In recent years, sustainability efforts have become more common in the construction industry than ever before due to new directives on certifications and sustainability monitoring. In autumn of 2021, the construction company Rekab Entreprenad AB became a part of, a larger group of companies which resulted in higher requirements in sustainability than earlier. The group has a goal to be fossil-free in electricity, heating, transportation, and waste management by the year 2030. The purpose of this essay is to increase the understanding of how construction of buildings impacts the climate today and what measures can be taken to make construction more sustainable to meet current and future goals. Four construction sites were visited to gain insight om how the company is working with sustainability. The visits resulted in one overall issue: lack of established routines during the work. There is a demand for standardized, on-site facilities to simplify the process for site managers to establish sustainable setups. Additionally, to improve recycling rates onsite, the workers demand simplicity and a dedicated space to store the waste and other materials. Another way to minimize the emissions from construction is to reduce the number of transportations in and out of the construction site. This study resulted in several conclusions including: - Implementing stricter routines will make it easier for workers to work more sustainable. - Rekab should inform and educate their employees about their sustainability goals to prepare them for future projects. - Rekab should introduce a standardized on-site facility that can be scalable depending on the project, fully equipped to meet all the company´s sustainability goals. - Rekab should, in the planning-phase, make room for a simple but effective wastesystem on every construction site. - Materials should be covered in one way or another to minimize the number of materials that go to waste.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:umu-210115 |
| Date | January 2023 |
| Creators | Dalrud, Hannah |
| Publisher | Umeå universitet, Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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