Dan Engström, Adjunct Professor in Construction Management and Building Technology

With one foot in the construction industry and the other in academia, Dan Engström wants to increase the companies' ability to adapt to a changing environment.

Olle Samuelson, Adjunct Professor in Construction Management and Building Technology

Throughout his professional life, Olle Samuelson has worked for a successful digital transformation of community building. He wants to hand over a climate-neutral construction industry to the next generation.

Result workshop with the Swedish Transport Administration

Six researchers from the Division of Industrialized and Sustainable Construction (ISC) participated in the Swedish Transport Administration's annual results workshop at KTH. The workshop is jointly organized by the research network ProcSIBE and the Swedish Transport Administration.

In the media: Maturity model won victory in Lean-builder student of the year

This year's Lean-builders student 2019 is Michaela Eriksson from Luleå University of Technology. She was rewarded for her thesis work where she has developed a maturity model that can be used to assess the degree to which construction companies have succeeded in implementing Lean.

In the media: Energy efficiency in an Arctic climate like Kiruna

Researchers from Luleå University of Technology gave an insight into new findings on energy efficiency and indoor climate in apartment buildings in the subarctic region, with examples from new and old houses in Kiruna, Malmberget and Piteå as well as northern Norway and Finland.

The Dragon´s Den 2019

The innovation contest The Dragon´s Den is conducted every year with students from the civil engineering program and architecture engineering program at Luleå University of Technology. This Year´s edition contained four different awards.

Assessment of Lean Construction in the production phase: A maturity model

Master thesis by Michaela Eriksson within Civil Engineering at Luleå University of Technology

In the media: Timber Structures - The most durable for densification in urban environment

- In order for wood structures to have a breakthrough, new knowledge needs to be generated and existing knowledge disseminated. With Timber on Top, we bring together players in different parts of the value chain to jointly drive development forward, says Mathilda Norell, PhD student at Luleå Univers...

Do or die: sustainable business development for the construction sector

25 Nov. 2019 12:00 – 13:00 , Vetenskapens hus:

Global trends such as climate threats, sharing economy and artificial intelligence place new demands on the construction sector and the technology consultants working in it. Dan Engström, Adjunct Professor of Construction Management and Building Technology
at Luleå University of Technology, lecture...

What is the temperature for industrialized house building in Sweden?

Jan Byfors, adjunct professor in Industrialized and Sustainable Construction at LTU, gave a current picture and a review of the industrialized house building for 50 students on the V and A programs in Luleå on September 16.

Invitation to workshop on energy efficiency of real estate

16 Oct. 2019 12:30 – 16:00 , Viscaria, Scandic Ferrum:

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Development of digital technology for increased safety and communication

Researcher Kajsa Simu, adjunct lecturer in the Division of Industrialized and Sustainable Construction at Luleå University of Technology, managing NCC's test bed in the Vinnova project Connected construction site, where the work is entering a new phase with a focus on increased safety and communicat...

Decision model for reversed logistics within industrial manufacturing

Mattias Sjöblad Hofacker has in his master thesis done a case study of weather protection of 3D-volumes.

In the media: Industrialization of timber structures

Industrial wood-building answers the biggest questions of our time: the climate issue, jobs in sparsely populated areas and housing shortages. The roadmap has been prepared by leading wooden construction companies together with Linköping University and Luleå University of Technology.

In the media: Millions for digitization

It is now clear which projects will receive funding in the seventh call within the strategic innovation program Smart Built Environment.

Ida reduces the swing in tall timber buildnings

More and higher timber buildnings are being built in Sweden than in a very long time. With higher housings, and due to the low weight of timber, dynamic oscillations and acceleration levels can create problems. It simply sway. Roughly sometimes if it blows hard. The researcher Ida Edskär at Luleå Un...

