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Publications by Building Science

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Khan, M., Gollee, P., Riekki, J., Görsch, C. & Seppänen, O. (2026). THE SYMPHONY OF CONSTRUCTION: A DATA-DRIVEN COMPARISON OF TAKT AND TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTION. Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, IGLC, 34, 50-61. https://doi.org/10.24928/2026/0171
Görsch, C., Seppänen, O., Peltokorpi, A. & Lavikka, R. (2024). Task planning and control in construction: revealing workers as early and late planners. Construction Management and Economics, 42(5), 431-450. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2023.2270080
Görsch, C., Jianyu, Z. & Seppänen, O. (2022). VALUE-ADDING INDEX - SHARE OF DIRECT WORK INCLUDED IN UNINTERRUPTED PRESENCE TIME. 130-141. Paper presented at 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, IGLC 2022, Edmonton, Canada. https://doi.org/10.24928/2022/0115
Lappalainen, E., Uusitalo, P., Seppänen, O., Peltokorpi, A., Reinbold, A., Ainamo, A., Görsch, C. & Nyqvist, R. (2024). Situational Management and Digital Situational Awareness Systems in Infrastructure Construction: Managerial Perspectives on Relevance, Challenges, and Adoption. Buildings, 14(7), Article 2035. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14072035
Seppänen, O. & Görsch, C. (2022). DECREASING WASTE IN MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK. 84-94. Paper presented at 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, IGLC 2022, Edmonton, Canada. https://doi.org/10.24928/2022/0111
Görsch, C., Al Barazi, A., Seppänen, O. & Ibrahim, H. A. (2022). Uncovering and Visualizing Work Process Interruptions through Quantitative Workflow Analysis. Lean Construction Journal, 2022, 171-183. https://doi.org/10.60164/C5E1B7G1A
Görsch, C., Al Barazi, A., Seppänen, O. & Ibrahim, H. A. (2022). UNCOVERING AND VISUALIZING WORK PROCESS INTERRUPTIONS THROUGH QUANTITATIVE WORKFLOW ANALYSIS. 142-152. Paper presented at 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, IGLC 2022, Edmonton, Canada. https://doi.org/10.24928/2022/0116
Görsch, C., Seppänen, O., Peltokorpi, A. & Lavikka, R. (2020). Construction workers’ situational awareness – An overlooked perspective. 937-948. Paper presented at 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction 2020, IGLC 2020, Berkeley, United States. https://doi.org/10.24928/2020/0022
Liinasuo, M., Salonen, T. T. & Görsch, C. (2023). Drywall Installers' Work Demands - Tackling between Normal Duties and Absurd Challenges. In ECCE 2023 - Proceedings of the European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics 2023 Article 19 Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3605655.3605681
Zheng, Y., Al Barazi, A., Seppänen, O., Abou-Ibrahim, H. & Görsch, C. (2025). Semantic digital twin framework for monitoring construction workflows. Automation in Construction, 176, Article 106301. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106301
Görsch, C., Lappalainen, E., Riekki, J., Seppänen, O. & Peltokorpi, A. (2024). Exploring Empowerment in Construction: Discovering Challenges of self-managed Workers. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1389(1), Article 012037. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1389/1/012037
Abou-Ibrahim, H., Seppänen, O., Görsch, C. & Al Barazi, A. (2024). Automatic Operational Decision-Making on Construction Sites using Choosing by Advantages and Situational Awareness. 295-304. Paper presented at 31st International Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering, EG-ICE 2024, Vigo, Spain.
Görsch, C., Seppänen, O., Peltokorpi, A. & Lavikka, R. (2024). Unlocking Productivity: Revealing Waste and Hidden Disturbances Impacting MEP Workers. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 150(9), Article 04024108. https://doi.org/10.1061/JCEMD4.COENG-14204
Görsch, C., Lappalainen, E., Malvik, T. O., Lehtovaara, J. & Riekki, J. (2025). FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE: APPLYING TIME SPAN OF DISCRETION IN LAST PLANNER SYSTEM® AND TAKT PRODUCTION TO NAVIGATE WORK COMPLEXITY. Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, IGLC, 33, 37-47. https://doi.org/10.24928/2025/0299
Giménez, Z., Vásquez-Hernández, A., Ortega, J., Mesa, H., Martínez, J. & Alarcón, L. (2026). WHAT LIMITS EFFECTIVE TARGET VALUE DELIVERY IMPLEMENTATION IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS? Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, IGLC, 34, 1407-1418. https://doi.org/10.24928/2026/0175
Zhang, G., Kai, P. & Zong, C. (2013). Precision ventilation to improve indoor air quality and reduce ammonia emission of pig production housing. In Precision Livestock Farming 2013 - Papers Presented at the 6th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming, ECPLF 2013 (pp. 883-892). Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
Hahn-Hundsdahl, M. & Petersen, S. (2026). Framework for Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Operation Strategies for Existing Building Envelopes. In C. Zilio, M. Noro, F. Busato & L. Mazzarella (Eds.), Proceedings of the 15th REHVA HVAC World Congress - CLIMA 2025 - Volume 2 (pp. 1015-1024). Springer Science+Business Media. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-06810-1_102
He, Y., Tong, J., Rong, L., Meng, D., Zhou, C., an, H., Zhu, Z., Hu, X., Wang, C., Zhao, M., Yu, T. & Liu, D. (2026). Field slurry application in northeastern China for reducing greenhouse gases and ammonia emission. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering, 13(4), Article 26678. https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2026678
Zhao, Y., Wang, J., Li, J., Wang, Y., Hussein, T., Zhang, G. & Zhao, T. (2026). Study on rapid identification of key-pollutant diffusion model in high-pollution area of construction tunnel. Building and Environment, 297, Article 114551. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2026.114551
Yi, Q., Hempel, S., Janke, D., Wang, X., Zhang, G., Aarnink, A. J. A., Amon, B. & Amon, T. (2026). Influence of barn design on airflow and airborne pollutant dispersion in a naturally ventilated pig barn with an outdoor yard. Results in Engineering, 30, Article 110458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2026.110458
Shen, X., Ming, S., Wu, W., Xie, D., Yao, H., Vishnupriya, V., Zhang, H., Da, C. & Zhang, G. (2026). Short-term time series predictions of greenhouse gas emission from dairy houses based on diverse machine learning models. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 247, Article 111699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2026.111699
Purup, P. B., Petersen, S., Christensen, J., Jensen, S. R., Schlesinger, M. & Gylling, T. (2026). LCA VOLUME: Sænk klimaaftrykket med parametrisk byplanmodel. (1. udgave ed.).
