Revisiting the effects of prefabrication on construction waste minimization: A quantitative study using bigger data

This is the peer-reviewed post-print version of the paper: Lu, W., Lee, W. M., Xue, F., & Xu, J. (2021). Revisiting the effects of prefabrication on construction waste minimization: a quantitative study using bigger data. Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 170, 105579. Doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105579 The final version of this paper is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105579. The use of this file must follow the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License, as required by Elsevier’s policy.

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