This document summarizes a workshop between the Ecodesign Centre Wales (EDC) and the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) on designing a "Towards Zero Waste" Wales. Delegates discussed the issues that cause waste in construction, including poor design, operations, and client pressure. They also discussed what is needed to move towards zero waste, including improved design, advice/collaboration, and legislation/direction. Groups presented statements on how construction in Wales can reduce waste through a variety of drivers, enforcement and education, and by allocating responsibility at each stage through legislation and integration. The document concludes by inviting responses on how delegates feel the industry can progress.

1. Ecodesign
meets
the
Built
Environment
An
EDC
and
CEW
Collaboration
Eoin
Bailey
Project
Coordinator

2. Ecodesign
meets
the
Built
Environment
Designing
a
‘Towards
Zero
Waste’
Wales
An
EDC
and
CEW
Collaboration
Tuesday
November
29th
2011
Future
Inn,
Cardiff
Bay
www.ecodesigncentre.org
www.cewales.org.uk

3. Facilitated
workshop
Question
1:
‘What
issues
result
with
waste
in
construction?’

4. Delegate
Responses
• Poor
Design
• Poor
Operations
• Client
Pressure
Q1:
‘What
issues
result
with
waste
in
construction?’

5. Delegate
Responses
Poor
Design
• Bad
design
management
• Site
modiMications
due
to
poor
design
• Bad
design
• InefMicient
designer
• Material
selection
Q1:
‘What
issues
result
with
waste
in
construction?’

6. Delegate
Responses
Poor
Operations
• Fragile
building
products
• Lack
of
recycling
/
reuse
solutions
• Waste
removal
• Changing
Regs
• Problematic
waste
• Recycling
can
create
more
waste
• Bias
in
existing
systems
• Workforce
quality
Q1:
‘What
issues
result
with
waste
in
construction?’

7. Delegate
Responses
Client
Pressure
• Time
Constraints
• Investment
cost
v
pain
• High
expectations
• Money,
lowest
cost
ethos
• Cost
pressure
• Low
cost
of
poor
quality
materials
Q1:
‘What
issues
result
with
waste
in
construction?’

8. Facilitated
workshop
Question
2:
‘What
is
needed
to
move
Towards
Zero
Waste?’

9. Delegate
Responses
• Design
• Advice
&
Collaboration
• Legislation
&
Direction
Q2:
‘What
is
needed
to
move
Towards
Zero
Waste?’

10. Delegate
Responses
Design
• Separation
of
materials
• Increased
recycled
content
• Modular
components
• Off-­‐site
construction
• Design
for
recycling
• Design
for
demolition
–
deconstruction
• Standardisation
of
design
and
products
• Logistics
/
management
Q2:
‘What
is
needed
to
move
Towards
Zero
Waste?’

11. Delegate
Responses
Advice
&
Collaboration
• Education
and
discussion
throughout
supply
chain
• Collaboration
between
life-­‐cycle
brief
client
• Guidance
for
actual
material
environmental
impact
• Waste,
detrimental
to
the
environment
-­‐
deMine
clearly
• Communication
of
true
value
–
Greenwash
• Identify
true
environmental
properties
of
materials
• Finding
a
partner
–
symbiosis
• Integrated
supply
chain
Q2:
‘What
is
needed
to
move
Towards
Zero
Waste?’

12. Delegate
Responses
Legislation
&
Direction
• End
of
life
/
use
• Polluter
pays
=
client
• E-­‐tagging
–
reuse
• Planning
to
include
reuse
requirements
• LandMill
Tax
• Assumed
usage
–
EOL
• Producer
responsibility
• Enforcement
/
incentive
Q2:
‘What
is
needed
to
move
Towards
Zero
Waste?’

13. Facilitated
workshop
Statement
Answer
to:
‘How
does
Construction
in
Wales
move
Towards
Zero
Waste?’

14. Delegate
Responses
Group
1
Statement:
“There
is
a
need
for
a
variety
of
drivers,
enforcement,
education
and
guidance
for
clients
to
design
out
waste”.
Q2:
‘How
does
Construction
in
Wales
move
Towards
Zero
Waste?’

15. Delegate
Responses
Group
2
Statement:
“There
is
a
need
for
responsibility
to
be
allocated
at
every
stage
of
the
process.
This
should
be
achieved
through
legislation
and
education,
effective
collaboration
and
integration”.
Q2:
‘How
does
Construction
in
Wales
move
Towards
Zero
Waste?’

16. Delegate
Opinions
Invitation
to
respond:
‘How
do
you
feel
Construction
in
Wales
could
move
Towards
Zero
Waste?’
Please
contact
Eoin
eoin@edcw.org

17. www.ecodesigncentre.org
Eoin
Bailey:
eoin@edcw.org
Blog:
www.edcshare.org