| Title | Bolstering circular economy in construction through digitalisation |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 1536 |
| Authors | Eze, EC; Sofolahan, O; Ugulu, RA; Ameyaw, EE |
| Title | Bolstering circular economy in construction through digitalisation |
| Year | 2024 |
| Published | |
| Abstract | PurposeThe purpose of this study is to assess the potential benefits of digital technologies (DTs) in bolstering the circular economy (CE) transition in the construction industry, to speed up the attainment of sustainable development objectives.Design/methodology/approachA detailed literature review was undertaken to identify DTs that could influence CE transition and the benefits of these DTs in the CE transitioning efforts of the construction industry. Based on these, a survey questionnaire was formulated and administered to construction professionals using convenient sampling techniques. With a response rate of 49.42% and data reliability of over 0.800, the gathered data were analysed using frequency and percentage, mean item score, normalisation value, coefficient of variation, Kendall's coefficient of concordance, analysis of variance and factor analysis.FindingsThis study found that the construction experts agreed that building information modelling, blockchain technology, RFID, drone technology and cloud computing are the leading DTs that have the potential to influence and speed up CE transition in construction. Also, six clusters of benefits of DTs in bolstering EC are quicken CE transition, proactive waste management, recycling and zero waste, data management and decision-making, enhance productivity and performance and resource optimisation.Originality/valueStudies on the integration of DTs in CE transition are scarce and it is even lacking in the Nigerian context. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this study is the first to assess the role of DTs in CE transitioning in the Nigerian construction industry. |
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