Division of Construction and Facilities Management

The research area includes management and organization of the entire construction and facilities management process, from idea through planning, design, production and facilities management. We conduct applied research, often in collaboration with researchers from other universities and with representatives from industry and society. The research has a clear focus on the client´s perspective and a sustainable and innovative built environment.

Examples of research projects:

• Procurement for a Sustainable and Innovative Built Environment, www.procsibe.se
  • • Collaboration and Early Contractor Involvement in infrastructure projects
    • Consultancy procurement in infrastructure projects
    • Procurement and inter-organizational client collaboration in urban development
    • Procurement, control and cooperation in the early stages of housing development
    • Building logistics, procurement and contractor collaboration in urban development
    • Procurement of facility management

• Management and Organization of Facility Management
  • • Trends for increased low-energy building, integration and social sustainability in relation to renovation projects
    • New ways of organizing working life and the workplace
    • Digitization of services and building information
    • Knowledge and learning in facility management

• Industrial Networks and Innovation
  • • Industrial business relationships and the role they play in innovation processes
    • Collaboration and innovation in healthcare projects