Attitude towards sustainability, study contents and the use of recycled concrete in building construction-case study Germany and Switzerland

This study examines the attitudes towards sustainability among students of architecture, civil and environmental engineering and analyses the perceived coverage of sustainability and recycled concrete related contents. For this purpose, a combined item-based and discrete choice survey of Swiss and German students of architecture, civil and environmental engineering was carried out. Results indicate that sustainability and recycled concrete related contents are covered to a higher extent in Switzerland however, students in Switzerland are characterised by a lower willingness to pay for sustainability related attributes. In context of promoting sustainable construction in Germany, the results point to the need to increase the coverage of theoretical and practical sustainability and recycled concrete related study contents. (c) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.