Table 1

Summary of barriers to implementing green concrete

AspectsBarriersSources
EconomicHigher initial costMcLellan et al. (2011), Henry and Kato (2014) 
Lack of incentive to pioneerAltarazzi et al. (2022) 
Market uncertaintiesAltarazzi et al. (2022) 
Shrinking of domestic marketHenry and Kato (2014) 
Fragmented supply chainBusch et al. (2022) 
Transaction cost in procurementBusch et al. (2022) 
Country-specific market mechanismHenry and Kato (2014) 
InstitutionalDeficiency of carbon policy and guidelineHenry and Kato (2014), Suhendro (2014) 
Lack of regulation for recycled material and concrete optimizationHenry and Kato (2014) 
Insufficient commitment from top managementHenry and Kato (2014) 
Lack of knowledge transfer between research and industryOrozco et al. (2023) 
Organizational resourcesOrozco et al. (2023) 
Complex stakeholder relationshipHenry and Kato (2014) 
SocialLack of motivationSuhendro (2014) 
Preference for maintaining status quoSuhendro (2014), Altarrazi et al. (2022), Busch et al. (2022) 
Negative perception of waste materialAltarrazi et al. (2022) 
Intangible of benefitHenry and Kato (2014) 
Lack of experience and informationAltarrazi et al. (2022), Orozco et al. (2023) 
TechnicalConservative codes and standardsDarko and Chan (2017) 
Absence of lifespan and durability dataWong (2022) 
Lack of life cycle analysis dataHafez et al. (2019) 
Gap between incubation and ready to use productSandbæk (2023) 
Variation in quality of concrete materialsDanish and Mosaberpanah (2022) 
Fast pace construction scheduleHenry and Kato (2014) 

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