An environmental management plan for construction waste management

Ismaeel, Walaa S.E.; Kassim, Nada

doi:10.1016/j.asej.2023.102244

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“…Scholars from around the world have made great efforts to concentrate on a wide range of CW topics and issues, including the circular economy [17][18][19], an environmental management plan [16], waste management approaches [20][21][22], quantifying and qualifying CW [23][24][25][26], the causes of CW [3,[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34], and waste reduction [35].…”

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“…When the former studies in the literature are examined, many studies aim to recycle the waste generated during construction [14,15]. CW strategies vary in different countries, depending on the existing potentials and challenges of the construction industry and the local market [16]. This situation is related to the development of countries in the construction sector, socio-economic structure, construction culture, awareness, educational status, and economic structure.…”

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A Roadmap for Reducing Construction Waste for Developing Countries

Anaç,

Gumusburun Ayalp,

Karabeyeser Bakan

2024

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With the rapid development of the construction industry, construction waste (CW) has recently attracted much attention in many developing countries such as Türkiye. As a result, the effective management of construction waste has emerged as a critical concern at the global level. Reducing and managing CW is imperative to promote sustainable urban development. Although several scholars have made many valuable attempts to develop strategies to minimize CW, one of the most effective ways is to propose a road map for CW minimization, which is a method that has never been applied before, neither in this domain nor in the construction management and architectural domain. Unlike former studies, a roadmap was developed for reducing CW in this study. To create a roadmap, three steps were followed in this study. Firstly, CW causes were identified with a systematic literature review. Then, surveys were conducted with the construction stakeholders to obtain their perceptions of these causes. A normalized mean value analysis was conducted, and the importance and criticality of the CW causes were determined. Secondly, a timeline was developed, and it overlapped with the importance of the causes. Finally, roadmap strategies were created, and solutions were proposed to solve the causes of CW in the short, medium, and long term. The roadmap method, which is often used to develop new technologies, has not been used in this way to solve a problem before. Therefore, the study is unique and offers strategies that can be integrated into other studies.

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A Roadmap for Reducing Construction Waste for Developing Countries

Anaç,

Gumusburun Ayalp,

Karabeyeser Bakan

2024

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“…Additionally, guidelines for sustainable management plans receive considerable attention from practitioners. An example of this is the construction waste management (CWM) plan, which is intended to separate and recycle mixed construction waste [36]. It is worth noting that the handling of hazardous materials onsite should be performed in accordance with environmental and health laws and standards [37].…”

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The Dynamics of Sustainable Material Selection for Green-Certified Projects

Ismaeel

2023

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Material selection is a challenging process in which several parameters should be considered for green-certified projects. Hence, this study investigates the dynamics of sustainable material selection (SMS) across the project life cycle using system thinking. A dynamic model was developed based on the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design where relevant environmental categories and credits were represented, and their dependency coefficients (DCs) were computed. This pinpointed the effect of SMS on the point-accrual pattern across project phases, showing that the high leverage points were demonstrated for the operation phase. The result showed that SMS extended beyond the efficient use of materials, which indicated a DC of 100% in the Materials and Resources category to affect other sustainable categories, i.e., the indoor environmental quality, energy efficiency, and sustainability of the project site comprised 68.8%, 57.6%, and 50% of DCs, respectively. Thus, optimal SMS could earn the project 48% of the total possible points, putting it in the ‘Certified’ level. Accordingly, the proposed model can be used to evaluate the level of certification as well as the building performance therein.

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“…In Thailand, the natural rubber industry was found to be under-utilising natural resources; this needs to be improved through proper environmental management, as this industry plays an important role in the country's economic, environmental and social context [30]. Similarly, in Indonesia, it was found that the behaviour of workers caused more pollution because they did not have active environmental awareness; therefore, it is necessary to implement the ISO 14001 environmental management system to ensure greater commitment in environmental risk management [9].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluation of Environmental Management and Conservation of Natural Resources in Tourism Enterprises in Ayacucho, Peru: Workers’ Perceptions

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Ccama³

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Nowadays, it is important to promote environmental management in organisations so that natural resources are subject to a conservation process that allows them to be maintained over time. In addition, this is a good way to increase the environmental awareness of the different actors in society. Therefore, the objective of this study is to evaluate the perceptions of workers concerning the relationship between environmental management and the conservation of natural resources in tourism companies in Ayacucho, located in the Andean region of Peru. The research is of a basic type, with a quantitative approach and a non-experimental, correlational-exploratory design. The survey technique was used and the data-collection instrument was a questionnaire addressed to 600 workers on environmental management, with the dimensions of planning, implementation and operation and verification; and on conservation of natural resources, with the dimensions of biodiversity monitoring and consolidation of the protected area. The results show that 39% of workers disagree with the planning of their company, 47% neither agree nor disagree with the operations of their company and the implementation of its projects and 47% disagree with their company’s methods of assessing the success of its operations. These results show that an environmental management model should be proposed to improve the conservation of natural resources and to contribute to the revaluation of resources and the promotion of biodiversity protection in order to create environmental awareness in society.

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An environmental management plan for construction waste management

Cited by 15 publications

References 60 publications

A Roadmap for Reducing Construction Waste for Developing Countries

A Roadmap for Reducing Construction Waste for Developing Countries

The Dynamics of Sustainable Material Selection for Green-Certified Projects

Evaluation of Environmental Management and Conservation of Natural Resources in Tourism Enterprises in Ayacucho, Peru: Workers’ Perceptions

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