relation: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/9551/
title: Investigation of construction wastes generated in the Malaysian residential sector
creator: Umar, U.A.
creator: Shafiq, N.
creator: Isa, M.H.
description: The construction sector is among the fastest growing sectors in Malaysia; it consumes a vast amount of natural resources and produces a massive volume of construction and demolition waste. The waste is collected in a decentralised manner by sub-contracted companies. It is challenging to obtain reliable information on the amount of construction waste generated, because it is hard to determine its exact quantity and composition. Therefore, this study proposes a quantitative construction waste estimation model for residential buildings according to available data collected from the Construction Industry Development Board, Malaysia. In the development of this model, a theoretical investigation of the construction procedure and the construction waste generation process was conducted. The waste generated rate was determined as 25.79 kg m�2 for new residential constructions, which translates into about 553,406 t of anticipated waste annually. © The Author(s) 2018.
publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
date: 2018
type: Article
type: PeerReviewed
identifier:   Umar, U.A. and Shafiq, N. and Isa, M.H.  (2018) Investigation of construction wastes generated in the Malaysian residential sector.  Waste Management and Research, 36 (12).  pp. 1157-1165.  ISSN 0734242X     
relation: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85052588839&doi=10.1177%2f0734242X18790359&partnerID=40&md5=49d08cd29c83effd80fc55ccca4d4dac
relation: 10.1177/0734242X18790359
identifier: 10.1177/0734242X18790359