Year: 2007
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Considering deconstruction as a means of achieving sustainable construction, would\nenable the construction industry to address some of its environmental problems. In\naddition, the growing pressure from the public and legislation for environmental\nconsiderations, means that there is now a need for the construction industry to\nincreasingly consider the recycling and reuse of building components used in\nconstructing buildings.\nThe deconstruction of buildings provides the construction industry with the opportunities\nto effectively deal with its unsustainable construction practices. One of the approaches\ntaken by industry to facilitate the adoption of deconstruction is designing a building with\nthe intention of disassembly instead of demolition at the end of its useful life. This\nconcept is known as Design for Deconstruction (DFD). Although some research works\nhave been undertaken to support and establish deconstruction into current construction\npractice, there is little or no guidance for practitioners on how best to do this. This need\nto fully integrate the concept of design for deconstruction into the current project delivery\nprocess is the basis of this research.\nIn order to contextualise, corroborate and develop the research, a review of existing\nliterature on sustainable construction and deconstruction was undertaken. Following from\nthe review of literature, a survey and case study were undertaken to explore the current\npractice of deconstruction and investigate a practical example of sustainable construction\npractice that reflects the integration of deconstruction principles within the building\nprocess. The findings from the review of literature, the survey and case study were used\nto develop a mechanism for integrating deconstruction into the building process. The\nmechanism is a process model for the construction industry to implement the concept of\nDFD from inception to completion of a building project and throughout a building's\nlifecycle. Evaluation of the developed process model was carried out by industry\npractitioners to assess its suitability and practicability. The feedback from the evaluation\nestablished that the process model is effective in enabling some aspects of sustainability\nprinciples such as designing to minimise waste and encouraging the reuse and recycle of\nbuilding materials and components. Several benefits and potentials of the process model\nwere also identified. Considering deconstruction as a means of achieving sustainable construction, would\nenable the construction industry to address some of its environmental problems. In\naddition, the growing pressure from the public and legislation for environmental\nconsiderations, means that there is now a need for the construction industry to\nincreasingly consider the recycling and reuse of building components used in\nconstructing buildings.\nThe deconstruction of buildings provides the construction industry with the opportunities\nto effectively deal with its unsustainable construction practices. One of the approaches\ntaken by industry to facilitate the adoption of deconstruction is designing a building with\nthe intention of disassembly instead of demolition at the end of its useful life. This\nconcept is known as Design for Deconstruction (DFD). Although some research works\nhave been undertaken to support and establish deconstruction into current construction\npractice, there is little or no guidance for practitioners on how best to do this. This need\nto fully integrate the concept of design for deconstruction into the current project delivery\nprocess is the basis of this research.\nIn order to contextualise, corroborate and develop the research, a review of existing\nliterature on sustainable construction and deconstruction was undertaken. Following from\nthe review of literature, a survey and case study were undertaken to explore the current\npractice of deconstruction and investigate a practical example of sustainable construction\npractice that reflects the integration of deconstruction principles within the building\nprocess. The findings from the review of literature, the survey and case study were used\nto develop a mechanism for integrating deconstruction into the building process. The\nmechanism is a process model for the construction industry to implement the concept of\nDFD from inception to completion of a building project and throughout a building's\nlifecycle. Evaluation of the developed process model was carried out by industry\npractitioners to assess its suitability and practicability. The feedback from the evaluation\nestablished that the process model is effective in enabling some aspects of sustainability\nprinciples such as designing to minimise waste and encouraging the reuse and recycle of\nbuilding materials and components. Several benefits and potentials of the process model\nwere also identified.Considering deconstruction as a means of achieving sustainable construction, would\nenable the construction industry to address some of its environmental problems. In\naddition, the growing pressure from the public and legislation for environmental\nconsiderations, means that there is now a need for the construction industry to\nincreasingly consider the recycling and reuse of building components used in\nconstructing buildings.\nThe deconstruction of buildings provides the construction industry with the opportunities\nto effectively deal with its unsustainable construction practices. One of the approaches\ntaken by industry to facilitate the adoption of deconstruction is designing a building with\nthe intention of disassembly instead of demolition at the end of its useful life. This\nconcept is known as Design for Deconstruction (DFD). Although some research works\nhave been undertaken to support and establish deconstruction into current construction\npractice, there is little or no guidance for practitioners on how best to do this. This need\nto fully integrate the concept of design for deconstruction into the current project delivery\nprocess is the basis of this research.\nIn order to contextualise, corroborate and develop the research, a review of existing\nliterature on sustainable construction and deconstruction was undertaken. Following from\nthe review of literature, a survey and case study were undertaken to explore the current\npractice of deconstruction and investigate a practical example of sustainable construction\npractice that reflects the integration of deconstruction principles within the building\nprocess. The findings from the review of literature, the survey and case study were used\nto develop a mechanism for integrating deconstruction into the building process. The\nmechanism is a process model for the construction industry to implement the concept of\nDFD from inception to completion of a building project and throughout a building's\nlifecycle. Evaluation of the developed process model was carried out by industry\npractitioners to assess its suitability and practicability. The feedback from the evaluation\nestablished that the process model is effective in enabling some aspects of sustainability\nprinciples such as designing to minimise waste and encouraging the reuse and recycle of\nbuilding materials and components. Several benefits and potentials of the process model\nwere also identified. Thus, in this research, it can be concluded that integrating the concept of deconstruction\ninto the construction project delivery process can assist the industry to better reuse and\nrecycle building materials and achieve a sustainable environment. Furthermore, the\nexpected impact of the research on the construction industry is a practical process model\nthat can be used to incorporate the concept of deconstruction into the project delivery\nprocess. This can be adopted at all the stages of the building process and would benefit\nthe industry as it offers a solution to reduce the environmental impacts caused by its\nactivities.
Author: Chinwe Isiadinso
Language: English
Subfield: Building and Construction
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W855321759