Recycling Material and Waste Management in Building Renovation and Demolition

Recycling Material and Waste Management in Building Renovation and Demolition
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Recycling Material and Waste Management in Building Renovation and Demolition
Waste management is becoming a primary challenge in contemporary society where construction and demolition prospects continue. With every passing day comes the challenge of disposing or recycling the wastes properly. While waste management and recycling have been a topic of discussion for long, it remains inconclusive and more innovations must be trained towards the prospects. Presently, the focus must be put on utilizing the available resources to deliver the ultimate waste management outcomes. Primary among the areas of emphasis is the strategic decision on whether to renovate or demolish structures, focusing on recycling and other waste management strategies. Upon making the decision on the most appropriate waste management platform, stakeholders must reiterate the application of new technologies to deliver the most cost-effective, fast, and efficient waste management tools and protocols. The progress is continuing even though areas of need must be highlighted for faster and better progress. This paper assesses recycling material and waste management in building renovation and demolition. An insightful approach to waste management and recycling in building renovation and demolition helps with proper developments in key aspects that include exploration of the more sustainable decisions between building and demolition, technological developments to consider while advancing waste management prospects, efficient waste removal sequences, and analysis of waste recycling mechanisms.
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Sustainability Variations between Renovation and Demolition
Individuals with stakes in the building industry understand the scope of challenges they face while making decisions between demolishing or renovating buildings. Before settling on whether a building should be demolished or renovated, individuals are tasked to understand the scope of challenges that they may face. For instance, safety issues, the costs of raw materials, the long-term energy efficiency, waste management protocols, and the number of changes that either decision can trigger on design are worth considering before deciding whether to demolish or renovate a building (Hasmori et al., 2020).  Few would cherish getting rid of solid-core doors, marble window sills, crown molding, pocket doors, and arched doorways. Some older homes are constructed with higher-quality timber and feature finishing details that are difficult to duplicate today. Besides the obvious challenge of finding the ideal replacements, it becomes very challenging for individuals to recycle some of the materials during reconstruction efficiently. That makes it easy to renovate with materials that can be recycled positioned for the same.
Recycling is one of the factors that individuals must consider while debating between renovation and demolition. As one demolishes a building, some materials cannot be recycled. One such material is wallpaper (Aboginije, Aigbavboa, & Thwala, 2021). Oftentimes, individuals use wallpaper within homes, taking them off duri...