O crescimento populacional e o acelerado processo de urbanização das cidades de médio e grande porte, têm contribuído para a geração de grandes volumes de resíduos da construção, renovação e demolição (RCD) de edificações e infra-estrutura urbana. A ausência de gerenciamento desses resíduos por parte das administrações municipais tem ocasionado significativo aumento nos custos de limpeza pública e degradação da qualidade ambiental das áreas de descarte. Diante destes fatos, faz-se necessário planejar políticas de desenvolvimento sustentável para o setor de construção civil como forma de minimizar os danos ambientais. Este trabalho apresenta o diagnóstico da situação atual dos RCD da cidade de São Carlos-SP e estudo do modelo de gestão desses resíduos, como primeiro passo para aproveitamento do potencial reciclável dos entulhos de construção. Na elaboração do diagnóstico dos RCD, foram estudados aspectos que cercam sua geração, composição, manejo e descarte. Descrição dos indicadores básicos do município foram importantes na análise do setor gerador e seu desenvolvimento. A caracterização quantitativa forneceu a dimensão da geração, enquanto a composição foi determinada pela caracterização qualitativa. Os sistemas de coleta, transporte e disposição final, apresentaram uma visão da situação do manejo dos entulhos em São Carlos. O mapeamento dos locais de deposição irregular de RCD, revela áreas mais vulneráveis a impactos ambientais com problemas para administração municipal. Todos esses fatores são essenciais na investigação, como subsídios para programa de gestão integrada entre a prefeitura municipal e os geradores. / Large amounts of waste debris (demolition and construction services) from urban infrastructure works has been noticed in the last years due, to increase of population, urbanization process of medium and large cities. The absence of management procedures for the wastes has implied important increase for urban cleaning costs, as well as environmental degradation of dumping areas. The implementation of plans for sustainable development of civil construction area is required in order to minimize the environmental damages. This work presents a diagnosis for the waste debris current situation in São Carlos - SP and the study for a management model, aiming to provide a first contribution for the re-use of recycle materials. Aspects related to generation, composition, collection, and disposal of waste debris were assessed. Basic municipal indexes were used to assess and to characterize the growth and production of the civil construction area. The quantitative characterization provided the generation dimension while waste composition was determined by a qualitative characterization. An overview of the current situation in São Carlos was obtained from the evaluation of collection, transportation and final disposal system. Mapping of legal and no legal disposal sites indicated the most environmentally vulnerable areas that represent a problem for the municipality. All these factors are essential for an integrated management program involving the municipality and the waste debris generators.

A significant proportion of construction and demolition (C&D) waste is encompassed within the broader category of global waste. The handling of C&D waste is subject to the influence of a tripartite of environmental, social, and economic factors. An extensive comprehension of C&D waste management can be attained by examining the construction industry, waste management, transportation, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The escalating aggregate demand and landfill practices significantly threaten developing nations' natural resources, despite the national government's regulatory measures. The present study employed a qualitative research approach and a multi-level perspective (MLP) framework to investigate the various actors, factors, and levels that impact the management of C&D waste. The present analysis relates independently to investigating lock-in determinants, encompassing exogenous and endogenous pressures and socio-technical transitions. Bengaluru's management of C&D waste encompasses a diverse array of stakeholders, including real estate organizations, urban development agencies, construction firms, both formal and informal markets, a solitary C&D processing plant situated at the periphery of the city, unapproved landfills located in abandoned stone quarries, local transportation providers, governance bodies, and low-carbon building methodologies. Furthermore, it is imperative to note that there exist significant deficiencies in the execution of C&D waste management by established protocols, as well as their enforcement. This is compounded by an acute shortage of facilities for the collection and disposal of such waste, insufficient vehicular resources at the disposal of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), limited participation from stakeholders, negative attitudes towards the effective use of recycled materials and the repurposing of building components, a lack of incentivisation and punitive measures, inadequate awareness among proprietors and constructors of private edifices, and the indiscriminate dumping of C&D waste, which has led to the obstruction of commuting and communal well being. The effects of landfills on wildlife, such as avian migration and urban inundation, have prompted a transition towards more ecologically sound management of C&D waste in Bengaluru. Formulating sustainable strategies for managing C&D waste in Bengaluru is encouraged to incorporate socio-economic and environmental factors, business models, and governmental cooperation. The importance of sharing information, the power of nudging people to alter their habits, and the value of considering new approaches to building are also highlighted.

