Consolidation of material and waste management parameters for development of sustainable building rating systems

• Main Authors: Mohammed Usman, Abdullahi, Abdullah, Kamil
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Zes Rokman Resources 2014
• Subjects: TD429.5-480.7 Water purification. Water treatment and conditioning. Saline water conversion; TH4021-4977 Buildings: Construction with reference to use. Including public buildings, dwellings
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3348/1/AJ%202018%20%28344%29.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3348/

Material and waste are important categories as they constitute of more than 60% of the project cost. Building construction and operation is the major sources of waste across human activities. Extraction, processing and distribution of materials leads to GHG emission. Excess consumption of material l...