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The adoption of circular economy (CE) principles in the construction industry presents unique challenges due to its intricate production processes, complex supply chains, and industry-specific characteristics. This study addresses this issue by focusing on the identification of stakeholders’ knowledge, attitude, and perception of key CE strategies within different stages of the building life cycle. We analyze the perceptions of European-based stakeholders who participated in the CircularB workshop, "Creating a Roadmap towards Circularity in the Built Environment – State-of-the-Art." The survey employed a three-part approach: firstly, collecting demographic information to gain insight into the participants; secondly, assessing the perceived importance of CE strategies across various building life cycle phases; and finally, evaluating the adoption of selected CE strategies in their current or past projects. Additionally, this study utilizes natural language processing, specifically topic modeling, to extract latent topics from the extensive dataset collected from the survey respondents (n=209). The results provide insights into the different outlooks and approaches towards the significance of circular economy principles. The study also examines their correlation to the degree of acceptance among stakeholders from the construction sector who participated in the event. Thus, this research offers a comprehensive understanding of the CE strategies, providing guidance for the development of targeted policies and strategies to accelerate the integration of circular economy principles in the construction industry.
| Topics | Circular economy; Design strategies for product design and engineering |
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| Keywords | circular economy; stakeholder analysis; construction |
