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Interview Methods in Construction and Demolition Research: Based on Case Study and Recommended Best Practices

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Proceedings of the 27th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate (CRIOCM 2022)

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Interview holds a prominent place among qualitative research methods, and it has been widely used in construction and demolition waste management research. Based on the literature review of interview-based related research, the status quo of interview applications is analyzed. Consequently, an interview guideline of interview-related methods is proposed according to the ratio between the number of interviewers and interviewees for effective implementation of interview methods. This paper classifies interview methods into four scenarios: Type I (one to one, 1:1), Type II (one to many, 1: n), Type III (many to one, m:1), and Type IV (many to many, m:n). Through a series of case studies, the application of the guide is demonstrated, and the corresponding best practices are summarized. Overall, this paper provides references for researchers to select the most appropriate interview method in construction and demolition waste research, and manage the interview process effectively.

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This research was conducted with the support of the National Nature Science Foundation of China (Grant No.71974132), Shenzhen Government Nature Science Foundation (Grant No. JCYJ20190808115809385), Shenzhen Natural Science Fund (the Stable Support Plan Program No.20220810160221001).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Coastal Urban Resilient Infrastructures (MOE), Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China

    Zhikun Ding & Lili Yuan

  2. Sino-Australia Joint Research Center in BIM and Smart Construction, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China

    Zhikun Ding

  3. Department of Construction Management and Real Estate, College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China

    Zhikun Ding

  4. Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Green, Efficient and Intelligent Construction of Underground Metro Station, University of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China

    Zhikun Ding

  5. Department of Construction Management and Real Estate, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China

    **nrui Wang

  6. School of Architecture and Built Environment, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

    Jian Zuo

  7. Changan University, **an, People’s Republic of China

    Patrick X. W. Zou

  8. Department of Civil and Construction Engineering and Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia

    Patrick X. W. Zou

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Conceptualization, Z.D.; Methodology, X.W.; Formal analysis, J.Z.; P.Z.; Investigation, X.W.; Data curation, X.W.; Writing—original draft preparation, X.W.; Writing—review and editing, J.Z, L.Y.

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    Ding, Z., Wang, X., Zuo, J., Zou, P.W., Yuan, L. (2023). Interview Methods in Construction and Demolition Research: Based on Case Study and Recommended Best Practices. In: Li, J., Lu, W., Peng, Y., Yuan, H., Wang, D. (eds) Proceedings of the 27th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate. CRIOCM 2022. Lecture Notes in Operations Research. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3626-7_5

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