• BROUGHT BY DEGREES: A FOCUS ON THE CURRENT INDICATORS OF LEAN ‘SMARTNESS’ IN SMART CITIES 

      Collins, Dave; Johansen, Agnar; Kalsaas, Bo Terje; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Hamdy, Mohamed (Chapter, 2021)
      The purpose of this paper is to look at the indicators to which a city can be considered to be a smart city based upon the degree it meets specific indicators within the categories of ‘Social Smartness’, ‘Technological ...
    • Development of target cost – By the owner or together with Contractors - Target Value Design 

      Johansen, Agnar; Engebø, Atle; Torp, Olav; Kalsaas, Bo Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Cost growth and cost overrun of projects is a well-researched topic, but still a recurring problem. Some of the problems may be attributed to the difficulties of setting a realistic cost estimate in the early phase of the ...
    • The emergence of lean construction in the Norwegian AEC industry 

      Lohne, Jardar; Torp, Olav; Andersen, Bjørn Sørskot; Aslesen, Sigmund; Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Bølviken, Trond; Drevland, Frode; Engebø, Atle; Fosse, Roar; Holm, Hans Thomas; Hunn, Lars Kristian; Kalsaas, Bo Terje; Klakegg, Ole Jonny; Knotten, Vegard; Kristensen, Kai Haakon; Olsson, Nils; Rolstadås, Asbjørn; Skaar, John; Svalestuen, Fredrik; Vaagen, Hajnalka; Wondimu, Paulos; Lædre, Ola (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Lean construction has inspired the AEC industry globally over the last decades, and this manifests within a wide array of contexts. The purpose of this paper is to provide a narrative-based qualitative analysis of the ...
    • Various Approaches to Early Contractor Involvement in Relational Contracts 

      Malvik, Tobias Onshuus; Wondimu, Paulos Abebe; Kalsaas, Bo Terje; Johansen, Agnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      The main rationale for involving contractors is to apply collaboration to mitigate risk and to harvest opportunities to reduce cost and to increase the project owner’s value. In the paper we argue in the applied analytical ...