A Construction Waste Minimization Model for Construction Project Sites

A wasteminimizationmodelplays an important rolein management and eduction ofwaste generatedonconstructionproject sitessince it provideseffective waysto assess their operation, analyzewaste production sources, and improvethe effectiveness of minimizationprocesses. Regarding themain sources of construction waste(design changes, leftover materialscraps, wastes from packaging,design/detailing errors, and poor weather),potential strategiesfor minimizing the wasteweredefinedand applied in the modelas: (1) proposing enactment of required regulations to encourage reduction, re-using, recycling and suitable disposal of construction waste (2) avoiding or reducing the generation of waste at the source; (3) re-using waste materials; and (4) recycling the residuals and applying them in public projects.Besides, an equation was proposed to determine the ranking and efficiency of theparametersbased ontheirscoresobtained in afull scale project

Keywords:

construction waste , potential strategies , waste minimizationmodel , ranking equation