Propuesta de un sistema de planificación y control de residuos en la construcción

Thiago Maciel,Marco Stumpf,Andrea Kern

doi:10.4067/s0718-50732016000200004

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Abstract

Construction industry accounts for a significant part of the solid waste generated in urban centers. In part this is due to a lack of culture of reducing the generation or reuse of waste. This sector may improve this situation, seeking to develop management systems. The objective of this paper is to present a proposal for a management system to plan and control construction waste in small and medium sized construction firms. A case study on construction sites was performed in a building company of Novo Hamburgo, Brazil. The planning and control waste system was developed as based on the production system existing in the firm and results point to the feasibility of implementing this system.

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The construction industry generates a large amount of solid waste that, in addition to harming the environment, produces financial losses for builders and for society as a whole (Edwards, 2010; Rocha and John 2003)
In Brazil, when Resolution 307 was enacted by the National Environmental Council (CONAMA) in 2002, the industry began to work towards finding viable solutions to the problem, progress was slow (CONAMA, 2002; Karpinski et al, 2009)
The waste planning and control system (WPC) system uses a number of charts and tables that serve as tools for planning and controlling the generation, reuse, and disposal of waste

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The construction industry generates a large amount of solid waste that, in addition to harming the environment, produces financial losses for builders and for society as a whole (Edwards, 2010; Rocha and John 2003). In Brazil, when Resolution 307 was enacted by the National Environmental Council (CONAMA) in 2002, the industry began to work towards finding viable solutions to the problem, progress was slow (CONAMA, 2002; Karpinski et al, 2009). Management systems are becoming increasingly important to construction companies, especially given the economic growth of the industry. Giacomello et al (2014) have proposed integrating systems that plan and control production (PCP) with quality, health, and safety in the workplace and with environmental management systems. What is needed is a management system for waste planning and control that can work together with these management systems.

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