Attitudinal and behavioural approaches to improving waste management on construction projects in Australia: benefits and limitations

Udawatta, Nilupa; Zuo, Jian; Chiveralls, Keri; Zillante, George

doi:10.1080/15623599.2015.1033815

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“…Introduction C&D waste is one of the major side effects of urbanization; it contributes significantly to environment degradation (Coelho et al, 2012, Lu andYuan, 2010;Lu and Tam, 2013;Udawatta et al, 2015) and thus requires careful management. Much research effort has been paid to estimating the amount of C&D waste generation, as a starting point of construction waste management.…”

Section: Urbanization; Chinamentioning

confidence: 99%

Estimating and calibrating the amount of building-related construction and demolition waste in urban China

Webster

Peng

et al. 2016

International Journal of Construction Management

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One side effect of the unprecedented urbanization in China is the large amount of building-related construction and demolition (C&D) waste generated during the process. It is an enigma why such statistics as C&D waste generation are absent from the literature in spite of their importance to devising sensible interventions to deal with the C&D waste related problems. This paper aims to estimate the amount of C&D waste at the country level. It does so by adopting a methodology utilizing national statistical data and the average amounts of waste generated at job sites. Furthermore, the estimation is undergone a thorough calibration against various independent sources before it can be accepted confidently. It is finally estimated that approximately 1.13 billion tons of C&D materials were generated in China during 2014, which has declined from a plateau of building activities and C&D waste generation in the early 2010s. The paper provides some useful references for devising appropriate C&D waste reduction, reuse, or recycling strategies. The paper also offers useful commentary on methodology to estimate C&D waste generation at an urban level, particularly in situations where data availability is erratic.

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Section: Urbanization; Chinamentioning

confidence: 99%

Estimating and calibrating the amount of building-related construction and demolition waste in urban China

Webster

Peng

et al. 2016

International Journal of Construction Management

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“…Coding was completed by the researcher who undertook all the interviews. Results from the interviews included the coded data and graphics to show themes and trends, as well as participant quotes, which show the deeper examination of issues available through interview-based research [36]. In the findings section, selected participant quotes are presented to provide added, more nuanced insight into the responses behind the quantitative and grouped results.…”

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“…However, progress in sustainable infrastructure is slow. Studies that investigated barriers and challenges to sustainable design and construction have highlighted limited sustainability knowledge and understanding, uncertainty and unfamiliarity with sustainable materials and technologies, and a tendency to maintain current practices [13,35,36]. Chong et al's study of sustainability in the construction industry [34] identified a strong level of conservatism in the civil engineering sector and recommended broadening the knowledge in sustainability, making sustainability more relevant and necessary to the professionals and their organizations, and providing platforms for communication and sharing ideas.…”

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Beyond the Certification Badge—How Infrastructure Sustainability Rating Tools Impact on Individual, Organizational, and Industry Practice

2018

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Sustainability consideration in designing, constructing, and operating civil infrastructure requires substantive action and yet progress is slow. This research examines the impact third-party infrastructure sustainability rating tools-specifically CEEQUAL, Envision, Greenroads, and Infrastructure Sustainability-have beyond individual project certification and considers their role in driving wider industry change. In this empirical study, engineering and sustainability professionals (n = 63) assess and describe their experience in using rating tools outside of formal certification and also the impact of tool use on their own practice and the practices of their home organizations. The study found that 77% of experienced users and 59% of infrastructure owners used the tools for purposes other than formal project certification. The research attests that rating tool use and indeed their very existence has a strong influence on sustainability awareness and practice within the infrastructure industry, providing interpretation of sustainability matters in ways that resonate with industry norms. The rating tools impact on individuals and their professional and personal practice, on the policies and practices of infrastructure-related organizations, and more widely on other industry stakeholders. The findings can be used to increase the value gained from sustainability rating tool use and to better understand the role such tools play in creating cultural change within the industry.

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“…Due to its substantial impact on the economy, society and the environment, generation of C&D waste has been a source of concern for Australians for many years [4,5]. This has resulted in state governments paying more attention to this growing issue.…”

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Review of energy recovery from construction and demolition waste in Australia

Shooshtarian¹,

Maqsood²,

Wong³

et al. 2019

JCEMI

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The construction industry in Australia has grown significantly in the past two decades in the wake of population growth, migration and expansion in the tertiary education industry. The growing population has necessitated extensive property development, better public transport and improved infrastructure. To achieve all of this, construction activities have been on rise; resulting in a significant growth in construction and demolition (C&D) waste generation. Australia has adopted a waste hierarchy to manage waste including C&D waste. According to this notion, waste produced should be managed in a hierarchal order comprising reduction, re-using, recycling, energy recovering, treatment and disposal. Energy recovery of waste is a new concept to the Australian context where, due to a lack of regulatory support and environmental concerns, it has not been well-developed. This review study aims to provide insight into Energy from Waste (EfW) activities in Australia at both national and jurisdictional levels. It reviews associated regulations and standards to show how EfW is being perceived and practiced. The findings demonstrate that Australia has a long way to go to fully utilise EfW opportunities, the role of government in providing regulatory support to promote EfW is found to be of particular importance. Furthermore, several measures are recommended to navigate efforts leading to improved C&D energy recovery activities in Australia. The results are expected to be beneficial to the C&D waste industry, researchers and regulatory authorities in the development of useful regulations and best management practices.

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Attitudinal and behavioural approaches to improving waste management on construction projects in Australia: benefits and limitations

Cited by 72 publications

References 27 publications

Estimating and calibrating the amount of building-related construction and demolition waste in urban China

Estimating and calibrating the amount of building-related construction and demolition waste in urban China

Beyond the Certification Badge—How Infrastructure Sustainability Rating Tools Impact on Individual, Organizational, and Industry Practice

Review of energy recovery from construction and demolition waste in Australia

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