@inproceedings{scholars7569, doi = {10.1201/b21942-32}, pages = {163--168}, title = {Ranking of principal causes of construction waste for malaysian residential project}, note = {cited By 2; Conference of 3rd International Conference on Civil, offshore and Environmental Engineering, ICCOEE 2016 ; Conference Date: 15 August 2016 Through 17 August 2016; Conference Code:180169}, publisher = {CRC Press/Balkema}, year = {2016}, journal = {Engineering Challenges for Sustainable Future - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Civil, offshore and Environmental Engineering, ICCOEE 2016}, abstract = {During the last ten decades, manyAsian nations around theworld have witnessed rapid economic development and social change. The growth of waste generation particularly construction and demolition wastes have attracted considerable attention.The most common causes ofwaste in construction projects are materials. In Malaysia, the consistent development of the industry offers a strong possibility of greater use of sustainablewaste practices, leading towards the nation goals for sustainable development. It is therefore, obvious that the monetary losses from construction material waste can create a great danger to the economic growth and development of a country. Primary and secondary data were gathered using structured questionnaires and interviews. The result indicates that all the primary stakeholders concluded that the leading important factors causing construction waste in Malaysia construction industry are: Site operation; on-site management and planning; materials storage and handling; design and documentation; transportation; and procurement. {\^A}{\copyright} 2016 Taylor \& Francis Group, London.}, author = {Umar, U. A. and Shafiq, N. and Malakahmad, A. and Nuruddin, M. F. and Salihi, I. U.}, keywords = {Construction industry; Demolition; Digital storage; Economics; Materials handling; Offshore oil well production; Surveys; Sustainable development; Waste management, Construction and demolition waste; Construction projects; Construction wastes; Economic development; Economic growths; Residential projects; Storage and handling; Waste generation, Economic and social effects}, isbn = {9781138029781}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85009773875&doi=10.1201\%2fb21942-32&partnerID=40&md5=a5cb8878d92bc0c275138a01ba254459} }