Obi, L; Arif, M; Daniel, E I; Oladinrin, O T and Goulding, J S (2023) Establishing underpinning concepts for integrating circular economy and offsite construction: A bibliometric review. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 13(1), pp. 123-139. ISSN 2044-124X
Abstract
Purpose: Circular economy (CE) and offsite construction (OSC) are two innovations for improving the construction industry's overall performance against a myriad of sustainability-driven agenda/initiatives. There is a real opportunity to conjoin OSC and CE to provide new insight and opportunities to deliver more evidence-based sustainable systems. This study analyses extant literature in CE and OSC (between 2000 and 2021) through a bibliometric review to tease out critical measures for their integration and transformation. Design/methodology/approach: This study adopts a science mapping quantitative literature review approach employing bibliometric and visualisation techniques to systematically investigate data. The Web of Science (WoS) database was used to collect data, and the VOSviewer software to analyse the data collected to determine strengths, weights, clusters and research trends in OSC and CE. Findings: Important findings emerging from the study include extensive focus on sustainability, waste, life cycle assessment and building information modelling (BIM), which currently serve as strong interlinks to integrate OSC and CE. Circular business models, deconstruction and supply chain management are emerging areas, with strong links for integrating CE and OSC. These emerging areas influence organisational and operational decisions towards sustainable value creation, hence requiring more future empirical investigations. Originality/value: This study is a novel research using bibliometric analysis to unpick underpinning conduits for integrating CE and OSC, providing a blueprint for circular OSC future research and practice. It provides the needed awareness to develop viable strategies for integrating CE in OSC, creating opportunities to transition to more sustainable systems in the construction sector.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | bibliometric analysis; circular economy; construction industry; literature review; offsite construction; science mapping; sustainability |
| Index terms: | building information modelling, database, bibliometric analysis, transformation, circular economy, science, life cycle assessment, strategy, literature review, value creation, business model, evidence, investigation, mapping, integration, methodology, visualization, construction industry, construction sector |
| Subjects: | business, data collection methods, evaluation and assessment methods, specialized education, environmental impact, data analysis and analytics, research methods, spatial and geospatial analysis, design practice, management, economic development, sustainable design, organizational analysis, research evaluation and metrics, data management, information systems, industry analysis |
| Topics: | Design Practice, Digital Applications, Organizational Design, Education, Business Strategy, Research Practice, Information Management, Sustainability |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
N.B. Descriptive scope is a count of how many of the five facets of empirical research are indicated by the words used in title, abstract and keywords. It is not intended as a judgement on the research; merely a count of the kind of word we would expect to indicate Phenomenon, Concepts, Theoretical framing, Empirical techniques, Analytical techniques. If all five are present, then a code of “5 PCTEA” will indicate this. If you feel the coding for this record is questionable, we welcome discussion around the terms we matched or the way we categorized them. The facet you would expect may not be coded, or a facet may be coded inappropriately. This can also bear on a larger question, of which facets should be treated as defining in construction management research. Please get in touch, and we will look at it. More details here