33rd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 33) - Osaka and Kyoto, Japan - 2025

https://doi.org/10.24928/2025/0106

Exploring a Lean Informed Framework for Reducing Construction and Demolition Waste in Zimbabwe

Kurauwone Maponga1, Fidelis Emuze2 & John Smallwood3

1PhD Candidate, Department of Construction Management, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa, [email protected], orcid.org/0000-0002-5286-9635
2Research Associate, Department of Construction Management, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa, [email protected]. ORCID.org/0000- 0001-7714-4457
3Professor, Department of Construction Management, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa, [email protected]. ORCID.org/0000- 0003-1726-1525

Abstract

The inadequate minimization of construction and demolition waste (CDW) in Zimbabwe created a need for a framework that combines Lean Construction (LC) and Construction 5.0. This paper thus develops guidelines and a conceptual framework for the minimization of CDW in Zimbabwe through LC and Construction 5.0. A critical review of the LC and Construction 5.0 literature was conducted to extract the most effective ways of integrating the two principles. A questionnaire survey was conducted to identify the most effective techniques for the framework. The frameworks show that certain pillars of Construction 5.0 (human centricity, sustainability, and resilience) and LC (Kaizen, Last Planner System, Just-In-Time, and Standardisation) have the potential for making a difference in the reduction of CDW in Zimbabwe.

Keywords

Construction 5.0, Construction waste, Demolition waste, Lean Construction, Waste, Zimbabwe

Files


Full Text
 

Reference

Download: BibTeX | RIS Format

Reference in APA 7th edition format:

Maponga, K., Emuze, F. & Smallwood, J.. (2025). Exploring a Lean Informed Framework for Reducing Construction and Demolition Waste in Zimbabwe. In Seppänen, O., Koskela, L., & Murata , K. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 33) (pp. 1185–1196). https://doi.org/10.24928/2025/0106

Shortened reference for use in IGLC papers:

Maponga, K., Emuze, F. & Smallwood, J.. (2025). Exploring a Lean Informed Framework for Reducing Construction and Demolition Waste in Zimbabwe. IGLC33. https://doi.org/10.24928/2025/0106

 

Founded in 1993, the 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 in order to respond to the global challenges ahead.

2015 © All Rights Reserved.