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Developing a construction waste management performance calculator for highway construction.

Zhizhe Zheng¹, Yikun Su², Xing Wang¹

¹School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, Northeast Forestry University, 26 He Xing Road, Harbin, 150040, China.

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|November 12, 2024

Summary

This study introduces a new calculator for construction waste management (CWM) performance in highway projects. It integrates CWM into earned value management (EVM) for better monitoring and sustainable development.

Keywords:

Construction waste management Earned value management Highway construction Performance calculator Site waste management plan (SWMP)

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Area of Science:

Environmental Engineering
Construction Management
Sustainable Development

Background:

Construction waste (CW) generation presents a major hurdle for green highway construction.
Current construction practices lack integrated construction waste management (CWM) strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a calculation for assessing CWM performance in highway construction.
To integrate CWM into earned value management (EVM) for unified project oversight.

Main Methods:

Developed the Construction Waste Management Performed Assessment Method (CWMPAM) based on Site Waste Management Plans (SWMP).
Extended CWM into EVM to concurrently manage costs, schedules, and CWM performance.
Validated CWMPAM and CWM-embedded EVM through pilot testing and scenario analysis.

Main Results:

Computerized the research findings into a practical calculator for CWM application.
Validated the calculator's effectiveness using random case testing.
CWMPAM and CWM-embedded EVM demonstrated satisfactory performance in assessing and monitoring CWM execution.

Conclusions:

The developed calculator simplifies CWM application and enables performance comparison across highway construction segments.
This integration fosters the green transformation of highway projects and promotes sustainable construction.
The study offers a groundbreaking approach to CWM and construction management.