In the media: Creativity for both reactive problem solving and proactive development

A text signed by Per Erik Eriksson, Luleå University of Technology and KTH, Johan Larsson, Luleå University of Technology and Henrik Szentes, Lund University

In the media: Planning and construction of climate-smart infrastructure

Newly developed methods can help reduce infrastructure CO2 emissions through the project's life cycle.

Industrialized and Sustainable Construction presented research in Banff

Between May 21st and 24th, representatives from the research subject Construction Management and Building Technology visited Canada to present findings linked to industrialized house-building.

Dissertation Jan Krantz - Construction Management and Building Technology

Mitigating Carbon Emissions in Planning and Execution of Transport Infrastructure Projects

Workshop in the Multifuctional datacenter project

During Wednesday May 22 Cristina Ramos Cáceres and Marcus Sandberg visited the datacenter operator Acon i Lycksele and arranged a workshop..

How digital tools can make future buildings more sustainable

12 Jun. 2019 10:00 – 10:45 , Vetenskapens hus:

A lecturer lecture on how the homes, data centers and greenhouses of the future can become more sustainable by means of virtual models and optimization.

Nailed thesis ready to be defended

On Monday, the 13th Jan Krantz "nailed" his doctoral thesis on the tree in the university's temporary library premises.

Mid-seminar - Jacob Rudolphsson Guerrero

On Wednesday, April 3, Jacob Rudolphsson Guerrero presented his mid-seminar report where the focus has been on implementing changes and innovation in infrastructure projects.

In the media: Prefab is the only way forward says Swedish professor

Lars Stehn believes that construction companies have adopted prefab and the site-built decreases. He believes that prefab can save time and have resource-related profits, up to about 30 percent wasted during a production.

New expertise in digitization for built environment

Olle Samuelson, new adjunct professor at the Division of Industrialized and Sustainable Construction, will research the impact of digitization and opportunities in the built environment, an area where a lot is developing right now. Luleå University of Technology as a strong research environment with...

Smart Built Environment: Result seminar Product and environmental data

7 May. 2019 09:30 – 12:00 , F531 Bergrum:

Product and environmental data projects invite results seminars: The unbroken information flow or constant information access over the entire life cycle of the building?

In the media: Measuring to learn; to learn how to measure

The project VALLA Coach has for two years developed methods and tools for creating conditions for learning and measuring out at the construction site. The goal is to offer opportunities for development on the spot where production takes place with those who are responsible and involved in the produc...

Resource efficiency in community building

Niklas Törnå is a new doctoral student at the Department of Industrial and Sustainable Construction, whose project is about finding solutions to shorten and make the building dialogue more friction-free, and to study why Luleå municipality's projects often change from the agreement between the build...

In the media: Students like BoKlok and BoKlok like students

A student from Luleå University of Technology will evaluate how BoKlok will best protect weatherproof finished house modules from a cost, environmental and work environment perspective.

New research project Timber on Top about to start

Mathilda Norell, a new PhD student at the division of Industrialized and Sustainable Construction, will research architectural effects and building-related technical challenges when adding vertical or horizontal extensions on existing housing and office buildings.

Famous university interested in industrialized and sustainable construction

University of California Berkeley and The Terner Center for Housing Innovation visited Luleå University of Technology and the construction company Lindbäcks in Piteå. It was the department for industrial and sustainable construction that hosted these long-distance guests.

WSP and Luleå University of Technology in research collaboration

Dan Engström, the new adjunct professor at the Division of Industrialized and sustainable construction (LTU/ISC), is planning to research the context of engineering consultancies proactively developing new client offers. With their acknowledged expertise in liaisons with the industry on the modernis...

Licensing seminar Petri Uusitalo - Construction Management and Building Technology

Understanding development of dynamic capabilities in industrialized house buildning: A case study

Dissertation Ida Edskär - Timber Structures

Modal Analysis, Dynamic Properties, and Horizontal Stabilisation of Timber Buildings

Dissertation Farshid Shadram - Construction Management

Assessment and optimization of life cycle energy use in buildings

VALLA Coach train-the-trainer

VALLA Coach, a project which measures, analyzes and supervises construction sites for more efficient production methods, enters a new phase. Formas has granted 1.5 MSEK to explore methods for transfer of knowledge.

