The demand for high performance“green”or“sustainable”buildings is rapidly becoming the most significant trend in the building industry.As the Architecture,Engineering,and Construction(AEC)industry develops the str...The demand for high performance“green”or“sustainable”buildings is rapidly becoming the most significant trend in the building industry.As the Architecture,Engineering,and Construction(AEC)industry develops the strategies and technologies for these projects,an increased emphasis must be placed on the processes and competencies required to deliver high performance buildings.This paper defines an emerging research and education program at Penn State called the Lean and Green Initiative.Focused on understanding all aspects of the delivery of high performance projects,this program is underpinned by established process-based theories and structured around a systematic methodology designed to minimize waste,maximize value,and reduce cost.Current research and educational activities are described in the paper including nine primary research thrusts and their respective goals.Initial results of each research thrust are also provided,providing an early look at the benefits of a process improvement approach to the delivery of high performance buildings.展开更多
Sustainable building projects have levels of complexity over conventional building projects that challenge current projectmanagement tools at efficiently managing the rigors of sustainable projects.The Continuous Valu...Sustainable building projects have levels of complexity over conventional building projects that challenge current projectmanagement tools at efficiently managing the rigors of sustainable projects.The Continuous Value EnhancementProcess(CVEP)is a recently developed tool designed specifically for sustainable building projects.This project managementtool enables project teams to systematically generate and evaluate project alternatives for meeting sustainable goals.The goal of this tool is to identify high performance solutions that increase levels of sustainability and improve projectperformance.CVEP was experimentally implemented and tested on four case study projects to evaluate its ability tosupport project management decision making in ways that elevate sustainability and project performance.Reported inthis paper,the results show CVEP produced first cost and life cycle cost savings.In particular,the study confirms thatCVEP has the capability to:1.)Provide a systematic evaluation process,2.)Collect high performance building solutions,and 3.)Be applicable to different project types.These results show that it is possible to employ targeted projectmanagement techniques,like CVEP,to improve the cost-effective provision of sustainable buildings.展开更多
文摘The demand for high performance“green”or“sustainable”buildings is rapidly becoming the most significant trend in the building industry.As the Architecture,Engineering,and Construction(AEC)industry develops the strategies and technologies for these projects,an increased emphasis must be placed on the processes and competencies required to deliver high performance buildings.This paper defines an emerging research and education program at Penn State called the Lean and Green Initiative.Focused on understanding all aspects of the delivery of high performance projects,this program is underpinned by established process-based theories and structured around a systematic methodology designed to minimize waste,maximize value,and reduce cost.Current research and educational activities are described in the paper including nine primary research thrusts and their respective goals.Initial results of each research thrust are also provided,providing an early look at the benefits of a process improvement approach to the delivery of high performance buildings.
文摘Sustainable building projects have levels of complexity over conventional building projects that challenge current projectmanagement tools at efficiently managing the rigors of sustainable projects.The Continuous Value EnhancementProcess(CVEP)is a recently developed tool designed specifically for sustainable building projects.This project managementtool enables project teams to systematically generate and evaluate project alternatives for meeting sustainable goals.The goal of this tool is to identify high performance solutions that increase levels of sustainability and improve projectperformance.CVEP was experimentally implemented and tested on four case study projects to evaluate its ability tosupport project management decision making in ways that elevate sustainability and project performance.Reported inthis paper,the results show CVEP produced first cost and life cycle cost savings.In particular,the study confirms thatCVEP has the capability to:1.)Provide a systematic evaluation process,2.)Collect high performance building solutions,and 3.)Be applicable to different project types.These results show that it is possible to employ targeted projectmanagement techniques,like CVEP,to improve the cost-effective provision of sustainable buildings.
