Title: Identifying and analysing critical factors in construction resource waste management – Indian perspective

Authors: H.A. Nishaant; J. Sudhakumar

Addresses: Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kozhikode – 673601, Kerala, India ' Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kozhikode – 673601, Kerala, India

Abstract: Construction resources and waste management are inevitable in any construction project worldwide to achieve a better outcome. Though considerable research exists to explain the importance of construction wastes and management techniques, this study comprises a detailed questionnaire survey to analyse and identify the critical factors of causes and sources of figure (CW), major wastes in construction, and the remedial measures to execute a wastes free construction project. Four hundred thirteen valid responses were collected from civil engineering experts from different parts of India. Findings were analysed based on importance indices ranking and factor extraction analysis. SPSS software was used for the data analysis. Experts' recommendations were addressed, which can be used to control CW in projects. Its novel research and the research's insights will help construction professionals understand the construction waste problems in India and direct their efforts toward proper construction waste management and resource utilisation.

Keywords: construction resources; waste management; construction wastes; statistical package for social sciences; SPSS; resource utilisation; India.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEWM.2025.146872

International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, 2025 Vol.37 No.3, pp.291 - 326

Received: 23 Mar 2023
Accepted: 06 Oct 2023
Published online: 24 Jun 2025 *

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