Construction Site Waste Generation—The Influence of Design and Procurement

Jaques, Roman

doi:10.1080/00038628.2000.9696897

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“…Fourthly, a small but growing number of studies have attempted to investigate the influence of procurement processes on the generation of waste in construction projects (e.g. Jaques, 2000;Gamage et al, 2009). However all of these studies have only focused on the relationship between different procurement systems and the generation of construction material waste.…”

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Institutional Waste within the UK Construction Procurement Context: A Conceptual Framework

Sarhan¹,

Pasquire²,

King³

et al. 2018

EPOJ

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There is a broad consensus among social and economic researchers that ‘institutions’ matter. Institutions influence beliefs, norms and actions; thus they shape performance and outcomes. Interestingly, the concept of institutions is not well established in construction economics or management research, specifically in waste-related literature. This paper presents discussions on the impact of imperfect regulations, norms and cultural/cognitive assumptions that exist within the construction procurement context, and how this has translated into the institutionalisation of wasteful behaviours and practices in construction projects. Based on a critical review of extant literature, the ultimate objectives of this study are to: (1) contribute to the overall understanding of waste in construction by suggesting a novel perspective to the generation and persistence of waste in construction projects; (2) demonstrate how the neo-institutional theory, a branch of organizational sociology, can potentially be applied as an analytical lens to deliver a more explicit theory of waste that relates cause and effect within the wider aspects of construction procurement systems and relationships; (3) highlight a number of widely accepted regulations, norms and meanings that impede efficiency and improvement efforts in construction; and (4) formulate propositions on institutional waste in the process of construction procurement that will be fundamental to the future trajectory of this study.

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Section: Concept Of Waste-reduction In Constructionmentioning

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Institutional Waste within the UK Construction Procurement Context: A Conceptual Framework

Sarhan¹,

Pasquire²,

King³

et al. 2018

EPOJ

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“…'Is there anything in the commercial and institutional environments surrounding construction that is blocking radical new production system design and therefore pinning the prevailing wasteful system in place?' A small but growing number of studies have attempted to investigate the influence of procurement processes on the generation of waste in construction projects (for example see Jaques, 2000;Gamage et al, 2009). However all of these studies have only focused on the relationship between different procurement systems and the generation of construction material waste.…”

Section: Conceptualisation Of Waste In Constructionmentioning

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“…A small but growing number of studies have attempted to investigate the influence of procurement processes on the generation of waste in construction projects (e.g. see Jaques, 2000;Gamage et al, 2009). However, all of these studies have only focussed on the relationship between different procurement systems and the generation of construction material waste.…”

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Contractual governance as a source of institutionalised waste in construction

Sarhan

Pasquire

Manu

et al. 2017

IJMPB

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Purpose-The construction industry has been subject to substantial criticism for its short term "hitand-run" relationships which are focused on win-lose situations. Despite the wide recognition of these problems the industry persistently resists the radical demanded of it. Therefore, the main purposes of this study are twofold. First, to investigate why this might be the case by reviewing the governance problem confronting clients and decision makers in construction procurement, as conceptualised in Transaction Cost Economics (TCE). Secondly, to critically analyse and question the efficiency and effectiveness of various safeguarding approaches, insight into various imperfect procurement and contractual arrangements, which are takenfor-granted and impede efficiency and improvement efforts in construction. The findings presented provide a theoretical anchor and rationale for developing alternative approaches to the design and delivery of capital projects.

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“…The prevailing project procurement processes are thought to be a root cause for many, if not all, of these aforementioned issues and problems (Latham, 1994;Osipova and Eriksson, 2011;Sarhan et al, 2018). A small but growing number of studies have attempted to investigate the influence of procurement processes on the generation of waste in construction projects (for example see Jaques, 2000;Gamage et al, 2009). However, most of these studies, if not all, have limited their attention to physical (material) waste; other important considerations such as process waste and value-creation or loss in relation to project procurement have been hardly explored.…”

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The Prevailing Procurement System as a Source of Waste in Construction: A Case Study

Sarhan¹,

Pasquire²,

Mossman³

et al. 2019

Proc. 27th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)

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Prevailing project procurement processes and strategies are thought to be the root cause for many of the reported criticisms of the construction industry, such as lack of trust and collaboration and short term adversarial and transactional relationships. However, very few studies have sought to examine the relationship between the organisational, commercial and institutional environments influencing construction procurement and the generation of process waste in construction projects. This study addresses this gap in knowledge by providing findings from a case study of a major UK infrastructure project.The study identifies a number of prevailing, yet counterproductive, procurement and contractual governance practices that lead to a 'network of causal wastes'. The study provides a conceptual model which exposes the complex, dynamic, interconnectedness and reciprocal nature of waste at the procurement and supply-chain level. The authors believe that this is the first study to expose the nature of waste at this level of analysis. It uses an integrated grounded theory case-study methodology that is demonstrably effective and can be useful for supporting studies seeking to investigate the concept of waste within the construction procurement context. The study concludes by suggesting that future studies focus on pre-procurement processes.

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Construction Site Waste Generation—The Influence of Design and Procurement

Cited by 11 publications

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Institutional Waste within the UK Construction Procurement Context: A Conceptual Framework

Institutional Waste within the UK Construction Procurement Context: A Conceptual Framework

Contractual governance as a source of institutionalised waste in construction

The Prevailing Procurement System as a Source of Waste in Construction: A Case Study

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