Repurposing berm and building rubble for use in construction projects

The document details how Iselula Crushing processed rubble from a historical berm in Hermanus to be used as fill and aggregate for schools, roads, sidewalks, and a mall. The project recovered 19,600 tonnes of material, resulting in material cost savings of R2.4 million and landfill cost savings of R2.1 million, while converting four temporary jobs into permanent positions due to increased demand for secondary construction materials.

• Iselula Crushing processed 19,600 tonnes of rubble from a historical berm, utilizing the material for a secondary school site in Stilbaai, roads and parking lots at a school in Hermanus, various sidewalks, and drainage for a new mall.
• The repurposing project generated significant financial savings, including R2.4 million in material costs (calculated as the cost of virgin material minus the cost to crush and reuse) and R2.1 million in landfill costs.
• The project created four temporary jobs that transitioned into permanent roles because of an increasing demand for builders' rubble as a secondary construction material.

APA

Barnes, K. (2018). Repurposing berm and building rubble for use in construction projects. GreenCape. https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/BERM-RUBBLE-CASE-STUDY-FINAL-v1-19Sep18-3.pdf

Chicago

Barnes, Kirsten. Repurposing berm and building rubble for use in construction projects. GreenCape, 2018. https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/BERM-RUBBLE-CASE-STUDY-FINAL-v1-19Sep18-3.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{barnes2018repurposing, author = {Barnes, Kirsten}, title = {{Repurposing berm and building rubble for use in construction projects}}, institution = {GreenCape}, year = {2018}, month = jun, url = {https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/BERM-RUBBLE-CASE-STUDY-FINAL-v1-19Sep18-3.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }