Analysis of lean, green and smart concepts to achieve sustainability in the construction industry

Document Type : Review Article

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1 Graduate of Architectural Engineering (MSc), Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Art, Tehran, Iran

2 Assistant Professor in Technology of Architecture (Project and Construction Management), Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Art, Tehran, Iran

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The construction industry is known as one of the major consumers of natural resources and the creator of negative environmental impacts. Accordingly, the industry has increasingly taken steps to adopt sustainable and innovative strategies to minimize the negative impacts in this area. Many studies have been conducted on the concepts of lean, green, smart and sustainable in the field of construction, and a few of them have studied these concepts together. Therefore, the present study has presented a conceptual model with the aim of investigating how lean, green and smart concepts interact with the concept of sustainability in the construction industry. To this end, the systematic literature review has been adopted by the researchers of this study as a way to review and apply the existing research and studies to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the synergy between these concepts and how it affects the achievement of sustainability goals in the construction sector. The lean, green, smart and sustainable construction will each help reduce environmental pollution, reduce costs, reduce time, improve performance and increase quality of life for residents.

The combination of these concepts provides a new perspective to reduce the negative effects of the construction industry, which paves the way for a transformation in the construction industry and architecture to achieve the three goals of sustainable development (environmental, economic and social) and encourage construction companies to implement and new technologies in construction projects. Finally, implementing these concepts separately or together will improve the construction process as one of the largest producers and consumers of waste and energy.

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Art of Green Management
Volume 1, Issue 4
March 2023
Pages 7-22

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