Design from waste: Review of the UAE waste management sector and experimentation on recycled materials to support the development of a sustainable and energy-efficient building market

摘要

Due to the rapid growth of the construction industry in the UAE in the last few decades, according to Tadweer (Abu Dhabi Center of Waste Management) around 44.6% of the total solid waste consists of Construction and Demolishing waste (C&D). Through a literature review of waste management strategies and interviews with environmental specialists from Beeah© and Emirates Technology©, the study concludes that the UAE lacks some systematic solution in waste management and needs to increase the awareness of resources efficiency in the construction industry. As a solution, this paper presents the first part of a research aimed at experimenting new resource- and energy-efficient building material made with local recycled waste. The study is climate-specific and examines energy performance as well as the architectural/technical needs that suit the UAE environment.