Construction Waste Lab

Construction Waste Lab

The Construction Waste Lab investigates a wide range of issues associated with sustainable waste management in the built environment.

The research team involves circular economy experts based in the School RMIT University and three other Australian universities. The main CWL’s research themes include:

Construction and demolition waste policy and regulation

Industrial symbiosis

Waste education

Waste management strategies and solutions

Applications of products with recycled content

Circular supply chain

Waste Minimisation in Offsite Construction

Circular Economy for Climate Change Resilience

Feature projects

Construction zone sign with truck and rubble

1.65 A National economic approach to improved management of construction and demolition waste

(Funded by SBEnrc: 2018-2020)

Demolished construction waste

1.75 Creation and stimulation of end markets for construction and demolition waste

(Funded by SBEnrc: 2020-2021)

Recycling industry a worker who recycling thing on recycle center

1.85 Enhancing the use of products with recycled contents in the Australian construction industry

(Funded by SBEnrc: 2021-2023)

 

1.95 Using recycled and recyclable products: Influencing stakeholders through circular economy practices

(Funded by 2023-2024)

Other projects

People

Leadership

Professor Tayyab Maqsood

Co-director

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Professor Peter SP Wong

Co-director

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Dr Salman Shooshtarian

Deputy director

View Salman's profile

Members

Dr. Mohammad Saberian Boroujeni

Member

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Soheila Ghafoor

Member

Higher Degree by Research Candidates

Moein Behzad

Topic: Conflict Management in the Australian Construction and Demolition Waste Management System

Abdullah Majdy Baslom

Topic: Construction and Demolition Waste Segregation in Saudi Arabian Construction Industry

Abdullah Mohammed Alzahrani

Topic: Sustainable Housing and Circular Economy Principles in Saudi Arabia

  • Professor Tim Ryley, Griffith University
  • Associate Professor Atiq Zaman, Curtin University
  • Dr Savindi Caldera, University of the Sunshine Coast
  • Mrs Ana Maria Cáceres Ruiz, Curtin University
  • Dr Reza Hosseini, University of Melbourne
  • Dr Argaw Gurmu, Deakin University
  • Dr Nilupa Udawatta, Deakin University
  • Dr Gayani Karunasena, Deakin University
  • Dr Toktam B. Tabrizi, University of Sydney

Publications

Books

Book chapters

  • (2024) / 'Policy intervention of waste management'. In: Bandh, S.A., Malla, F.A. (eds) Waste Management in the Circular Economy. Springer, Cham. Springer Nature. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-42426-7_5.

Journal publications

  1. (2023) / Utilisation of certification schemes for recycled products in the Australian building and construction sector / Journal of Business Strategy and the Environment / https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3568
  2. (2023) / Development of the Circular Economy Design Guidelines for the Australian Built Environment Sector / Sustainability / DOI: 10.3390/su15032500
  3. (2022) / Application of Sustainable Procurement Policy to Improve the Circularity of Construction and Demolition Waste Resources in Australia / Journal of Materials Circular Economy / https://doi.org/10.1007/s42824-022-00069-z
  4. (2022) / Evaluating the COVID-19 impacts on the construction and demolition waste management and resource recovery industry: experience from the Australian built environment sector / Journal of Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy / https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-022-02412-z
  5. (2022) / Transformation towards a circular economy in the Australian construction and demolition waste management system / Journal of Sustainable Production and Consumption / https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2021.11.032
  6. (2022) / An investigation into challenges and opportunities in the Australian construction and demolition waste management system / Journal of Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management
  7. (2022) / Analysis of factors influencing the creation and stimulation of the Australian market for recycled construction and demolition waste products / Journal of Sustainable Production and Consumption / https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2022.09.005
  8. (2021) / Extended Producer Responsibility in the Australian Construction Industry / Sustainability / https://doi.org/10.3390/su13020620
  9. (2020) / Using Recycled Construction and Demolition Waste Products: A Review of Stakeholders’ Perceptions, Decisions, and Motivations / Recycling / https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling5040031
  10. (2020) / Landfill Levy Imposition on Construction and Demolition Waste: Australian Stakeholders’ Perceptions / Sustainability / https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114496

Connect with us

If you'd like to reach out to our team or find out more about collaboration opportunities, contact us via cwl@rmit.edu.au

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RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.

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