Browsing Construction + Engineering Journal Articles by Author "Hernandez, G."

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Encouraging circular waste economies for the New Zealand construction industry : opportunities and barriers

Low, J. K.; Wallis, Shannon; Hernandez, G.; Cerqueira, I.S.; Steinhorn, Gregor; Berry, Terri-Ann (Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, 2020-07-21)

As our global population increases, the resulting waste mountain continues to rise. It has been identified that the Construction Industry contributes to a large proportion of the waste to landfill (and cleanfill) sites. ...
Quantifying and managing plastic waste generated from building construction in Auckland, New Zealand

Hernandez, G.; Low, Joanne; Nand, Ashveen; Bu, A.; Wallis, Shannon; Kestle, Linda; Berry, Terri-Ann (SAGE Publications, 2022-05-14)

Each year, construction and demolition (C&D) waste contributes at least 25,000tonnes to the total amount of plastic landfilled in Auckland, New Zealand. The growing use of plastic in the packaging of building materials, ...