How Can Technology Help in Construction Waste Management?

Regardless of which industry it is, new technology is ultimately going to come along and change the way business is done.

FREMONT, CA:Recently, Health and Safety Executive (HSE) examine the risk factor from the situations during demolition work and renovation and selected various case studies for the cause. While few of them involved human casualties, others incurred massive expenses that substantially exceeded savings from shortcuts pointing out the structural loopholes.

Here are a few case studies and the best practices to reduce the risk factors.

Lack of Enough Pre-Demolition Information

While demolishing a high-rise building consists of large precast panels, the client didn’t provide the required information. The demolition was carried out with the help of a high reach demolition machine. However, the poor design and poor interconnection within the precast panels resulted in the premature collapse of the floors throughout multiple bays.

The lack of proper assessment and data led to this incident. Luckily, there were no injuries, but the project was set back because of the inquiries over the mishap.

Poor Design and Execution of Basement Extension

A fresh basement was dug out by tunneling below a community building. The excavation was done throughout the full perimeter of the building.

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