This study employs a science mapping approach to provide a thorough and systematic examination of the literature on waste management research. We encourage more interdisciplinary research to contribute to the development of a new research paradigm: Smart Circular Construction Ecosystems.Ĭonstruction and demolition waste treatment has become an increasingly pressing economic, social, and environmental concern across the world. Furthermore, recommendations for future research directions are provided including a conceptual reference architecture of a Circularity Information Platform that demonstrates the desirable technology integration. Based on critical literature analysis, challenges of applying ICT to support CE were identified from technology, business, and societal perspectives. However, scant attention has been devoted to integrating relevant technologies in a comprehensive information system by considering the complex landscape of CE. The research and development of ICT-based decision support tools are vital to successful construction CE implementation. Then, a theoretical framework is proposed to articulate the mechanism of how ICT-based tools support construction/demolition practices throughout the building life-cycle. First, the state-of-the-art of these tools is described. Through a systematic literature review, 62 papers published during 2010-2021 are selected, categorised, and analysed. Thus, this study provides a comprehensive overview of ICT-based decision support tools applied to implement construction CE. However, the effectiveness and challenges of applying ICT to a broader decision-making context to implement CE in the built environment remain unexplored. To tackle wicked CE challenges, Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) are recognised as promising solutions since they provide potential support to CE-oriented decision-making. However, construction CE is limited due to its unique industrial characteristics and the complex nature of CE. The construction industry plays a critical role in Circular Economy (CE) transition because of its significant resource intensity. This study has triggered a variety of empirically based research studies on the barriers, and success factors to promote CE in BCDW from a developed and developing economies' perspective in the future. It has made a useful contribution to the existing literature through the mapping of a comprehensive co-existence and relationship among the barriers. Theoretically, this study has created a distinct character of the barriers to and strategies for the comprehensive promotion, implementation, and diffusion of CE in BCDW management. Ultimately, integrated implementation strategies were put forward to combat the identified barriers. A blended conceptual framework indicating the causality and interrelationship among the groups of barriers was determined using the interpretive structural modeling (ISM) approach. The barriers to CE adoption in BCDW management were gleaned from 23-countries and consolidated as institutional and regulatory barriers, technological and information barriers, and organizational barriers, among others. Hence, to bridge this research gap and provide an improved understanding, the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis (PRISMA) guideline was adopted to systematically explore related literature towards the development of a web of barriers, integrated framework, and implementation strategies for CE adoption in BCDW management. While studies have been conducted on CE in the BCI, a comprehensive review of the barriers to CE adoption in building construction and demolition waste (BCDW) management is thus far limited. The adoption of circular economy (CE) in the building construction industry (BCI) could leverage significant gain in managing the waste from BCD activities.
A large amount of the waste is still sent to the landfill or downcycled globally. Waste generated by building construction and demolition (BCD) activities contributes to the major proportion of urban solid waste.