Consolidating loads for sustainable construction in New Zealand: a literature review-based research framework
Smart and Sustainable Built Environment
ISSN: 2046-6099
Article publication date: 17 March 2022
Issue publication date: 5 July 2022
Abstract
Purpose
A long-term collaborative public water infrastructure procurement contract in New Zealand adopts “Enterprise Alliance” delivery (strategy) with a Construction Consolidation Centre (CCC) (operational) logistics solution. New Zealand's unique spatial, market, regulatory and economic circumstances present a research gap pertaining to the sustainability impacts of the combinatory implementation. The paper suggests a literature review-based research framework for examining these.
Design/methodology/approach
Systematic literature review (SLR) discovers unique New Zealand attributes, and sustainability impacts of both the approaches overseas. Towards formulating a research framework, the paper discusses sustainability of construction and its New Zealand context, and research focus within the implemented model. Significant issues from SLR reveal Design, Logistics, Impacts and Spin-offs research domains. The paper suggests a research framework and examines an appropriate research design.
Findings
CCC implementation under a programme alliance is without precedent in New Zealand. Variance of New Zealand's unique attributes from North American and European characteristics behind successful implementation are likely to impact domestic outcomes. A research framework to test this hypothesis will enable investigating the relevance of the concepts to New Zealand settings and provide a contextual implementation datum. Implementation benchmarks will potentially influence public policy and enrich indigenous knowledge corpus, potentially transferrable to associated domains (urban planning, transportation and energy).
Originality/value
The paper attempts to define a research direction in the domain of applying supply chain management principles to the New Zealand's construction sector by investigating the employment of a CCC in a collaborative environment as an infrastructure project delivery vehicle with sustainability leanings.
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Citation
Dhawan, K., Tookey, J., GhaffarianHoseini, A. and GhaffarianHoseini, A. (2022), "Consolidating loads for sustainable construction in New Zealand: a literature review-based research framework", Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, Vol. 11 No. 2, pp. 313-333. https://doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-08-2021-0151
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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