The internship evening

It was an open and positive mood when the nearly 100 students took the opportunity to listen to what the practice means and meet representatives from the business community.

Nordic cooperation on procurement in built environment

Procurement is an important component that can contribute to more innovative and efficient community building.

PhD Student Position in Construction Management and Building Technology

Construction Management and Building Technology is looking for a doctoral student.

In the media: Computer games provide faster wooden houses

Technology from the computer game world makes it possible to build wooden houses more quickly. Collaboration between researchers and the construction industry is the basis.

Nailed thesis ready for defense

On Thursday, November 29th, Farshid Shadram "nailed" his doctoral thesis on the tree in the university's temporary library.

Greenhouse at data center

Now researchers at Luleå Univesity of Technology want to take advantage of the waste heat generated by many industries in a better way. In a cold city like Luleå there are both heavy industries and large data centers that create large amounts of heat, which is apparent during the cold part of the ye...

PhD Student Position in Construction Management and Building Technology

Construction Management and Building Technology is looking for a doctoral student.

The Dragon´s Den 2018

The competition The Dragon´s Den is conducted every year with students from the civil engineering program and architecture engineering at Luleå University of Technology. Many innovative ideas have seen the light of the day in the competition.

Computer game technology can help wooden house builders

Today, modular construction is used to create large-scale prefab buildings. The off-site building processes give the modern house manufacturers challenges to handle – like a large flow of information. New research from Luleå University of Technology offers solutions.

Licensing Seminar Jani Mukkavaara - Construction Management

Structures for supporting BIM-based automation in the design process

ISC in Australian cooperation on sustainable construction

On the topic of sustainable construction, representatives from the ISC department have visited collaborators and scientific forums in Australia.

Can summer courses elevate the construction industry?

Industrialized construction has gained momentum in Sweden. Many construction companies have a need for staff to increase their understanding of the concept of industrialization. Industrialized and sustainable construction is therefore considering to launch summer courses on the subject.

PhD Student position open for applicants

The research topic Construction Management and Building Technology is now looking to hire a PhD Student for the project "Hållbar dialogprocess för framtidens samhällsbyggande"

Open position in Construction Management and Building Technology

The research topic Construction Management and Building Technology is now looking to hire a principal research engineer for the project "Energieffektiva byggnader i subarktiskt klimat"

Cooperation agreement with BoKlok

Luleå University of Technology has signed an agreement with Boklok, which will result in new research and education. The aim is to find areas in a long term and to work for cooperation that favors both parties.

Multifunctional data centers

Two researchers from Luleå University of Technology, Marcus Sandberg and Agatino Rizzo and a coming Phd Student will explore the possibility of developing sustainable datacenters for a more attractive built environment. The number of energy-intensive datacenters in Sweden and Europe are increasing a...

Procurement for innovative and sustainable community construction

The five-year Formas-funded investment project ProcSIBE intends to establish a strong interdisciplinary platform for research and development of Swedish procurement in civil society.

In media: Better management of building contracts using block chains?

Using block chains, the contract chain for a single contract can be kept intact and known, reducing the risk of using illegal labor, financial crime and security risks, and that it allows for increased building quality.

Testbeds focusing on productivity and digitalization on construction sites

Construction Management and Building Technology are involved in two different testbed projects within the program of Smart Built Environment.

New knowledge of industrial construction from Luleå University of Technology

Industrial construction is an international trend, and again, researchers from Luleå University of Technology contribute with knowledge of how Swedish construction companies work with this in an international context.

In media: Connectivity reduces stress on building sites

Kajsa Simu, researcher at Luleå University of Technology, about the Valla Coach test bed project, which aims at coaching and learning, measurement and follow-up. with the help of technical aids.

