David Anthony Collins

About

Dave is the Innovation Manager at the Research Centre on Zero Emission Neighbourhoods in Smart Cities (FME ZEN).

Daves's primary responsibility is to realise more of the innovation potential in research and research collaboration.

Innovation Manager’s at NTNU have a position in the discipline of innovation, in which key responsibilities are:

Explore research results in depth to identify and realize ideas for potential innovations
Help to increase innovative activity with clusters, centres and strategic areas of focus as a starting point
Realize research-based innovation together with partners
Further develop a culture of innovation and work methods in the discipline of innovation in our academic communities
Increase the visibility of innovation activity in our academic communities and collaborative partners
Participate in relevant strategic arenas

Originally from Wales in the United Kingdom, Dave has a PhD in Sustainable Facilities Management from the Centre for Real Estate and Facilities Management in the Department of Architecture and Planning.

In 2019 Dave was awarded the European Facilities Management Network (EuroFM) ‘European Researcher of the Year’ for his contributions to the advancement of "knowledge in FM and promote its effective application in practice and education".

Dave also has a Bachelor's in Politics and Modern History from Cardiff University completed in 2007, as well as a Master in Globalisation, Global Politics and Culture from NTNU completed in 2014. He also worked for SINTEF Technology and Society during the last year of his Master's.

Competencies

Prior to his move to Norway, Dave worked for nearly 5 years for a British Member of Parliament.

In 2022 Dave completed a post-doctoral fellowship, researching how users and communities can better engage themselves in Smart Cities projects as more formal intermediaries on the Nordforsk project 'Citizens as the Pilots of Smart Cities' (CaPs).

Dave is outgoing, enthusiastic, and social and thrives best with people. Do not hesitate to contact him!

Publications

2025

Adhikari, Aashish; Afshari, Mahgol; Collins, David Anthony; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Johansen, Agnar. (2025) Evaluating Digital Citizen Participation in Smart Cities. Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Bjelland, David; Collins, David Anthony; Gullbrekken, Lars; Hrynyszyn, Bozena Dorota. (2025) Energy retrofitting of heritage-protected buildings: Establishing representative case studies. Energy Reports
Academic article
Adhikari, Aashish; Collins, Dave; Johansen, Agnar; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka. (2025) Effective digital citizen participation processes in urban development. Routledge
Chapter

2024

Aakervik, Anne-Lise; Collins, Dave; Kvellheim, Ann Kristin. (2024) Innovasjonsrapport 2023. SINTEF akademisk forlag SINTEF akademisk forlag
Report
Vergerio, Giulia; Collins, Dave. (2024) BREEAM Communities and ZEN Definition at a glance. A qualitative comparison and what we can learn. SINTEF akademisk forlag ZEN Memo (56)
Report

2022

Johansen, Agnar; Collins, Dave; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Hagehaugen, Geir. (2022) By the fjord: successful public and private collaboration in a neighbourhood redevelopment project in Norway. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Management, procurement and law
Academic article
Collins, Dave. (2022) At differing scales: the commonalities between green leasing and urban FM from the perspectives of sustainable urban development projects. Facilities
Academic article
Indergård, Kaja; Hansen, Geir Karsten; Collins, Dave. (2022) Academic Work - Something Else?.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Collins, Dave; Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret. (2022) Block by block: potential and challenges of the blockchain in the context of facilities management . IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES)
Academic article
Collins, Dave; Johansen, Agnar; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Senior, Coline. (2022) Get smart: the importance of urban facilities management to smart neighbourhoods and their citizens in a project’s early stages . IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES)
Academic article
Collins, Dave; Senior, Coline; Jowkar, Mina; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Johansen, Agnar. (2022) From the North Country: The Citizen Centered Journey towards Sustainable Smart Cities in the Norwegian Context.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2021

