TY - JOUR
T1 - Waste reduction through incentives : a case study
AU - Tam, Vivian W. Y.
AU - Tam, C. M.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - To motivate construction workers to adopt a waste construction strategy, a reward scheme was implemented. A Stepwise Incentive System (SIS) was used to measure the cost save on purchasing material and controlling waste generation. The key difference of this method is that it harnesses employees' awareness on waste reduction by contributing incentive funding to staff involved in projects producing lower waste levels. The lower the waste, the higher the incentive. The effectiveness of the SIS is shown by using a local case study in which waste can be reduced by up to 23%.
AB - To motivate construction workers to adopt a waste construction strategy, a reward scheme was implemented. A Stepwise Incentive System (SIS) was used to measure the cost save on purchasing material and controlling waste generation. The key difference of this method is that it harnesses employees' awareness on waste reduction by contributing incentive funding to staff involved in projects producing lower waste levels. The lower the waste, the higher the incentive. The effectiveness of the SIS is shown by using a local case study in which waste can be reduced by up to 23%.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/553344
U2 - 10.1080/09613210701417003
DO - 10.1080/09613210701417003
M3 - Article
SN - 0961-3218
VL - 36
SP - 37
EP - 43
JO - Building Research and Information
JF - Building Research and Information
IS - 1
ER -
