A research report submited to the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment,
of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in part all fulfillment of the requirements for the MSc.
(Building) in Construction Project Management. / Construction waste minimisation and avoidance at the design stage of a construction project is the most
favourable solution in the existing waste management hierarchy triangle. However, there are currently
only a limited number of exploratory and context-specific studies that state effective construction waste
minimisation factors which can be implemented during the design stage. This can be regarded as a relatively
new concept and new research topic, especially as no studies have been done in a South African or a
Gauteng region context. This research report aims to address this local knowledge gap.
The research method included an initial conceptual framework of factors (identified from surveying both
global and local literature) as a launch pad in order to quantitatively survey design consultants in Gauteng
with regards to both the significance and ease of implementation of the identified factors. The research
target population consisted of; architects, architectural technologists, architectural draughtsman, structural
engineers, structural technologists, structural draughtsman and finally sustainability consultants. The
target population was further narrowed by only including designers who have both attempted to minimise
construction on greenfield projects in Gauteng and who have received Green Building Council of South
Africa (GBCSA) accreditation on the same project.
This report presents a hierarchical list of twenty-six critical factors that can be implemented during the
design stage in order to minimise or avoid construction waste in the context of Gauteng, South Africa.
The report further indicates which of these factors will be easier to implement than others. These factors
are aimed mainly at clients of construction projects, as they are in essence the stakeholders who will
contractually enforce designers to implement these construction waste minimisation factors in order to
lower project costs. Furthermore; these factors will also serve as valuable references for the Gauteng
Provincial Government as the factors can be utilized in order to drive provincial construction waste
regulations and eventually national reform.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/17544 |
| Date | 28 April 2015 |
| Creators | Wortmann, Anine Eschberger |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf, application/pdf |
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