Environmental management of construction and demolition waste in Kuwait

Kartam, Nabil; Al-Mutairi, Nayef Z.; Al-Ghusain, Ibrahim A.; Alhumoud, Jasem M.

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2004.06.003

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“…Regarding the use of reclaimed CDW, designers can influence reusability and recyclability potential through the selection and specification of appropriate materials and structural systems, component types and their connections (Kartam et al, 2004;Gibb, 2001;Coventry and Guthrie, 1998). Cleaner technologies, pre-casting and prefabrication were identified as efficient design strategies because they offer significant opportunities to reduce waste (Baldwin et al, 2006) and better control of waste and damage avoidance (Dainty and Brooke, 2004).…”

Section: Design Waste Reduction Strategiesmentioning

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Development and validation of a building design waste reduction model

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Osmani

2016

Waste Management

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Citation: AbstractReduction in construction waste is a pressing need in many countries The design of building elements is considered a pivotal process to achieve waste reduction at source, which enables an informed prediction of their wastage reduction levels. However the lack of quantitative methods linking design strategies to waste reduction hinders designing out waste practice in building projects. Therefore, this paper addresses this knowledge gap through the Keywords:Building design waste reduction model; design waste reduction strategies; design waste reduction level quantification; design waste reduction assessment.LLatas, C and Osmani, M (2016) Development and validation of a building design waste reduction model, Waste Management (In Press)

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“…A specific contribution to knowledge of this research relates to proposed DW strategies to address design changes to partitions that led to a 352% waste reduction level. The use of reclaimed building materials, as other studies have shown (Coventry and Guthrie, 1998;Kartam et al, 2004) was also assessed LLatas, C and …”

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Osmani

2016

Waste Management

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“…For example, the generation of construction waste in Kuwait is higher than the total international quantity due to the Gulf War and the lack of material management in the construction industry [13]. The composition and quantity of construction waste generated on sites depend on the construction methods and materials used during construction activities [7].…”

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Siti Akhtar Mahayuddin and Wan Akmal Zahri Wan Zaharuddin

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Zaharuddin²

2013

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Abstract-Construction waste is generated throughout the construction process such as during site clearance, material use, material damage, material non-use, excess procurement and human error. The exact quantity and composition of construction waste generated throughout the projects are difficult to be identified as they are keep on changing due to the dynamic nature of the construction activities. Different stages of construction generates different types and composition of waste. Therefore the trend of waste generated throughout the construction stages need to be identified. This paper will critically review literature on construction waste in order to understand the nature of waste generation from construction activities. Based on the literature studied, this paper propose a method to quantify waste for conventional construction. The proposed method comprises four steps. First is identification of construction stages and expected waste generated. Second is selection of construction sites with similar characteristics for uniform investigation. Third is sorting and weighing of mixed waste collected in a dumpster. The last step is summation of the recorded quantity. It is expected that the proposed method should be practical and suits current situation of Malaysian construction projects and support the agenda of National Strategic Plan for Solid Waste Management.

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“…Therefore alternative solutions are needed to meet the technical requirements and by applying standard procedures to mitigate the risk involved manage and control this major type of waste in an economically efficient and environmentally safe manner. Technological advancements somehow improved the demolition procedure efficiency and mitigate the risk involved (Kartam;AlMutairi;Al-Ghusain & Al-Humoud, 2004), but the other factor related to the demolition procedural effectiveness which get little attention is competency of the demolition operatives, especially in the context of developing countries like Malaysia. The developed countries like UK, Australia are applying advanced and standard techniques and procedures to mitigate the risk and insure health and safety management in order to control this major type of waste in an economically efficient and environmentally safe manner.…”

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Proposed model for effective training factors for competency of demolition operatives in Malaysia

Ganjbakhsh¹

2016

J Mgt Info

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Recently, technology advancement influenced almost every field of life, bringing new tools and techniques to reduce human effort and risk involved. Similarly in the case of Demolition industry, technology changed the demolition procedures significantly. Most of the Countries are opting for new techniques for demolition operatives, which ultimately reduce the risk involved in the demolition process. Effective competency training modules have been adopted by many countries to develop the demolition operatives skills, so the health and safety measure could be increased while reducing impacts on the environment by the process. Malaysia has demolition procedures but unfortunately, the standards are not updated as compared to other countries. This enhances the element of the risk in demolition procedures. The current study has examined the current standard demolition procedures of developed countries to propose a training model for demolition practices in Malaysia. Demolition operatives are highly skilled and trained through competency based training programs to reduce the risk involved during the demolition procedures. ARTICLE INFORMATION

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Environmental management of construction and demolition waste in Kuwait

Cited by 265 publications

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Development and validation of a building design waste reduction model

Development and validation of a building design waste reduction model

Siti Akhtar Mahayuddin and Wan Akmal Zahri Wan Zaharuddin

Proposed model for effective training factors for competency of demolition operatives in Malaysia

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