Design of emergency housing from construction and demolition (C&D) waste materials

O’Connor, Liam (2023) Design of emergency housing from construction and demolition (C&D) waste materials. [USQ Project]

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Abstract

Emergency housing is important in providing people in need with a basic standard of living. It needs to be readily available, easy to put in place and cost effective so that units can be provided as needed. For these reasons, the design of emergency housing is reduced down to the bare necessities to provide people with stable housing in the interim while they evaluate their future.

In this study, the aim was to develop an emergency housing model utilising environmentally friendly construction and demolition (C&D) waste materials. The design process involved sourcing C&D waste materials from a local waste management facility and determining what materials were sustainable and suitable for construction. Incorporating these materials, a holistic design was generated using a rainwater tank as the base structure. Investigations into the costs and logistics of the model found that it is realistic and effective to substitute C&D waste materials for industry standard materials to satisfy emergency housing requirements.

The proposed model was intended to be adaptable to suit the universal needs of the population. One of the ways this was effectively achieved was with a modularised design. In essence, the emergency housing model developed in this study is an effective example of how C&D waste materials can be implemented in emergency housing models.


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Item Type: USQ Project
Item Status: Live Archive
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: Current – Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Engineering (1 Jan 2022 -)
Supervisors: Seligmann, Hannah
Qualification: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil)
Date Deposited: 30 Sep 2025 05:27
Last Modified: 30 Sep 2025 05:27
Uncontrolled Keywords: emergency housing; waste materials
URI: https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52984

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