REBRI Easy Guide to C&D Resource Recovery: Concrete (PDF)

Residential basements are common in houses built on sloping ground and can be valuable and useful spaces if they are dry and warm. In many cases, the use of a basement changes over time as household size, lifestyle and interests change. 

Work may be required to upgrade the space. High internal humidity, musty odours and efflorescence in below-grade basements are all signs that moisture may be entering the space through porous concrete retaining walls. 

This Good Practice Guide covers only basement walls of residential buildings on sloping sites that are no more than one storey in height below natural ground and not subject to hydrostatic pressure. Where a wall is subject to hydrostatic pressure from groundwater or a spring, seek specific design advice from a specialist damp-proofing company.  

Disclaimer: Please note that our publications reflect the regulations and best practices on the date of release, which is shown on the publication. As regulations and industry standards evolve, we always recommend that our publications be read in conjunction with the latest building code clauses and standards.

Driveways and paths require maintenance and may need to be repaired from time to time. The frequency and type of repair depends on the surface finish. Paths and driveways can become overgrown, and tree roots growing underneath are likely to cause cracking and unevenness of the surface.

This Good Repair Guide identifies some of the common problems with driveways and paths and describes repair options. If damage is extensive, however, the best option may be removal and a full replacement of the driveway or path, which is outside the scope of this guide.

Disclaimer: Please note that our publications reflect the regulations and best practices on the date of release, which is shown on the publication. As regulations and industry standards evolve, we always recommend that our publications be read in conjunction with the latest building code clauses and standards.

Two pages of the best tips from the REBRI Guide to C&D Resource Recovery series on metal.

Features:

• What type of metals do you find in C&D waste?
• What’s involved?
• Some things to think about
• Examples from those out there doing it

Disclaimer: Please note that our publications reflect the regulations and best practices on the date of release, which is shown on the publication. As regulations and industry standards evolve, we always recommend that our publications be read in conjunction with the latest building code clauses and standards.

This guide provides good practice advice to improve recovery rates for waste plasterboard from construction and demolition (C&D) sites.

The aim is to assist collection and transportation services to C&D sites to:

• maximise the amount of plasterboard diverted from the landfill and cleanfill
• minimise contamination and damage
• meet the requirements of the construction or demolition client and the recycling operator.

This guideline covers:

• finding good markets for recycled plasterboard
• collection and transportation services
• health and safety hurdles
• resources and contacts
• other guidelines in this series.

Disclaimer: Please note that our publications reflect the regulations and best practices on the date of release, which is shown on the publication. As regulations and industry standards evolve, we always recommend that our publications be read in conjunction with the latest building code clauses and standards.

This guide provides good practice advice to improve recovery rates for all types of waste timber from construction and demolition (C&D) sites.

The aim is to assist the resource recovery industry to provide collection and transportation services that:

• maximise the amount of waste timber diverted from landfill and cleanfill
• minimise contamination and damage
• meet the requirements of the construction or demolition client and the recycling operator.

This guideline covers:

• finding good markets for waste timber
• collection and transportation services
• health and safety
• resources and contacts
• other guidelines in this series.

Disclaimer: Please note that our publications reflect the regulations and best practices on the date of release, which is shown on the publication. As regulations and industry standards evolve, we always recommend that our publications be read in conjunction with the latest building code clauses and standards.