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Toward Increasing the Use of Reclaimed and Recycled Building Materials: Making the Case for Investigating Stakeholder Expectations

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Public attitudes toward the environment may be changing. No longer is it considered appropriate to pass responsibility for enhancing environmental outcomes on to others. Instead, as human activities related to economic and population growth continue to put pressure on the environment, there is also increased interest in making changes in other ways to enhance environmental sustainability. Internationally, construction is one of the most polluting industries. Increasing the use of reclaimed and recycled building materials is one of the sustainable approaches that can help mitigate the environmental impacts of other aspects of building. To be effective, this strategy needs broad participation amongst stakeholders. To create a multidimensional sustainable approach, we should also consider the responsibilities of different stakeholders. However, identifying the more effective driving forces behind environmental improvements can be a fraught exercise. This paper reveals the variety of aspects that the most important stakeholders are related to selecting reclaimed and recycled building materials in the construction industry.

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  1. Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

    Zahra Balador, Morten Gjerde, Nigel Isaacs & Sara Shabahang

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Balador, Z., Gjerde, M., Isaacs, N., Shabahang, S. (2019). Toward Increasing the Use of Reclaimed and Recycled Building Materials: Making the Case for Investigating Stakeholder Expectations. In: Kaparaju, P., Howlett, R., Littlewood, J., Ekanyake, C., Vlacic, L. (eds) Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2018. KES-SEB 2018. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 131. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04293-6_9

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