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Optimisation of Construction Waste in the Built Environment at Selected Sites in Nigeria: Deconstruction Strategy
The focus of this paper is ‘deconstruction as a strategy’ for construction waste reduction in the built environment. Construction waste is becoming a topical issue in the building industry as large percentage of this is being generated annually in developing nations including Nigeria. The economic, political and environmental pressures put on sustainable work practices have led to a renewed emphasis on developing effective waste mitigation strategies in the built environment in Nigeria. Data collection from selected case studies was through interviews and observations conducted among leading professionals in the building industry, owners as well as site managers. The case studies were purposively selected because they exhibited modular design systems and dry construction methods. Variables investigated includes information on name and addresses of projects, types of designs adopted for construction, insitu materials and prefabricated materials used, causes and levels of waste in building construction, availability of materials, techniques of construction, proficiency of labour in handling materials, possibility of deconstruction and materials reuse, design management measures and waste minimisation measure adopted. The study observed that the use of dry construction methods and modular coordination system reduces waste in building construction. The paper suggests a wide range of measures for reduction of wastes on construction sites. These include deconstruction, modularisation of design, standardisation of building components, industrial production of building materials, efficient specification writing, retraining of building professionals, reuse and recycling among others. The paper concludes that there is colossal deficiency in the management of construction waste in the study and recommend ways of ameliorating it. Keywords: Built environment, Construction waste, Deconstruction, Dry construction, Modularisation of design.
Optimisation of Construction Waste in the Built Environment at Selected Sites in Nigeria: Deconstruction Strategy
The focus of this paper is ‘deconstruction as a strategy’ for construction waste reduction in the built environment. Construction waste is becoming a topical issue in the building industry as large percentage of this is being generated annually in developing nations including Nigeria. The economic, political and environmental pressures put on sustainable work practices have led to a renewed emphasis on developing effective waste mitigation strategies in the built environment in Nigeria. Data collection from selected case studies was through interviews and observations conducted among leading professionals in the building industry, owners as well as site managers. The case studies were purposively selected because they exhibited modular design systems and dry construction methods. Variables investigated includes information on name and addresses of projects, types of designs adopted for construction, insitu materials and prefabricated materials used, causes and levels of waste in building construction, availability of materials, techniques of construction, proficiency of labour in handling materials, possibility of deconstruction and materials reuse, design management measures and waste minimisation measure adopted. The study observed that the use of dry construction methods and modular coordination system reduces waste in building construction. The paper suggests a wide range of measures for reduction of wastes on construction sites. These include deconstruction, modularisation of design, standardisation of building components, industrial production of building materials, efficient specification writing, retraining of building professionals, reuse and recycling among others. The paper concludes that there is colossal deficiency in the management of construction waste in the study and recommend ways of ameliorating it. Keywords: Built environment, Construction waste, Deconstruction, Dry construction, Modularisation of design.
Optimisation of Construction Waste in the Built Environment at Selected Sites in Nigeria: Deconstruction Strategy
ADEDEJI, Y M (author)
2016-03-10
Journal of Sustainable Technology; Volume 5 number 2 2014; 80-90
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
DDC:
690
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