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Afshar, A, Ziaraty, A K, Kaveh, A and Sharifi, F (2009) Nondominated Archiving Multicolony Ant Algorithm in Time–Cost Trade-Off Optimization. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 668–74.
Cha, H S, Kim, J and Han, J (2009) Identifying and Assessing Influence Factors on Improving Waste Management Performance for Building Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 647–56.
Cheng, G and Wilmot, C G (2009) Louisiana Highway Construction Cost Trend after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 594–600.
Hale, D R, Shrestha, P P, Gibson, G E and Migliaccio, G C (2009) Empirical Comparison of Design/Build and Design/Bid/Build Project Delivery Methods. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 579–87.
Kanit, R, Gunduz, M and Ozkan, O (2009) Investigating the Effectiveness of Certain Priority Rules on Resource Scheduling of Housing Estate Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 609–13.
Lin, P, Lee, W and Lee, M (2009) Exploring Problems and Undesired Effects in the Construction Development Process: The Case of a Small- to Medium-Sized Developer in Taiwan. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 560–9.
Ling, F Y and Gui, Y (2009) Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats: Case Study of Consulting Firms in Shenzhen, China. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 628–36.
Miller, L, Mannering, F and Abraham, D M (2009) Effectiveness of Speed Control Measures on Nighttime Construction and Maintenance Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 614–9.
Perkins, R A (2009) Sources of Changes in Design–Build Contracts for a Governmental Owner. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 588–93.
Wan, S K, Kumaraswamy, M M and Liu, D T (2009) Contributors to Construction Debris from Electrical and Mechanical Work in Hong Kong Infrastructure Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 637–46.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Construction management; Debris; Hong Kong; Waste management;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2009)135:7(637)
- Abstract:
The crucial problem of construction debris is of increasing concern in Hong Kong. In the construction industry, the electrical and mechanical (E&M) installations in the infrastructure, for example, buildings, tunnels, or dams, are some of the major and usually complex components. Difficulty in coordinating the various trades affects productivity in general, and has a major impact on the quantity of construction debris. By identifying the sources of waste at each stage of E&M engineering work, some of the construction debris can be eliminated at the source during production. This paper investigates the critical production shortcomings in the E&M sector in Hong Kong. The study is based on a survey that includes a preliminary questionnaire survey, brainstorming exercises with a focus group, structured interviews with experienced frontline supervisors, and a second focus group exercise to test findings and proposed measures. The principal findings are that “poor coordination” and “design changes and/or errors” are major contributors to variations or change orders and rework, which in turn result in a high volume of construction debris. The results also indicate that construction debris can be minimized in the E&M sector of the construction industry, if the material wastes from incidental work are reduced and also controlled better in a new work process flow pattern through recommended construction project management improvements for reducing critical production shortcomings.
Watkins, M, Mukherjee, A, Onder, N and Mattila, K (2009) Using Agent-Based Modeling to Study Construction Labor Productivity as an Emergent Property of Individual and Crew Interactions. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 657–67.
Yang, J and Yin, P (2009) Isolated Collapsed But-For Delay Analysis Methodology. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 570–8.
Zhu, Y, Ahmad, I and Wang, L (2009) Estimating Work Zone Road User Cost for Alternative Contracting Methods in Highway Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 601–8.
Zou, P X and Zhang, G (2009) Comparative Study on the Perception of Construction Safety Risks in China and Australia. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 620–7.