Circles of profit: A conceptual framework for economic and financial aspects in circular construction
Sustainable Production and Consumption,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 1, 2025
Language: Английский
A cross-economy examination of circular procurement implementation in construction: key drawbacks and strategies toward a sustainable built environment
Smart and Sustainable Built Environment,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 10, 2025
Purpose
Circular
procurement
(CP)
systems
have
become
essential
in
the
face
of
resource
scarcity,
environmental
degradation
and
need
for
cost
savings.
However,
its
widespread
adoption
construction
projects
has
been
notably
slow.
This
study
sets
out
to
examine
barriers
CP
implementation
explore
potential
solutions
accelerate
uptake
within
global
industry.
Design/methodology/approach
The
employs
a
quantitative
approach
perspectives
132
experts
from
split
sample
two
geo-economic
contexts:
developed
developing
economies.
It
determines,
categorizes
evaluates
strategies
associated
with
using
descriptive
statistics,
principal
components
comparative
agreement
analysis.
Findings
findings
revealed
major
impediments
at
different
system
levels
including
inadequate
leadership
commitment
circular
practices,
little
knowledge
opportunities,
linear
business
setup
weak
policies
on
circularity.
These
drawbacks
were
prevalent
among
both
contexts.
other
like
cultural
industry
behaviors
not
commonly
considered
significant.
Some
effective
recommended
by
professionals
centered
around
organizational
dynamics,
nudging
financing,
skill
adaptation,
innovation
development
mechanisms.
cross-economy
comparison
highlighted
varying
degrees
consensus
significance
strategies,
indicative
that
approaches
dealing
challenges
vary
across
Originality/value
study,
first
kind
sector,
offers
insights
into
i.e.
relevant
geoeconomic
between
economies
adds
unique
dimension
understanding
peculiarities
adoptions
what
may
apply.
Language: Английский
Detecting and Understanding Barriers and Drivers to Advance Systematic Implementation of Resource Circularity in Constructions
Buildings,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(10), P. 3214 - 3214
Published: Oct. 10, 2024
As
the
construction
sector
is
one
of
most
carbon-intensive
and
resource-intensive
industries,
necessity
for
a
transition
from
linear
to
circular
economy
widely
acknowledged.
Aimed
at
facilitating
transition,
several
policy
frameworks,
operational
tools
assessment
instruments
have
been
developed
in
recent
decades.
Nevertheless,
integration
circularity
remains
constrained
haphazard,
frequently
focusing
solely
on
production
phase
neglecting
comprehensive
impacts
within
overall
process.
The
detected
gap
between
theoretical
framework
practical
implementation
reflected
by
limited
coordination
policies
tools,
which
creates
significant
obstacle
adoption
consistent
effective
practices.
A
dual
analysis
conducted,
comprising
two
parallel
domains:
an
investigation
urban
environments
through
literature
review,
practice-oriented
resilience
green
building
rating
systems.
result,
common
ground
shared
targets
are
identified
scopes,
as
well
contrasts
inconsistencies
that
require
further
attention.
These
classified
according
their
role
barriers
or
drivers
change,
recommendations
synergistic
improvement
provided.
Language: Английский
Enhancing circular construction through procurement: A conceptual stakeholder-centric collaborative framework for sustainable outcomes
Environmental Impact Assessment Review,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
112, P. 107784 - 107784
Published: Dec. 17, 2024
Language: Английский
Circular Economy and Critical Barriers: Mapping the Pathways and Success Metrics for Sustainable Circular Success in Industrialised South Asian Developing Nations
Kumeel Rasheed,
No information about this author
Syed Saad,
No information about this author
Ahmad Zaland
No information about this author
et al.
Results in Engineering,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 102995 - 102995
Published: Sept. 1, 2024
Language: Английский
Integrating Building Information Modelling and Artificial Intelligence in Construction Projects: A Review of Challenges and Mitigation Strategies
Technologies,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(10), P. 185 - 185
Published: Oct. 2, 2024
Artificial
intelligence
(AI),
including
machine
learning
and
decision
support
systems,
can
deploy
complex
algorithms
to
learn
sufficiently
from
the
large
corpus
of
building
information
modelling
(BIM)
data.
An
integrated
BIM-AI
system
leverage
insights
make
smart
informed
decisions.
Hence,
integration
offers
vast
opportunities
extend
possibilities
innovations
in
design
construction
projects.
However,
this
synergy
suffers
unprecedented
challenges.
This
study
conducted
a
systematic
literature
review
challenges
constraints
industry
categorise
them
into
different
taxonomies.
It
used
64
articles,
retrieved
Scopus
database
using
PRISMA
protocol,
that
were
published
between
2015
July
2024.
The
findings
revealed
thirty-nine
(39)
clustered
six
taxonomies:
technical,
knowledge,
data,
organisational,
managerial,
financial.
mean
index
score
analysis
financial
(µ
=
30.50)
are
most
significant,
followed
by
organisational
23.86),
technical
22.29)
Using
Pareto
analysis,
highlighted
twenty
(20)
important
further
developed
strategic
mitigation
maps
containing
strategies
targeted
interventions
address
identified
integration.
provide
competing
issues
stifling
improve
synergy.
