Developing a quantitative construction waste estimation model for building construction projects

2016 ◽  
Vol 106 ◽  
pp. 9-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yashuai Li ◽  
Xueqing Zhang ◽  
Guoyu Ding ◽  
Zhouquan Feng
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Estimation Model ◽  
Construction Waste

Quantification Methods for Construction Waste Generation at Construction Sites: A Review

2010 ◽  
Vol 163-167 ◽  
pp. 4564-4569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Firman Masudi ◽  
Che Rosmani Che Hassan ◽  
Noor Zalina Mahmood ◽  
Siti Nazziera Mokhtar ◽  
Nik Meriam Sulaiman
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Software Tool ◽  
Waste Reduction ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Civil Infrastructure ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Construction Waste ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
User Friendly

Estimation of construction and demolition (C&D) waste amount is crucial for implementing waste minimization program. Estimation of C&D waste amount generated is a mean in assessing the potential for waste reduction. Thus, a better understanding of C&D waste generation in terms of causes and sources can be achieved. The aim of this paper is to conduct a review on available construction waste quantification methods from previous studies, which have been utilized in certain countries, while attempting to choose the most suitable and applicable method, and to direct future studies for better quantification methods. This review is applicable only for building construction projects and did not include civil/infrastructure, demolition, renovation, and excavation projects. Six quantification methods and/or waste audit tool available from literatures are discussed, which include their limitation and future direction for this study. It is believed that some combination of these quantification methods could make a good impact in accurate numerical estimation of construction waste amount generated in building construction projects. A strong and accurate database as presented by Soliz-Guzman, combined with effective, vital, and resourceful estimation suggested by Jalali’s Global Index (GI), also with the aid of user-friendly software tool like the SMARTAudit could provide an effective and reliable waste quantification.

BIM Technologies In Building Construction Projects Management In Russia

2019 ◽  
pp. 48-59
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Technology Implementation ◽  
Management System ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Project Management System

The international experience of integrating building information modeling (BIM) into project management system with innovation implementation accent has been revealed in this article. The events carried out on federal and regional levels concerning the President of Russia directive on building construction industry modernization and construction objects transferring to life cycle management by means of BIM were analyzed. The large company experience of implementing BIM was summarized with describing some examples in different cities and regions of our country and thus the main directions of this technology development were determined. The key points of BIM and project management system pairing and impacting an innovation choice witch determine the project economic efficiency in the integrated management system were shown. The main reports of "Building construction projects technology and management: new practices and prospects" conference by Moscow Trade and Commerce Chamber were reviewed in this direction and problems of the new investment and construction project management technology implementation were shown. The ways to solve these problems were disclosed by work examples of PAO "Sberbank", and successfully working in our country firms Bilfinger Tebodin - BIM design and Beiten Burkhard -jurisdiction support. Some economic efficiency questions of BIM implementation were disclosed in the report delivered by The Plekhanov University of Economics (project and program management base department of Capital Group). Management system suggestions, regarding BIM implementation in Moscow construction were given.

Microstructure of Recycled Gypsum Plaster by SEM

2014 ◽  
Vol 912-914 ◽  
pp. 243-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gladis Camarini ◽  
Sayonara M.M. Pinheiro
Keyword(s):  
Microstructural Characterization ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Microstructural Characteristics ◽  
Construction Waste ◽  
Gypsum Plaster ◽  
Recycled Gypsum

Gypsum waste from building constructions is a material which can contaminate the soil and groundwater if is disposed directly in the soil or landfill without any control. In Brazil, these wastes are considered a recycle and/or recovery material, but the research of gypsum plaster recycling are very few at this moment. In this way, this work presents the microstructural characterization of two types of recycled plaster. The recycled plaster was produced by a grinding and calcination the building construction waste. Microstructural characteristics were evaluated by SEM observations. The results show similarities between crystals of recycled and commercial plasters.