Collins, Dave; Johansen, Agnar; Kalsaas, Bo Terje; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Hamdy, Mohamed. (2021) Brought by Degrees: A Focus on the Current Indicators of Lean ‘Smartness’ in Smart Cities. Fondo Editorial (FE) de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP)
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Collins, Dave; Senior, Coline; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Kuijlenburg, Rachel; Le Roux, Peter C.. (2021) Back to School - the Impact of Short Timeframe Student Case Studies on Projects and Educational Programs in the Context of Urban FM. EuroFM
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Collins, Dave. (2021) A Case of Principle: The Commonalities Between Green Leasing and Urban FM from the perspective of Practice.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Collins, Dave; Senior, Coline; Jowkar, Mina; Salaj, Alenka Temeljotov; Johansen, Agnar. (2021) The impact of an urban facilities management summer school on the participants. Facilities
Academic article

2020

Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Collins, David; Bjørberg, Svein; Haugen, Tore. (2020) Exploring urban facilities management approaches to increase connectivity in smart cities. Facilities
Academic article

2016

Collins, David; Junghans, Antje; Haugen, Tore. (2016) Green leasing in theory and practice: A study focusing on the drivers and barriers for owners and tenants of commercial offices. Raportti (Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto. Rakennustuotanto ja -talous)
Academic article
Collins, David; Junghans, Antje; Haugen, Tore. (2016) Green and Sustainable – How are These Terms Reflected in the Context of Facilities Management?. Polyteknisk Boghandel og Forlag
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2015

Collins, David; Junghans, Antje. (2015) The Users Impact on Buildings’ Sustainability – A Qualitative Approach.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Collins, David; Junghans, Antje. (2015) Sustainable facilities management and green leasing: The company strategic approach. Procedia Economics and Finance
Academic literature review

Journal publications

Bjelland, David; Collins, David Anthony; Gullbrekken, Lars; Hrynyszyn, Bozena Dorota. (2025) Energy retrofitting of heritage-protected buildings: Establishing representative case studies. Energy Reports
Academic article
Johansen, Agnar; Collins, Dave; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Hagehaugen, Geir. (2022) By the fjord: successful public and private collaboration in a neighbourhood redevelopment project in Norway. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Management, procurement and law
Academic article
Collins, Dave. (2022) At differing scales: the commonalities between green leasing and urban FM from the perspectives of sustainable urban development projects. Facilities
Academic article
Collins, Dave; Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret. (2022) Block by block: potential and challenges of the blockchain in the context of facilities management . IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES)
Academic article
Collins, Dave; Johansen, Agnar; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Senior, Coline. (2022) Get smart: the importance of urban facilities management to smart neighbourhoods and their citizens in a project’s early stages . IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES)
Academic article
Collins, Dave; Senior, Coline; Jowkar, Mina; Salaj, Alenka Temeljotov; Johansen, Agnar. (2021) The impact of an urban facilities management summer school on the participants. Facilities
Academic article
Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Collins, David; Bjørberg, Svein; Haugen, Tore. (2020) Exploring urban facilities management approaches to increase connectivity in smart cities. Facilities
Academic article
Collins, David; Haugen, Tore; Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Aamodt, Christian. (2019) Bridging the gap between sustainable FM and sustainable buildings an exploratory study of six public buildings in Norway. Facilities
Academic article
Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Collins, David; Bjørberg, Svein. (2019) Defining a niche for Facilities Management in Smart Cities. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES)
Academic article
Collins, David; Junghans, Antje; Haugen, Tore. (2018) Green leasing in commercial real estate. The drivers and barriers for owners and tenants of sustainable office buildings. Journal of Corporate Real Estate
Academic article
Collins, David. (2018) Green leases and green leasing in theory and in practice: a state of the art review. Facilities
Academic article
Collins, David; Junghans, Antje; Haugen, Tore. (2016) Green leasing in theory and practice: A study focusing on the drivers and barriers for owners and tenants of commercial offices. Raportti (Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto. Rakennustuotanto ja -talous)
Academic article
Collins, David; Junghans, Antje. (2015) Sustainable facilities management and green leasing: The company strategic approach. Procedia Economics and Finance
Academic literature review

