Call for papers

33rd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC33)

Osaka and Kyoto, Japan, 2-8 June, 2025

The International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC: www.iglc.net) 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 must be radically renewed to respond to global challenges.

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 the IGLC33 in Kyoto.

The topics discussed at the conference have varied with the evolution of lean construction research and due to contextual factors. This year, we especially encourage papers focusing on the following themes:

• Sustainability: Accelerating sustainability efforts is critical.
• Culture: The Japanese culture, particularly in relation to the Toyota Production System, is a pertinent theme.
• Digital: The rapid development in digital fields, particularly Artificial Intelligence (AI), is especially timely.
• Diffusion: How to accelerate the adoption of Lean Construction methods and tools, given their uneven uptake across companies and countries?

Tracks

Papers can be submitted to the following tracks:

• Contract and Cost Management
• Digital Support for Lean Construction
• Lean Theory
• Health, Safety, and Quality
• Learning and Teaching
• Lean People, Culture, and Change (including language action)
• Product Development, Value, and Design Management
• Production Planning and Control (including Last Planner® System, constraint analysis & removal)
• Production System Design (including Takt, Location-Based Management)
• Lean and Green
• Supply Chain Management
• Modular and Off-Site Construction

Key Dates

• Full paper submission deadline: 20 January 2025
• Provisional acceptance of papers and reviewer comments: 15 March 2025
• Submission of revised version: 7 April 2025
• Early bird registration deadline: 28 February 2025
• Camera-ready paper submission deadline: 28 April 2025
• Presentation submission deadline: 28 May 2024
• Workshops and Industry Day: 2-3 June 2025
• Technical Conference: 4-6 June 2025
• PhD Summer School: 7-8 June 2025

Submission Process

• To submit, all (co)authors must register and upload their paper to the conference management system at https://www.conftool.pro/iglc33/.
• The conference paper template is available at: IGLC33 Paper Template.docx
• After acceptance, (co)authors must submit their papers and presentation slides.
• For inquiries, email [email protected].

Papers Publication

Accepted papers will be presented as oral presentations and published in the conference proceedings. IGLC proceedings are Scopus-indexed and free to access at iglc.net/Papers.

Deadline Extensions

Due to the shorter review period this year, no general deadline extensions will be available for IGLC33. Authors may apply for extensions on a case-by-case basis; however, applications will not be considered once a deadline has passed.

Note: We strongly advise authors needing visas for travel to Japan to avoid requesting extensions and to submit before deadlines to ensure a timely review for visa applications.

IGLC 33 Scientific Committee

Olli Seppänen
Lauri Koskela
Koichi Murata

Local Organization Committee

Rafaella Broft, BlueDot MGT
Ming Shan Ng (Charmaine), Kyoto Institute of Technology
Vicente A. Gonzalez, University of Alberta
James Smith, Brigham Young University