scholarly journals Strategies for Effective Waste Reduction and Management of Building Construction Projects in Highly Urbanized Cities—A Case Study of Hong Kong

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 214
Author(s):  
Ann T. W. Yu ◽  
Irene Wong ◽  
Zezhou Wu ◽  
Chi-Sun Poon
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Waste Reduction ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Construction Waste ◽  
Waste Management Practices

Hong Kong is a densely populated city with high-rise developments, and as in other metropolitan cities, the amount of waste generated from construction projects in the city is increasing annually. The capacity of existing landfills is expected to be saturated by the 2020s. Construction waste management has been implemented for years but the performance is still not satisfactory. The aim of this research paper is to explore and formulate strategies and measures for effective construction waste management and reduction in highly urbanized cities such as Hong Kong. A desktop study on construction waste management practices was carried out for a preliminary understanding of the current situation in Hong Kong. Semistructured interviews and focus group meetings were further conducted to shed light on how to improve construction waste reduction and management in Hong Kong. The main contributions of this research study are the potential short-term, medium-term, and long-term strategies, which are related to the design stage, tender stage, construction stage, and government support. The five major strategies recommended are financial benefits to stakeholders, public policies in facilitating waste sorting, government supports for the green building industry, development of a mature recycling market, and education and research in construction waste minimization and management.

Selection of mobile cranes for building construction projects

1999 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 519-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
AVIAD SHAPIRA ◽  
CLIFFORD J. SCHEXNAYDER
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Selection Of

Productivity monitoring in building construction projects: a systematic review

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wesam Salah Alaloul ◽  
Khalid M. Alzubi ◽  
Ahmad B. Malkawi ◽  
Marsail Al Salaheen ◽  
Muhammad Ali Musarat
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Construction Productivity ◽  
Automated Monitoring ◽  
Monitoring Tools ◽  
Meta Analyses

PurposeThe unique nature of the construction sector makes it fall behind other sectors in terms of productivity. Monitoring construction productivity is crucial for the construction project's success. Current practices for construction productivity monitoring are time-consuming, manned and error prone. Although previous studies have been implemented toward reducing these limitations, a gap still exists in the automated monitoring of construction productivity.Design/methodology/approachThis study aims to investigate and assess the different techniques used for monitoring productivity in building construction projects. Therefore, a mixed review methodology (bibliometric analysis and systematic review) was adopted. All the related publications were collected from different databases, which were further screened to get the most relevant based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) criteria.FindingsA detailed review was performed, and it was found that traditional methods, computer vision-based and photogrammetry are the most adopted data acquisition for productivity monitoring of building projects, respectively. Machine learning algorithms (ANN, SVM) and BIM were integrated with monitoring tools and technologies to enhance the automated monitoring performance in construction productivity. Also, it was observed that current studies did not cover all the complex construction job sites and they were applied based on a small sample of construction workers and machines separately.Originality/valueThis review paper contributes to the literature on construction management by providing insight into different productivity monitoring techniques.

scholarly journals Supply Chain Cost Prediction for Prefabricated Building Construction under Uncertainty

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaoli Wang ◽  
Yasir Mursalin ◽  
Gang Lin ◽  
Conghua Lin
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Computational Model ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Activity Based Costing ◽  
Total Cost ◽  
Critical Areas ◽  
Abc Method ◽  
Prefabricated Building

This paper considers the problem of predicting a supply chain cost for prefabricated building construction under an uncertain situation. Based on the Activity-Based Costing (ABC) method, we establish a computational model to estimate the total cost of the prefabricated supply chain. The model can assist in not only finding the critical areas for cost reduction of the whole supply chain but also analyzing other costs of prefabricated construction projects. Furthermore, we provide a numerical example of prefabricated building construction to validate the results.

scholarly journals Fatal Fall Accidents in Small Building Construction Projects

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu ◽  
Harrison Pierce ◽  
Suat Gunhan ◽  
Rui Liu
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Small Building ◽  
Fall Accidents
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