TY  - CONF
TI  - Decarbonizing construction through logistics: insights from cold climates
C1  - Singapore, Singapore
C3  - Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 34)
SP  - 482
EP  - 494
PY  - 2026
DO  - 10.24928/2026/0200
AU  - Tetik, Müge
AU  - Pikas, Ergo
AU  - Vendel, Kädi-Riin
AU  - Moghimi, Nima
AU  - Hamzeh, Farook
AD  - Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Energy Systems, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology, Lahti, Finland, muge.tetik@lut.fi, orcid.org/0000-0002-4013-0577
AD  - Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, School of Engineering, Tallinn
University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia, ergo.pikas@taltech.ee, orcid.org/0000-0001-5691-685X
AD  - Early Stage Researcher, Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, School of Engineering, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia, kadiriin.vendel@taltech.ee, orcid.org/0009-0004-1702-1817
AD  - Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, AB, Canada, hamzeh@ualberta.ca, orcid.org/0000-0002-3986-9534
AD  - Ph.D. Student, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, AB, Canada, nmoghimi@ualberta.ca, orcid.org/0009-0008-4733-1276
ED  - Hamzeh, Farook
ED  - Poshdar, Mani
ED  - Garcia-Lopez,, Nelly P.
AB  - Construction logistics and site operations are significant sources of emissions, especially in cold climates where heating, lighting, and equipment use are intensified. Design and early planning decisions determine material flows, site organization, and the duration of temporary energy-intensive systems. Although lean construction is known for reducing waste and variability, its potential to support emission-aware logistics planning is still under-explored. As a result, the links between logistics reliability, efficiency, and emissions remain unclear. This study investigates how design and production planning can be better aligned with low-emission strategies in cold climates. The study adopts an integrative qualitative review that synthesizes literature, certification and policy documents, and contextual material from Finland, Estonia and Canada. Findings show that design and production planning decisions influence construction phase emissions by shaping logistics system configuration, material flow reliability, transport intensity and duration of energy-intensive operations. These relationships are amplified in cold climate contexts where seasonal access constraints and energy demand increase emissions from logistics inefficiencies. Based on these, the study develops a framework that links improvements through lean in material flow and site coordination to systematic, emission aware planning. Results support researchers, policymakers, and practitioners in embedding emission-aware thinking into planning and logistics.
KW  - Logistics
KW  - design for logistics
KW  - lean construction
KW  - cold climate construction
KW  - sustainability.
PB  - 
T2  - Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 34)
DA  - 2026/06/22
CY  - Singapore, Singapore
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2503/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2503
N1  - Export Date: 19 June 2026
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -