Critical Success Factors of Construction Waste Management Report

This report critically examines effective construction waste management, focusing on the Australian construction industry. It begins with an overview of the significance of construction waste and its impact on the environment, highlighting the need for sustainable practices. The report explores critical success factors, strategies, and techniques for waste management, including design considerations, procurement practices, and operational efficiencies. It investigates the implementation of reduce, reuse, and recycle principles and analyzes case studies from India to inform the Australian context. The theoretical framework presented outlines factors influencing waste generation, such as design errors and poor material handling. The report also discusses the financial aspects of waste management, including budget considerations and the importance of skilled project management. Ultimately, the report aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of effective construction waste management and its role in promoting sustainable development. The report also contains references, project outline, research questions, aim and objectives, significance of the study, and the skills training required for the project.

Running head: EFFECTIVE CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT
Critical Success Factor of Construction Waste Management
(Assignment 3)
Name of the Student
Name of the University

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Table of Contents
Project Outline.................................................................................................................................3
Introductory Background.............................................................................................................3
Research questions.......................................................................................................................3
Aim and Research objectives.......................................................................................................4
Significance/Contribution to the discipline.................................................................................4
Theoretical framework.................................................................................................................6
Budget..........................................................................................................................................9
Research timeline.......................................................................................................................10
Skills training and professionalism development......................................................................11
References..................................................................................................................................13

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Project Outline
Introductory Background
Construction Waste Management has been an aspect of Sustainable development that has
been enhanced with developing concern in environment. The construction process management
process has been focused on reduce, reuse, recycle and effectively dispose of wastes based on
based on last cost, time and quality of project. This project has focused on sustainable
development of construction industry in the market. The project led to construction material
effective waste management. As discussed in earlier assignment about two case studies of
construction in India, this project has focused on results obtained from those case studies and
implementing it on Australian Construction industry.1 Australia has been concerned with
construction management. The theoretical framework and budget of the project have been
provided in the project analysis.
Research questions
Following are the research questions:
 What are Critical Success Factors (CSF), strategies and techniques in construction
process?
 What are proper competencies for designing out waste from construction projects?
 How to develop an integrated and management strategies and techniques?
1 Harris, Frank, and Ronald McCaffer. Modern construction management. John Wiley & Sons, 2013.

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Aim and Research objectives
This project aims at studying several construction waste management strategies and
techniques utilized for effective construction management.
Following are the objectives of the project:
 To investigate Critical Success Factors (CSF), various strategies and techniques in
construction processes
 To determine proper competencies for designing out waste from construction projects
 To develop an integrated and management strategies and techniques
Significance/Contribution to the discipline
Construction waste has been referred to unwanted materials coming out from any
construction. Waste management has been a wide concept that is implemented during the
outcome of any construction produces waste into the environment.2 Waste management has been
an important process that helps in maintaining smart approach in development of environment.
The scale of waste generation has been depending on the type of industry. As research done, the
Australian construction industry has been contributing 60% of total waste generated in all of the
other industries in Australia.3 Australian landfill site include about one-third waste of
construction origin. These figures have been creating an alarming situation in construction
industry of Australia. The significance of project has been focused on the identifying the reasons
due to which there has been increase in the generation of wastes in the construction industry.
There has been a significant approach required for identifying effective strategies and techniques
2 Lee, Seul-Ki, and Jung-Ho Yu. "Success model of project management information system in
construction." Automation in construction 25 (2012): 82-93
3 Gangolells, Marta, Miquel Casals, Núria Forcada, and Marcel Macarulla. "Analysis of the implementation of
effective waste management practices in construction projects and sites." Resources, conservation and recycling 93
(2014): 99-111.

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for waste management. Previous studies have been based on the waste minimization carried out
in which causes of waste have been dynamic and multiplicity in construction industry. Waste
generation by construction industry has been estimated as 25-30% of the weight of building.4
Most waste is generated in the construction industry have been heterogeneous and clean which
can be reused. As per the research, there have been around 3 billion tons of construction waste
has been generated in construction industry. IT has been expected that this might get doubled by
2025. Therefore, waste management has been an important part in sustainable development
environment. There have been ignorance in the idea of waste management in construction
industry due to lack in knowledge, education and awareness. Therefore, these challenges need to
be addressed properly in the project. Development Waste Management has been a part of
Sustainable advancement that has been improved with creating worry in nature. The
development procedure the executive procedure has been centered around reuse, decrease, reuse
and adequately discard squanders dependent on bearing on conclusive cost, time and nature of
undertaking. This task has concentrated on the supportable advancement of development
industry in the market.5 The undertaking prompted development material successful waste
administration. As talked about in before task around two contextual analyses of development in
India, this venture has concentrated on results acquired from those contextual analyses and
executing it on Australian Construction industry. Australia has been worried about development
the board. The hypothetical system and spending plan of the venture have been given in the
undertaking investigation.
4 Yuan, Hongping. "Key indicators for assessing the effectiveness of waste management in construction
projects." Ecological Indicators 24 (2013): 476-484.
5 Walker, Anthony. Project management in construction. John Wiley & Sons, 2015

