Overview
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
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Book Title: Lean and Cleaner Production
Book Subtitle: Applications in Prefabrication to Reduce Carbon Emissions
Authors: Peng Wu, Sui Pheng Low
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-42062-7
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-42061-0Published: 15 January 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-52523-4Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-42062-7Published: 18 December 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 344
Number of Illustrations: 45 b/w illustrations, 31 illustrations in colour
Topics: Production, Environmental Economics