An investigation into health and safety risks associated with deconstruction Bloomfield, Benjamin, Hosseini, M. Reza, Rameezdeen, Raufdeen and Chileshe, Nicholas 2015, An investigation into health and safety risks associated with deconstruction, in RICS COBRA AUBEA 2015: Proceedings of the 2015 Annual RICS International Research Conference, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), London, Eng., pp. 1-8. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title An investigation into health and safety risks associated with deconstruction Author(s) Bloomfield, Benjamin Hosseini, M. Reza orcid.org/0000-0001-8675-736X Rameezdeen, Raufdeen Chileshe, Nicholas Conference name Annual RICS International Research Conference (2015 : Sydney, N.S.W.) Conference location Sydney, N.S.W. Conference dates 8-10 Jul. 2015 Title of proceedings RICS COBRA AUBEA 2015: Proceedings of the 2015 Annual RICS International Research Conference Publication date 2015 Start page 1 End page 8 Total pages 8 Publisher Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Place of publication London, Eng. Keyword(s) deconstruction, buildings, health, safety, construction projects, South Australia. deconstruction buildings health safety construction projects South Australia Summary As a response to calls for making construction activities environmentally conscious, alternatives to mechanical demolition such as deconstruction, recycling and reuse for re-entering building materials and components back in to the supply chain have emerged. However, deconstruction has remained unexploited within the construction industry due to the adverse effects of barriers and challenges that make demolishing contractors shy away from implementing deconstruction in projects. On assessment of the barriers/challenges facing deconstruction it was revealed that deconstruction, like all construction activities, is fraught with various health and safety hazards. This study attempts to identify the role of health and safety risks in impeding the widespread implementation of deconstruction practices in construction projects. Afterwards, major health and safety risks associated with deconstruction activities are identified. Findings of the present study are based on the results acquired through conducting unstructured interviews with 6 demolition contractors in South Australia. The study contributes to the body of knowledge by further establishing the deconstruction field and providing a basis for future investigations into barriers of deconstruction. Further, presented discussions would provide professional implications by offering guidelines for managing deconstruction projects in a safer and more efficient environment. ISBN 9781783210718 Language eng Field of Research 120299 Building not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970112 Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design HERDC Research category E1 Full written paper - refereed ERA Research output type E Conference publication Copyright notice ©2015, RICS Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30082561 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Architecture and Built Environment Related Links Link Description Connect to publisher website Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 05 Apr 2016, 11:23:58 EST Tue, 05 Apr 2016, 11:24:47 EST Wed, 06 Apr 2016, 05:00:54 EST Wed, 06 Apr 2016, 06:25:03 EST Wed, 13 Jul 2016, 12:33:09 EST Wed, 13 Jul 2016, 12:36:11 EST Wed, 12 Oct 2016, 15:03:29 EST Wed, 01 Mar 2017, 07:54:05 EST Thu, 17 May 2018, 11:54:10 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 428 Abstract Views, 3 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 05 Apr 2016, 11:24:47 EST

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