TY  - CONF
TI  - Evaluating Environmental Impacts of Construction Operation Before and After the Implementation of Lean Tools
AU  - Fuenzalida, Camila
AU  - Fischer, Benjamín
AU  - Arroyo, Paz
AU  - Salvatierra, Jose L.
AD  - Master Student, Construction Engineering and Management Dept., School of Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, +569 56189350, cpfuenzalida@uc.cl
AD  - Student, Construction Engineering and Management Dept., School of Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, +569 56189350, befischer@uc.cl
AD  - Assistant Professor. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, +56 22354-4244, parroyo@ing.puc.cl
AD  - Research, Development and Innovation Manager, the Production Management Centre of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile - GEPUC. Av. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Edificio Mide UC, 3er piso, Macul, Santiago, Chile, Phone +56 2 2354 7039, jsalvatierra@gepuc.cl
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2016/07/20
T2  - 24th Annual Conference of the  International Group for Lean Construction
C3  - 24th Annual Conference of the  International Group for Lean Construction
CY  - Boston, Massachusetts, USA
SN  - 2309-0979 (ISSN)
AB  - Construction industry has a fundamental role in the impact caused to the environment, both during construction and operation. In this research three Lean tools - Ishikawa Diagram, 5 whys, and A3 reports- were carry out at construction site during wall and floor ceramic installation. The aim was to investigate whether the application of Lean tools improved productivity in the activity execution, and measure the environmental benefits obtained. The research methodology included analysing video recordings of the activity execution, working groups with workers and management, and training for using Lean tools. From this, it was show that the principal perceived waste was rework and its cause was lack of control. Furthermore, it was prove that these Lean tools’ implementation reduces carbon dioxide emissions, for installing walls and floor ceramic, considering a reduction in the use of materials needed for the evaluated activity. In conclusion, Lean tools’ implementation allows reducing environmental impact by concentrating reduction efforts on the most important activity wastes.
KW  - Lean construction
KW  - productivity
KW  - environmental impacts
KW  - wastes.
L1  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1285/pdf
UR  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1285
DB  - IGLC.net
LA  - English
N1  - Export date: 04 October 2026
ER  -