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Sustainable waste management in the construction industry
Frontiers in Sustainable CitiesThe sustainability of the construction industry largely depends on effective waste management practices throughout both construction and demolition processes.
Hafsa Shajidha, Md Maruf Mortula
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Upcycling of Disposable Face Masks into Water‐Resistant and Flame Retardant Foams
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Disposable mask waste is upcycled into lightweight polypropylene‐based foams with tunable porosity and composite architectures reinforced by ear‐loop fibers. The sustainable solvent‐based process enables upcycling rates of 91% and solvent recovery of >90%.
Jingjing Pan +3 more
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MATEC Web of Conferences, 2017 Demolition waste contains not only non-hazardous and uncontaminated material but also consists a small fraction of residual hazardous materials that need to be separated, processed or disposed of.
Devia Yatnanta Padma, Suryo Eko Andi
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Spatial strategic planning for optimal management of construction waste with recycling and reuse approach in Iran [PDF]
مهندسی و مدیریت ساخت, 2022 Construction waste as a result of human construction activities on earth has caused many environmental problems. If the life cycle of the building, the three main stages of demolition, design and implementation are considered, each of them carries ...
Samaneh Javadifard, Fariborz Karimi
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Waste Management in a Sustainable Circular Economy as a Part of Design of Construction
Applied Sciences, 2022 The Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industries are the producers of the most significant waste stream in the European Union. Known EU initiatives propose to deal with the issue of construction and demolition waste (CDW) according to the
Marcela Spišáková +3 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A dual‐layer living hydrogel, ProΦGel, integrates bacteriophages and probiotics for synergistic wound infection therapy. The outer gelatin‐based matrix releases phages on demand in response to P. aeruginosa infections, while inner alginate beads sustain probiotic delivery.
Siyuan Tao +6 more
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BIM-driven digital twin for demolition waste management of existing residential buildings
Scientific ReportsWith the accelerated development of urbanisation, the construction industry has significantly contributed to environmental degradation due to its substantial energy consumption and construction and demolition (C&D) waste generation.
Sakdirat Kaewunruen +2 more
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Sequestering atmospheric CO2 inorganically:a solution for Malaysia's CO2 emission [PDF]
, 2018 Malaysia is anticipating an increase of 68.86% in CO2 emission in 2020, compared with the 2000 baseline, reaching 285.73 million tonnes. A major contributor to Malaysia's CO2 emissions is coal-fired electricity power plants, responsible for 43.4% of the ...
Aziz, Maniruzzaman A. +5 more
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Novel Functional Materials via 3D Printing by Vat Photopolymerization
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This Perspective systematically analyzes strategies for incorporating functionalities into 3D‐printed materials via Vat Photopolymerization (VP). It explores the spectrum of achievable functionalities in recently reported novel materials—such as conductive, energy‐storing, biodegradable, stimuli‐responsive, self‐healing, shape‐memory, biomaterials, and
Sergey S. Nechausov +3 more
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Construction and Demolition Waste Handling in the EU
Littera Scripta, 2012 Construction and demolition waste (C&D waste) should be considered as a secondary resource if the aim is to recover and recycle such materials and reduce the load on landfills.
Prabir Ganguly
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