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Theoretical framework
The framework for the research have been focused on the current state of construction
industry in the Australia. The current state of construction industry has been focused on
generation of waste in the construction industry.6 Construction waste management has been
consisting of sustainable use of the wastes in the environment.
Figure 1: Theoretical framework of waste management
This sustainable development of environment include different types of factors that might help in
maintaining keen approach. Some of the factors and reasons have been mentioned in the table:
Factors Reasons of construction waste
Design Detailing Errors
• Design Changes
• Complexities in Design
• Lack of dimensional coordination
• Poor project coordination
• Unclear specification
6 Griffith, Alan, and Tim Howarth. Construction health and safety management. Routledge, 2014.

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• Non-standardization of spaces
Procurement Ordering Errors
• Left Over Due to Over Estimation
• Packaging Materials
• Incorrect quantity estimation
• Use of low-quality materials
Construction operation and Project
management
Reworks Due to Errors
• Improper project planning
• Poor workmanship
• Leftover from cutting and shaping
• Poor site conditions
• Poor supervision
• Materials off-cuts
• Inadequate knowledge
Handling Poor Materials Storage
• Poor Materials Handling
External • Damages Due to Weather
• Accident
• Theft and Vandalism
Development squander alludes to materials laid undesirable on location after reason for
which it is procured is met. All things considered, they are intended to be disposed of from the
site. This could go from materials obtained for various development exercises to those created
nearby, for example, exhumed and wrecked materials. In either case, it winds up undesirable and

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it is required to be disposed of. Proof proposes between 1-10% of absolute materials obtained by
weight generally end up as waste. 7
While it is questionable that expanding development exercises are fundamental to
urbanization and monetary development, there is a developing worry about ecological impacts
more often than not connected with its waste age. For example, as development squander shapes
significant extent of waste to landfill, a run of the mill landfill site produces CO2, which add to
ozone depleting substances and natural contamination.8 Barometrical contamination coming
about because of waste transportation is likewise no minor. As this proposes usage of proper
waste administration procedure is imperative to forestalling approaching natural issues, it
likewise recommends propensities for financial advantages inferable from successful waste
alleviation. This would result in investment funds as far as expense of getting the squandered
materials, cost of capacity, cost of transportation and transfer and the landfill charge (Coventry
and Guthrie, 1998). The valuable estimation of land voted in favor of landfilling is likewise less
considered. Lamentably, these arrangement of shrouded costs related with material waste have
been misjudged and wrongly thought little of just as expense of transfer and landfill charge.
Additionally, the related expenses are generally being moved to the customers who fund the
tasks.
In attempting to distinguish its sources in development ventures, squander has been
arranged utilizing differing measuring sticks. Waste into blocks, squares and mortar, bundling,
timber, metal, uncommon waste, dry covering and different squanders. Comparative order with
7 Hardison, Dylan, Michael Behm, Matthew R. Hallowell, and Hamid Fonooni. "Identifying construction supervisor
competencies for effective site safety." Safety science 65 (2014): 45-53.
8 Kim, Changyoon, Taeil Park, Hyunsu Lim, and Hyoungkwan Kim. "On-site construction management using
mobile computing technology." Automation in construction 35 (2013): 415-423

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expansion of trash and clean waste.9 Different classes have included materials rundown, for
example, black-top, solid, soil, tiles, blocks, and wood, among others. In any case, regardless of
differing recognizable proof models, squander is typically evaluated per unit weight of all out
materials acquired or as level of all out expense of materials in this way making it generally
results in money related and ecological expense.
Budget
The budget for this project has been kept minimal. The maximum part of the project has been
based on literature review that do not need any financial funding. However, some budget is
allocated for accessing journals and articles over the internet. The final stage of the project has
focused on analysis of the data collected. Therefore, some funds have been allocated in the
analysis part. The total budget of the project has been kept $4000.
Will you submit an application to a funding agency for support for your project?
Yes No X
Is this project contingent on funding support from elsewhere?
Yes No X
9 Udawatta, Nilupa, Jian Zuo, Keri Chiveralls, and George Zillante. "Improving waste management in construction
projects: An Australian study." Resources, Conservation and Recycling 101 (2015): 73-83.

