Figure 1
The flow diagram is arranged from left to right, showing stakeholder workshops, sector priorities, research alignment, and literature review. On the far left, a large bordered box labeled “Stakeholder workshops (n equals 4)” contains three vertically stacked boxes. The first box reads “Stakeholders grouped into three material tracks: timber, biopolymers, biofibers”. A downward arrow runs to the second box labeled “Definition of typical production processes”. Another downward arrow runs to the third box labeled “Identification of influencing factors using the P E S T E L framework”. From this workshop box, a rightward arrow runs to a tall rectangle labeled “Priorities of the A E C sector”. To the right, a vertically segmented structure is shown within a dashed boundary. The top section reads “Research gaps in academic literature”. Directly below it, a dark section reads “Research - practice alignments”. These two upper sections are aligned with “Priorities of the A E C sector”. Below them, a separate lower section reads “Perspectives missing from A E C sector”. To the right of the lower section, a rectangle labeled “Themes in academic literature” is positioned. The lower two sections, “Research - practice alignments” and “Perspectives missing from A E C sector”, are associated with this “Themes in academic literature” box. Further to the right, a boxed section labeled “Scoping literature review” contains three vertically stacked steps. The top box reads “Selection of papers (n equals 189)”. A downward arrow runs to “A I-based paper categorization”. Another downward arrow runs to “K-medoids clustering of categorized papers”. A leftward arrow runs from the “Scoping literature review” box to the “Themes in academic literature” box.Overview of the study design and results. The research combines insights from four workshops with architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) stakeholders and a scoping review of 189 academic papers. The integration of these two approaches identifies alignments and gaps between practice and research in environmental assessment of circular and biobased construction. (Note: PESTEL denotes political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal. See reference (Yüksel, 2012)). Source: Authors’ own work