Interdisciplinary Group on Building Science and Technology

Waste and recovery management

The Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) are mainly inert waste, which are mostly aggregates mixed with remains of concrete, stone, glass, metals, wood, ceramics, different types of plastics and other materials in minor amounts, which are generated both during demolition and construction processes.

The generation of these waste not only produces atmospheric pollution but also other environmental problems if there is no forecast or management strategies, as is often the case in those countries that do not yet have tools for forecasting, reducing, planning, deposition, or waste treatment CDW.

Also industrial or agricultural residues can be incorporated into other materials or processes of construction.

The GICITED group is working on different research sub-lines related to this field:

    • The establishment of management strategies and implement containment measures and utilization of waste.
    • The reuse of waste ceramic defective as coarse aggregate in concrete lime.

 

Main results of this research area:

Rosell, J., Bosch, M. Hormigones de cal: nuevos “viejos” materiales. In: Jornadas del Fórum Ibérico de la Cal. "Tradición, versatilidad e innovación en la cal: un material de excelencia VI Jornadas FICAL". 2018, p. 82-92.

Rosell, J., Ramirez-Casas, J., Bedini, S., Sala, M. Hormigón de cal para la restauración de la Iglesia del Rosselló (Lleida). In: Congress on Construction Pathology, Rehabilitation Technology and Heritage Management. "REHABEND 2018: construction pathology, rehabilitation technology and heritage management (7th REHABEND Congress) Caceres (Spain), May 15th-18th, 2018". 2018, p. 1275-1281.

Bedini, S. Estudio de microhormigón de cal con sustitución de árido ceramico reciclado. Master's degree final project, UPC, Escola Politècnica Superior d'Edificiació de Barcelona, 2017.

Arias Cuevas, J. G. Manual de materiales sostenibles para la construcción de espacios públicos en Santo Domingo. Bachelor's degree final project, UPC, Escola Politècnica Superior d'Edificiació de Barcelona, 2015.