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Research timeline
Skills training and professionalism development
A successful project needs to be properly enriched with skilled employees and staff in
the project. There has been requirement of proper skilled workers for the success of projects.
The basic concept of construction industry and projects need to be available among employees.
A professional lookup of the project management need to be developed among staffs and
employees. Project management has been an important part of the construction project.

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Therefore, a project management professional is required in this project.10 Squander the
executives has been a significant procedure that helps in keeping up a sharp methodology in the
improvement of nature. The size of waste age has been relying upon the sort of industry. As
research done by (), the Australian development industry has been contributing 60% of the
complete waste produced in the majority of different ventures in Australia.11 Australian landfill
site incorporate around 33% misuse of development inception. These figures have been making a
disturbing circumstance in the development business of Australia. The noteworthiness of the
undertaking has been centered around the recognizing the reasons because of which there has
been increment in the age of squanders in the development business. There has been a huge
methodology required for recognizing compelling methodologies and procedures for waste
administration. Past investigations have been founded on the waste minimization completed in
which reasons for waste have been dynamic and assortment in development industry. According
to examine done by (), squander created by the development business has been evaluated as 25-
30% of the heaviness of structure. The majority of the waste produced in the development
business have been heterogeneous and clean which can be reused. According to the exploration,
there have been around 3 billion tons of development squander has been produced in
development industry. IT has been normal this may get multiplied by 2025.12 Along these lines,
squander the board has been a significant part in the manageable advancement condition. There
have been obliviousness in waste administration in development industry because of need in
10 Arif, Mohammed, Deepthi Bendi, Tahsin Toma-Sabbagh, and Monty Sutrisna. "Construction waste management
in India: an exploratory study." Construction innovation 12, no. 2 (2012): 133-155.
11 Meng, Xianhai. "The effect of relationship management on project performance in construction." International
journal of project management 30, no. 2 (2012): 188-198.
12 Yuan, Hongping. "Critical management measures contributing to construction waste management: Evidence from
construction projects in China." Project Management Journal44, no. 4 (2013): 101-112.

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learning, training and mindfulness. In this way, these moves should be tended to appropriately in
the undertaking.

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References
Harris, Frank, and Ronald McCaffer. Modern construction management. John Wiley & Sons,
2013.
Lee, Seul-Ki, and Jung-Ho Yu. "Success model of project management information system in
construction." Automation in construction 25 (2012): 82-93.
Gangolells, Marta, Miquel Casals, Núria Forcada, and Marcel Macarulla. "Analysis of the
implementation of effective waste management practices in construction projects and
sites." Resources, conservation and recycling 93 (2014): 99-111.
Yuan, Hongping. "Key indicators for assessing the effectiveness of waste management in
construction projects." Ecological Indicators 24 (2013): 476-484.
Walker, Anthony. Project management in construction. John Wiley & Sons, 2015.
Griffith, Alan, and Tim Howarth. Construction health and safety management. Routledge, 2014.
Hardison, Dylan, Michael Behm, Matthew R. Hallowell, and Hamid Fonooni. "Identifying
construction supervisor competencies for effective site safety." Safety science 65 (2014): 45-53.
Kim, Changyoon, Taeil Park, Hyunsu Lim, and Hyoungkwan Kim. "On-site construction
management using mobile computing technology." Automation in construction 35 (2013): 415-
423.
Udawatta, Nilupa, Jian Zuo, Keri Chiveralls, and George Zillante. "Improving waste
management in construction projects: An Australian study." Resources, Conservation and
Recycling 101 (2015): 73-83.

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Arif, Mohammed, Deepthi Bendi, Tahsin Toma-Sabbagh, and Monty Sutrisna. "Construction
waste management in India: an exploratory study." Construction innovation 12, no. 2 (2012):
133-155.
Yuan, Hongping. "Critical management measures contributing to construction waste
management: Evidence from construction projects in China." Project Management Journal44,
no. 4 (2013): 101-112.
Meng, Xianhai. "The effect of relationship management on project performance in
construction." International journal of project management 30, no. 2 (2012): 188-198.
Ding, Zhikun, Guizhen Yi, Vivian WY Tam, and Tengyue Huang. "A system dynamics-based
environmental performance simulation of construction waste reduction management in
China." Waste management 51 (2016): 130-141.