Abstract
The surrounding environment plays an important role in communities as living in a good environment can improve the health cycle, increase the quality of life and provide sustainable development for the country. The rapid growth of the human population has led to the increasing demand for infrastructure development and the construction sector in Malaysia. This overview of environmental management practice for construction in Malaysia has reviewed the overall structure of environmental management for the construction site in Malaysia. Construction management is covered in this review report, including construction waste generation, construction waste management, government bodies, government policy, the current status of the environment in Malaysia, challenges, future prospects, and other environmental considerations of environmental management practice for construction in Malaysia. Besides, the detailed guideline and orders for construction waste, effluence discharge, noise pollution, vibration, and emission release from construction in Malaysia have been reviewed and stated in this report. Lastly, a recommendation for strengthening the enforcement of law and regulation for environmental management practice to comply has been included in the conclusion of this report to overcome the challenges faced for sustainable construction development in Malaysia.
Highlights
The construction industry in Malaysia has been growing rapidly in the past two decades and contributed up to 5.9% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2017 [1]
In 2012, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported more than 40% of the waste generated by the construction industry, and developing countries such as Malaysia are required to improve the comprehensive legal instruments pertaining to minimizing construction waste [2]
It is important to implement environmental management practices in all kinds of industries especially the construction sector has been a hot topic for researchers and communities to review and study
Summary
The construction industry in Malaysia has been growing rapidly in the past two decades and contributed up to 5.9% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2017 [1]. In 2012, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported more than 40% of the waste generated by the construction industry, and developing countries such as Malaysia are required to improve the comprehensive legal instruments pertaining to minimizing construction waste [2] This is because the government of Malaysia has introduced the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007 (Act 672). The government in Malaysia is required to carefully review the existing environmental management strategies for construction waste, including the construction waste management policies, regional and national policies, laws, and regulations, to meet the future environmental challenges of the rapid growth of the construction sector in Malaysia [5] In this case, proper environmental management practices for construction are important to minimize construction waste, achieve sustainable development of infrastructure, economic growth, and provide a clean environment for the communities in Malaysia
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