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Building a planter system using waste materials using value engineering environmental assessment

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Al-Anzi, Fawaz S.·2022·Scientific Reports
DOI 10.1038/s41598-022-05300-0PMC PMC8837613
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Environmental challenges are significant threats to the planet; most of them are human-made hazards. Researchers are studying various environmental threats and trying to flourish sustainable policy for protecting the environment from various challenges worldwide. In Kuwait, researchers are paying attention to these various challenges and trying to reduce these issues in the most effective, economically innovative, and localized ways. Desertification and lack of water are the major significant examples of natural challenges faced by the environment. The fundamental goal of this study was to propose and implement a more cost-effective and economical alternative to the commercial Waterboxx kits technology. In this proposed work, the research team rebuilt a new prototype based on Value Engineering, whose functionalities are homogeneous to the most popular Waterboxx kits technology. Unlike the Waterboxx kits method, the new proposed framework decreased operational and capital expenditures and reduced the complexity of development and implementation by regular farmers. Since recycled plastic sheets and used tires are employed in the new method as grist, this method helps us fight against desertification and provide a better way to handle the ever-growing massive dumpsters of tires in the region of Kuwait; hence it helps us in getting rid of hazards due to the tire fires and bring in a more safe and friendly environment. A better substitute has been identified concerning the value from various substitutes considered for developing the prototype using a thorough examination with the help of the Function Analysis System Technique (FAST). A prototype of the proposed method was constructed and tested in a controlled lab atmosphere followed by an actual environment. Analysis of both soil and water on the experiment site was performed before and after the proposed prototype testing for conducting a cross-comparison of soil. This evaluation was performed to ensure the method we fabricated and tested is an effective environment-safe model. The simulation and analysis of the proposed method are very effective as the already existing model reduced and saved the cost of implementation. The cost reduced by the new proposed VE method than the already available model was 43.84% without paying attention to the intangible costs related to another environmental challenge, recycling waste materials that may also build up the cost-saving. This study illustrates how the proposed Value Engineering-based model became the foremost baseline method for developing a new innovative model to reduce cost and patentable design.

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Figure 1 Fighting desertification: (a) Anti-sand shields in Iraq, south of Baghdad, (b) “Greenbelt” of Nouakchott, Mauritania.
Figure 1 Fighting desertification: (a) Anti-sand shields in Iraq, south of Baghdad, (b) “Greenbelt” of Nouakchott, Mauritania.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 2 The seven phases in value engineering methodology.
Figure 2 The seven phases in value engineering methodology.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 3 The original design of the WaterBoxx that the function analysis started with.
Figure 3 The original design of the WaterBoxx that the function analysis started with.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 4 The constructed FAST Diagram of the WaterBoxx Designs.
Figure 4 The constructed FAST Diagram of the WaterBoxx Designs.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 5 ABCD ranking method.
Figure 5 ABCD ranking method.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 6 Pareto’s Law of the Cost Waterboxx.
Figure 6 Pareto’s Law of the Cost Waterboxx.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 7 Quality profiles of the original design (in red) and proposed alternative design (in blue).
Figure 7 Quality profiles of the original design (in red) and proposed alternative design (in blue).CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 8 Waterboxx kit: (a) Original design, (b) Proposed alternative design.
Figure 8 Waterboxx kit: (a) Original design, (b) Proposed alternative design.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 9 Examples of different scenarios of both designs.
Figure 9 Examples of different scenarios of both designs.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 10 (a) A proposed structure of a test site. (b) Various pictures of the box are manufactured and designed for a controlled test environment. (c) Various pictures of the land being prepared and ready for use as a field test environment. (d) Various pictures of the test site preparation land used as a field test environment.
Figure 10 (a) A proposed structure of a test site. (b) Various pictures of the box are manufactured and designed for a controlled test environment. (c) Various pictures of the land being prepared and ready for use as a field test environment. (d) Various pictures of the test site preparation land used as a field test environment.CC BY · PubMed Central

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Authors
Al-Anzi, F. S.
Venue
Scientific Reports
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2022-02-11
Volume
12
Issue
1
Pages
2344-2344
ISSN
2045-2322 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1038/s41598-022-05300-0
PMC
PMC8837613
OpenAlex
W4211259692
Cited by
5
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2026: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1
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journal article
Language
en
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Funders
Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (2013150101)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Value Engineering and Management
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Sustainable Design and Development
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Water and Land Management
Keywords
value engineering, waste, used tires, desertification, water scarcity, Function Analysis System Technique, cost reduction, soil moisture, soil analysis, Kuwait, waste tire management

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