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An Empirical Study on Barriers to the Utilization of Construction and Demolition Waste for Sustainable Construction
Ayshwarya K1
Jaffrin Samuel G2
Mohammed Azhar F3
Akilan K P4
Dr.Sindhu Vaardini U5
1 2 3 4 UG Final year, Department of Civil Engineering, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. 5 Assistant Professor II, Departmentt of Civil Engineering, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India.
Published Online: March-April 2026
Pages: 369-379
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35. Osmani, M. (2012). Construction waste minimization in the UK: Current pressures for change. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.04.191
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2. Alrashed, F., Asif, M., & Burek, S. (2014). The role of renewable energy in sustainable construction. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.113
3. Chang, R., Zuo, J., Zhao, Z. Y., Soebarto, V., Lu, Y., & Zillante, G. (2016). Evolving theories of sustainability and firms: Barriers of sustainable construction. Habitat International. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2016.06.002
4. Chen, J., Li, B., & Wong, T. (2018). An overview of construction and demolition waste management: Managerial areas. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15112563
5. El-Sayegh, S. M. (2018). Risk management in construction projects. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-09-2017-0083
6. Gunawardhana, T., & Wedawatta, G. (2020). Supplier evaluation for sustainable construction. Journal of Cleaner Production. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119132
7. Gurgun, A. P., & Arditi, D. (2020). Barriers to sustainable construction: Financial perspectives. Journal of Cleaner Production. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120635
8. Hassan, N., & Lee, H. (2025). Designing out waste in construction projects. Construction Management and Economics. https://doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2024.2311670
9. Kabirifar, K., Mojtahedi, M., Wang, C. C., & Tam, V. W. Y. (2020). A systematic review of construction and demolition waste management. Journal of Cleaner Production. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121731
10. Karji, A., & Woldesenbet, A. (2020). Stakeholder perspectives on sustainable construction practices. Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12041502
11. Klufallah, M., Nuruddin, M. F., & Sani, A. R. (2019). Supply chain management barriers in construction waste. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.05.017
12. Liu, Z., Osmani, M., Demian, P., & Baldwin, A. (2012). The environmental impact of construction waste. Energy and Buildings. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.10.006
13. Marsh, R., & Bugler, W. (2020). Awareness challenges in sustainable construction. Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12030845
14. Meyer, N., & Meyer, D. F. (2018). Best practices for sustainability in construction. Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10061852
15. Mohammad, A., & Ali, K. (2025). Construction waste management strategies. Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research. https://doi.org/10.48084/etasr.10850
16. Opoku, A. (2019). The adoption of green building practices. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment. https://doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-09-2018-0040
17. Patel, V., & Shah, R. (2020). Mapping construction and demolition waste flows. ASCE Library. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784482858.037
18. Polat, G., Ballard, G., & Eray, E. (2017). Barriers to sustainable construction practices. Procedia Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.08.023
19. Powmya, A., & Abidin, N. Z. (2014). Green construction practices and waste minimization. Journal of Environmental Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.07.032
20. Sabnis, G. M. (2015). Green building materials and sustainable construction. Sustainable Cities and Society. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2015.06.001
21. Schulte, J., & Hallstedt, S. (2018). Integration of sustainability into construction processes. Journal of Cleaner Production. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.04.189
22. Srichandum, S., & Rojkinnakorn, J. (2017). Sustainable construction adoption strategies. International Journal of Construction Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2016.1187243
23. Surahyo, B., El-Diraby, T. E., & Osman, H. (2019). Risk factors in construction projects. Procedia Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.01.347
24. Viswalekshmi, B., & Ramachandran, K. (2024). Waste quantification models in construction projects. Waste Management & Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242X231178227
25. Yas, M., & Majid, M. Z. A. (2020). Supply chain issues in sustainable construction. Sustainable Cities and Society. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2020.102256
