SUSTAINABILITY IN CONSTRUCTION AND CIVIL WORKS - Itera

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Buildings that have been demolished or renovated must be registered
and a report compiled that confi rms that environmentally hazardous
materials and substances were sorted correctly. This registration must
also cover waste that is directly recyclable.
Documentation must be provided for all forms of demolition work in
accordance with the standards set by the demolition industry’s control
system in 1996.
All materials from construction or civil-works projects that involve
demolition must be sorted and recycled as far as possible.
Optimal management and sorting of waste from construction and
civil-works projects can be ensured by setting up a specifi c contract to
manage waste and impacts on the environment.
Documentation
Documentation must be submitted along with the application to the
authorities that the necessary space has been set aside for waste and
that there is unimpeded access to permit waste to be collected without
diffi culty.
As noted above, the rule of thumb is for 1/2 sq. m. per unit to be set
aside for bulky waste. The dimensions for bins for e.g. food waste and
paper are found on the Environmental Department’s website.
The waste solutions in buildings and housing close to a recycling waste
station can be dimensioned differently. It must, however, be possible to
reinstate the full sorting of all waste.
The environmental report and registration material must be submitted to
the Environmental Department for approval.
Documentation must be submitted to the Environmental Department
that the layout of the building site and organization of waste management
ensure the optimal handling and sorting of waste from construction
and civil-works projects.