Stakeholder Perspectives on the Costs and Benefits of Circular Construction
Scientific Reports 2024
Ferhat Karaca, Aidana Tleuken, Hamad Hassan Awan, Rand Askar, Mustafa Selçuk Çidik, Anel Iskakova, Ali Turkyilmaz, Thomas Laudal, Serdar Durdyev, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Adriana Salles, Diāna Bajāre, Tatjana Tambovceva, Gabriel Zsembinszki, Genesis Camila Cervantes Puma, Zhanna Kapsalyamova, Dorina Kripa, Dina Azhgaliyeva, Xhesila Nano, Luisa F. Cabeza, Luís Bragança

The construction industry significantly impacts the environment through natural resource depletion and energy consumption, leading to environmental degradation. Circular Economy (CE) material efficiency strategies—such as material reuse, design for disassembly, prefabrication, and recycling—offer promising solutions for reducing resource consumption and waste. This paper explores stakeholders’ perspectives on the costs and benefits of implementing CE material efficiency strategies in the construction industry, using the 3-R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) framework. By analyzing data from 382 participants, it assesses perceptions of costs and benefits, uncovering regional differences. The findings highlight that studied European stakeholders prioritize reuse and design for disassembly, while studied non-European countries focus on offsite production and material reuse optimization. Despite these differences, both groups view waste reduction as a key benefit, due to the cost savings it provides. By highlighting regional drivers and barriers to CE adoption, this research establishes a foundation for developing targeted policies and collaborative strategies to advance CE implementation in construction worldwide.


Keywords
Construction industry, Circular economy, Recycling, Waste management, Reuse, Machine learning
DOI
10.1038/s41598-024-81741-z
Hyperlink
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-81741-z#citeas

Karaca, F., Tleuken, A., Awan, H., Askar, R., Çidik, M., Iskakova, A., Turkyilmaz, A., Laudal, T., Durdyev, S., Varol, H., Salles, A., Bajāre, D., Tambovceva, T., Zsembinszki, G., Puma, G., Kapsalyamova, Z., Kripa, D., Azhgaliyeva, D., Nano, X., Cabeza, L., Bragança, L. Stakeholder Perspectives on the Costs and Benefits of Circular Construction. Scientific Reports, 2024, Vol. 14, Article number 30039. e-ISSN 2045-2322. Pieejams: doi:10.1038/s41598-024-81741-z

Publication language
English (en)
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