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Title: LEAN CONSTRUCTION AS A TOOL FOR CONSTRUCTION WASTE REDUCTION

LEAN CONSTRUCTION AS A TOOL FOR CONSTRUCTION WASTE REDUCTION

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Marcela Spisakova; Tomas Mandicak
10.5593/sgem2024v/6.2/s25.28
10.5593/sgem2024v/6.2
1314-2704
978-619-7603-78-1
English
24
6.2
•    Prof. DSc. Oleksandr Trofymchuk, UKRAINE 
•    Prof. Dr. hab. oec. Baiba Rivza, LATVIA
Green Building Materials and Eco-Technologies
Architecture construction and engineering (ACE) is one of the most widespread industries in the world. At the same time, the construction industry consumes 50% of extracted primary sources of raw materials, 50% of energy consumption, 33% of water consumption and produces a third of the generated waste to create buildings and construction products. A lean construction represents an innovative approach in the construction industry that aims to maximize efficiency, minimize waste and improve the overall performance of construction projects.
The life cycle of buildings consists of four basic phases - building design, implementation, use and disposal of the building. The principles of lean construction can be applied in all production phases. The level of effectiveness of the lean construction application and, consequently, the effectiveness of the reduction of construction waste depends on the type of lean tools applied. The aim of the paper is to point out the possibilities and effectiveness of the application of selected tools of lean construction (prefabrication, lean layout and 5S method) for the reduction of construction waste. The research was processed through a case study. The object of the case study was the Allbelli residential building in Slovakia. It was confirmed that it is possible to significantly reduce the amount of construction waste generated by a suitable modern method of construction – prefabrication.
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Paper presents a partial research results of projects: KEGA 009TUKE-4/2022 “An interactive tool for designing a safe construction site in an immersive virtual reality”; VEGA 1/0336/22 “Research on the effects of Lean Production/Lean Construction methods on increasing the efficiency of on-site and off-site construction technologies”; and KEGA 054TUKE-4/2024 “Circular construction academy, low carbon and green solutions: Educational platform on sustainable construction transition”.
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Proceedings of 24th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2024
24th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2024, 27 - 30 November, 2024
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International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Surveying Geology and Mining Ecology Management, SGEM
SWS Scholarly Society; Acad Sci Czech Republ; Latvian Acad Sci; Polish Acad Sci; Russian Acad Sci; Serbian Acad Sci and Arts; Natl Acad Sci Ukraine; Natl Acad Sci Armenia; Sci Council Japan; European Acad Sci, Arts and Letters; Acad Fine Arts Zagreb Croatia; Croatian Acad Sci and Arts; Acad Sci Moldova; Montenegrin Acad Sci and Arts; Georgian Acad Sci; Acad Fine Arts and Design Bratislava; Russian Acad Arts; Turkish Acad Sci.
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