In the media: The buildings of the future

We have built a "highway" for that and combined with the pace at the factory, so we can display the right information at the right moment out of the project. We want to extend this to the building site so that we can cover the entire production chain, "says Helena Lidelöw, Construction Manager at Li...

30-year research collaboration behind new super factory

Lindbäcks Bygg has opened the doors to Europe's most modern factory for industrial and sustainable construction at Haraholmen in Piteå. The factory produces 1700 apartments per year and creates 200 new jobs. Behind the innovative technology in the production line is a 30-year collaboration with Lule...

Creative innovation competition in the construction sector

Jan Krantz, PhD student in the field of construction management and building technology at Luleå University of Technology, is one of the participants in an innovation competition organized by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. The purpose of the competition is to radically reduce emissions...

In the media: Energy-efficient construction in new Kiruna

Research plays an important role when the major changes in the Malm fields are becoming increasingly clear. It is about the mining community of Malmberget to be completely decommissioned while central Kiruna is being demolished and rebuilt in a new location.

Food on the roof in Kiruna

Urban farming (on city grounds and roofs) has become increasingly popular across the world. Now, researchers at Luleå University of Technology want to develop this in a very cold climate, using the latest technology for reuse of energy in buildings and automation.

Support for the assessment of buildings' life cycle characteristics

In a new research project in Construction Engineering and Management, researchers at Luleå University of Technology will investigate the possibility of using genetic algorithms and artificial intelligence to evaluate the building's life cycle characteristics in the early stages.

In the media: Millions to new knowledge about digitization

Now it is clear which projects will receive funds in the fourth announcement within the strategic innovation program Smart Built Environment.

Nordea's Scientific Award to Thomas Olofsson

The 2017 Scientific Award from Nordea´s Norrland Foundation was awarded Thomas Olofsson, Professor in Construction Engineering and Management at Luleå University of Technology.

The Dragon´s Den 2017

The concept of The Dragon´s Den is a recurring event for the students at Luleå University of Technology in civil engineering. The same rules as for the Venture Cup are applied and many new innovative ideas see the light of the day in The Dragon´s Den, this year was no exception.

Debate: Competition for Öresund Bridge 2.0

One of the swriters is Jan Krantz, PhD student in Construction Engineering and Management at Luleå University of Technology.

Workshop Kiruna: Build new and rebuild - For energy-efficient real estate

24 Oct. 2017 11:30 – 15:30 , Folkets Hus:

In the media: Online construction sites

Luleå University of Technology has been assigned the task of developing a project in collaboration with Linköping University and seven companies from the Building and Telecom sectors to aim for digitization of Swedish construction sites in order to streamline the construction industry in Sweden

Datacenters heat up greenhouses

Residual heat from data centers can be reused to heat up greenhouses. The Green Power research project recently presented the pros and cons of using low temperature heat from data centers for greenhouse cultivation.

Lic. Seminar Emma Viklund, Construction Engineering and Management

Design approaches in industrialized house building: a creativity perspective

Connected building site is the target

Luleå University of Technology has been assigned the task of developing a project in collaboration with Linköping University and seven companies from the Construction and Telecom sectors, aiming at digitizing Swedish construction sites, in order to streamline the construction industry in Sweden. In ...

Performance visualization of cities

By utilizing the availability of open data for our built environment in national, regional and local databases, Tim Johansson has created models that visualize how cities have been built and continue to develop. In the towns of Kiruna and Gällivare where great urban transformations are ongoing becau...

In the media: A very interesting meeting

"There are some exceptions, for example in terms of industrial production that has some collaboration with Luleå University, but the link between industry and universities were generally able to become stronger", says Minister Peter Eriksson.

Dissertation Tim Johansson, Construction Engineering and Management

Performance visualization of Urban Systems

Lic.seminarium January Krantz, Construction Engineering and Management

Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Transport Infrastructure Projects

Inauguration of the VR Studio

Today the inauguration of the Virtual Reality Lab at Luleå University of Technology took place with a demonstration for press and industry. The VR studio will be a powerful tool for visualizations and presentations and will be used by both researchers and students.

