Assessing construction and demolishing debris usage in the Ghanaian construction industry
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2021-05-14
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Abstract
Lots of construction and demolition waste are produced in the course of construction activities
which has a serious impact on surroundings, if it’s not properly handled. This has become a serious
issue in the Ghanaian Construction industry. Other issues of waste management on construction
sites has caused lots of failures like increasing the cost of project and the loss of materials that are
valuable Based on that, the research aim at exploring the usage of construction and demolishing
debris in the Ghanaian Construction Industry. Three major objectives were derived from this aim
to help achieving it. The objective was, to identify the usage of construction debris in the Ghanaian
Construction Industry, to determine challenges of usage of debris in the Ghanaian Construction
Industry, to identify critical success factors for utilization of construction debris in the Ghanaian
Construction Industry. Quantitative research approach was used for the study, alongside with a
purposive and snowball sampling technique. Out of the 50 questionnaires administer, 31 were
retrieved. The variables were analyzed using means score, descriptive statistics and a reliability of
the scale checked using Cronbach Alpha coefficient. All variables identified were ranked in order
of importance and usage. The revealed that, the Ghanaian construction industry make use of
construction debris as filling material for landfill, land reclamation and many others. However,
some challenges were identified as hindering factors to the proper utilization of these waste
materials. Strategies through the study were identified as mitigating factors to help increase the
rate of their usage.
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A thesis submitted to the Department of Construction Technology and Management, College of
Art and Built Environment, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in partial
fulfilment of the requirement for the Award Degree of Master of science in construction management.
Keywords
Construction debris,, Waste management, Ghanaian Construction Industry