The management planning of construction and demolition (C&D) waste uses a single
indicator which does not provide enough detailed information. Therefore the determination
and implementation of other innovative and precise indicators should be determined. The
aim of this research work is to improve existing C&D waste quantification tools in the
construction of new residential buildings in Spain. For this purpose, several housing projects
were studied to determine an estimation of C&D waste generated during their construction …

The building construction and demolition sector is responsible for generating large amounts
of construction and demolition waste (C&DW) worldwide. This situation has led to the
development of national policies to prevent waste and to promote measures to increase
recycling and recovering. These regulations usually enforce to estimate the C&DW to be
generated and the management to be carried out for each waste stream. However, in
general, national authorities and construction agents have difficulties to estimate the amount …