ASSESMENT AND CONTROL OF MATERIAL WASTAGE ON CONSTRUCTION SITE (CASE STUDY OF CONSTRUCTION BUILDING SITES IN MINNA)

Abstract

This study titled assessment and control of materials wastage on construction site, majority building site looks into waste incurred during the use of these materials which is a recurrent problem on construction site in Nigeria. The study focuses on five areas: type of material waste; incident of waste; factors responsible for materials wastages on building site and their frequencies of occurrence; materials susceptible to excessive wastages; and effectiveness of the minimization of material waste incurred from the use of material. The results show that material management, control policy, inspection, materials handling and storage related factors contribute most to overall wastages of materials on building site. The study conclusively proffers recommendations in the area of proper inspection, management, control, motivation, training of site personnel and material handling. A