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Mbadugha, L C, Ozumba, A O U and Shakantu, W (2021) Prospects for Integrated Design Process (IDP) in Implementing Construction Waste Prevention (CWP) Practices. In: Scott, L and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 37th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-7 September 2021, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 734-743.

  • Type: Conference Proceedings
  • Keywords: Construction, integrated design process, prevention, practice, waste
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  • URL: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/proceedings/a3d5254f97f559009f9f68aa8b55a83b.pdf
  • Abstract:

    Given the persistent problem of construction waste generation, this study presents a preliminary proposal of the possibility of using Integrated Design Process (IDP) At the design stage of construction projects, to implement Construction Waste Prevention (CWP). To theoretically establish the basis for exploring the use of IDP to implement CWP, a systematic review of purposively sampled literature on IDP, waste management, and construction waste management, was used. The key themes used for the study include CWP, IDP, and the theoretical angle used to relate the CWP to an IDP setting using the concept of integration. The process for the research includes the formulation of a research question, the definition of keywords, and the selection of relevant studies from the databases to arrive at the findings. Content analysis of selected studies was used to determine practices and conditions supporting the idea to arrive at propositions for implementing CWP through IDP. Being relatively new, the lack of articulated integrated procedure for applying CWP at the design stage is a major gap. Findings suggest the possibility of using IDP to achieve CWP, and the opportunity to develop a systematic method that uses IDP as a vehicle to implement CWP in projects, at the design stage. The study highlights the need to further explore identified opportunities and threats, and possibly, the development of frameworks and implementation models. The study extends the research in CWP and explores other opportunities related to IDP.