Lean Principles an Innovative Approach for Achieving Sustainability in the Egyptian Construction Industry 10 From 11

However, it has negative impact on the environment being a source of waste, energy consumption, I and dereliction and pollution.
This called for the (CI) to be more sustainable through using natural resources in an efficient way to enable current generations to meet their needs without compromising future generations from achieving their own needs.
– (LPs) have proven to be a powerful tool minimize waste and adding better value to customers in the manufacturing industry.
The application of (LPs) in construction
helps defining customer value, eliminating waste, improving flow of work and information and increasing organizational perfection.
– Results of the field study showed that (LPs) are generally perceived and applied in a number of (ECFs) without realising that these practices are called lean.
These oncepts are used mainly in the design phase and construction phases.
On the ,other hand, other firms stated that (LPs) were not adopted due to a number of reasons such as it is not mandatory requirement, Jack of knowledge, time and cost constraints as well as the absence of formal frameworks to integrate (LPs) in
(ECFs).
This led to the following recommendations: Recommendations to Governmental authorities in Egypt
* Governmental authorities responsible for construction and urban development are advised to promote the use (LPs) as a strategic approach towards achieving sustainability in construction.
* Issuing and enforcing legislations to facilitate the adoption of (LPs) in design and construction firms as well as developing incentive programmes to attract and acknowledge the firms that adopt (LPs) and succeeded in delivering sustainable projects.
* Integrating (LPs) in architectural and construction education at undergraduate and graduate studies to generate graduates who understand the concept and its benefits and hence, apply it in their projects.