Call for papers

35th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 35)

Munich, Germany, July 2027

The International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC) is an international network of researchers from practice and academia in architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) who feel that the practice, education and research of the AEC industry have to be radically renewed to respond to the global challenges ahead. Researchers from industry and academia in the AEC industry and related fields are invited to submit papers on Lean Construction research and applications for presentation at IGLC 35 in Munich.

Key dates

Papers from authors in countries that require a visa for Germany are reviewed in an expedited process, because the visa application can take up to 60 working days. Check the visa requirements for your country with the German Federal Foreign Office in good time.

Research tracks

1. People, culture and change: the human and organisational dimensions of Lean, including leadership, culture, governance, collaboration, communication, workforce development and organisational transformation.
2. Digitalisation: how digital technologies enable, enhance or transform Lean construction, including BIM, artificial intelligence, digital twins, data analytics, automation, robotics, visualisation, digital decision support and Construction 4.0/5.0.
3. Production planning and commercial management: planning, coordinating and controlling project delivery, including the Last Planner System, takt, location-based methods and workflow, alongside contracts, cost management, procurement, supply chain management and collaborative delivery.
4. Sustainable and resilient built environments: Lean and Green, carbon and waste reduction, circularity, health and well-being, occupational safety, human factors, quality and resilience engineering, commissioning, operations and maintenance, renovation and retrofit.
5. Design, value and decision-making: Lean Design, Target Value Delivery, customer and stakeholder value, Choosing by Advantages, set-based design, design management and coordination, and requirements management.
6. Industrialised construction: production system design, industrialised and off-site construction, prefabrication, modularisation, Modern Methods of Construction, logistics and supply networks.
7. Lean theory, methods and education: the theoretical, methodological and educational foundations of Lean Construction, including curricula, simulations, games, training and knowledge transfer.

Submission

Paper templates and the link to the submission system will be published on the IGLC 35 website. The IGLC's general requirements for papers are described under For authors.