In a group of 4, Liong Lee Yee (Jessie), Wong Yoke Lin, Xavier Ooi and me,  were given the task to produce one A2-size research poster of our studies, findings, innovative solution and good visuals of each of our products. You were to use digital media to produce the research poster.

 

 

The contruction industry consumes huge amounts of natural resources and produces a significant quality of construction and demolition (C&D) waste. Construction waste can be considered as one of the main factor that give serious impacts to the environment. High demands of the infrastructure projects implementation especially in the commercial buildings constructions and residential constructions become the main reason of the construction waste comes from this sector. Therefore, construction waste management indeed is a big and important issue that should be emphasized in Malaysia construction industry.

 

Most construction waste goes into landfills, increasing the burden on landfill loading and operation. Waste from sources such as solvents or chemically treated wood xcan result in soil and water pollutions Construction is facing enomous pressure to find ways to conserce and make best use of our increasingly scarce natural materials. 

 

Some materials can be recycled directly into the same product or re-use. Others can be reconstituted int otheir usable products. Unfortunately, recycling that requires reprocesing is no usually economcially feasible unless a facility usin recycled resources is located near to the material source. Many construction waste materials that are still usable can be donated to non-profit organizations. This keeps the material out of the landfill and supports a good cause. 

 

 

Appreciate waste - Nothing is considered wastes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The most important step for recycling of construction wastes is on-site seperation.

One way to do this is to reuse, reclaim or recycle materials, the major source of which is from demolitions. In the past, building regulations were confusing.

But providing the materials are suitable for their intended purpose, there is no reason why you can't reclaim them in line with building regulations.

 

 

In this part, task was given individually, to produce and exhibit beautiful object, made only from construction waste (except for fixings, provided there is no off-gassing from the fixing materials) that can be transported by one person and will remain durable beautiful for at least 3 weeks outdoors, of the size of an object A3 x A3. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before we started to construct and generate ideas for products, we went to two construction sites to collect wastes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Although this was an individual work submission, as we had teamed for the part (a), we decided to come out a theme for the part (b) products making.

Despite individual work, we had done our products in helping each other.

Spending days of about 2 to dismental the wood pallets into pieces by sawing, due to this, we went to engineering workshops.

2 days of sawing, a day of screwing, and few hours of fixing the wiring,

we had finally got it done together in 3 subsequent days.

 

From every single each of stood, forming and stacking up, it forms a 

> LIGHT FIXTURE.

 

 

 

 

Upon the completion of this group-individual project, the biggest thing I had learnt about from this is the power of teamwork and man power. Sharing of experiences, knowledge, sources and skills were the funniest and best part throughout this project, especially in product making. Every each of contributed in certain pronounced parts, eg. Jessie incharged a lot in sawing the wood pallets into pieces; Yoke Lin and I were helping more in sanding the sawn woods; whereas Xavier was the "screwing" king. Small presentation boards of processes on how we made the combined products were skethed out by me, so that to provide clearly image and understanding towards to lecturers. 

 

And now, we are able to produce a complete documentation and analysis of waste on construction site, analysing and explaining the reasons of why and how wastes are produced on site. Meantime, we able to create the awareness relating environmental issues (constructions), sucah as landfill, non-degradable waste and water polution. Due to this project, a sense of understanding towards the impact of non-resuing or recycling construction has brought to us profoundly. This is then allow us to demonstrate our understanding and knowledge of material life cycle, and therefore creating cretive and innovative methods to reduce and recycle wastes.