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The industrialized building has been increasingly advocated as a sustainable construction technology for its potential merits of a cleanly built environment, enhanced quality performance, and reduced time and labor. However, the uncertainty within the industry chain caused by the lack of understanding of stakeholder roles and relationships affected the widespread industrialization in China. Therefore, this study aims to define the roles and determine the relationships of stakeholders within the industry chain of industrialized building using stakeholder and industrial symbiosis theories. Several methods, including literature review, face-to-face interviews, and chain referral sampling method, were used to identify stakeholders. Stakeholder relationship was determined through a quantitative symbiosis model. The data underpinning this model were collected from various channels, including expert interviews, official …