Current state of building demolition and potential for selective dismantling in Vietnam

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In Vietnam, an increase in construction activities together with the absence of recycling-oriented demolition techniques is giving rise to an alarming generation of construction and demolition waste. This study scrutinized the current state of building demolition approaches in Hanoi, Vietnam and evaluated the potential for the selective dismantling, or deconstruction, of reinforced-concrete (RC) houses. Site observations, direct measurement, and interviews were conducted to obtain information on technical, environmental, and economic characteristics of three residential housing sites, each representing a typical current demolition technique (manual, hybrid, and mechanical demolition). A selective dismantling site is proposed based on the collected survey data and published case studies. Our findings confirmed the unsustainability of RC-building demolition practices in Hanoi, which have an average reuse/recycling rate of roughly 3%. The application of selective dismantling will boost the recycling rate to a remarkable 90%, associated with a 55% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions. Even though selective dismantling is more time-consuming and therefore more costly, it results in double the resale value and an eight-fold decrease in disposal costs. The results of a sensitivity analysis indicate that increasing the current disposal fee will significantly improve the feasibility of selective dismantling, suggesting a need for stricter disposal charging mechanisms along with other interventions such as the development of recycling facilities to promote the introduction of this building removal alternative in Vietnam.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:149

Enthalten in:

Waste management (New York, N.Y.) - 149(2022) vom: 15. Juli, Seite 218-227

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hoang, Ngoc Han [VerfasserIn]
Ishigaki, Tomonori [VerfasserIn]
Watari, Takuma [VerfasserIn]
Yamada, Masato [VerfasserIn]
Kawamoto, Ken [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Building deconstruction
Conventional demolition
Greenhouse gas
Industrial Waste
Journal Article
Recycling
Selective dismantling

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Date Completed 09.08.2022

Date Revised 09.08.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.wasman.2022.06.007

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM342731211