Sustainable Construction Logistics, Part 1: A Theoretical Research Approach

Abstract

This study aims to explore the sustainable development of construction logistics based on a conceptual framework. This study investigates how the criteria of sustainability, benchmarking, and orientation management of construction projects can support the sustainable development of construction logistic practices. General indicators and criteria of sustainability are first developed to be in integrated with the construction logistic plan and used as a basis for benchmarking and orientation management of urban stakeholders of construction projects. This can help in tracking changes in environmental, social, and economic conditions affecting the logistic operations of construction projects and can make construction companies more adaptable to hidden factors and  unexpected problems related to sustainability. Benchmarking can open construction companies to new sustainability methods, ideas, and tools to continuously improve their effectiveness. Orientation management of stakeholders will lead to increased awareness among stakeholders and project actors, thereby improving logistic operations throughout the supply chain to create an efficient organization focused on sustainable development. Other aspects related to the sustainability of construction logistics are also discussed in this paper.

Received: 30 May 2025 | Revised: 20 October 2025 | Accepted: 30 October 2025

Conflicts of Interest

The author declares that he has no conflicts of interest to this work.

Data Availability Statement

Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analyzed in this study.

Author Contribution Statement

Osama A. B. Hassan: Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Resources, Data curation, Writing– original draft, Writing – review & editing, Visualization, Supervision, Project administration.