TY  - CONF
TI  - Net-Zero & Digitalisation in Off-Site Construction
C1  - Auckland, New Zealand
C3  - Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 32)
SP  - 906
EP  - 917
PY  - 2024
DO  - 10.24928/2024/0213
AU  - Onyenokporo, Nwakaego
AU  - Tzortzopoulos, Patricia
AU  - Biscaya, Sara
AU  - Collington, Nick
AU  - O'Connor, Shellie
AD  - Researcher, Department of Design and Built Environment, School of Arts and Humanities, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom, n.onyenokporo@hud.ac.uk, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3462-8878
AD  - Professor, Department of Design and Built Environment, School of Arts and Humanities, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom, p.tzortzopoulos@hud.ac.uk, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8740-6753
AD  - Reader, Department of Design and Built Environment, School of Arts and Humanities, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom, s.biscaya@hud.ac.uk, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4086-8552
AD  - Chief Technical Officer at Company A, United Kingdom
AD  - Chief Operating Officer at Company A, United Kingdom
AB  - The UK Government set targets to achieve net-zero buildings by 2050. Consequently, there is a need for off-site construction companies to achieve net-zero over the coming years. However, small and medium-sized enterprises in off-site construction face challenges in implementing net-zero, as well as in implementing digitalisation, which can greatly support achieving net-zero targets. This paper reports on initial findings of a project focused on improving digitalisation and net-zero within an SME off-site construction company. Through process mapping and observations, implementation barriers to digitalisation and net-zero were identified, and a set of actions are suggested. The paper also discusses tools for optimising the lifecycle carbon impact of buildings. The recommendations include accurate carbon footprint measurement, creating a realistic reduction strategy, and adopting sustainable/low-carbon materials. Additionally, the paper recommends the use of smart technology to monitor as-built and compare it with the as-designed building.
KW  - Off-site construction; Net-zero; Lean construction; BIM.
PB  - 
T2  - Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 32)
DA  - 2024/07/01
CY  - Auckland, New Zealand
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2246/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2246
N1  - Export Date: 26 April 2025
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -