Sustainability Transition through Dynamics of Circular Construction Projects

The aim of this paper is to better understand the dynamics of circular construction projects and how these interorganizational projects contribute to the transition towards a circular economy. It is essential that the construction sector develops and adopts interorganizational initiatives to support...

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Autores principales: Elonie Kooter, Mart van Uden, Alfons van Marrewijk, Hans Wamelink, Ellen van Bueren, Erwin Heurkens
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:3e7156f9062a414fae31d434345575692021-11-11T19:44:42ZSustainability Transition through Dynamics of Circular Construction Projects10.3390/su1321121012071-1050https://doaj.org/article/3e7156f9062a414fae31d434345575692021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/12101https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050The aim of this paper is to better understand the dynamics of circular construction projects and how these interorganizational projects contribute to the transition towards a circular economy. It is essential that the construction sector develops and adopts interorganizational initiatives to support the transition to a circular and low-carbon construction economy. A benefit of being involved in such initiatives is that organizations reflect on the emergence and acceptance of new practices related to changing organizational roles and responsibilities. In this paper, we study eight circular construction projects within the context of an interorganizational initiative to stimulate the transition towards a circular economy by exploring insights from evaluations thereof. We build upon literature from Sustainability Transitions Research (STR), circular construction research, and interorganizational project studies. Our findings show three clusters of dynamics that are relevant in the realization of circular ambitions in interorganizational construction projects: (1) prerequisites, (2) temporal dynamics in interorganizational projects, and (3) contextual influences. These insights highlight factors that enable the realization of circular ambitions in construction projects and contribute to our understanding of the dynamics of interorganizational construction projects and their role in the context of STR.Elonie KooterMart van UdenAlfons van MarrewijkHans WamelinkEllen van BuerenErwin HeurkensMDPI AGarticlecircular transitionconstruction projectsinterorganizational collaborationEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12101, p 12101 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic circular transition
construction projects
interorganizational collaboration
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
spellingShingle circular transition
construction projects
interorganizational collaboration
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Elonie Kooter
Mart van Uden
Alfons van Marrewijk
Hans Wamelink
Ellen van Bueren
Erwin Heurkens
Sustainability Transition through Dynamics of Circular Construction Projects
description The aim of this paper is to better understand the dynamics of circular construction projects and how these interorganizational projects contribute to the transition towards a circular economy. It is essential that the construction sector develops and adopts interorganizational initiatives to support the transition to a circular and low-carbon construction economy. A benefit of being involved in such initiatives is that organizations reflect on the emergence and acceptance of new practices related to changing organizational roles and responsibilities. In this paper, we study eight circular construction projects within the context of an interorganizational initiative to stimulate the transition towards a circular economy by exploring insights from evaluations thereof. We build upon literature from Sustainability Transitions Research (STR), circular construction research, and interorganizational project studies. Our findings show three clusters of dynamics that are relevant in the realization of circular ambitions in interorganizational construction projects: (1) prerequisites, (2) temporal dynamics in interorganizational projects, and (3) contextual influences. These insights highlight factors that enable the realization of circular ambitions in construction projects and contribute to our understanding of the dynamics of interorganizational construction projects and their role in the context of STR.
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author Elonie Kooter
Mart van Uden
Alfons van Marrewijk
Hans Wamelink
Ellen van Bueren
Erwin Heurkens
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title Sustainability Transition through Dynamics of Circular Construction Projects
title_short Sustainability Transition through Dynamics of Circular Construction Projects
title_full Sustainability Transition through Dynamics of Circular Construction Projects
title_fullStr Sustainability Transition through Dynamics of Circular Construction Projects
title_full_unstemmed Sustainability Transition through Dynamics of Circular Construction Projects
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