Search for dissertations about: "Real Estate and Construction Management"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 48 swedish dissertations containing the words Real Estate and Construction Management.

2. 1. Improving strategic decisions for real estate investors : Perspectives on allocation and management

   Author : Sigrid Katzler; Svante Mandell; Inga-Lill Söderberg; Elias Oikarinen; KTH; []
   Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Public real estate; private real estate; MPT; time-varying correlation; liquidity; mixed-asset portfolio; real estate portfolio; diversification; outsourcing; Fastigheter och byggande; Real Estate and Construction Management;

   Abstract : Real estate is an attractive asset class in the mixed-asset portfolio due to favorable risk return characteristics and low correlations with other asset classes like stock and bonds. Unlike financial assets, real estate is a physical asset where large lot sizes/indivisibility, heterogeneity, low liquidity and high transaction costs make applying financial models like modern portfolio theory (MPT) challenging. READ MORE

4. 2. Digitalization and innovation in the real estate and facility management sectors - an ecosystem perspective

   Author : Olli Kytömäki; Kent Eriksson; Kim Wikström; KTH; []
   Keywords : ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; business ecosystem; digitalization; digitization; digital transformation; facilities management; facility management; innovation; innovation ecosystem; property technology; proptech; real estate; social network analysis; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : Digitalization has become a topic of several presentations and discussions in real estate industry seminars in recent years. Often the speeches are about why the real estate industry needs digitalization, presenting threats and opportunities for the participants of the seminars. READ MORE

5. 3. The Business Value of BIM : Elaborating on Content and Perspective

   Author : Susanna Vass; Tina Karrbom Gustavsson; Chris Harty; KTH; []
   Keywords : ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business value; Building Information Modelling; socio-technical; Real Estate and Construction Management; Fastigheter och byggande;

   Abstract : The expectations on digitalization and Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC) are high. The high expectations are reflected in an increasing interest for the term business value of BIM. READ MORE

6. 4. A Mesoeconomic Analysis of the Construction Sector

   Author : Niclas Andersson; Byggproduktion; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Industriell ekonomi; Commercial and industrial economics; Sector Analysis; Mesoeconomics; Construction;

   Abstract : The fundamental question posed in this study is how to approach the construction sector in order to cover its wide scope of activities, its great variety of actors and the external influences on it from the market and institutional environment. Construction includes such diverse economic activities as new production and as repair/maintenance, itinerant production and stationary manufacture, the production of buildings and constructions, and it involves a large number of actors representing different professions and types, e. READ MORE

7. 5. Public procurement of engineering services : Task characteristics, control modes and effects on adaptability

   Author : Klara Granheimer; Tina Karrbom Gustavsson; Per-Erik Eriksson; Göran Lindahl; KTH; []
   Keywords : ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; client; construction management; engineering services; organizational control; public procurement; beställare; infrastrukturprojekt; offentlig upphandling; organisationsteori; tekniska konsulttjänster; Real Estate and Construction Management; Fastigheter och byggande;

   Abstract : Previous research has emphasized the importance of engineering services and adaptability in the early stages of construction projects. Public clients usually procure engineering services from private companies, which makes their procurement strategies important in creating incentives for adaptability and innovation for the service providers. READ MORE