Applying digital technologies in construction waste management for facilitating sustainability

Wenbo Zhao; Jian Li Hao; Guobin Gong; Thomas Fischer; Yong Liu

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123560

Applying digital technologies in construction waste management for facilitating sustainability

J Environ Manage. 2024 Dec 5:373:123560. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123560. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Wenbo Zhao¹, Jian Li Hao², Guobin Gong³, Thomas Fischer⁴, Yong Liu⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Civil Engineering, Design School, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China; Department of Geography and Planning, School of Environmental Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
² Department of Civil Engineering, Design School, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. Electronic address: jianli.hao@xjtlu.edu.cn.
³ Department of Civil Engineering, Design School, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
⁴ Department of Geography and Planning, School of Environmental Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
⁵ School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China.

PMID: 39642815
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123560

Abstract

Although digital technologies (DTs) offer innovative sustainability solutions, their applications in construction waste (CW) management remain limited and face numerous challenges. Effective analysis of current applications, challenges, and future opportunities is crucial for advancing DTs in this field. Driven by four research questions, this paper reviews the application of DTs in CW management through a science mapping approach, analyzing 138 papers from 2014 to 2024. Influential journals, countries, and authors were analyzed. Then, a keyword co-occurrence analysis identified three latest primary research areas. The paper examines the current application and limitations of six commonly used DTs in CW management identified through keyword occurrence frequency: building information modeling (BIM), artificial intelligence (AI), geographic information systems (GIS), big data (BD), remote sensing (RS), and radio frequency identification (RFID). Research. This paper reviews the applications of DTs in CW management, advancing knowledge, informing decision-making, and guiding future research toward furthering sustainable CW management.

Keywords: Construction waste management; Digital technologies; Science mapping; Sustainability.

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