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      ACCEPTANCE OF WASTE-MINIMIZATION PRACTICES BY CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT STUDENTS

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          The purpose of this study was to assess the acceptance of a model of construction and demolition waste-minimization practices by construction management senior students. This approach assumed students can informally influence construction industry opinions, making their decisions vital to future construction-management education standards. The capstone class of the bachelor’s degree program of one of the foremost construction management programs in the country was the sample chosen to study. It was found that a majority of the students were knowledgeable about all of the practices and had favorable opinions based on that knowledge. Most had tried more than half of the practices on a limited basis and decided they would use the practices based on these trials. The largest part of the students did not have experience applying a good number of the practices; however, almost all of those with this experience would continue to use all the practices. Identifying successful trial and application experiences and asking students how they became involved in such experiences would be useful in the implementation of a school plan to increase acceptance.

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          Journal
          jgrb
          Journal of Green Building
          College Publishing
          1552-6100
          1943-4618
          1943-4618
          Fall 2010
          : 5
          : 4
          : 158-175
          Author notes

          1Graduate Student; Department of Construction Management, Colorado State University; E-Mail: mary.williams@ 123456rams.colostate.edu .

          2Assistant Professor; Department of Construction Management, Colorado State University; Phone: (970) 491-5215; E-Mail: Mary.nobe@ 123456cahs.colostate.edu .

          3Professor; Department of Construction Management, Colorado State University; Phone: (970) 491-5041; E-Mail: dunbar@ 123456cahs.colostate.edu .

          4Professor, Associate Dept. Head; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University; Phone: (970) 491-6697; Email: mcriswel@ 123456engr.colostate.edu .

          Article
          jgb.5.4.158
          10.3992/jgb.5.4.158
          36cf17ed-e306-4397-ae27-127a5b326238
          ©2010 by College Publishing. All rights reserved.
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          Pages: 18

          Urban design & Planning,Civil engineering,Environmental management, Policy & Planning,Architecture,Environmental engineering
          opinion leadership,diffusion of innovations,materials efficiency,construction debris

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