Abstract:
Business as usual (BAU) model of infrastructure delivery is contrary to the needs of
sustainability in the built environment. This gap necessitates a South African study that
is focus on sustainability in the infrastructure sector. A review of the management
corpus led to the discovery and review of transformation process model, which was
thereafter infused with core principles of lean and sustainability. The purpose of this
paper is to present the preliminary findings of a case study used to assess the robustness
of the conceptual model. Through the analysis and synthesis of collected data, it was
discovered that a transformation model could serve as a purposive vehicle for
embedding sustainability in the delivery of infrastructure projects in South Africa. The
study also noted the need for further research that will serve confirmatory purposes for
the proposed model.
