Anna Kadefors

I am Professor in Real Estate Management at the Department of Real Estate and Construction Management since 2016. My research focuses on organising, decision-making and learning in the built environment, often relating to procurement and inter-organisational relationships. Key research themes are trust and collaborative contracting in construction and maintenance, sustainable procurement (especially for carbon reduction), how construction clients and property owners organize for innovation, and institutional change in the built environment. I also have a background as the project leader of the national Strong Research Environment ProcSIBE, Procurement for Sustainable Innovation in the Built Environment, financed by Formas (2014-2021).

I am member of the Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA), the Swedish group for the ISO 44001 standard for Collaborative Business Relationship Management, the Synergy group in the IQS industry association, the reference group for the Transport Analysis’ (Trafikanalys) government commission to review the cost control practices of the Swedish Transport Administration, and the NETLIPSE network for European infrastructure clients.