TY - JOUR
T1 - Critical factors affecting willingness of design units towards construction waste minimization : an empirical study in Shenzhen, China
AU - Wang, Jiayuan
AU - Yu, Bo
AU - Tam, Vivian W. Y.
AU - Li, Jie
AU - Xu, Xiaoxiao
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - construction
KW - construction industry
KW - waste minimization
UR - http://handle.westernsydney.edu.au:8081/1959.7/uws:51581
U2 - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.253
DO - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.253
M3 - Article
SN - 0959-6526
VL - 221
SP - 526
EP - 535
JO - Journal of Cleaner Production
JF - Journal of Cleaner Production
ER -