In 2008, the State of Florida established a recycling goal of 75% to be achieved by 2020. In response to the Florida goal Orange County (OC), Florida has made the development and implementation of an efficient strategy for landfill diversion of its solid waste a top priority. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) estimated that 23 % of municipal solid waste was generated by construction and demolition (C&D) activities in 2009, with only 30 percent of C&D debris being recycled. Therefore, OC decided to create a solid waste integrated resource plan (SWIRP) initially focused on the recovery and recycling of C&D materials (2010). For SWIRP development, OC decision makers need the best available data regarding C&D debris generation and composition and an understanding of the potential markets available for recycled materials. In this investigation debris generation was estimated over the period of 2001 to 2009 for the largest single governing body within OC, unincorporated OC (UOC), representing 65 percent of county population. The debris generation model was constructed for years 2001-2010 using area values for C&D activities in six sectors obtained from building permits and debris generation multipliers obtained from literature values. The benefit of the model is that as building permit information is received, debris generation estimations can also be expediently updated. Material composition fractions obtained from waste characterization studies of landfills in the Central Florida area were applied to the debris generation model resulting in a material iv composition for all sectors for years 2001-2010. The material composition of the debris stream was found to be, on average, concrete (53%) drywall (20%), wood (12%), a miscellaneous fraction (8%), asphalt roofing material (4%), metal (2%), cardboard (1%) and carpet and padding (1%). A market analysis was performed for concrete, drywall, wood, asphalt roofing shingles and residual screened materials (RSM). It was found that statewide, markets existed for 100 percent of the materials studied and could replace significant amounts of natural material feedstocks, but that the development of more local markets was vital to meeting OC’s diversion goal to minimize the cost of transporting recyclables.

O cenário positivo pelo qual a construção civil atravessou nas últimas duas décadas trouxe incontáveis benefícios ao país, porém alguns aspectos relevantes devem ser avaliados neste panorama de crescimento, principalmente os relacionados aos impactos ambientais ocasionados pelo setor. Uma destas preocupações é a quantidade de resíduos sólidos produzidos e sua respectiva disposição final. O equipamento, objeto deste estudo, propõe que os resíduos produzidos sejam processados, transformados novamente em materiais, e reutilizados dentro do próprio processo construtivo, sem que haja necessidade de transportá-los às áreas de processamento e disposição. Para tanto, foram analisadas amostras de material Classe A, inertes, passiveis de serem reincorporados ao processo construtivo, substituindo o agregado (pedra britada) em determinadas situações. Foram avaliadas ainda as condições conceituais, materiais e mecânicas do equipamento britador, para melhor aproveitamento dos materiais que serão produzidos e reincorporados ao ciclo construtivo da Construção Civil. Os estudos resultaram no projeto de uma máquina britadora de resíduos, de pequeno porte, porém capaz de transformar resíduos sólidos Classe A, em materiais passiveis de serem reutilizados em forma de agregados, sem que haja necessidade de retirá-los da obra para processamento. / The positive scenario which construction has gone through in the last two decades in Brazil brought countless benefits to the country, however, some important aspects must be evaluated in this growth panorama, especially those related to environmental impacts caused by the activity. One of these concerns is the solid waste amount production and its respective final disposal. The device, object of this study, proposes that the produced waste is processed, transformed back into materials and reused in the construction process itself, discarding transportation to processing sites and deposition. For this purpose, inert Class A waste samples were analyzed under certain situations aiming to be able to reincorporation in the construction process, replacing the aggregate (crushed stone). The crusher equipments conceptual, material and mechanical conditions were also evaluated to achieve better results on the use and reincorporation of the processed materials in the construction cycle. The studies resulted in the design of a crusher waste machine, small, but able to turn Class A solid waste, insusceptible materials to be reused in the form of aggregates, with no need to remove them from workplace for processing.

