Construction waste management, challenges and strategies; Case Study

Arash Gorgin Karaji¹ Azizolah namvar² Azadeh gorgin karaji³

1) Graduated M.Sc. , Department of Construction Engineering and Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran;
2) Phd student, Department of Construction Engineering and Management, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran;
3) Student of M.Sc., Energy systems Engineering, al-zahra University, Tehran, Iran;

IOI Code : XYCC-ABFFH
Publication : International Conference on Science and Engineering(icesconf.com)
Abstract :
    Every year, many buildings in Iran need to renovation or demolition and modernization that motivated to make more durable buildings that motivated, with more diverse, residential use or more condensation buildings is destroyed. Statistics show that most of old buildings which are built in 80s and before demolished also they are mainly the type of masonry (brick arch percussionist roofs) and there are buildings that has concrete or steel structures. The destruction of these buildings usually done manually and at last a few materials such as brick and metal are demand, the rest of materials under the blows of hammers and pickaxes crushed during destruction collect together and transport to be discard. According to statistics of the countrys municipalities of Iran, urban management has been major challenges with positioning problems, environmental pollution and necessary space for landfill, also and homebuilders dont have much attention to life of materials, reuse and recovery after demolition. Traditional methods of demolition and construction waste without use are main barriers to achieve sustainable development, while it squander national capitals and cause environmental damage. Fortunately, science activities and their effective results could be very useful in construction waste management. This article in practical purpose is developmental- applied and in terms of research methods, is descriptive - library based methods as a case study; construction and operation of construction waste recycling site in Kermanshah is valuable experiences, and it could be applied as a role model for to other cities in Iran.

Keywords : management waste recycling environment