@misc{10481/55172,
year = {2018},
month = {7},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/55172},
abstract = {The construction industry is among the sectors that need closer attention due to
their environmental impact. The Circular Economy (CE) model promotes the transition to more
sustainable production models, which are based on careful management of resources and the
reduction of negative externalities generated by such businesses. Its application in this industry
can foster significant improvements in sustainability. However, the measurement of the degree
of implementation of CE is difficult, owing to an absence of psychometrically sound measures.
In this paper, the development of the CE scale for the building industry was described, treated
as an instrument that allows for a direct measurement of the importance of CE for companies.
The processes used to generate items by applying the e-Delphi research technique were explained in
the article, and the developed scale was tested and validated through confirmatory factor analysis
(CFA). The final construction is composed of seven different weighted dimensions: four related
to Resource Management: 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle), Efficient Management of Energy,
Water, and Materials; two dimensions regarding environmental impact: Emissions and Wastes
generated; and, one providing indicators of transition to the CE.},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Circular economy},
keywords = {Building sustainability scale},
keywords = {Industrial ecology},
title = {What Gets Measured, Gets Done: Development of a Circular Economy Measurement Scale for Building Industry},
author = {Núñez-Cacho, Pedro and Górecki, Jaroslaw and Molina Moreno, Valentín and Corpas Iglesias, Francisco A.},
}