Barriers to implementing reverse logistics in South Australian construction organisations

A series of studies in Australia employs mixed methodologies such as interviews and questionnaire surveys and targets various stakeholders to investigate drivers and barriers to reverse logistics in the South Australian construction context.

“For instance, a series of studies performed in Australia employs mixed methodologies such as interviews and questionnaire surveys and targets various stakeholders to investigate drivers and barriers to reverse logistics in the South Australian construction context (Chileshe et al., 2015, 2016a, 2016b, 2018; Rameezdeen et al., 2016).”

Deconstruction is believed to be more labour intensive.

“Although deconstruction can increase the reusability of the recovered building components (Addis, 2006; Munroe et al., 2006), it is believed to be more labour intensive (Chileshe et al., 2015; Gorgolewski et al., 2008; Rameezdeen et al., 2016).”

Extra charges can yield a higher deconstruction cost when compared with demolition of the same building.

“These extra charges can yield a higher deconstruction cost (when compared with the demolition of the same building) (Chileshe et al., 2015; Dantata et al., 2005; Dunant et al., 2018; Rose and Stegemann, 2018; Tingley et al., 2017; Yeung et al., 2015)”

Extra charges eventually increase the price of recovered components.

“and eventually increase the price of the recovered components (Chileshe et al., 2015; Chileshe et al., 2016a; Dunant et al., 2018; Rameezdeen et al., 2016; Shaurette, 2006; Tingley et al., 2017).”

Sometimes it is required to purchase identified reused components early in the project to cope with uncertainty about the timely availability of the desired elements.

“Sometimes it is required to purchase the identified reused components early in the project (Gorgolewski, 2008; Gorgolewski et al., 2008) to cope with uncertainty about the timely availability of the desired elements (Chileshe et al., 2015; Gorgolewski et al., 2008).”

Higher deconstruction costs can hinder its application and might elevate financial risks associated with deconstruction and reuse.

“According to the literature, higher deconstruction costs can hinder its application (Chileshe et al., 2015; Dantata et al., 2005, 2018, Rose and Stegemann, 2018, Yeung et al., 2015, Tatiya et al., 2017; Tingley et al., 2017) and might elevate the financial risks associated with deconstruction and reuse (Rameezdeen et al., 2016).”

Construction sector's resistance against reuse stems from potential risks perceived by stakeholders during deconstruction or while using recovered building components.

“Another reason for this negative perception, and, at a larger scale, the construction sector’s resistance against reuse (Durão et al., 2014; Gorgolewski, 2008; Rameezdeen et al., 2016; Tingley et al., 2017), stems from the potential risks perceived by the stakeholders during deconstruction or while using the recovered building components (Chileshe et al., 2015; Dunant et al., 2017; Gorgolewski, 20”

Perceptions of clients, contractors and designers have a higher impact on successful integration of recovered components into a new building.

“Among the stakeholders, the perceptions of clients (Chileshe et al., 2015; da Rocha and Sattler, 2009; Dunant et al., 2017; Rose and Stegemann, 2018), contractors (Gorgolewski, 2008; Shaurette, 2006) and designers (Gorgolewski, 2008) have a higher impact on the successful integration of recovered components into a new building.”

Educating stakeholders on the advantages of deconstruction and reuse could be an effective measure to cope with some social resistance against reuse.

“Therefore, educating the stakeholders on the advantages of deconstruction and reuse, as identified by Chileshe et al. (2015) and Gorgolewski (2008), could be an effective measure to cope with some of the social resistance against reuse.”