The final seminar in this current President’s seminar series is with our invited speaker Nora Johanne Klungseth, coordinator of CIB W070 – Facilities Management and Maintenance.
The series has included seminars by a number of leading researchers on subjects including Smart Villages, Resilient and Sustainable Informal Settlements, Advances in Legionella, Passive Energy and AI. Recordings of all the seminars can be viewed here.
Our final seminar in this series, to be held on 20th April, is with Nora Johanne Klungseth of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), who will explore Sustainable and Digital Transformations.
Abstract
Transformation is key for us to move forward. What we put into this term can vary. Depending on researchers’ background, they often focus on either sustainable or digital transformation. Some also combine the two. A key feature in all this is standards and frameworks that can guide us and act as important drivers of accelerating the transition to a digital and sustainable world. This is highly relevant for all kinds of organizations, all from small to large, and for the built environment. The use of standards and frameworks to enable sustainable and digital transformations is particularly relevant for facility management and maintenance where there is a need to continue developing knowledge and identifying proven benefits in operating phases and beyond.
Biography
Dr. Nora Johanne Klungseth is an Associate Professor in project and quality management at Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Dr. Klungseth is one of the joint coordinators for the CIB W070 Facility management and Maintenance and chair for Standard Norway’s committee for Facility management. She has a background from the facility management, consulting and IT industry. In her current work she focuses on digital transformations, sustainability and value creation, and enjoys linking the topics to innovation, the implementation and use of FM standards (i.e. ISO etc) and the effect this has on organizations.
