Greening Construction Transport as a Sustainability Enabler for New Zealand: A Research Framework

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aut.relation.journalFrontiers in Built Environmenten_NZ
aut.relation.volume8en_NZ
aut.researcherGhaffarian Hoseini, Ali
dc.contributor.authorDhawan, Ken_NZ
dc.contributor.authorTookey, JEen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorGhaffarianHoseini, Aen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorGhaffarianHoseini, Aen_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-28T23:59:42Z
dc.date.available2022-07-28T23:59:42Z
dc.date.copyright2022-05-25en_NZ
dc.date.issued2022-05-25en_NZ
dc.description.abstractThe construction industry’s inherent fragmentation fuels Construction Supply Chain (CSC) complexity. Logistics form an essential part of the CSC in terms of costs and project management. In turn, transportation accounts for more than half the logistics costs due to construction materials being low-cost/high-volume, and most other logistics processes being business processes and not physical ones. Construction transport is almost entirely road bound, one of the least sustainable modes with externalities far out of proportion to its numbers. Ergo, its optimisation presents substantial greening (de-carbonisation) opportunity, with potentially far-reaching sustainability impacts. The ASI (Avoid-Shift-Improve) concept considers activity, modal structure, and energy intensity/efficiency as transport carbon components, providing a fundamental optimisation framework. 93% of New Zealand’s freight (a third of it construction related) is road bound, with 99% fossil-fuel (diesel) dependence. Government adoption of ASI elements viz Supply Chain (SC) efficiency, transport optimisation, data/information sharing, and collaboration for transport decarbonisation aligns with Industry 5.0, but seeks further research for concrete implementation pathways. This paper aims to bridge the gap by proposing a research framework for greening of construction transport as a sustainability enabler for New Zealand.en_NZ
dc.identifier.citationFrontiers in Built Environment. 8:871958. doi: 10.3389/fbuil.2022.871958
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fbuil.2022.871958en_NZ
dc.identifier.issn2297-3362en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/15325
dc.publisherFrontiers
dc.relation.urihttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2022.871958/full
dc.rightsCopyright © 2022 Dhawan, Tookey, GhaffarianHoseini and GhaffarianHoseini. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccessen_NZ
dc.subjectConstruction logistics; Construction transport; Green transport; Sustainable construction; Transport decarbonisation
dc.titleGreening Construction Transport as a Sustainability Enabler for New Zealand: A Research Frameworken_NZ
dc.typeJournal Article
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