INGENIEUR
CLIENTS
• Changing mindset to manage
construction waste properly
• Dare to change by implementing
new technologies as a requirement
for construction projects (e.g.
BIM, Prefabrication and Modular,
Sustainable construction
materials)
• Selection of contractors and
consultants or related parties
who cater for more productive
construction methods and waste
practices in the Client’s Brief of
Requirements
CONSULTANTS
• Sustainable and economic
designs that lead to less
construction waste
• Coordination and integration
between stakeholders from the
beginning of the project
• Flexible designs that ease
construction, renovation or
demolition
GOVERNMENT & LOCAL AUTHORITIES
• Changing of mindset of all industry
stakeholders to implement *7R
(improvement from 3R)
• Sustainable C&D waste
management at construction sites
• C&D wastes are properly disposed
and recycled/treated
• Enforcement of acts/laws/
guidelines and technologies
to improve productivity in
construction
• Productivity measurement
indicators on construction waste
• Awareness and training for the
best productivity practices
CONTRACTORS
• Adopting Modernisation,
Mechanisation and
Industrialisation (MMI) practices
in construction
• Standardisation of components
for prefabrication/modular
• Involvement of contractors during
the design stage
• Implement 7R at construction
sites/factories
• Upskill and reskill the workforce
to reduce waste generation
• Proper site planning for
construction projects including
materials delivery and storage
Figure 5. Recommended productivity practices in delivering good construction waste management
Source: The Commissioner of Law Revision (2017); Tam & Lu (2016); Cheng & Mydin (2014); Saadi
et al., (2016); Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia (2015); PEMANDU (2015); SCAL
(2016); Abdullah (2019)
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