Oladiran, O J; Ogunsanmi, O E and Dada, M O (2019) Frameworks for material waste minimization on Nigerian building projects. Journal of Construction Business and Management, 3(1), pp. 45-61. ISSN 2521-0165
Abstract
A novel approach to solving waste incidence of materials on building projects is to framework the issues and processes that are involved in its minimization. The objective of the study is to develop and validate frameworks for material waste minimization in building projects. This study is a survey research in South West Nigeria. Define, Review, Identify, Verify and Execute (DRIVE) and Construction Process Improvement Methodology (CPIM) techniques were used to develop the proposed frameworks; while the validation was done by face validity and scoring model approaches. A pilot validation was done by five academics while the main validation involved 17 potential end users. Data were analysed with frequency and percentage. The study reveals that the frameworks are clear, informative, appropriate and applicable. It is concluded that the frameworks can minimize material waste at every stage of building projects. It is therefore recommended that the proposed FMWM should be adopted by all stakeholders to prevent and minimize material waste at all stages of building projects.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | material management; prototype development; waste management |
| Index terms: | methodology, validation, construction process, survey, face, validity, Nigeria, prototype, minimization, waste management, end user |
| Subjects: | professional development, data collection methods, psychology, evaluation and assessment methods, modelling and simulation, waste management, Geography, research methods, building construction, stakeholder, algorithms |
| Topics: | Research Practice, Site Management, Engineering Principles, Sustainability, Geographical Context, Information Management, Organizational Design, Digital Applications, Roles and Professions |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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