<120,000 cubic meters of construction and demolition waste and excavation products were removed from vacant land during the past year, according to the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, represented by the secretariats and municipalities. Did you know that waste management should be a major focus for companies planning new offices, as they are now looking to build healthy buildings that benefit their occupants?

What do you think about introducing technology to minimize this waste and participate in the “Addressing Visual Distortion“ initiative?

Supply chain monitoring

Tools such as blockchain technology and building information modeling (BIM) software allow companies to monitor supply chains and create recovery and recycling plans for assets nearing the end of their useful life.

Tools such as blockchain technology and BIM software allow companies to monitor supply chains and create recovery and recycling plans for assets nearing the end of their useful life. <Waste management includes not only installing efficient waste treatment facilities and recycling destinations, but also monitoring construction waste during the construction process. There is a comprehensive strategy called CalRecycle to recover waste and create jobs associated with recycling.

Waste-Free Construction

Sustainable initiatives are encouraging new uses of recyclable materials in construction,

After all, reduce, reuse and recycle are not just fun activities for kids to encourage recycling, reducing material waste, adaptive reuse projects and recycled building materials are powerful allies in achieving the long-term goal of zero-waste construction.

After all, reduce, reuse and recycle are not just fun activities for kids to encourage recycling.

1- Don't start from scratch

Adaptive reuse is a burgeoning trend in the construction industry that transforms structures that are no longer in use into something new. From a construction perspective, adaptive reuse can be a cost-effective option because developing a new construction site is not necessary. From a recycling standpoint, adaptive reuse projects minimize demolition and thus contribute to less waste than other projects.

2. Use recycled (and recyclable) materials

<Most construction projects already heavily utilize recycled materials, even by accident. Steel, one of the most popular building materials in the world, is made from 93% recycled steel scrap, while asphalt concrete is now almost 100% recyclable. “Materials banks” that store recycled building materials for later use facilitate access to sustainable supplies.

*Architect and faculty member at King Saud University

@ArchHesham