Lean and Cleaner Production: Applications in Prefabrication to Reduce Carbon Emissions

by Sui Pheng Low and Peng Wu

Book Overview

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.-...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3662525232
• ISBN13: 9783662525234
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"