Material Passports in Construction Waste Management: A Systematic Review of Contexts, Stakeholders, Requirements, and Challenges

Lawrence Martin Mankata; Prince Antwi-Afari; Samuel Frimpong; S. Thomas Ng

doi:10.3390/buildings15111825

Material Passports in Construction Waste Management: A Systematic Review of Contexts, Stakeholders, Requirements, and Challenges

Lawrence Martin Mankata^*
, Prince Antwi-Afari^*
, Samuel Frimpong
, S. Thomas Ng

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering

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Abstract

The growth in the adoption of circular economy principles in the construction industry has given rise to material passports as a critical implementation tool. Given the existing problems of high resource use and high waste generation in the construction industry, there is a pressing need to adopt novel strategies and tools to mitigate the adverse impacts of the built environment. However, research on the application of material passports in the context of construction waste management remains limited. The aim of this paper is to identify the contextual uses, stakeholders, requirements, and challenges in the application of material passports for managing waste generated from building construction and demolition processes through a systematic review approach. Comprehensive searches in Scopus and the Web of Science databases are used to identify relevant papers and reduce the risk of selection bias. Thirty-five (35) papers are identified and included in the review. The identified key contexts of use included buildings and cities as material banks, waste management and trading, and integrated digital technologies. Asset owners, waste management operators, construction and deconstruction teams, technology providers, and regulatory and sustainability teams are identified as key stakeholders. Data requirements related to material, components, building stock data, lifecycle, environmental impact data, and deconstruction and handling data are critical. Moreover, the key infrastructure requirements include modeling and analytical tools, collaborative information exchange systems, sensory tracking tools, and digital and physical storage hubs. However, challenges with data management, costs, process standardization, technology, stakeholder collaboration, market demand, and supply chain logistics still limit the implementation. Therefore, it is recommended that future research be directed towards certification and standardization protocols, automation, artificial intelligence tools, economic viability, market trading, and innovative end-use products.

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Original language	English
Article number	1825
Number of pages	22
Journal	Buildings
Volume	15
Issue number	11
Online published	26 May 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15111825
Publication status	Published - Jun 2025

Funding

This work was supported by the Green Tech Fund (GTF) of the Environment and Ecology Bureau of Hong Kong (Grant No.: GTF202110158), the General Research Fund (GRF) of the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (Grant No.: GRF11209123), and the Early Mid-Career Research Grant of the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology, University of Adelaide (Grant No.: 13137501).

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

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material passport
construction waste management
circular economy
contexts
stakeholders
requirements
challenges

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Material Passports in Construction Waste Management: A Systematic Review of Contexts, Stakeholders, Requirements, and Challenges

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