Critical factors in effective construction waste minimization at the design stage: A Shenzhen case study, China.

Highlights: [•] This paper presents a set of significant indicators for successfully reducing construction waste at the design stage. [•] Six significant indicators are deprived for effective implementation of waste minimization at the design stage. [•] The applicability and significance of the identified significant indicators are explored. [•] These significant indicators provide designers and project managers a useful criterion. [•] These can also sever as valuable references for the government to formulate related construction regulations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]