Market Research: Tenancy Fitout Material Procurement Attitudes and Practices

Wilmot, K; McGee, CM; Milne, GR

Market Research: Tenancy Fitout Material Procurement Attitudes and Practices

Wilmot, K

McGee, CM Milne, GR

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Publisher:: ISF
Publication Type:: Report
Citation:: 2014, pp. 1 - 83
Issue Date:: 2014-01

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dc.contributor.author	Wilmot, K https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8996-5789	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McGee, CM	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Milne, GR	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	2014, pp. 1 - 83	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/30468
dc.description.abstract	The Better Buildings partnership (BBP) has previously investigated the tenancy processes that generate waste successive cycles of fitout, de-fit, make good and re-fit. This research project has been commissioned to explore why waste occurs in commercial building fitouts and what can be done about it, with a particular focus on the materials that dominate the fitout waste stream. The characteristics of each material and aspects of its usage are explored to determine how to improve reuse and recycling rates. The Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) conducted in-depth interviews with 15 industry participants for this study, ranging from architects and property managers through to contractors and manufacturers. We also reviewed literature to provide context, however we found the available literature somewhat limited in terms of its currency, depth and local relevance. It is the interview conversations that provide a rich picture of the myriad issues and day-to-day problems that make it hard to institute a less wasteful, circular economy. The study attempts to place the problems in the context of the whole system to highlight possible solutions.	en_US
dc.publisher	ISF	en_US
dc.title	Market Research: Tenancy Fitout Material Procurement Attitudes and Practices	en_US
dc.type	Report
utslib.location	Sydney	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ISF - Institute for Sustainable Futures
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.commissioning-body	Better Buildings Partnershiip	en_US
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pubs.place-of-publication	Sydney	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US

Abstract:

The Better Buildings partnership (BBP) has previously investigated the tenancy processes that generate waste successive cycles of fitout, de-fit, make good and re-fit. This research project has been commissioned to explore why waste occurs in commercial building fitouts and what can be done about it, with a particular focus on the materials that dominate the fitout waste stream. The characteristics of each material and aspects of its usage are explored to determine how to improve reuse and recycling rates. The Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) conducted in-depth interviews with 15 industry participants for this study, ranging from architects and property managers through to contractors and manufacturers. We also reviewed literature to provide context, however we found the available literature somewhat limited in terms of its currency, depth and local relevance. It is the interview conversations that provide a rich picture of the myriad issues and day-to-day problems that make it hard to institute a less wasteful, circular economy. The study attempts to place the problems in the context of the whole system to highlight possible solutions.

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