Abstract
Problem statement: The construction industry generates lots of construction waste which caused significant impacts on the environment and aroused growing public concern in the local community. Construction waste is becoming a serious environmental problem in many large cities in the world. Approach: In recent years, expert systems have been used extensively in different applications areas including environmental studies. In this study, expert system software -CDWM- developed by using Microsoft Visual Basic was introduced. CDWM to be used for construction waste management plan was designed based on the legal process. Results: According to the construction waste management regulation enacted, construction activities require mandatory construction waste management plan before staring activities. CDWM primarily aims to provide educational and support system for construction engineers and decision-makers during construction activities. It displays construction waste management plan in report form and the best location of construction waste storage area in GIS format. Conclusion: When the use of CDWM in construction waste management plan becomes widespread, it is highly possible that it will be benefited in terms of having more accurate and objective decisions on construction projects which are mainly focused on reducing the construction waste.
Highlights
Expansion of urban areas is the main causes of land use change (Solaimani et al, 2009)
A very high level of waste is assumed to exist in construction industry (Carlos et al, 2002)
It is a fact that construction waste cause environmental problems
Summary
Expansion of urban areas is the main causes of land use change (Solaimani et al, 2009). Information about construction stage Consideration of all various waste to be generated from the site Evaluation of the collected data in an accurate way Corresponding author: Leila Ooshaksaraie, Department of Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran 492 This evaluation is completed before decisions related to the controlling construction wastes are taken and it is a challenging process requiring intense knowledge, experience and data. In order to improve controlling construction wastes, existing research work has developed a rule-based expert system, CDWM “Construction and Demolition Waste Management” It aims to inform the project owner, the consultants and decision-makers at the waste management plan preparing in the most accurate, the newest and the fastest way. Some guidance was provided to develop ways in which to avoid or minimize waste, no specific guidelines were established in work process optimization, material planning and on-site training
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