A field based methodology for estimating waste generation rates at various stages of construction projects

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 100, Issue , 2015, Pages 70-80

  Bakshan, Amal ^a   Srour, Issam ^a   Chehab, Ghassan ^a   El Fadel, Mutasem ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Construction waste; Generation rates; Waste management plan

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; URBAN GROWTH;

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONSTRUCTION WASTE GENERATIONS; CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENTS; CONSTRUCTION WASTES; GENERATION RATE; WASTE GENERATION RATES; WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CONCRETE;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FIELD METHOD; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CONSTRUCTION WASTE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHY; MASONRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE GENERATION RATE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE MINIMIZATION;

EID: 84929306558     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.04.002     Document Type: Article

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