Reducing waste by design
Series: Building Services Journal ; December 2000, 49-50(2)Publication details: 2000Subject(s): Summary: Considers how waste from the construction process can be reduced through better design. By reducing the complexity of the design and the materials used, improving co-ordination between building components and elements, and ensuring effective communication between the client, contractor, design team and suppliers it is possible to reduce waste and thus obtain both cost and environmental savings. Discusses the origins of waste, the wastes hierarchy and the need for a waste reduction strategy as a part of an innovative application of environmental design to construction projects.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | ABS63393 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 110368-1001 |
Considers how waste from the construction process can be reduced through better design. By reducing the complexity of the design and the materials used, improving co-ordination between building components and elements, and ensuring effective communication between the client, contractor, design team and suppliers it is possible to reduce waste and thus obtain both cost and environmental savings. Discusses the origins of waste, the wastes hierarchy and the need for a waste reduction strategy as a part of an innovative application of environmental design to construction projects.