex development and production environments. Adopting these lean principles, this paper reports a study that identified the presence of value and waste in a sustainable building project. Through an empirical investigation of the Real Estate and Facilities Division of Toyota Motor Sales, Toyota's capital facility delivery process was mapped to identify both the steps in project delivery critical for success (value) and those that are waste. The investigation focused on the South Campus Facility, which received U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification at a project cost equivalent to a conventional facility. Through post hoc process-based analysis, insight about what added value and waste in sustainable project delivery at Toyota was obtained. The results also identify further improvement opportunities to Toyota's delivery process. For corporate facility owners and the Architecture Engineering Construction industry, the results unearth insights about how to successfully and economically deliver sustainable facilities.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | delivery; sustainable development |
| Index terms: | sustainable building, green building, process performance, process waste, certification, sustainable development, lean production, operational saving, project cost, real estate, investigation, presence, construction industry, project team, project delivery, added value, environmental design, owner |
| Subjects: | sustainability and energy, real estate economics, environmental science, project delivery, economic analysis, data collection methods, waste management, sociology, industry analysis, administrative processes, manufacturing engineering, financial management, design practice, performance measurement, economics, health safety and environment, sustainable construction |
| Topics: | Procurement, Sustainability, Stakeholder Management, Project Management, Research Practice, Engineering Principles, Cost Management, Business Strategy, Health and Safety, Contract Administration, Quality Management, Design Practice, Urban Studies |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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