- Title
- Realising United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through Offsite Construction
- Creator
- Ginigaddara Appuhamilage, Buddhini; Jefferies, Marcus; Sher, William
- Relation
- The 45th Australasian Universities Building Education Association Conference: Global Challenges in a Disrupted World: Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Approaches in the Built Environment. Proceedings of The 45th Australasian Universities Building Education Association Conference: Global Challenges in a Disrupted World: Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Approaches in the Built Environment (Western Sydney University, Kingswood, Australia 23-25 November, 2022) p. 392-404
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.26183/a6pq-mg06
- Publisher
- Western Sydney University
- Resource Type
- conference paper
- Date
- 2022
- Description
- Amalgamating construction and manufacturing processes is referred to as offsite construction (OSC). These deliver buildings that are produced in factories and then transported and erected onsite. In line with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), OSC moves traditional onsite construction methods to potentially more efficient, safe, and sustainable factories with advanced robotics and assembly lines. This paper reviews how OSC assists realisation of the SDGs by achieving targets specified in the SDGs. A systematic literature review (SLR) was conducted, identifying 24 publications in the Scopus database. The SLR was guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) protocol. As only six publications directly referred to 'OSC and SDGs', those on 'construction and SDGs', 'manufacturing and SDGs' and 'prefabrication and SDGs' were also reviewed. The investigation identified five SDGs directly related to OSC. Factory-based manufacturing processes and improved working conditions promoted through OSC help to achieve SDG 8: decent work, and economic growth, SDG 9: industry, innovation, and infrastructure and SDG 12: responsible consumption, and production. Additionally, the use of sustainable materials, renewable energy sources and being cautious about ecology through design for sustainability practices adopted in OSC are in line with SDG 11: sustainable cities and communities, and SDG 13: climate action. This study provides insights into how modern methods of construction, such as OSC, can assist in delivering SDGs. Further, it contributes to knowledge by recognising potential steps to be followed to realise SDGs through OSC in line with current technological advancements.
- Subject
- offsite construction; systematic literature review; UN sustainable development goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1481210
- Identifier
- uon:50673
- Language
- eng
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