The construction sector remains a significant contributor to global climate change, accounting for one‐third of global greenhouse gas emissions as well as a substantial portion of solid waste. In response to this pressing crisis, the adoption of circular business models (CBMs) emerges as a way to avoid negative environmental impacts. This study sought to model the interconnected factors influencing future CBM implementation in the Chilean construction industry using a system dynamics modeling approach. By engaging 20 sector experts in a system modeling workshop, it was possible to model and analyze these interconnected factors as a CBM System. The structural analysis of the resulting CBM system model revealed the triumvirate importance of information dissemination, certification of projects and products, and professional training and education. Recommendations for policy and practice that successfully leverage these mechanisms center on a three‐pronged approach of combining effective stakeholder collaboration, technological innovation, and thoughtful product certification frameworks. Overall, a systems thinking and modeling approach, such as the one applied here, is essential for identifying the complex interactions between enablers and barriers that promote or inhibit sustainable transformation in the construction industry in Chile and beyond.

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在智利建筑业应用循环商业模式：系统动力学视角


建筑业仍然是全球气候变化的重要贡献者，占全球温室气体排放量的三分之一，占固体废物的很大一部分。为了应对这一紧迫的危机，采用循环商业模式 （CBM） 作为避免对环境产生负面影响的一种方式出现。本研究试图使用系统动力学建模方法对影响智利建筑业未来 CBM 实施的相互关联的因素进行建模。通过让 20 名行业专家参加系统建模研讨会，可以将这些相互关联的因素建模和分析为一个 CBM 系统。对生成的 CBM 系统模型的结构分析揭示了信息传播、项目和产品认证以及专业培训和教育的三驾马车重要性。成功利用这些机制的政策和实践建议集中在将有效的利益相关者合作、技术创新和周到的产品认证框架相结合的三管齐下的方法上。总体而言，系统思考和建模方法（例如此处应用的方法）对于识别促进或抑制智利及其他地区建筑行业可持续转型的推动因素和障碍之间的复杂相互作用至关重要。