Minimisation of Construction Waste Using the Principles of Waste Management
Construction waste especially material waste is one major concern for the construction projects and has important implications in terms of socioeconomic and environmental aspects for the country. Construction industry being largest consumer of raw materials derived from natural resources also produc...
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| author | Sim Nee Ting, Ir Dr Awgku Mohd Firdaus Nee Bin Awg Sakawi Hieng Ho Lau, Prof Ir Dr Andrew Whyte, Associate Professor Dr |
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| description | Construction waste especially material waste is one major concern for the construction projects and has important implications in terms of socioeconomic and environmental aspects for the country. Construction industry being largest consumer of raw materials derived from natural resources also produces high amount of material waste that negatively impacts the environment. The building industry alone in Malaysia has reportedly generated approximately 25,600 tonnes of construction and demolition wastes daily due to rapid development. Therefore, any means of reducing material waste will not only result in significant cost savings within the projects but also reducing the pressure on the landfills and ease environmental concerns dealing with such waste conversion and recycling; and reduction. This study examines the causes and prevention of material waste in the construction specifically the building industry through the principles of waste management available. Questionnaires survey is the main tool deployed for data collection. The average and relative index were used to analyse the various aspects of the data collected. Stages of works used for the study include the material handling and storage stage; procurement of material stage; usage and operation of the material stage; and the design and documentation stage. The results indicate that respondents are aware of the concept of waste management but lack of awareness on the availability of such guidelines. It is hopeful that this study can improve on waste management implementation in order to uptake the principle of reduce, recycle and reuse material waste so as to reduce construction costs, provide good savings to the end users and improve the level of productivity of the nation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-80c9bbcc461942779e1c93be9c64039c2023-02-22T04:03:01ZengAcademy of Sciences MalaysiaASM Science Journal1823-67822022-12-01171910.32802/asmscj.2022.13521352Minimisation of Construction Waste Using the Principles of Waste ManagementSim Nee Ting, Ir Dr0Awgku Mohd Firdaus Nee Bin Awg Sakawi1Hieng Ho Lau, Prof Ir Dr2Andrew Whyte, Associate Professor Dr3Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia SarawakDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, MalaysiaSchool of Computing and Science, Faculty of Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, Kuching, MalaysiaSchool of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Curtin University Bentley, Perth, AustraliaConstruction waste especially material waste is one major concern for the construction projects and has important implications in terms of socioeconomic and environmental aspects for the country. Construction industry being largest consumer of raw materials derived from natural resources also produces high amount of material waste that negatively impacts the environment. The building industry alone in Malaysia has reportedly generated approximately 25,600 tonnes of construction and demolition wastes daily due to rapid development. Therefore, any means of reducing material waste will not only result in significant cost savings within the projects but also reducing the pressure on the landfills and ease environmental concerns dealing with such waste conversion and recycling; and reduction. This study examines the causes and prevention of material waste in the construction specifically the building industry through the principles of waste management available. Questionnaires survey is the main tool deployed for data collection. The average and relative index were used to analyse the various aspects of the data collected. Stages of works used for the study include the material handling and storage stage; procurement of material stage; usage and operation of the material stage; and the design and documentation stage. The results indicate that respondents are aware of the concept of waste management but lack of awareness on the availability of such guidelines. It is hopeful that this study can improve on waste management implementation in order to uptake the principle of reduce, recycle and reuse material waste so as to reduce construction costs, provide good savings to the end users and improve the level of productivity of the nation.https://doi.org/10.32802/asmscj.2022.1352material wasteminimisationwaste managementconstruction |
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| title | Minimisation of Construction Waste Using the Principles of Waste Management |
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