O cenário positivo pelo qual a construção civil atravessou nas últimas duas décadas trouxe incontáveis benefícios ao país, porém alguns aspectos relevantes devem ser avaliados neste panorama de crescimento, principalmente os relacionados aos impactos ambientais ocasionados pelo setor. Uma destas preocupações é a quantidade de resíduos sólidos produzidos e sua respectiva disposição final. O equipamento, objeto deste estudo, propõe que os resíduos produzidos sejam processados, transformados novamente em materiais, e reutilizados dentro do próprio processo construtivo, sem que haja necessidade de transportá-los às áreas de processamento e disposição. Para tanto, foram analisadas amostras de material Classe A, inertes, passiveis de serem reincorporados ao processo construtivo, substituindo o agregado (pedra britada) em determinadas situações. Foram avaliadas ainda as condições conceituais, materiais e mecânicas do equipamento britador, para melhor aproveitamento dos materiais que serão produzidos e reincorporados ao ciclo construtivo da Construção Civil. Os estudos resultaram no projeto de uma máquina britadora de resíduos, de pequeno porte, porém capaz de transformar resíduos sólidos Classe A, em materiais passiveis de serem reutilizados em forma de agregados, sem que haja necessidade de retirá-los da obra para processamento. / The positive scenario which construction has gone through in the last two decades in Brazil brought countless benefits to the country, however, some important aspects must be evaluated in this growth panorama, especially those related to environmental impacts caused by the activity. One of these concerns is the solid waste amount production and its respective final disposal. The device, object of this study, proposes that the produced waste is processed, transformed back into materials and reused in the construction process itself, discarding transportation to processing sites and deposition. For this purpose, inert Class A waste samples were analyzed under certain situations aiming to be able to reincorporation in the construction process, replacing the aggregate (crushed stone). The crusher equipments conceptual, material and mechanical conditions were also evaluated to achieve better results on the use and reincorporation of the processed materials in the construction cycle. The studies resulted in the design of a crusher waste machine, small, but able to turn Class A solid waste, insusceptible materials to be reused in the form of aggregates, with no need to remove them from workplace for processing.

Context: Current unsustainable practices have resulted in the depletion of natural resources and a prevailing material scarcity. Urban Mining has emerged in this context and suggests the “mining” of cities or other sources in urban areas to retrieve valuable resources. It raises the topic of how urban mining as a market segment of the construction industry is like today and in the future.  Objective: The thesis sets out to study what firms in the urban mining market segment desires in terms of needs and priorities. Furthermore, what could be prioritized in the future (2030), what future scenarios could be expected and what implications these can have on organizations within the segment and on the construction industry.  Method: A foresight methodology was applied as a framework for the research design. Interview with representatives from 10 firms, including observations of their operations, resulted in a number of mutual needs shared across the urban mining segment. These were prioritized in relative importance based on a questionnaire of 67 respondents representing 44 different firms in Sweden. A combination of these studies and a review of technology trends further enabled the extrapolation of future scenarios.  Results: The findings shows that firms within the urban mining market segment prioritizes and emphasizes needs related concerns in optimization, cost control, safety, environmental and social care today. Needs related to safety, environmental and social care are indicated to remain top prioritized as a result of the future market circumstances. A holistic and lifecycle approach in urban mining practices was deemed of low priority today but was indicated to grow significantly in relative importance in the future.  Conclusion: Technology, urbanization and globalization indicates stricter and more competitive market circumstances in the future. Especially related to safety, lifecycle consideration, environmental, and social care. The research suggests that firms concerned and those operating within the urban mining segment may need to undergo transformational changes in their organization to meet what the market segment expects in the future. Moreover, the findings opens up the possibility for actors and stakeholders concerned with the construction industry to proactively go into a desired future by knowing how the future market could unfold. / Stanford University, ME310: Urban Mining

This thesis deals with designing a portable indicator for measuring of content of ferromagnetic phase in non-ferromagnetic steels. The first part of the thesis describes the principle of sensor used in the indicator. A market survey is presented, with a description of selected indicators that are suitable for measurement of content of ferromagnetic phases. The following part deals with a design of the device hardware, which is focused on finding a suitable indicator concept. Circuits for battery charge, measuring chain and other circuits are designed in this part. The following part of the thesis describes the function of the software. First it describes the software for DSP, then the software for personal computer. The software for DSP has been programmed in the C language, the software for the personal computer in the C# language. The last part but one describes an inspectional measurement of the indicator. This measurement has been performed on testing samples as well as other materials. The final part presents a summary of the outcomes and provides recommendations for possible improvement.