Al-Khiami, M. I., Lindhard, S. M. & Wandahl, S. (2025). Evaluating industrial exoskeletons for performance and fatigue in lifting tasks. Organization, Technology & Management in Construction, 17(1), 204-217. https://doi.org/10.2478/otmcj-2025-0012
Petersen, S., Ryberg, M. W. & Birkved, M. (2025). The safe operating space for greenhouse gas emissions from buildings. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 30(12), 3264-3274. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-025-02553-5
Amaripadath, D., Joshi, M. Y., Hamdy, M., Petersen, S., Stone, B. & Attia, S. (2026). Thermal resilience in a renovated nearly zero-energy dwelling during intense heat waves. Journal of Building Performance Simulation, 19(1), 86-105. https://doi.org/10.1080/19401493.2023.2253460
Rahbek, L. W., Terp, C. R., Alibrandi, U. & Kirkegaard, P. H. (2023). Stock Optimization of Naturally Curved Wood Logs on Freeform Truss Structures. Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, 64(4), 257-265. https://doi.org/10.20898/j.iass.2023.029
Carter, A., Kirkegaard, P. H. & Tyrrell, R. (2013). The nature of tectonic architecture and structural design. In Structures and Architecture: New concepts, applications and challenges (pp. 237-244). CRC Press Inc..
Thuesen, N., Kirkegaard, P. H. & Jensen, R. L. (2019). Evaluation of BIM and Ecotect for conceptual architectural design analysis. In W. Tizani (Ed.), EG-ICE 2010 - 17th International Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering University of Nottingham.
Parigi, D. & Kirkegaard, P. H. (2013). Static and kinematic formulation of planar reciprocal assemblies. In Structures and Architecture: Concepts, applications and challenges (pp. 488-495). Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.1201/b15267-68
Kamari, A. & Kirkegaard, P. H. (2019). Sustainable building renovation: Towards a holistic tectonics thinking framework in the sustainable transformation of the built environment by (through) renovation. In P. J. S. Cruz (Ed.), Structures and Architecture: Bridging the Gap and Crossing Borders - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Structures and Architecture, ICSA 2019 (pp. 83-91). CRC Press/Balkema. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315229126-10
Hvejsel, M. F. & Kirkegaard, P. H. (2013). Wallpaper & tectonics-a critical discussion of the state of the architectural discipline. In Structures and Architecture: New concepts, applications and challenges (pp. 399-407). CRC Press Inc..
Sohier, H., Schultz, C. P. L., Zayed, Y. N. H., Kamari, A., Jonveaux, L., Zavitsas, K., Pantelide, G., Trinanes, J., Alejandre, A., Mberi, J. & Maxim, C. (2026). Accelerating the Transition to Green Building Neighbourhoods: A New Decision Support Platform. ABC2: Journal of Architecture, Building, Construction, and Cities, 2026(2), 11-22. https://abc2.net/index.php/journal/article/view/23
De Cunto, L. O., Kirkegaard, P. H. & Sadik, S. (2024). Surrogate modeling of springback in thermoformed foam cores. Poster session presented at The 19th European Mechanics of Materials Conferences (EMMC), Madrid, Spain.
Petersen, S., Strøm, K. & Purup, P. B. (2025). Is Operative Temperature Control in early Design Stage Tools a reasonable Trade-off between Precision and Usability? In Proceedings of Building Simulation 2025: 19th Conference of IBPSA (pp. 1-8). International Building Performance Association (IBPSA). https://doi.org/10.26868/25222708.2025.1224
Baron, R., Petersen, S. & Fiorentini, M. (2026). Using Thermal Comfort Measurement as Feedback to Building Multi-system Indoor Climate Control. In C. Zilio, M. Noro, F. Busato & L. Mazzarella (Eds.), Proceedings of the 15th REHVA HVAC World Congress - CLIMA 2025 (Vol. 1, pp. 425-433). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-06806-4_41
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