By Sanaz Mani, LEED AP, Architect  AIBC

When thinking about sustainable buildings, their CO2 emissions, energy consumption, embodied carbon, etc., come to mind. However, there is another contemporary challenge that rarely gets any attention but embodies all the above, and that is construction, renovation, and demolition (CRD) waste. Construction waste includes any debris produced during construction, such as cut-offs of materials and packaging waste. The significant construction waste that may lead to up to 30 …