Waste reduction in Building Construction in Hong Kong
Government achievements in HK
Achievements
30% reduction of construction waste disposed
Actions taken
promotion
the use of recycled aggregates
Implementing policy
preparation of waste management plans
construction waste disposal charging
incentive schemes for Gross Floor Area exemptions
solutions
encouraging prefabrication
difficulties
difficult to estimate the impact on waste reduction
much costly
definition
Prefabrication is a manufacturing process, various materials are joined to form a component part of the final installation
pre-designed process
solution to reduce construction waste
prevent off-cuts materials
impovements
working enviroment
labor requirement
tidiness
construction time
quality control
adopted in public construction but not private sector
Sustainable Construction
waste reduction
Resource conservation
encouraging green building techology
promoting the reuse and recycling of construction waste
minimise construction waste
Construction industry in HK
suggestions
wider adoption of prefabrication
using modern construction methods and information technology
poluting
dangerous
highest level of accident injuries and fatalities
Labour intensive
rely on in-situ constrcution methods
qulity is depends on the skill of workers
Huge amount of wet trades
use of timber formworks
Problems facing in HK
Produces large quantities of building waste
causes
rapid development rate
expensive land price
limited space
consume large amount of building materials
Public filling areas and land fill space will be exhausted by 2008
