Task Group Leader:
Mohamed Osmani,
United Kingdom
m.osmani@lboro.ac.uk
Contacts:
Mohamed Osmani
School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Loughborough University LE11 3TU
United Kingdom
e-mail: m.osmani@lboro.ac.uk
Phone: +44(0)1509 228155
Background & Scope
The IWWG set up the C&D Task Group to provide an international platform for C&D waste information exchange and dissemination; research and innovation; and practical applications for members and those engaged with the planning, procurement, design, construction, refurbishment, and demolition activities in the built environment.
Aims & Objectives
- Innovation and continuous improvement: identify C&D waste management best practice, develop collaborative new approaches, and enable innovation and continuous improvement.
- Engagement and influence: engage with C&D waste researchers, policy makers and regulators, clients, consultants, contractors and suppliers at international levels. This engagement provides IWWG members with a unique insight into policy and regulation updates; emerging methods and techniques; and the opportunity to influence policy and industry development.
- Networking: knowledge sharing and exchange between research centres, groups, and individuals across the World to keep IWWG members informed on developments affecting C&D waste management in both construction and the wider built environment.
- Knowledge transfer: C&D Task Group activities facilitate knowledge and best practice transfer between IWWG task groups on the one hand; and between business and the science-base, and businesses and across sectors on the other.
- Conferences and events: IWWG rolling programme of conferences and events is designed to raise awareness, share knowledge and promote discussion on new and emerging WM topics, with specific discussions and workshops on C&DWM.
- Publications: the majority of C&D Task Group activities culminate in the publication of joint journal and conference papers, guidance documents, and best practice case studies.
- Exchange of information between group members
- Preparation of joint publications and joint workshops
Topics
- C&D financial implications.
- C&D waste awareness, training and skills.
- C&D waste best practice case studies.
- C&D waste quantification.
- C&D waste mapping and source evaluation.
- C&D waste collaborative working.
- C&D waste minimisation at source.
- Onsite C&D waste management.
- Refurbishment waste.
- Demolition waste.
Members and Membership
The C&D Task Group members represent a global network of leading academics; researchers; and industry managers.
Structure and operation mode
The task-group operates in close contact with other IWWG task groups, particularly the “Industrial Waste” and “Developing Countries” Task Groups. Meetings are held at least once a year and additional meetings could be organized if required.
Future activities
To be announced.
