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important element in the waste management plan.
However, the waste management plan developed
at the design stage needs to be congruent with the
construction waste management plan’s execution,
adopted and implemented by occupants and the
operation and facilities maintenance team.
Phase 6: Renovation and demolition
Consideration of future waste generated during
renovation and demolition works needs to be
planned at an early stage. Future waste generated
at this stage need to be managed properly with the
aim of maximising potential usage and profit. It is
important to identify the opportunities and actions
that will divert waste materials from disposal.
Therefore, a waste diversion plan needs to be
discussed among professionals at the planning
stage covering all possibilities of waste generated
in the future.
Conclusion
The opportunities in managing construction waste
throughout the building life cycle are intricately
associated with many elements. Law enforcement
in the first place is important to ensure construction
waste management can be imposed as a requisite
at an early phase. Integration between the multidisciplinary
stakeholders during the planning and
design stage is crucial in managing a construction
project. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is
a tool that enables all the stakeholders to work
in an integrated environment. BIM is capable of
being used as a complete process for transferring
sets of data to achieve interoperability throughout
the building lifecycle. However, the development
of guidelines, standards and best practices are
necessary and should be considered to maximise
the benefits of waste management. Public
awareness and training are essential along with
continuous monitoring and assessment of waste.
This will indirectly decrease the amount of waste
generated and provide a waste data bank for
purposes such as benchmarking.
Acknowledgement
We would like to express our gratitude to the
Construction Research Institute of Malaysia
(CREAM) and Construction Industry Development
Board of Malaysia (CIDB) for technical support,
advice and guidance and to Environmental
Preservation and Innovation Centre Sdn Bhd for
the financial support to carry out the publishing of
this article.
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