Implementing the lean demolition of municipality buildings using fuzzy partial least squares technique

Abstract

Purpose

Lean management has been used in various constructions around the world for more than a quarter of a century, and it is an important factor in the construction of new projects. In relation to demolition management, only standards and codes and general principles of demolition of specific buildings were evaluated. The purpose of this study is providing relation between lean management on demolition processes of municipality buildings evaluated.

Design/methodology/approach

This study investigates the lean demolition of demolished and renovated buildings in a metropolitan area that can be extended to all cities. In the first stage, the effective factors in the demolition of the building based on lean management were identified through a valid questionnaire based on the valid Delphi approach. Social, economic and environmental considerations were considered in designing the appropriate questionnaire.

Findings

The modified approach between the fuzzy method and partial least squares was used to evaluate important variables. All of the modified processes were developed in MATLAB by the authors of this paper. The results show that customer-focused degradation parameter has the weakest effect and waste removal variable has the most effect on lean management.

Originality/value

Statistical results show that there is no significant difference between the effect of lean management on variables such as demolition time, quality and type of construction (p < 0.05).

Citation

Vosoughifar, H., Farzadi, S. and Hosseininejad, S. (2023), "Implementing the lean demolition of municipality buildings using fuzzy partial least squares technique", Journal of Facilities Management, Vol. 21 No. 5, pp. 780-797. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFM-10-2021-0120