Minimize Construction Waste Generation with Prefabrication Methods

Generation of waste from building construction processes has become a major nuisance and a critical threat to environmental systems. All over the world, millions of tons of material wastes are generated each year and this severely impacts the ecological balances. It has been estimated and studied that for a typical construction project, the total waste produced accounts to be around 30% of the actual structural weight.

The majority of these waste materials are solid and inorganic. Thus, a series of challenges arise in treatment of the wastes or dumping of the same in a safe and sustainable manner. This leads to increased project costs and severe threats to the environment.

As cities all around the world are witnessing a rapid pace of urbanization, generation of more waste as a result of increased construction activity is inevitable. Thus, we require an efficient and effective method to eliminate the negative impacts of excess wastage generation from infrastructure development and play our role in protection of the environment.    

Construction waste reduction through modern-technology intervention      

The construction industry has been slow in identifying and adopting the viable alternatives for traditional or conventional building development methods. However there has been a major reform in the industry with inception of modular construction technology that follows prefabricated building development.  

Prefabrication is a cutting-edge technology that helps in efficient wastage reduction at the source. As compared to conventional in-situ development of buildings, prefabrication controls material waste generation through the following measures -  

§ Using modern materials that are 100% recyclable and reusable automatically reduces wastage  

§ The structural components are fabricated in a controlled factory environment and precisely cut through automated machinery 

§ Better planning and design management ensures exact quantities of raw materials are sourced and maximum usability of the same is targeted 

§ Dry construction processes and smart handling of materials prevents the ecological damages from building development 

§  Easy modification, seamless alteration and flexible design of prefab constructed buildings is made possible without sourcing extra material or components 

§ The myriad building components are ready-made and available as finished elements thus reducing construction trades and a resulting wastage minimization 

§ Prefabrication also ensures that after demolition of a structure, maximum quantity of material can be recycled or reused in other projects

EPACK is the top prefabricated steel structure supplier with an exceptional expertise in pioneering modern infrastructure development methods by adoption of prefabrication technology. Its processes help control wastage production and ensure maximum sustainability in building development to lead a way towards better future for the industry.