Risk Level of Design and Procurement Factors Causing Construction Waste Generation

Construction waste is a global concern among the practitioners and has got attention of the researchers for many years. This issue is serious in construction industry of Pakistan also and various researchers have contributed in addressing it. This paper identified design and procurement related factors and assessed their risk level in causing construction waste. Data was collected through questionnaire survey amongst the practitioners from client consultants and contractors working on construction projects in Karachi and Hyderabad division of the Sind province. A total of 72 completed questionnaire forms were analysed and the results shows that 8 of the 20 factors are highly important factors and fall in the red zone of the risk matrix. It was also observed that last minute client requirements is reported as most important factor in design related issues while “items not in compliance with specification” is the most risk factor in the category of the procurement. Besides these, “last minute client requirements” and “Mistakes in quantity surveys” are the key factors which have significant effect on project cost. The findings of this study will be helpful for the practitioner to improve design and procurement quality for controlling the waste generation.