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Electronic waste exchange for just-in-time building demolition
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posted on 2007-01-01, 00:00 authored by S Pun, Chunlu LiuChunlu Liu, Craig Langston, G TreloarWaste exchange is as a facilitator for construction and demolition waste deduction by reuse and recycling in construction projects. The just-in-time philosophy, which has been well cultivated in the manufacturing industry, is highly adoptable for demolition projects. Particularly, waste exchange that is usually performed after the actual demolition process can be shifted forward so that waste inventory from demolition is eliminated or reduced to facilitate waste reuse and recycling. A web-based waste exchange system is an ideal platform to enable communications among project participants before a demolition project commences so that waste materials can be sold before they are produced. Therefore, the productivity of the demolition project could be improved. This research paper aims to investigate and analyse the adoption of just-in-time philosophy in building demolition project management. It also describes the development of the proposed web-based waste exchange system that implements just-in-time demolition in detail, including its functionalities, information flows and major components.
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International journal of construction managementVolume
7Issue
2Pagination
65 - 77Publisher
Chinese Research Institute of Construction ManagementLocation
Hong Kong, ChinaISSN
1562-3599Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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