TC 9: Good Environmental Practices in the
Construction Industry (CIDB/TC9)
WG 1
Development of Strategies and Programmes for
Good Environmental Practices
WG 2
Prevention and Control of Soil Erosion and
Sedimentation in Construction
WG 3
Good Environmental Practices in Storm Water
Management
WG 4
Accreditation Scheme for Environmental
Management Systems for Contractors (DIY)
WG 5
Guideline on Environmental Management Systems
for the Construction Industry
WG 6
Guidelines and Management of Construction
Waste Material
Figure 7. Strategic Recommendation Working Group under the Technical Committee 9 (CIDB/TC9)
(Zuhairi Abd. Hamid, Ghani, Zain, Kamar, & Rahim, 2009)
Research and development (R&D)
initiatives
The Construction Research Institute of Malaysia
(CREAM) is the research arm of CIDB. Several of
its studies on construction waste are focused on
the following research topics:
●●
Waste Minimisation and Recycling Potential
of Construction Materials:
●●
Materials Security and Waste Management
for Industrialised Building Systems (IBS)
Towards Sustainable Construction; and
●●
Utilisation of Waste Materials for the
Production of Concrete Pedestrian Block
(CPB).
Research on Waste Minimisation and
Recycling Potential of Construction Materials
was completed in 2005 and handed over to TC9.
Some of the documents have been published
and disseminated to industry players. TC9 is in
the midst of consolidating the research output
and assigning Working Group 6 to assist CIDB
in preparing Guidelines and Training Modules
on Good Practices on Waste Management at
Construction Sites. The guidelines have been
published and used by the contractors as a
reference handbook in managing waste at
construction sites (CIDB Malaysia, 2008b). The
training modules have also been used by the CIDB
as a syllabus in training contractors.
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