Books

Collins, David. (2018) Green Leases and Green Leasing: A Terminological Overview of Academia and Practice. EuroFM EuroFM
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings

Part of book/report

Adhikari, Aashish; Afshari, Mahgol; Collins, David Anthony; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Johansen, Agnar. (2025) Evaluating Digital Citizen Participation in Smart Cities. Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Adhikari, Aashish; Collins, Dave; Johansen, Agnar; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka. (2025) Effective digital citizen participation processes in urban development. Routledge
Chapter
Indergård, Kaja; Hansen, Geir Karsten; Collins, Dave. (2022) Academic Work - Something Else?.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Collins, Dave; Senior, Coline; Jowkar, Mina; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Johansen, Agnar. (2022) From the North Country: The Citizen Centered Journey towards Sustainable Smart Cities in the Norwegian Context.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Collins, Dave; Johansen, Agnar; Kalsaas, Bo Terje; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Hamdy, Mohamed. (2021) Brought by Degrees: A Focus on the Current Indicators of Lean ‘Smartness’ in Smart Cities. Fondo Editorial (FE) de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP)
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Collins, Dave; Senior, Coline; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Kuijlenburg, Rachel; Le Roux, Peter C.. (2021) Back to School - the Impact of Short Timeframe Student Case Studies on Projects and Educational Programs in the Context of Urban FM. EuroFM
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Collins, Dave. (2021) A Case of Principle: The Commonalities Between Green Leasing and Urban FM from the perspective of Practice.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Collins, David. (2019) Opportunity Knocks: Green Leases and Green Leasing in Sustainable Office Buildings. EuroFM
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Collins, David; Haugen, Tore; Aamodt, Christian. (2017) BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN SUSTAINABLE FM AND SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS An exploratory study of six public buildings in Norway.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Collins, David; Junghans, Antje; Haugen, Tore. (2016) Green and Sustainable – How are These Terms Reflected in the Context of Facilities Management?. Polyteknisk Boghandel og Forlag
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Collins, David; Junghans, Antje. (2015) The Users Impact on Buildings’ Sustainability – A Qualitative Approach.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Report

Aakervik, Anne-Lise; Collins, Dave; Kvellheim, Ann Kristin. (2024) Innovasjonsrapport 2023. SINTEF akademisk forlag SINTEF akademisk forlag
Report
Vergerio, Giulia; Collins, Dave. (2024) BREEAM Communities and ZEN Definition at a glance. A qualitative comparison and what we can learn. SINTEF akademisk forlag ZEN Memo (56)
Report
Collins, David; Haugen, Tore; Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Junghans, Antje. (2019) Green Leasing A Study of the Barriers and Drivers for Green Leased Offices in Norway. Skipnes
Doctoral dissertation

Teaching

Courses

AAR4695 - Innovation in Built Environment: Theory, Practice, and Multidisciplinary Collaboration

Outreach

2022

Lecture

Collins, Dave; Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret. (2022) Block by Block: Potential and Challenges of the Blockchain in the context of Facilities Management. World Building Congress - CIB 2022 2022-06-27 - 2022-06-30
Lecture

Indergård, Kaja; Hansen, Geir Karsten; Collins, Dave. (2022) Kunnskap og Campus 10.11.22. Academic Work - Something Else?. Fremtidens Campus, NTNU Samfunnsforskning Kunnskap og Campus , Digitalt ved Microsoft Teams 2022-11-10 -

2021

Poster

Jowkar, Mina; Senior, Coline; Collins, Dave; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Johansen, Agnar. (2021) Urban development and public participatory mechanisms to promote health equity: A Norwegian case study . Elsevier 17th International Conference on Urban Health Transforming our Collective Urban Future: Learning from COVID-19 2021-07-06 - 2021-07-08

2016

Interview

Backe, Tom; Collins, David. (2016) Barekraftig eiendomsforvaltning og grønne leiekontrakter. Fremtidensby Fremtidensby [Newspaper] 2016-03-31

Språkvelger

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