Towards improved construction waste minimisation: a need for improved supply chain integration?

Dainty, Andrew R.J.; Brooke, Richard J.

doi:10.1108/02630800410533285

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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). A limited number of research studies quantified the levels of waste reduction achieved with the use of prefabrication in buildings.…”

Section: Design Waste Reduction Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development and validation of a building design waste reduction model

Llatas

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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Section: Design Waste Reduction Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development and validation of a building design waste reduction model

Llatas

Osmani

2016

Waste Management

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“…For example Dainty and Brooke [10] suggested using contractual clauses to penalise poor waste performance. Greenwood [7] went further to call for a fully integrated waste minimisation system at the contractual stage that "should identify and communicate the responsibilities for waste minimisation between all project stakeholders".…”

Section: Design Waste Minimisation Approachesmentioning

confidence: 99%

An investigation of design waste causes in construction

Osmani

Glass

Price

2008

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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The construction, demolition and excavation waste arising in the UK is estimated at 109 million tonnes per year. Much had been published on ways to improve on-site waste management and recycling activities but very few attempts made to address design generated waste. This paper examines previous studies on architects' approach towards construction waste minimisation; and by means of a postal questionnaire sent to the 100 top UK architectural practices, investigates: the origins of design waste; waste minimisation design practices in the UK; and barriers to design out waste. The findings reveal that architects consider that waste is mainly produced during site operations and rarely generated during the design stages. However, about one third of construction waste could essentially arise from design decisions. Results also indicate that a number of constraints, namely: lack of interest from clients and attitudes towards waste minimisation are seen as disincentives to a proactive and sustainable implementation of waste reduction strategies during the design process.

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“…Proponents of supply chain management are keen to highlight the business opportunities for organizations to capture, interrogate and transfer supply chain efficiencies on to other projects. Key benefits include, cutting construction waste (Dainty and Brooke, 2004), building trust (Kumaraswamy et al, 2008) and driving down transactional costs (Korczynski, 1996, Cox et al, 2006.…”

Section: Supply Chain Management In Uk Constructionmentioning

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Organizational learning in construction supply chains

Tennant

Fernie

2013

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

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Purpose -Learning within the supply chain is widely considered to provide the basis for enhanced competitive advantage. The purpose of this paper is to explore the theory and current practice of organizational learning in UK construction supply chains.Design / methodology / approach -A qualitative research strategy is followed for this exploration of supply chain management and organizational learning. Research enquiry draws on semi-structured interviews with key construction supply chain stakeholders. The semi-structure interviews are recorded, transcribed and analysed via qualitative data analysis software.Findings -Careful examination of the transcripts reveal that whilst supply chain management practice in construction is limited, key schools of organizational learning are similarly underdeveloped. Findings disclose construction supply chain organizations routinely employ learning strategies that are best described as reactionary and interventionist.Research limitations / implications -Research was limited to the UK construction industry and encapsulates the assessment and evaluation of construction clients and first-tier supply chain members working within construction framework agreements. The perspectives of construction SME's were outwith the data set.Practical Implications -Underdeveloped organizational learning practices within supply chains present a significant barrier to the development and diffusion of supply chain management theory and practice in construction. In practical terms, the attainment of competitive advantage and the development of competing supply chain in construction would be extremely limited.Originality / value -Connecting organizational learning to the development and diffusion of supply chain management has been largely overlooked within the construction management literature. The research makes two notable contributions. First, the adaptation of a pragmatic and holistic organizational learning framework for the appraisal of learning strategies and second an evaluation of organizational learning in construction supply chains.

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Towards improved construction waste minimisation: a need for improved supply chain integration?

Cited by 111 publications

References 13 publications

Development and validation of a building design waste reduction model

Development and validation of a building design waste reduction model

An investigation of design waste causes in construction

Organizational learning in construction supply chains

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