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Construction Session 3: Sustainable Construction Management Practices

Construction Session 3: Sustainable Construction Management Practices. During this session we will discuss…. Better site management practices that should be followed to protect the environment when managing a construction project. Mod 6 Ses 3. Session 3. Overview.

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Construction Session 3: Sustainable Construction Management Practices

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  1. Construction Session 3: Sustainable Construction Management Practices

  2. During this session we will discuss… Better site management practices that should be followed to protect the environment when managing a construction project Mod 6 Ses 3

  3. Session 3. Overview Better Sustainable Construction practices: Site planning & layout Materials & equipment Waste & pollution Work force Sustainable community-based construction The Aims: • Betterhumanitarianoutcome by addressing the environment Mod 6 Ses 3

  4. Better SC Management PracticesSite Planning & Layout Potential health hazards identified Environmental guidelines written into project documents Site boundaries, work areas identified, communicated, cordoned off Measures taken to minimize construction site soil erosion & water run-off Plans made for restoring site to natural state Mod 6 Ses 3 http://www.amrita.edu/amma/2009/kenya-09/kenya/slides/kenya-18.jpg Site in Kenya

  5. Better SC Management PracticesMaterials & Equipment Storage Wet materials & liquids Water & wind protection Vehicle & equipment maintenance & cleanup Mod 6 Ses 3

  6. Better SC Management PracticesWaste Handling Site waste (solid & water) management plan: Waste cleanup: labor and/or covered receptacles On-site sanitation facilities Proper disposal Possible recycling or reuse? Mod 6 Ses 3 www.litterfree.ca/Photos/litter13.jpg

  7. Waste Handling?Berge’s Cycle of Materials Metals, chemicals, cement, fired Clay , fibre, sawn timber, etc. Primary refining process Secondary refining process Structural materials, climatic materials, surface materials Ore, stone, clay, Oil, timber, plants, etc. Recycle Reuse Building process Mining, Drilling, harvesting Building Ore Oil Timber The Earth Dumping Waste Use Mod 6 Ses 3

  8. Better SC Management PracticesPollution prevention Runoff Cleanup Dirt & grading Tracking controls Hazardous materials Mod 6 Ses 3 http://ntis04.hgac.cog.tx.us/website/photolab/photos/pollution/constructn8.jpg

  9. Better SC Management PracticesPollution prevention Clear guidelines, quick reporting to project manager of contamination or hazardous substances found on site Appropriate storage of hazardous substances (e.g. oils, paints) during construction Areas allocated for storage of hazardous materials - located away from environmentally sensitive areas 9 Mod 6 Ses 3 http://ntis04.hgac.cog.tx.us/website/photolab/photos/pollution/constructn8.jpg

  10. Photo courtesy of Nilex, Inc. http://www.nilex.com/applications/erosion_sediment_controlsp Example of Perimeter Sediment Control

  11. Better SC Management PracticesSustainable Community-based Construction use of local knowledge participatory approach use of local resources compatibility with local norms ask community to identify environmental issues working with local officials, policies & laws Photo credit: Jeff Klenk, www.jeffklenk.com 11 Mod 6 Ses 3

  12. Mini-case 1 The southern edge of the NGO’s housing reconstruction site – a previously uninhabited area where 2000 families whose houses were destroyed by the cyclone are to be relocated – is situated about 300 m. from a marshland, which is also their fishing grounds. Better Construction Practices Recommendations? Why? Mod 6 Ses 3

  13. Mini-case 2 Many trucks visit the NGO’s housing site daily. Most come from the port on the north side of the city where they load up with various building supplies: concrete, sand, wood, creosote, paint, asphalt. They drive onto the site, unload wherever they can find room, and leave. Better Construction Practices Recommendations? Why? Mod 6 Ses 3

  14. Mini-case 3 The NGO’s housing reconstruction project procured more materials than were needed. Several plastic barrels of creosote, dozens of cans of paint (many of them opened), and a number of opened containers of atrazine herbicide used to clear vegetation from the building site are sitting near the road, although it is unclear what is to be done with them. Better Construction Practices Recommendations? Why? Mod 6 Ses 3

  15. Mini-case 4 Some of the community members just to the east of the site used to grow vegetables on the site, but the village leader said that was illegal and not a concern; the site was then provided for owner-driven housing for relocated residents. The relocated residents are hiring contractors with NGO funding that are not following better construction practices. Recommendations? Why? Mod 6 Ses 3

  16. Break Time Mod 6 Ses 3

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