Actor-to-actor tensions influencing waste management in building refurbishment projects: a service ecosystem perspective
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2022

Waste management in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry has been a major research topic owing to the AEC industry being one of the top contributors of waste generation. However, research has primarily focused on new build and has neglected refurbishment projects which become relevant due to an aging building stock in Sweden and Europe. Various actors are involved in refurbishment projects which makes it important to study each actor as well as tensions between them. By using a service ecosystem perspective and relying on 38 interviews, this paper aims to investigate tensions and barriers between actors within the service ecosystem of CDW for refurbishment projects in Sweden. Based on the results, spatial barriers are the most mentioned barrier which also create the highest number of tensions between project and contractor mother firm, subcontractors, waste recycling firms and society/citizens. The majority of the tensions are found between projects and the contractor mother firms, followed by tensions between projects and clients and projects and subcontractors. Unlike previous studies investigating only one of the actor’s waste management practices, this paper contributes by investigating the interactions between seven different actors which is important for improving waste management practices in refurbishment projects.

actor-to-actor tensions

service ecosystem

Building-refurbishment

waste management

Författare

Ahmet Anil Sezer

Linköpings universitet

Petra Bosch-Sijtsema

Chalmers, Teknikens ekonomi och organisation, Service Management and Logistics

International Journal of Construction Management

15623599 (eISSN)

Vol. 22 9 1690-1699

CONSTRUCTIVATE Öka återvinning av Bygg och Rivningsavfall

Mistra Urban Futures (2013/036), 2016-04-01 -- 2019-12-31.

CONSTRUCTIVATE. Hur kan hanteringen av bygg- och rivningsavfall förbättras?

Chalmers Industriteknik (CIT) (projekt160026), 2016-04-01 -- 2019-12-31.

Drivkrafter

Hållbar utveckling

Ämneskategorier

Byggproduktion

Företagsekonomi

DOI

10.1080/15623599.2020.1741493

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2022-07-04