Lean construction, building information modelling and sustainability

This paper investigates the mutual relations of three current drivers of construction:
lean construction, building information modelling and sustainability. These drivers
are based on infrequently occurring changes, only incidentally simultaneous, in their
respective domains. It is contended that the drivers are mutually supportive and thus
synergistic. They are aligned in the sense that all require, promote or enable
collaboration. It is argued that these three drivers should be implemented in a unified
manner for rapid and robust improvements in construction industry performance and
the quality of the constructed facilities and their benefits for stakeholders and wider
society.