Waste audit – securing good quality raw material from construction and demolition waste

Pre-demolition audit or waste audit is the tool to assess the materials to be removed from the building or infrastructure and their potential value by external experts prior to the demolition or renovation activity. Such audits are essential since they enable all stakeholders involved to get information of the composition of waste and make it...

Introducing a Dutch guideline on using the Observational Method

In the Netherlands research has been performed on the Observational Method, aiming at a wider use of the method in the design of underground and infrastructural construction works. This paper summarizes the guideline that was output of the research, providing a clear definition, an overview of obstacles and pre-conditions, practical...