Associate Professor Lecture Weizhuo Lu

22 Mar. 2017 10:00 – 11:00 , F 1031:

Building Information Modeling (BIM): What? Why? And How?

media: New measurements in the northernmost passive house

- What we can say so far is that the house is estimated cope Febys passive house requirements. The house is heated regardless of whether anyone lives there or not, so heating use not vary so much, says Jutta Schade, assistant professor of structural engineering and construction work at the universit...

In the media: The culture moved in together in a common building

When the House of Culture opened its doors it immediately became a huge success. Kristina Laurell studied the effects during the work on his doctoral thesis.

VR-Studio installation

VR - Virtual reality - is a computer technology that simulates the environment and the user's physical presence with a high degree of interaction. The VR-Studio is now installed at the university will primarily be used by researchers and students in construction, architecture, ore geology and rock e...

Two Projects at the Cost of One Workshop

A new type of industry workshops led by Smart Built Environment in collaboration with the industry has led to the approval of two new test beds to digitialize the construction industry.

Fewer delayed construction projects when vendors collaborate

New ways to procure major construction projects helps construction companies to reduce lead time by 30-40 percent.

Licentiate Seminar in Construction Engineering and Management - Farshid Shadram

In the media: Radical Innovation

What are the processes of innovation within the infrastructure sector? It examines Johan Larsson, Luleå University of Technology, the dissertation Managing Radical Innovation in the Swedish Infrastructure Sector. A Study of Industrialized Construction.

Powerful tool for building geographic analysis

Tim Johansson, PhD in Construction Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, is working with the 4D visualization. He has developed a powerful tool for geographic analysis regarding the need for renovation and energy efficiency of apartment buildings.

Is Last Planner® the future way to control construction?

24 Nov. 2016 07:30 – 09:00 :

Architecture with gaming technology

Today's computer games are characterized by very advanced graphics with very lifelike and realistic environments. Can the game engines used in commercial computer games can also be used in completely different contexts, such as architecture?

In the media: The Seventh House in Kiruna

Building a passive house in Kiruna, Sweden's northernmost city, located 20 mil north of the Arctic Circle, requiring great adaptation to the climate.

In the media: 20 million SEK for two Kiruna projects

Two major projects in Kiruna's urban transformation has been granted financial support.

In the media: Can the construction industry invent Lean?

Johan Hörnberg and Anton Sönnert at Luleå University has done a student work was to determine the degree to which Lean occur in the construction industry.

Dissertation in Construction Engineering and Management - Henrik Szentes

Dissertation in Construction Engineering and Management - Peter Wallström

Future senior housing

New concepts for future senior, older - and sheltered housing should be developed by researchers in the construction, architecture and Health Sciences at Luleå University. With the future referred to 2050 as of today's technology developing rate there is room for futuristic visions.

Major fundings for construction research

Luleå University of Techlogy´s research groups in Construction Engineering and Management and Urban Water Engineering received 45 million SEK from the targeted Formas Research Funding program Sustainable Building and Planning with a total of 140 million SEK. Co-financing from organizations and indus...

Lunch Lecture - Honda Smart Home US

11 Apr. 2016 12:00 – 12:45 , F531 - Bergrum:

Full house in the dragon´s den

A popular feature of the course Lean Construction is "the dragon´s den" where students compete with innovative proposals for a professional jury. This year competed 80 students divided into 19 groups for fame and fortune with many creative concepts.

Johan Larsson - Dissertation The Construction Engineering and Management

11/3 2016 - Managing radical innovation in the Swedish infrastructure sector – A study of industrialized construction

Datacenter warms greenhouse cultivation

Mushrooms grown in greenhouses heated by using waste heat from data centers. That can become a reality when researchers at Luleå University of Technology take on the project Green Power.

Published:20 October 2013
Updated: 13 December 2017
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