Abstract
Construction industry is continuing to be one of the principle drivers of development in Malaysia. Malaysian construction sector plays an importance role in increasing income for the country and providing job opportunities. Numerous activities in construction and demolition (C&D) projects are generally considered as complex and distant that may affect surrounding environment and public health. Construction, remodelling, repairing, refurbishing or demotion works of buildings and other infrastructures such as roads generate huge amounts of hazardous and non-hazardous materials. In the present work, an attempt has been made to highlight a number of issues in C&D waste management in the Klang valley of Malaysia and which then discusses the current traditions of managing those materials in Malaysian perspectives. The paper concludes with a number of recommendations that can help to improve C&D waste management in Malaysia national perspectives. The lack of efficient and proper waste management technologies has caused the increasing of construction cost and waste of resources. Therefore, the aim of this research paper is to investigate and conclude out a proper construction and demolition waste management in Malaysia. A literature review from related books, conferences papers and journal articles was carried out. Questionnaire approach has been adapted to achieve out the research aim and objectives.
Metadata
Item Type: | Student Project |
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Creators: | Creators Email / ID Num. Mohamad, Nurul Yasarah UNSPECIFIED |
Contributors: | Contribution Name Email / ID Num. Thesis advisor Sudirman, Dzulkarnaen UNSPECIFIED |
Subjects: | T Technology > TH Building construction > Management of the construction site. Superintendence of building construction T Technology > TH Building construction > Construction by phase of the work (Building trades) |
Divisions: | Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak > Seri Iskandar Campus > Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying |
Programme: | Bachelor of Building Surveying (Hons) |
Keywords: | Construction and demolition, waste management, site |
Date: | 2021 |
URI: | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/71592 |
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