A Study of Various Propositions to Manage Waste in Construction: A Value Engineering Perspective
Proceedings of National Conference on CONTEMPORARY CIVIL ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND PRACTICES 2012, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, India
10 Pages Posted: 7 May 2012 Last revised: 9 May 2012
Date Written: April 20, 2012
Abstract
Construction process is known to generate waste due to its very nature of evolution of building inputs to its transformation to final form for use. At various stages of construction, the inputs gets deformed, discarded, disowned, discarded, discouraged, discounted, disgraced, diseased, disfigured, disintegrated and hence categorized and termed as waste. While it known that “energy can neither be created nor destroyed”. The embodied energy in such ‘waste’ materials needs to be used for creativity, creatively.
A project has plenty of inputs; optimum use of these inputs to achieve project objectives needs effective management system and utilization of all resources. It is known that resources when utilized to its optimum would results in high in efficiency and performance. Construction projects in its execution phase are disorderly. The project teams are so absorbed in meeting project deadlines that optimum usage of resources is of reduced priority.
This paper lists the experiences of the author intended to create Waste Management system as an important knowledge area. The study intends to focus on areas that needs focus and creation of a wastage management system in projects.
Keywords: waste management, value engineering, green building, optimization
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