This book offers an innovative approach to applying the Lean Production Philosophy to develop situation-based carbon reduction strategies for precast concrete manufacturers and contractors to improve environmental performance in the building life cycle.

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.

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

Autorentext

Peng Wu completed his BSc (1988) at Nanjing University (China) and obtained his Ph.D. (1996) from Tokyo Institute of Technology, before working as a postdoctoral fellow first at Tokyo Institute of Technology and then at Hokkaido University, Japan (1996-1999). In 1999, he moved to Yokohama National University and worked as a visiting Assistant Professor. Since 2003, he has been a full professor of physical chemistry at East China Normal University, Shanghai (China), where he holds the Cheung Kong Professorship. His research interests include design synthesis and applications of zeolites and related porous materials for environmentally friendly chemical processes. He received the Outstanding Young Researcher award from the Japan Petroleum Institute (2003) and Catalysis Society of Japan (2004), Shanghai Municipality Science and Technology Award (2007), and National Science Fund of China for Distinguished Young Scholars (2009) etc. He has published more than 150 scientific papers and holds 30 patents.

Inhalt

Introduction.- Sustainable Development and Global Climate Change.- Lean Production Philosophy.- The Precast Concrete Industry.- Modelling the Lean Production Philosophy.- Research Design and Methodology.- Applications in Precast Concrete Factories.- Case study of a Precast Concrete Factory.- Precast Concrete Products in Construction Sites.- Case study of a Construction Site.- Carbon Labelling and Reflections.- Conclusions and Recommendations.- References.