Modeling construction Waste Generation towards sustainability

Construction Research Congress 2010: Innovation for Reshaping Construction Practice - Proceedings of the 2010 Construction Research Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1498-1507

  Wimalasena, B A D S ^a   Ruwanpura, J Y ^a   Hettiaratchi, J P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY-BASED; ALBERTA; BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CALGARY; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONSTRUCTION WASTES; DATA COLLECTION; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; IS COSTS; LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN PROJECTS; LEED CREDITS; MANAGEMENT PROCESS; NOVEL METHODS; PLANNING AND EXECUTION; PLANNING TOOLS; PROJECT EXECUTION; SITE MONITORING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION; SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE GENERATION;

CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENERGY CONVERSION; PLANNING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77956309717     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41109(373)150     Document Type: Conference Paper

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