Critical factors affecting willingness of design units towards construction waste minimization : an empirical study in Shenzhen, China

Jiayuan Wang, Bo Yu, Vivian W. Y. Tam, Jie Li, Xiaoxiao Xu

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Abstract

Construction waste minimization in design stage can reduce construction waste from sources. Design unit is regarded as a key stakeholder in this stage and plays a critical role in reducing construction waste. However, the limited studies focused on factors affecting their willingness towards construction waste. To fill this research gap, this study explored the critical factors which affect design units’ willingness towards construction waste minimization using exploratory sequential mixed method. Literature bibliometric and semi-structured interviews were initially conducted to identify influencing factors of the willingness of design units towards construction waste minimization. Questionnaire survey was used for data collection and Structural equation modeling was then used for analyzing factorial interactions. It is indicated that social and market environment exerts the greatest positive effects on design units’ willingness towards construction waste minimization, followed by government supervision and minimization attitude of designers, while effect of project constraints seems minimal. Furthermore, enterprise internal culture indirectly affects design units’ willingness towards construction waste minimization by influencing minimization attitude of designers. Moreover, strategies and suggestions were proposed from perspectives of society, government, design units, and clients, respectively. Findings of this empirical study provide theoretical reference for improving relevant standards and regulations regarding construction waste minimization design with establishing incentive mechanisms.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)526-535
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Cleaner Production
Volume221
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

Keywords

  • construction
  • construction industry
  • waste minimization

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