Designing out Waste
The construction industry is the UK's largest user of natural resources, with 25 million tonnes of construction, demolition and excavation waste disposed to landfill each year.
Recent research by WRAP has identified the important contribution that designers can make in reducing waste is through design. WRAP has developed a number of exemplar case studies on live projects, working with design teams to identify and build the business case for action around Designing out Waste.
This work has improved current understanding of how to reduce construction waste and has led to the development of five key principles that design teams can use during the design process to reduce waste:
- Design for Reuse and Recovery;
- Design for Off Site Construction;
- Design for Materials Optimisation;
- Design for Waste Efficient Procurement; and
- Design for Deconstruction and Flexibility.
Designing out Waste: a design team guide for buildings
This guidance focuses on the influence design decisions have on construction waste and how it can be reduced through design.
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Design detailing
A series of design details which can contribute to good materials resource efficiency.
Designing out Waste Tool for Buildings
The Designing out Waste Tool for Buildings (DoWT-B) provides a means by which designers can analyse the waste implications of their design decisions from an early stage in the project.