Odor problems are a common complaint from residents living near landfills. Many compounds can cause malodorous conditions. However, hydrogen sulfide (h2s) has been identified as a principal odorous component from construction and demolition (c&d)debris landfills. Although several studies have reported the ambient concentrations of h2s near c&d landfills, few studies have quantified emission rates of h2s. The most widely used and proven technique for measuring gas emission rates from landfills is the flux chamber method. Typically the flux chamber is a cylindrical enclosure device with a spherical top which limits the gas emission area. Pure zero grade air is introduced into the chamber, allowed to mix with emitting gases captured from the landfill surface, and then transported to the exit port where concentrations can be measured. Flux measurements using the flux chamber were performed at five different c&d landfills from june to august, 2003. The flux rates of h2s measured in this research were three to six orders of magnitude lower than the flux rates of methane reported in the literature. In addition to the h2s flux measurements, dispersion modeling was conducted, using the epa dispersion model, industrial source complex short term (iscst3), in order to evaluate impacts on landfill workers and communities around the landfills. The modeling results were analyzed to estimate the potential ground level maximum h2s concentrations for 1-hr and 3-min periods and the frequency (occurrences per year) above the h2s odor detection threshold for each landfill. Odor complaints could be expected from four among five landfills selected for this study, based on 0.5-ppb odor detection threshold.

O gerenciamento dos resíduos de construção civil configura-se ferramenta sistêmica, no qual se verifica a possibilidade do uso de um modelo de Sistema de Gerenciamento com a utilização de indicadores. O referencial teórico abordado, com conceitos e entendimentos sobre a responsabilidade socioambiental das organizações na disposição correta de seus resíduos, particularmente aqueles oriundos de construção civil como indutores e indicadores de responsabilidade social e ambiental, posicionamento estratégico e a responsabilidade socioambiental, delimitam a esfera financeira como um ativo intangível da empresa. Assim, o Balanced Scorecard, apresentado em suas quatro perspectivas: a financeira, a do cliente, a dos processos internos e a do aprendizado e crescimento, relacionam-se com a responsabilidade na gestão dos seus resíduos. Para avaliar a adequação dos indicadores e respectivas métricas, torna-se plausível a aplicação dos dez testes do Performance Prism. A gestão por indicadores é assim analisada na ótica das diferentes, porém integradas, perspectivas do Balanced Scorecard. A principal característica do modelo em estudo é a inserção da responsabilidade pelos resíduos às estratégias empresariais, conduzindo linearmente tais ações aos princípios da empresa. Os resultados apresentados após sua implementação em uma empresa de engenharia civil proporcionaram um reaproveitamento do entulho gerado da ordem de aproximados 52% como matéria-prima para agregados, comprovando a viabilidade de uso dos indicadores, integrando as ações de gerenciamento de resíduos às demais questões críticas e estratégicas da empresa.

O gerenciamento dos resíduos de construção civil configura-se ferramenta sistêmica, no qual se verifica a possibilidade do uso de um modelo de Sistema de Gerenciamento com a utilização de indicadores. O referencial teórico abordado, com conceitos e entendimentos sobre a responsabilidade socioambiental das organizações na disposição correta de seus resíduos, particularmente aqueles oriundos de construção civil como indutores e indicadores de responsabilidade social e ambiental, posicionamento estratégico e a responsabilidade socioambiental, delimitam a esfera financeira como um ativo intangível da empresa. Assim, o Balanced Scorecard, apresentado em suas quatro perspectivas: a financeira, a do cliente, a dos processos internos e a do aprendizado e crescimento, relacionam-se com a responsabilidade na gestão dos seus resíduos. Para avaliar a adequação dos indicadores e respectivas métricas, torna-se plausível a aplicação dos dez testes do Performance Prism. A gestão por indicadores é assim analisada na ótica das diferentes, porém integradas, perspectivas do Balanced Scorecard. A principal característica do modelo em estudo é a inserção da responsabilidade pelos resíduos às estratégias empresariais, conduzindo linearmente tais ações aos princípios da empresa. Os resultados apresentados após sua implementação em uma empresa de engenharia civil proporcionaram um reaproveitamento do entulho gerado da ordem de aproximados 52% como matéria-prima para agregados, comprovando a viabilidade de uso dos indicadores, integrando as ações de gerenciamento de resíduos às demais questões críticas e estratégicas da empresa.