The construction industry produces a huge amount of waste - indeed, construction, demolition and excavation accounted for an astonishing 62% of the UK's total waste in 2018, according to the ...

An agent-based model approach for urban demolition waste quantification and a management framework for stakeholders. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020, 285(2): 124897. Google Scholar Huang S L, Hsu W L. Materials flow analysis and emergy evaluation of Taipei's urban construction. Landscape and Urban Planning, 2003, 63(2): …

In absolute terms, the construction of new buildings and demolition of old properties annually generates around 100 and 200 million tons of waste, respectively. The Shenzhen landslide in one of China's most advanced cities and in the absence of heavy rainfall or earthquake activity was a profound shock to many Chinese people.

Solid waste landfills in the US sited in arid regions will continue to receive significant volumes of waste generated in urban areas. Landfills located in wet regions, near waterways, and in other …

3. Sustainable Construction Materials. Sustainable construction materials can be thrilling to behold, from the warm, tactile beauty of mass timber—a near-perfect material for industrialized construction—to the sculptural curves of bamboo structures, to the striking use of whole trees as structural columns, to shapely sustainable concrete …

China's rapid urban development has produced a large amount of construction and demolition waste (CDW). This heterogenous material, whilst largely inert, can cause a variety of environmental, ecological and society problems such as environmental pollution, carbon emission increase, land resource occupation and safety …

Construction and demolition waste account for a significant part of the solid waste taking up landfills on a global scale. A considerable portion of the waste generated by the construction industry has substantial residual value, and therefore waste management and sustainability principles and techniques should be applied. Buildings consume a lot …

Cui S, Tu Y (2006) Resource utilization and treatment status of construction and demolition waste in Beijing. In: Application of Solid Waste in Urban Building Construction Materials - Chinese Ceramic Society Building Materials Branch. Beijing, China, pp. 20–25. [In Chinese.]

The good news is that in a wide variety of key urban infrastructures, new technologies allow for high-impact, affordable solutions that expand the options for cities looking to meet today's challenges and make the most of infrastructure funding. Several investment opportunities for urban leaders, and potential innovative partners, stand out ...

In this article, we share the prospect of using the lifecycle and growth advantages of urban trees as construction materials beyond the existing, more typical green infrastructure uses. Much work has been completed on green infrastructure, but the potential tie to the material and construction industry is completely underdeveloped. It is …

The world produces a huge amount of urban construction waste each year. Scientific planning of the construction waste recycling path is urgently needed to …

The UMPP also aims to foster comprehensive recovery and utilization capability of various types of wastes such as municipal waste, urban construction waste, general industrial solid waste, and hazardous solid waste (NDRC, 2010). The UMPP is a milestone of the circular economy industry in China.

The rapidly growing output of solid waste has brought tremendous pressure to urban development. China launched an action plan known as "Zero-waste city" (ZWC), that refers to an urban development model aimed at reducing the generation of and enhancing the recycling of solid waste, in order to alleviate environmental impacts. Eleven cities …

Adaptive construction and materials, responsive urban modeling, and 4D are all examples tied to circular trends and integrated cities. Save this picture! Expo Gate.

2.2.1. Construction minerals and mineral CDW fractions considered. The construction minerals considered are the most important in construction, namely concrete, brickwork including mortar and plaster, asphalt, and unbound gravel & sand, termed as gravel (Gassner et al., 2020; Lederer et al., 2020).When demolishing these …

Construction Waste Management is a component of Sustainable Development, which is being pushed by increased concern about man's impact on the environment. The management of construction processes to reduce, reuse, recycle, and properly dispose of waste has a significant impact on the project's final cost, quality, …

Urban infrastructure projects. Waste management. Construction waste minimization. Design stage. 1. Introduction. The construction industry is well-known as …

LSTM-Based Forecasting for Urban Construction Waste Generation. by. Li Huang. 1,2, Ting Cai. 3, Ya Zhu. 4, Yuliang Zhu. 1,5, Wei Wang. 1,5,* and. Kehua Sun. 6. …

PDF | On Jan 1, 2022, Yanxin Lin and others published Urban-Level Construction and Demolition Waste Generation in China | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

Circular value chains based on rural waste and urban construction. Urban growth can become a driver for rural development when rural by-products are converted to urban construction materials. To achieve this, it is necessary to create innovative, circular economic supply and value chains. These require decision making processes based on …

Create private-public partnerships to provide services such as waste disposal and housing. Plant trees and incorporate the care of city green spaces as a key element in urban planning.

waste caused by urban construction scale are two aspects of current urban construction waste pollution. The main causes of the low recycling rate of urban construction wastes involve a lack of supporting laws and regulations as well as industrial policies, low market shares of construction-

Natural disasters, new urbanization, and urban renewal activities generated a large amount of construction and demolition waste (C&DW), and managing C&DW has become an urgent problem to be solved in the construction of "Zero-waste cities." Based on the calculation of C&DW generation in China from 2005 to 2019, this study explored …

The tour is an outgrowth of ongoing work by City and Regional Planning Associate Professor Jennifer Minner and researchers in her Just Places Lab.Since 2020, they have been working, alongside …

Urbanization and industrialization have contributed to the rapid growth of solid waste production, posing serious challenges to the urban governance field. Consequently, the concept of "zero waste" …

As construction activities become more intensive in developing countries, increasing improperly managed construction and demolition waste (CDW) brings serious environmental impacts. Recycling is a beneficial way to dispose of CDW that reduces environmental impact and brings economic benefits, especially for concrete. China is the …

Hazardous waste, by definition, has the potential to negatively affect human health and the environment, which is why it is so strictly regulated. Hazardous wastes are either specifically listed as hazardous by EPA or a state, or exhibit one or more of the following characteristics: ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or toxicity.

Epoxy plastic, a form of epoxy resin, is widely employed in a variety of sectors due to its superior mechanical qualities and adaptability. The application of waste epoxy plastic in urban highway construction has been a major topic of study. To conduct this study, epoxy polymers are mixed with concrete to enhance the thermal and compressive …

Indicator 11.6.1: Proportion of urban solid waste regularly collected and with adequate final discharge out of total urban solid waste generated by cities. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN CITIES. 3 | MODULE 5 ... streets and construction sites. Generally, it is non-hazardous waste composed of food waste, garden waste, paper and cardboard, …

The relationship between people and land is becoming increasingly strained, and the optimal allocation of land resources and the redevelopment of stock has become the main path for urban construction and development. In this context, how to stimulate the potential value of urban landfills through landscape regeneration has attracted much …