Implementation of Eco-Costs per Value Ratio (EVR) in Construction Industry to reduce Construction Waste Disposal cost in Shah Alam, Malaysia towards Sustainable Development

Sharan Kumar Arumugam; Rahimah Muhamad; Khairulzan Yahya

Implementation of Eco-Costs per Value Ratio (EVR) in Construction Industry to reduce Construction Waste Disposal cost in Shah Alam, Malaysia towards Sustainable Development

Authors

Sharan Kumar Arumugam Razak School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, University Technology Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Rahimah Muhamad Razak School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, University Technology Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Khairulzan Yahya Faculty of Civil Engineering, University Technology Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia

Keywords:

sustainable development, eco-costing, construction waste

Abstract

Construction industry identified as combination of raw material and manufactured
material used development. Due to rapid development in Malaysia, huge amount of
material required for construction industry, which indirectly caused construction
waste production increased. Eco-costing is a process to monitor and reduce the
construction waste throughout the contract period. This study evaluates the method
to identify the EVR index between projects. The findings useful for evaluating the EVR
index for residential projects in selected project sites within year 2013-2017.

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Published

2020-10-25

How to Cite

Arumugam, S. K., Muhamad, R., & Yahya, K. (2020). Implementation of Eco-Costs per Value Ratio (EVR) in Construction Industry to reduce Construction Waste Disposal cost in Shah Alam, Malaysia towards Sustainable Development. Journal of Advanced Research in Business and Management Studies, 16(1), 24–27. Retrieved from https://akademiabaru.com/submit/index.php/arbms/article/view/1336