26. Akinade, O. O., Oyedele, L. O., Ajayi, S. O., Bilal, M., Owolabi, H. A., & Alaka, H. A. (2018). Designing out construction waste using BIM technology. Waste Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2017.12.014
27. Begum, R. A., Siwar, C., Pereira, J. J., & Jaafar, A. H. (2007). Implementation of waste management and minimisation in construction industry. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2006.12.004
28. Coelho, A., & de Brito, J. (2012). Influence of construction and demolition waste management on the environmental impact of buildings. Waste Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2012.02.023
29. Ding, Z., Yi, G., Tam, V. W. Y., & Huang, T. (2016). A system dynamics-based environmental performance simulation of construction waste reduction. Journal of Cleaner Production. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.01.038
30. Hossain, M. U., Ng, S. T., Antwi-Afari, M. F., & Amor, B. (2020). Circular economy and the construction industry: Existing trends and future opportunities. Journal of Cleaner Production. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121787
31. Jin, R., Li, B., Zhou, T., Wanatowski, D., & Piroozfar, P. (2017). An empirical study of perceptions towards construction and demolition waste recycling and reuse. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.01.034
32. Kamble, S. S., Gunasekaran, A., & Gawankar, S. A. (2020). Achieving sustainable performance in construction supply chain. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104815
33. Lu, W., Webster, C., Chen, K., Zhang, X., & Chen, X. (2017). Computational building information modelling for construction waste management. Automation in Construction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2017.03.018
34. Mahpour, A. (2018). Prioritizing barriers to adopt circular economy in construction. Journal of Cleaner Production. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.03.147
35. Osmani, M. (2012). Construction waste minimization in the UK: Current pressures for change. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.04.191
36. Poon, C. S., Yu, A. T. W., & Jaillon, L. (2004). Reducing building waste at construction sites. Waste Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2004.01.004
37. Saez, P. V., del Río Merino, M., & González, A. S. (2013). Best practice measures for construction waste management. Waste Management & Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242X12464355
38. Tam, V. W. Y. (2008). On the effectiveness of implementing a waste-management plan method in construction. Waste Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2007.04.007
39. Wang, J., Kang, X., & Tam, V. W. Y. (2020). An investigation of construction waste management in China. Journal of Cleaner Production. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122347
40. Yuan, H. (2013). Key indicators for assessing the effectiveness of waste management in construction. Ecological Indicators. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.07.022
41. Zhang, D., Huang, G., Yin, X., & Gong, Q. (2015). Residents’ waste separation behaviors. Waste Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2014.12.028
42. Adams, K. T., Osmani, M., Thorpe, T., & Thornback, J. (2017). Circular economy in construction: Current awareness and implementation. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Waste and Resource Management. https://doi.org/10.1680/jwarm.16.00011
43. Akanbi, L. A., Oyedele, L. O., Akinade, O. O., Ajayi, S. O., Delgado, J. M. D., Bilal, M., & Bello, S. A. (2018). Salvaging building materials in a circular economy: A BIM-based whole-life performance estimator. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.10.026
44. Bao, Z., Lu, W., Chi, B., Yuan, H., & Hao, J. (2019). Procurement innovation for construction waste reduction. Journal of Cleaner Production. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.044
45. Bovea, M. D., & Powell, J. C. (2016). Developments in life cycle assessment applied to construction and demolition waste management. Waste Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2016.05.019
46. Ghisellini, P., Cialani, C., & Ulgiati, S. (2016). A review on circular economy: The expected transition to sustainability. Journal of Cleaner Production. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.09.007
47. Knoeri, C., Nikolic, I., & Althaus, H. J. (2013). Comparative evaluation of construction waste recycling options using life cycle assessment. Waste Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2012.09.011
48. Lingard, H., Oswald, D., Le, T., & Zelic, G. (2017). Exploring the link between construction waste and project management. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-02-2016-0030
49. Wu, Z., Yu, A. T. W., & Shen, L. (2014). Investigating the determinants of waste management performance in construction projects. Waste Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2013.10.001
50. Yuan, H., & Shen, L. (2011). Trend of the research on construction and demolition waste management. Waste Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2010.10.030
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