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Geir Karsten Hansen

Geir Karsten Hansen

Professor. Architect M.Sc
Department of Architecture and Planning
Faculty of Architecture and Design

geir.hansen@ntnu.no
+4773595051 +4795135520 Sentralbygg 1, Gløshaugen
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Geir K Hansen is professor in Architectural and Facilities Management at the Department of Architectural Design and Management, Faculty of Architecture and Fine Art, NTNU. He is also leader of two master programs in Real Estate and Facilities Management at NTNU. He graduated as an architect from the Faculty of Architecture at the Norwegian Technical University, 1987.

His main field of research is programming, evaluation of processes and buildings, and usability of buildings related to an user and organizational perspective where theory, methods and tools are developed through several projects and case studies. Hansen has previously worked with topics like adaptability and flexibility, new use and transformation of existing buildings and run several architectural design courses on this.

Hansen has been an active member of CiB work group W96 Architectural Management, CiB W70 Facilities Management and will from June 2013 be chair of CiBW111 Usability of Buildings. He has been scientific member of the steering committee for Center for Facilities Management at Denmark Technical University from 2009 - 2013.

He has published a number of scientific papers and articles on usability, adaptability, flexibility in projects and processes and been reviewer for several papers and articles.

 

 

 

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2017

  • Fronczek-Munter, Aneta; van der Zwart, Johan; Hansen, Geir Karsten. (2017) How to evaluate Healthcare Buildings? Selction of Methods for evaluating Hospital Architectural Quality and Usability - a case at St. Olavs Hospital in Norway. ARCH17. 3rd International Conference on Architecture, Research, Care and Health. Conference Proceedings.
    Academic chapter/article

2015

  • Hjelmbrekke, Hallgrim; Hansen, Geir Karsten; Lohne, Jardar. (2015) A Motherless Child – Why do Construction Projects Fail. Procedia Economics and Finance. volum 21.
    Academic article

2013

  • Alexander, Keith; Blakstad, Siri Hunnes; Hansen, Geir Karsten; Jensen, Per Anker; Lindahl, Göran; Nenonen, Suvi. (2013) Usability: Managing facilities for social outcomes. Proceedings of the 19th CIB World Building Congress, Brisbane 2013: Construction and Society.
    Academic chapter/article

Scientific articles

  • Hjelmbrekke, Hallgrim; Hansen, Geir Karsten; Lohne, Jardar. (2015) A Motherless Child – Why do Construction Projects Fail. Procedia Economics and Finance. volum 21.
    Academic article

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  • Fronczek-Munter, Aneta; van der Zwart, Johan; Hansen, Geir Karsten. (2017) How to evaluate Healthcare Buildings? Selction of Methods for evaluating Hospital Architectural Quality and Usability - a case at St. Olavs Hospital in Norway. ARCH17. 3rd International Conference on Architecture, Research, Care and Health. Conference Proceedings.
    Academic chapter/article
  • Alexander, Keith; Blakstad, Siri Hunnes; Hansen, Geir Karsten; Jensen, Per Anker; Lindahl, Göran; Nenonen, Suvi. (2013) Usability: Managing facilities for social outcomes. Proceedings of the 19th CIB World Building Congress, Brisbane 2013: Construction and Society.
    Academic chapter/article

Teaching

Courses

  • AAR4828 - Real Estate Development
  • AAR4815 - Planning and Building Process
  • AAR6008 - Building Design Management, Basic Course
  • AAR4235 - Real estate economics
  • AAR4992 - Master Thesis in Real Estate and Facility Management
  • AAR6037 - Sustainable Transformation of Buildings
  • AAR4950 - Programming and Evaluation of Buildings
  • AAR6006 - Building Design Management
  • AAR6028 - Strategic Space Management
  • AAR4874 - Theories and Methods for Master Thesis
  • AAR6990 - Master Thesis in Real Estate and Facility Management
  • AAR6044 - Strategic Space Management, Statsbygg
  • AAR6023 - Real Estate Economics
  • AAR6036 - Real Estate and Uban Development
  • AAR6041 - Introduction and Service Management in FM
  • AAR6032 - Real Estate Law
  • AAR6043 - Research Methodology
  • PK6906 - Master Thesis in Facility Management
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