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A review of extant literature and recent trends in residential construction waste reduction.

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Title: A review of extant literature and recent trends in residential construction waste reduction.
Authors: Albsoul, Hadeel1 (AUTHOR) hadeel.albsoul@autuni.ac.nz, Doan, Dat Tien1 (AUTHOR), Aigwi, Itohan Esther1 (AUTHOR), GhaffarianHoseini, Ali1 (AUTHOR)
Source: Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy. Mar2025, Vol. 43 Issue 3, p322-338. 17p.
Subjects: Sustainability, Construction & demolition debris, Waste minimization, House construction, Circular economy
Geographic Terms: New Zealand
Abstract: The residential construction sector in New Zealand and worldwide is experiencing increased criticism for generating substantial waste that poses environmental concerns. Accordingly, researchers have advocated implementing residential construction waste reduction (RCWR) strategies as a sustainable solution to managing construction waste (CW). This article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of RCWR by analysing 87 articles from the Scopus database using bibliometric and critical review methods. The co-occurrence analysis of keywords revealed five clusters, in which five main themes emerged: (i) waste generation and management performance, (ii) prefabrication and life cycle assessment concepts, (iii) design concepts, (iv) circular economy and (v) decision-making concepts. The findings suggest that sustainable practices such as designing for waste reduction, prefabrication, waste quantification, three-dimensional printing and building information modelling can effectively achieve RCWR. The study also highlights the benefits of RCWR, including reducing environmental impacts, and identifies management, economic, legislative, technology and cultural barriers that affect the implementation of RCWR strategies. These results provide valuable insights to support future policy formulation and research direction for RCWR in New Zealand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:The residential construction sector in New Zealand and worldwide is experiencing increased criticism for generating substantial waste that poses environmental concerns. Accordingly, researchers have advocated implementing residential construction waste reduction (RCWR) strategies as a sustainable solution to managing construction waste (CW). This article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of RCWR by analysing 87 articles from the Scopus database using bibliometric and critical review methods. The co-occurrence analysis of keywords revealed five clusters, in which five main themes emerged: (i) waste generation and management performance, (ii) prefabrication and life cycle assessment concepts, (iii) design concepts, (iv) circular economy and (v) decision-making concepts. The findings suggest that sustainable practices such as designing for waste reduction, prefabrication, waste quantification, three-dimensional printing and building information modelling can effectively achieve RCWR. The study also highlights the benefits of RCWR, including reducing environmental impacts, and identifies management, economic, legislative, technology and cultural barriers that affect the implementation of RCWR strategies. These results provide valuable insights to support future policy formulation and research direction for RCWR in New Zealand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:0734242X
DOI:10.1177/0734242X241241607