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Lean and Cleaner Production

Applications in Prefabrication to Reduce Carbon Emissions

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Authors:
  1. Peng Wu

    1. School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, Rockhampon, Australia

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  2. Sui Pheng Low

    1. Department of Building, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

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  • Offers an innovative approach to applying the Lean Production Philosophy to reduce carbon emissions

  • Includes checklists to help precast concrete manufacturers and contractors to identify sources of carbon emissions

  • Provides step-by-step guidance to help precast concrete manufacturers and contractors to improve environmental performance in the building life cycle

  • Includes tips on how construction-related firms can perform better in sustainability-based rating systems, such as the Singapore Green Labelling Scheme and the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) Green Mark Scheme

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Introduction

    • Peng Wu, Sui Pheng Low
    Pages 1-12

  3. Sustainable Development and Global Climate Change

    • Peng Wu, Sui Pheng Low
    Pages 13-45

  4. Modelling the Lean Production Philosophy

    • Peng Wu, Sui Pheng Low
    Pages 47-65

  5. The Precast Concrete Industry

    • Peng Wu, Sui Pheng Low
    Pages 67-90

  6. Modelling for the Lean Production Philosophy

    • Peng Wu, Sui Pheng Low
    Pages 91-126

  7. Research Design and Methodology

    • Peng Wu, Sui Pheng Low
    Pages 127-139

  8. Applications in Precast Concrete Factories

    • Peng Wu, Sui Pheng Low
    Pages 141-193

  9. Case Study of a Precast Concrete Factory

    • Peng Wu, Sui Pheng Low
    Pages 195-220

  10. Precast Concrete Products in Construction Sites

    • Peng Wu, Sui Pheng Low
    Pages 221-273

  11. Case Study of a Construction Site

    • Peng Wu, Sui Pheng Low
    Pages 275-300

  12. Carbon Labelling and Reflections

    • Peng Wu, Sui Pheng Low
    Pages 301-320

  13. Conclusions and Recommendations

    • Peng Wu, Sui Pheng Low
    Pages 321-332

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 333-344
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About this book

This book explains how in moving towards Cleaner Production, the Lean Production Philosophy can be applied to reduce carbon emissions in prefabrication - one major source of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions which contribute to global climate change. This book examines theories and principles in the Lean Production Philosophy to develop situation-based carbon reduction strategies for precast concrete manufacturers and contractors in terms of Site layout, Supply Chain, Production, Stocks and Installation Management. It presents the empirical findings of surveys and case studies with managers and professionals working for precasters and contractors in Singapore, findings which provide good practical guidance for precast concrete manufacturers and contractors to achieve low carbon emissions and to perform better in many sustainability-based rating systems, such as the Singapore Green Labelling Scheme and the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) Green Mark Scheme.

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, Rockhampon, Australia

    Peng Wu

  • Department of Building, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Sui Pheng Low

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Lean and Cleaner Production

  • Book Subtitle: Applications in Prefabrication to Reduce Carbon Emissions

  • Authors: Peng Wu, Sui Pheng Low

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-42062-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-42061-0Published: 15 January 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-52523-4Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-42062-7Published: 18 December 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 344

  • Number of Illustrations: 45 b/w illustrations, 31 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Production, Environmental Economics

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