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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Construction waste"”.
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Industrial Management Models with Emphasis on Construction Waste
Increased attention is nowadays devoted to waste management. The objective of this work is to analyse how commonly known business economic models and methods, as well as the Polluter-Pays Principle, can be applied to waste management in general and to waste fractionation in particular, so as to …
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Relationship between construction waste generation and recycling practices in Southern Johor
Construction industry is the key contributor of economic growth of a country. The construction project producing excessive amount of waste generated, but there are limited lands for disposing the waste and this increases possibility for illegal dumping. Henceforth, the objectives of this research …
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Risk level of factors causing construction waste generation throughout construction project life cycle
The construction industry has an adverse impact on the environment from the wastes generated during construction work. The amount of wastes generated increases yearly due to rapid economic growth worldwide which includes Malaysia. Due to waste generation, one of the major issues faced is the …
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The construction waste management framework for reducing illegal dumping activities in the construction industry
Nowadays, an increasing number of construction projects in Malaysia have contributed to the production of construction waste. Additionally, the production of construction waste from construction projects has had a negative impact on the environment, especially through illegal dumping activities. To …
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Structural modelling of cause and effect factors of construction waste generation in Malaysian Construction Industry
Construction industry contributes significantly in improving socio-economic development of a country. However, this industry faces serious problems of construction waste generated worldwide including Malaysia. Construction waste is results from various factors which are necessary to identify for …
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Structural equation modelling of construction waste root causes and waste generation rate in Malaysian construction industry
Construction is one of the vital sectors in the economic growth, especially for a developing country like Malaysia. The rapid development of this industry is causing a huge amount of construction waste generated on site. Besides, illegal dumping of construction waste is quite a typical scenario in …
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Development of a framework for sustainable construction waste management. A case study of three major Libyan cities
Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste is one of the most voluminous and harmful categories of solid waste worldwide, comprising 40% of the total volume of global waste. Waste minimisation is essential for sustainable waste management for environmental, social and economic benefits. Libya has …
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A comparative study of construction waste generation rate based on different construction methods used in construction projects in Malaysia
In Malaysia, the huge generation of construction waste (CW) has led to negative impact on the environment. Limited data is available on quantification methods of CW in the country. The lack of quantification methods has resulted to the improper management of CW. The consequence of the improper CW …
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Critical management practices in reducing construction project on-site waste
Rapid development in construction industry has led to the increasing of the construction waste in Malaysia. Improper construction waste management practice had caused adverse impacts towards environment, social and economy. This study seeks to identify the critical management practices in reducing …
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From sink to stock : the potential for recycling materials from the existing built environment
… local recycling schemes for concrete and masonry waste within an existing urban environment. Using Lisbon, Portugal as a case study, I propose three context-specific material recycling scenarios to make use of mineral construction waste generated as city's aging residential building stock is …
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House Recycled
… when decayed, generate a large amount of construction waste, which occupies more land and resources in the form of landfills. New buildings should aim to minimize or eliminate construction waste generation, thus reducing environmental damage. The transformation of buildings from "Cradle to …
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Stock-constrained optimization of partially disassembled trusses
… reduces new material use, carbon emissions, and construction waste. This thesis shows a novel way of reusing structural components through partial disassembly of trusses into triangular components. A computational approach for quickly designing trusses with both new and recycled components is …
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Building Life Cycles: An Exploration of a Building's Transformation From One Life Into the Next
… results in the production of millions of tons of waste every year and is not an ecologically sustainable practice. However, as green building methods become more valued in today's society, building owners and designers are becoming more conscious of buildings' end lives. Construction methods are …
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Peripheral timber applications for waste wood material in extreme climates and earthquake risk regions
Worldwide, discarded construction and demolition material account for 40% of all municipal solid refuse including residential, commercial, institutional, and agricultural waste flows (Elgizawy, El-Haggar, and Nassar 2016). Hong Kong sends over 200 tons of timber waste from old formwork and …
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An interpretivist approach for the development of a behavioural framework to support the adoption of waste minimisation behaviour of contractors : the case study of Jordan
… of urbanisation and the acceleration of construction, renovation and demolition activities worldwide, enormous volumes of construction waste (CW) have been generated at a colossal rate. CW accounts for approximately 36% of the total solid waste received at landfill sites around the world, …
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Study of recycled concrete aggregate as filter media for phosphorus removal in synthetic wastewater
… in surface water. However, existing conventional wastewater treatment systems for removing phosphorus are expensive and complex. Recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) may be an alternative solution for phosphorus removal. It can reduce pollution and landfill disposal by converting construction waste …
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From Liquid to Stone: Reimagining the design of concrete structures for reuse
Every year, 360 million metric tons of concrete construction waste are sent to landfill in the United States, in large part originating from the demolition of economically obsolete buildings. Meanwhile, global demand for new concrete is accelerating – in 2021, the production of new concrete was …
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Thermal Collectives Architectural Imaginaries Beyond Modern Comfort
… building materials, as well as restrictions on construction waste, call for alternative modes of building and inhabiting our cities. The notion of “comfort” implies practices of consumption that have shaped our cultural and sensorial experience of domesticity. But “modern comfort”, the one we …
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Uso y fomento del árido reciclado en hormigón estructural como oportunidad de mejora medioambiental y económica: aplicación a la Comunidad Autónoma de La Rioja
… deals with this issue from the point of view of construction and specifically the aggregates sector, focusing in La Rioja. To do this, we first analyze the characteristics that required the recycled aggregates, and regulations that apply them, and makes a comparison with the regulations that …
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