The Mediating Role of Policy-Related Factors in the Relationship between Practice of Waste Generation and Sustainable Construction Waste Minimisation: PLS-SEM

Musa Mohammed, Nasir Shafiq, Al-Baraa Abdulrahman Al-Mekhlafi, Ehab Farouk Rashed, Mohamed Hassan Khalil, Noor Amila Zawawi, Abubakar Muhammad and Aminu Mubarak Sadis
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Musa Mohammed: Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi Petronas UTP, Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia
Nasir Shafiq: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University Technology PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia
Al-Baraa Abdulrahman Al-Mekhlafi: Department of Management and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia
Ehab Farouk Rashed: Islamic Architecture Department, College of Islamic Architecture and Engineering, Um Al-Qura University, Makkah 24211, Saudi Arabia
Mohamed Hassan Khalil: Department of Architectural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11311, Egypt
Noor Amila Zawawi: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University Technology PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia
Abubakar Muhammad: Institute for Construction Materials, University of the Bundeswehr Munich, 85579 Neubiberg, Germany
Aminu Mubarak Sadis: Department of Building Technology, Jigawa State polytechnic, Dutse 7040, Nigeria

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 2, 1-21

Abstract: As the construction industry grows, it produces large volumes of construction waste, which has a tremendous environmental impact and generates public concern in the neighbouring towns. The construction industry generates a significant volume of waste and faces a challenge with poor construction waste minimisation in order to prevent adverse environmental and dumping impacts worldwide. In developing countries, regional waste management systems have increased problems. Environmental pollution (air, water, and soil) and human health issues are caused by waste produced in a country as a result of different cultural, social, and religious activities. Prior studies were reviewed to choose dimensions and items for the data gathering instrument. A pilot test was conducted to identify potential questionnaire adjustments, and hypotheses were tested using structural equation modelling (SEM). A total of 220 Malaysian construction professionals answered the survey, which yielded the results. Five hypotheses have direct correlations based on the findings, three of which have a significant effect. Furthermore, the findings reveal that policy-related factors mediate the relationship between improving factors and sustainable construction waste minimisation. In contrast, they did not mediate the relationship between current practices/generation and sustainable construction waste management. The established framework can help improve construction waste management and help achieve global sustainable development goals. The data reveal that adopting preventive plans to reduce construction waste is one of the most important aspects of enhancing profitability. This study could aid construction industry players in evaluating waste management components during the construction and design stages of a building project.

Keywords: effective construction; current practices of waste generation; sustainable construction waste minimisation; policy-related factors; partial least squares-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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