CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS’ PERCEPTION ON THE AWARENESS, APPLICATION AND BENEFITS OF MATERIAL WASTE MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES IN NIGERIA.
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2014
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Oladiran O.J.
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CIB
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Several studies have been done on materials waste management all geared towards pinpointing waste origins and minimization processes. It has been opined that waste quantities need to be determined before attempting to minimize materials wastage. Accurate determination of materials waste quantities depend largely on the techniques and methods employed for its quantification. This study investigates Material Waste Measurement Techniques (MWMT) among professionals in the Nigerian construction industry. The objectives are to investigate the awareness and usage of MWMT, factors that hinder their application, the impact of the techniques on construction cost and their benefits. The population of the study is construction professionals in construction organizations and convenience sampling technique was used to draw a sample size of 60. Descriptive statistics tools were used to analyze the data. The study sheds light that component index has the highest impact on construction cost; non-challant attitudes of contractors towards waste is topmost among the factors that hinders the usage of MWMT ; while determination of actual amount of materials wastage is the chief benefits of MWMT. The study recommends improvement in the usage of MWMT to determine waste volume of construction projects in Nigeria. The study will contribute significantly to the management of materials wastages on construction projects.
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6. Oladiran, O.J. (2014). Construction professionals’ perception of the awareness, application, and benefits of material waste measurement techniques in Nigeria. Proceedings of CIB Conference: Construction in developing countries and its contribution to sustainable development, 28th – 30th January, Orchid hotels and events centre, Lagos, Nigeria.