Sustainable Lean Construction

This book presents select proceedings of the Indian Lean Construction Conference (ILCC 2022) with adoption and implementation cases of lean concepts across Indian construction projects. The topics covered are lean culture and behavior, lean in sustainable and green technologies, lean supply chain management and offsite construction, lean in public sector, lean in modern construction techniques, etc. The book also discusses various properties and performance attributes of lean tools and techniques across various construction practices in infrastructure and real estate projects. The book is a valuable reference for researchers and construction professionals interested in Lean Construction.

Dr. Anil Kashyap is the first President and Chancellor of NICMAR University Pune and Hyderabad. He has 30 years of experience in practice, academia and research―both in India and abroad. In his leadership roles, Dr. Kashyap has been Head of UWE Bristol School of Geography and Environmental Management, Deputy Head of Coventry University School of Energy, Environment and Construction, and Founding Professor and Director of RICS School of Real Estate before joining NICMAR as the Director General in September 2021.

His expertise includes Infrastructure Development and Finance, Urban Regeneration, and Real Estate Research. Dr. Kashyap holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering with distinction from NIT Kurukshetra, master’s in Urban Planning from the School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi, and a Ph.D. from the University of Ulster, United Kingdom. Dr. Kashyap is Alumnus of Harvard University with training in Higher Education Leadership and Change Management. He is Fellowof the Higher Education Academy of the United Kingdom. 

Prof. N. Raghavan is currently Professor of Practice, BTCM division, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Director at Institute for Lean Construction Excellence (ILCE), Independent Director at Vadodara-Bharuch Toll Roads Ltd., Panipat Elevated Corridor Ltd., L&T Transportation Infrastructure Ltd, and Member. He obtained a Bachelor of Technology (Civil Engg.) from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in 1970 and a Master of Technology (Structural Engg.) from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 1976. Prof. Raghavan is Elected Fellow of the prestigious INAE (INAE has only 860 Fellows in the country across all disciplines covering academic, industry, and R&D)), Fellow of ICE(UK), IofE(I); prestigious SB Joshi Award for Excellence in Structures & Bridges, Chairman of Research Council of CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Best Overseas Article Award from ICE(UK), Memberof International Steering Committee for Lean Construction in Public Sector (LIPS). As Member of the Top Management of L&T ECC Construction Division at retirement, Prof. Raghavan set up and managed as its Chief Executive L&T-Ramboll Consulting Engrs Ltd.; Engagement with different facets of the profession with passion (Engineering, Consultancy, Construction, Project Management, Academic). He has a patent for a new method of excavation, the patent for precast segmental foundations (being applied). Prof. Raghavan published more than 200 international journals and conference papers and 6 technical books and book chapters and guided 18 M.Tech. project students of IIT Madras.

Dr. Indrasen Singh has over 35 years of experience in teaching, research, administration, strategic planning, institutional reforms, accreditation, and consultancy work. He has been responsible for traffic and transportation departments at ICT (P) Limited, Green Park New Delhi, NICMAR Delhi, and NICMAR Goa Campus.He was the founder Professor and Dean of NICMAR Goa Campus and developed the M. Tech Programme in structural engineering, transportation engineering, and environmental engineering in civil engineering at Lovely Professional University, Punjab. Dr. Singh has received 41 awards and has published 173 scientific technical papers in various national, international journals and conferences, and has worked on 45 major highway and transportation projects. He has guided one Ph.D. thesis, two M.S. theses, nine M Tech theses, and 187 PG theses.  

Dr. Singh has taught 18 subjects and developed 13 at the PG level. He has experience in academics and industry, as well as expertise in World Bank/ADB-funded projects. His many research papers are listed on the Transportation Research Board, USA for reference. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India) and a life member of the Indian Roads Congress, Indian Buildings Congress, and Institute of Urban Transport. Dr.Singh has leadership qualities and has led the overall management and administration of NICMAR University, Hyderabad, with a vision to develop the university into a Centre of Excellence. 

Dr. Venkatesan Renganaidu is currently Professor and Director of IQAC at the National Institute of Construction Management and Research, Hyderabad. He has been awarded a Ph.D. from the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras, in the area of Construction Management, then pursued his master’s in Business Administration with a specialization in Human Resources & System Management from Madurai Kamarajar University, Madurai, and B.E (Civil) from Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara. Dr. Venkatesan has been associated with the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) in numerous capacities for two decades and took a Voluntary Retirement (VRS), while he was serving as Executive Engineer, later he headed the Management Development Center (MDC) of Consolidated Construction Consortium Ltd (CCCL), Chennai, and also served as Director in Engineering Project Management Consultancy and Research (EPMCR), an incubated company of IIT Madras. Dr. Venkatesan Renganaidu obtained the “Research Excellence Award” from the National Institute of Construction Management and Research, Pune, Maharashtra, India. He had published 10 international peer-reviewed journal papers and 2 national journal papers and also presented 9 international conference papers and 3 national conference papers. He is also Member board of studies at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) Vellore and Chennai.

Dr. Arun Chandramohan, Professor and Dean (Research) and the School of Business Management at NICMAR Hyderabad, is one of the experts in Construction Materials, Construction Scheduling and Risk Assessment, Sustainable construction techniques, and Lean Construction.

Dr. Arun graduated in Civil Engineering from Calicut Regional Engineering College, Kerala (Presently NIT Calicut) in the year 1999.He did his master’s in Construction Engineering and Management in 2001 and Ph.D. in the area of Construction Management in the year 2004 from the College of Engineering, Guindy, Chennai.