Construction waste management based on industrial management models: a Swedish case study

Abstract

This paper describes a methodology for estimating the true internal costs of construction waste, aimed at promoting environmentally friendly waste management. The study employs cost-benefit analysis, contribution margin analysis, the Polluter-Pays Principle and a mathematical model: the model for Efficient Use of Resources for Optimal Production Economy (EUROPE), which has been introduced previously by the author for assigning industrial costs to waste. The calculations are performed on construction waste created in a case study of a building project. Moreover, waste is regarded as, in a business sense, having the same basic status as any normal industrial product, namely the "equality principle". Application of the methodology is suggested to create incentives for environmental and profitability improvement in construction companies and other types of industrial sectors. The results of the case study show the generation of construction waste to substantially decrease the final operating income, due to the internal shadow price cost it creates. This paper is intended to decrease the gap between the choice of waste management procedures and their economic impact, the overall objective being to accomplish an improved industrial environmental situation. ________________________________________________________________

Construction and demolition waste indicators

“… a Data from the following studies were also used: Myhre (2000); Metro Vancouver (2008); Kelly and Hanahoe (2009); Grimes (2005); Kofoworola and Gheewala (2009); Kharrufa (2007); Stenis (2005); Fatta et al (2003); Wang and Zhao (2003); Solís-Guzmán et al (2009); Ortiz et al (2010); Martínez Lage et al (2010); Hsiao et al (2002); Katz and Baum (2011); Giglio (2002); McGregor et al (1993); NAHB Research Center (1995); Cochran et al (2007); Salinas (2002); Franklin Associates (1998); 3D/International (1999); Lipsmeier and Günther (2002); Kartam et al (2004); Kibert (2002). b Data from the following studies were also used: Bergsdal et al (2007); Metro Vancouver (2008); Kelly and Hanahoe (2009); Grimes (2005); Kofoworola and Gheewala (2009); Fatta et al (2003); Wang and Zhao (2003); McDonald and Smithers (1998); Martínez Lage et al (2010); Hsiao et al (2002); Giglio (2002); McGregor et al (1993); Franklin Associates (1998); 3D/International (1999) ; Lipsmeier and Günther (2002); Kartam et al (2004); Begum et al (2006); SMARTWaste (2010). c Data from the following studies were also used: Myhre (2000); Fatta et al (2003); Kharrufa (2007); Kartam et al (2004); Wan...…”

Enhanced Transport Economy Modelling Along the ‘New Silk Road’

“…Certain alternative models are explored and commented upon. The quality principle and EUROPE model [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] are described and applied in this transportation context. Guidelines are given to use the methodology for improving the transportation efficiency on larger geographical scales.…”

“…The equality principle [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] forms the scientific basis of this paper. All residuals are regarded as a regular product outputin Equation 1that is the EUROPE model, the model for Efficient Use of Resources for Optimal Production Economy, aimed at allocating a logical portion of costs to residuals through multiplication by the total costs in question by splitting them up in logical proportions.…”

“…The model provides a key factor (12) that can be used as an indicator for how well this ambition is fulfilled in terms of the efficiency of the transports along the 'New Silk Road'. The methodology is based on the equality principle reported in literature [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] to enable allocation of fictive costs to unwanted residuals to reduce the existence of wastes.…”

An Economic Instrument to Improve Communities

“…The objective is to improve the flow of physical and immaterial utilities through entities of different kinds, such as producing companies and nations. The Efficient Use of Resources for Optimal Production Economy (EUROPE) model [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] is developed to become more powerful. The practical use of the EUROPE model [6] is improved.…”