Language: Английский
Re-Hak: A Novel Refurbish-to-Host Solution Using Ai-Driven Blockchain to Advance Circular Economy and Revitalize Japan's Akiyas
Manuel Herrador,
No information about this author
Wil de Jong,
No information about this author
Kiyokazu Nasu
No information about this author
et al.
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Language: Английский
Valuation of Sustainability in Tendering from a Contractor Perspective
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
This
thesis
examines
how
a
building
contractor's
tender
practices
are
being
challenged
by
the
increasing
preference
among
clients
to
procure
construction
projects
based
on
criterion
'best
ratio
between
price
and
quality'.
In
this
context,
demand
for
sustainability
services
solutions
has
notably
increased
Danish
clients.
shift
presents
new
challenges
contractors,
who
must
now
incorporate
both
quantitative
calculations
qualitative
assessments
into
their
submissions,
referred
as
'qualculation'.
The
research
objective
is
understand
transition
towards
qualculative
affects
tendering
processes
ability
secure
in
an
increasingly
complex
market.
Through
three
sub-analyses,
study
provides
insight
into:
1)
'frame'
requirements
procurement
processes,
2)
values
co-created
through
documents,
3)
these
competitive
parameters
impact
organizational
capabilities
considerations
regarding
market
opportunities.
Language: Английский
Modeling the determinants of circular procurement adoption for sustainable construction: a fuzzy logic-based evaluation approach
Engineering Construction & Architectural Management,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 18, 2024
Purpose
Traditional
procurement
approaches
are
no
longer
sufficient
amidst
dire
environmental
challenges
caused
by
the
construction
sector.
Yet,
it
is
unclear
from
existing
studies
what
factors
could
encourage
alternatives
such
as
circular
(CP).
Thus,
this
study
aims
to
investigate
determinants
of
CP
adoption
in
global
industry.
Design/methodology/approach
The
employs
a
mixed-method
approach
involving
focus
group
interviews
with
experts
and
engaging
194
international
professionals
using
questionnaire
survey.
Multiple
statistical
techniques,
including
exploratory
factor
analysis
fuzzy
synthetic
modelling,
were
employed
analyze
data.
Findings
identified
fourteen
key
benefits
that
drive
practices
construction,
“Waste
management
throughout
lifecycle,”
“Integration
supply
chains”
“Opportunities
new
business
models”
three
most
significant.
However,
deeper
interconnections
between
these
drivers
revealed
four
clusters
principal
benefit
(PBDs).
groups
“lifecycle
cost
optimization,”
“climate
impact
mitigation,”
“circular
capability
waste
reduction”
“supply
chain
collaboration.”
Through
modeling,
was
predicted
out
PBDs
exerted
high
levels
influence
should
be
prioritized
for
developed
economies,
while
all
had
significant
developing
regions.
Practical
implications
findings
provide
useful
reference
point
policymakers,
practitioners
researchers
formulating
strategies
accelerate
implementation
different
industries.
Originality/value
provides
novel
perspective
on
through
understanding
promotion
its
benefits.
This
offers
valuable
framework
decision-making
two
regional
contexts.
Language: Английский
Perspectives on Sustainable Construction in the Middle East: A Comparative Analysis of Industry and Academia
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(1), P. 4 - 4
Published: Dec. 24, 2024
Existing
research
has
primarily
focused
on
investigating
barriers
in
developed
countries,
emphasising
economic,
technical,
and
governmental
factors
which
impede
the
diffusion
of
green
building
practices.
However,
developing
regions,
including
Middle
East,
often
must
be
represented
research.
Understanding
these
region-specific
is
important
for
tailored
solutions.
In
addition,
existing
identified
have
been
obtained
from
industry
sector,
while
perspectives
other
stakeholders,
such
as
academia,
less
attention.
Hence,
this
study
compares
academic
professionals
regarding
possible
may
adoption
buildings,
with
a
particular
focus
cultural,
educational,
social
factors.
A
mixed-method
approach
was
employed,
large-scale
survey
(n
=
1112)
54%
participants
being
industrial
sector
46%
well
17
semi-structured
interviews
to
triangulate
data
survey.
The
conducted
Saudi
Arabia
representative
case
East.
Participants
reported
23
barriers,
were
themed
into
six
groups:
governmental,
market
demand,
cultural
barriers.
Notably,
seven
first
time
study,
lack
integrating
concepts
university
curricula,
preferences
traditional
construction
practices,
resistance
change,
prioritisation
economic
over
environmental
considerations,
limited
number
completed
projects,
delays
permit
approval
processes,
leadership
coordination.
statistical
analysis
revealed
significant
differences
between
(p
<
0.05,
d
0.61)
adopting
academics
over-reporting
technical
compared
sector.
Based
five
strategies
suggested
could
help
promote
widespread
long-term
sustainability
buildings
Language: Английский