An overview of factors influencing the properties of concrete incorporating construction and demolition wastes

M Ibrahim, W Alimi, R Assaggaf, BA Salami… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Utilization of recycled aggregate (RA) and recycled concrete powder (RCP) from the
construction and demolition waste (CDW) has multiple advantages including; preservation …

Conceptualising the circular economy potential of construction and demolition waste: An integrative literature review

V Papastamoulis, K London, Y Feng, P Zhang… - Recycling, 2021 - mdpi.com
Traditionally, construction and demolition waste (CDW) materials have been considered to
be unwanted, surplus, or wastage materials or materials with zero value. Such a …

[HTML][HTML] Applying lean thinking in construction and performance improvement

RF Aziz, SM Hafez - Alexandria engineering journal, 2013 - Elsevier
The productivity of the construction industry worldwide has been declining over the past 40
years. One approach for improving the situation is using lean construction. Lean …

Best practice of prefabrication implementation in the Hong Kong public and private sectors

VWY Tam, IWH Fung, MCP Sing… - Journal of cleaner …, 2015 - Elsevier
Prefabrication has been developed since the 1970s. The technologies have been further
developed and improved for the past thirty years. The successful implementation of quality …

Material waste in the UAE construction industry: Main causes and minimization practices

A Al-Hajj, K Hamani - Architectural engineering and design …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is facing the challenge of achieving sustainability on
construction sites. One of the main barriers lies in the increasing amounts of material waste …

Value losses and environmental impacts in the construction industry–Tradeoffs or correlates?

P Dräger, P Letmathe - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Construction activities have significant adverse impacts on the environment which typically
include dust and gas emissions, noise pollution, waste generation, water consumption, and …

Attitudes and perceptions of construction workforce on construction waste in Sri Lanka

U Kulatunga, D Amaratunga, R Haigh… - Management of …, 2006 - emerald.com
Purpose–The construction industry consumes large amounts of natural resources, which are
not properly utilised owing to the generation of waste. Construction waste has challenged …

A novel methodology to estimate the evolution of construction waste in construction sites

A Katz, H Baum - Waste management, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the accumulation of construction waste generated throughout the
erection of new residential buildings. A special methodology was developed in order to …

[PDF][PDF] Guía de mejoramiento continuo para la productividad en la construcción de proyectos de vivienda (Lean construction como estrategia de mejoramiento)

LF Botero Botero… - Revista universidad EAFIT, 2004 - repository.eafit.edu.co
Después de realizar una prueba piloto en el año 2002 con un importante grupo de
constructoras de la ciudad de Medellín y del inicio de un programa de mejoramiento en …

Identifying Causes of Construction Waste –Case of Central Region of Peninsula Malaysia

S Nagapan, IA Rahman, A Asmi… - … Journal of Integrated …, 2012 - penerbit.uthm.edu.my
Construction waste becomes a global issue facing by practitioners and researchers around
the world. Waste can affects success of construction project significantly. More specifically, it …