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In the media: Here are the projects with the highest measured quality

Two hundred construction projects have been measured - and three of these are praised for their high project quality. Campus Stage 3, Falu Hospital Orthopedic Clinic and Kvarteret Poolen are the first to be awarded the award "PQi - Excellent Project Quality".

Student in focus: Mårten Hylén

Meet Mårten Hylén who is conducting his last semester at the Master Programme in Civil Engineering with a particular focus on construction supply chain management.

In the media: Apartments from a factory can reduce the rent

- We have calculated that it gives a rent reduction of about ten percent, according to Lars Stehn who is professor in Construction Management and Building Technology at Luleå University of Technology and leads the new study.

PhD Student position – Digital twin for sustainable facility management

There is now a need to strengthen our research group Construction Management and Building Technology. With a new PhD student shall we build knowledge in how digital twins can create long-term and sustainable development for facility management. Focus for the research project is on how sensor-based ...

Digitization week 2021

It’s time for the Digitization Week 20–24 September! The event offers free lessons and inspiration sessions where Construction and ConTech companies share tips and experiences about the digital journey. The week is mainly adapted for small and medium-sized construction companies, which do not have t...

Jarkko Erikshammar participated in Bimpodden

Jarkko Erikshammar, Adjunct University Lecturer in the research subject Construction Management and Building Technology at Luleå University of Technology, participates in Bimpodden with the title "Innovation ecosystem - Does it pay to have a digital twin close to real estate today?"

In the media: See Sweden's first 3D-printed house take shape

Lars Stehn, professor of industrial and sustainable construction at Luleå University of Technology, thinks the technology is interesting. But he believes that there is a lot to prove.

In the media: Digital twins for wooden superstructure

For the construction sector, which is facing a continued high demand for new housing and premises, sustainable development means that it is necessary to be able to reuse and develop existing buildings in the best possible way. An example of efficient reuse of resources in circular systems for urban ...

Digitization, digitization and digital transformation of production in construction

How can construction companies take advantage of the opportunities offered by modern digital technologies in production and what aspects are relevant to the enlargement of digital capabilities?

In the media: Sweden's tallest wooden house is being built here

Here, six scenes, two art galleries, a city library and a museum come together. The technology used to build the culture house can be useful in other types of construction, says Lars Stehn, professor of sustainable construction at Luleå University of Technology.

New knowledge on permanent aspects in temporary organizations

In a new article, research from Luleå University of Technology and KTH Royal Institute of Technology shows that projects run in the public sector contains significant permanent aspects. Knowledge about, and understanding of, these permanent aspects is important in order to design a correctly adjuste...

The university's vision for 2030 and the green transition

On 19 May 2021 the Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering held the internal digital conference “LTU Vision 2030 and the Green Transition”. The aim of the conference was to present our research and teaching at CENE, and to discuss how to move forward in line with Luleå U...

Dynamic capabilities lead to successful industrialized house building

Research from Luleå University of Technology shows in a recently published scientific article in Construction Innovation that companies that structured over time work with both efficiency development and at the same time translate signals from the outside world into new innovations and build abiliti...

Student in focus: Emelie Bjurström

Meet Emelie Bjurström who is conducting her last semester at the Master Programme in Architecture with a particular focus on house building.

Student in focus: Jesper Johansson

Meet Jesper Johansson who is conducting his last semester at the Master Programme in Architecture with a particular focus on House Building.

Student in focus: Oliver Henningsson

Meet Oliver Henningsson who is conducting his last semester at the Master programme in Civil Engineering with Lean Construction as specialization, and his last semester at the bachelor programme in Political science with national economics as specialization.

In the media: Elin takes industrial wood construction to new heights

She is basically a civil engineer, educated in architecture with a focus on house construction at Luleå University of Technology. She devoted a large part of her education to sustainable industrial construction and her degree project was about just that.

In the media: Is industrial construction the solution to the construction industry's productivity challenge?

Lars Stehn, researcher in industrial and sustainable construction at Luleå University of Technology who leads the project and explains:

Master Thesis Rewarded with Byggstenen

With his master thesis work, "Waste in the construction industry: A case study of the production process for road construction", Axel Bergbom has highlighted how productivity and long-term sustainability can go hand in hand in the construction industry and has been rewarded with Byggstenen from Norr...

PQi - New industry standard for quality measurement of construction projects

Per Erik and Johan Larsson at the division for industrial and sustainable construction have participated in a client magazine focusing on project quality. A total of 26,500 copies have been distributed as an appendix to the industry magazine Byggvärlden.

Published:28 October 2015

Updated: 11 September 2020

By:Richard Renberg

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