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Vegard Knotten

Vegard Knotten

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Department of Architecture and Planning

vegard.knotten@ntnu.no
+4791842758 Sentralbygg 1, Gløshaugen
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The AEC is an industry in change due to developing demands in environmental, sustainability, technology, and other regulatory demands. For projects to successfully comply with the changes this needs to be dealt with in the early stages of projects in the design phase, where the influence of solutions are high and the cost of changes are low. This PhD work examines building design management at the early stages of design.

The PhD thesis is conducted as a PhD by publication and consists of ten publications, and this thesis as the overarching essay. Each of the publications addresses different topics relevant to building design management. The research is based on qualitative case studies, learning from the practitioners to achieve an in-depth understanding of building design management.

The main research question of this PhD thesis is: How should building design management handle the early stages of the design phase in building projects? This is answered first through trying to define what building design management is. The definition used is: Building design management involves planning, organizing, and managing people, their knowledge, and the flow of information to obtain specific project goals and objectives.

Further, the thesis examines the challenges in the design phase of the early stages, to provide characteristics of the design process that need to be addressed. The challenges lie in the complexity of the interdependence of the design task, where tasks need to have reciprocal interdependencies to create a better solution, while constraints in time, for example, need the design to stop at a certain deadline. The fragmentation of the AEC also creates challenges at the organizational and personal levels. These challenges need to be handled by building design management.  

The thesis also examines the success factors of building design management. A list of ten success factors is presented based on the literature and is discussed based on empirical findings. However, the research also shows that the success factors needs to be aligned with the project, the actors of the project, and building design management since they might not have the same relevance for all projects.

Moreover, the thesis examines the learning potential in building design management from similar project-based industries, such as offshore construction and shipbuilding. Offshore construction uses the building information model (BIM) in a more mature way in both planning and progress reporting. The shipbuilding design team works almost autonomously, creating ship designs and rapidly responding to changes.

To answer the main research question of how building design management should handle the early stages of the design phase in building projects, the thesis proposes a framework. The framework emphasizes the importance for building design management to plan not only the building design process but also the building design management process. The framework is made to be generic and starts with an assessment stage to assess the specifics of the project, then an initialization stage to plan the design management strategy, and then the execution stage to execute the design management strategy to handle building design management in the early stages.

Competencies

  • Architecture and building technology
  • Design management

Publications

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2022

  • Knotten, Vegard. (2022) Bedre prosesser er nøkkelen til en bærekraftig byggenæring. Byggeindustrien.
    Article
  • Niranjan, Christopher; Knotten, Vegard; Lædre, Ola. (2022) Digitalizing Collaborative Planning in Design – a Case Study. Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. volum 30.
    Academic article

2021

  • Andersen, Lars; Hansen, Geir Karsten; Johansen, Agnar; Fyhn, Håkon; Knotten, Vegard. (2021) Utvidet kontraktstrategi i lys av resultater fra KSS. Råd og tips : Erfaringer fra forskningsprosjektet Kontraktstrategier og spesialistbasert samhandling (KSS).
    Chapter
  • Andersen, Lars; Knotten, Vegard. (2021) Sluttrapport: Kontraktstrategier og spesialistbasert samhandling (KSS). 2021. ISBN 978-82-7570-653-7.
    Report
  • Hansen, Geir Karsten; Knotten, Vegard; Fyhn, Håkon. (2021) Kulturelle sporer. Sluttrapport: Kontraktstrategier og spesialistbasert samhandling (KSS).
    Chapter
  • Hansen, Geir Karsten; Knotten, Vegard; Fyhn, Håkon. (2021) Kulturelle sporer. Utvikling av samarbeids- og prestasjonskultur i prosjekter. Råd og tips : Erfaringer fra forskningsprosjektet Kontraktstrategier og spesialistbasert samhandling (KSS).
    Chapter
  • Lohne, Jardar; Torp, Olav; Andersen, Bjørn Sørskot; Aslesen, Sigmund; Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Bølviken, Trond; Drevland, Frode; Engebø, Atle; Fosse, Roar; Holm, Hans Thomas; Hunn, Lars Kristian; Kalsaas, Bo Terje; Klakegg, Ole Jonny; Knotten, Vegard; Kristensen, Kai Haakon; Olsson, Nils; Rolstadås, Asbjørn; Skaar, John; Svalestuen, Fredrik. (2021) The emergence of lean construction in the Norwegian AEC industry. Construction Management and Economics.
    Academic article

2019

  • Styrvold, Marie; Knotten, Vegard; Lædre, Ola. (2019) Planning the BIM Process in AEC Projects. Research Conference Proceedings.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2018

  • Knotten, Vegard. (2018) Building design management in the early stages. 2018. ISBN 978-82-326-2890-2.
    Doctoral dissertation
  • Pikas, Ergo; Koskela, Lauri; tredal, niels; Knotten, Vegard; Bølviken, Trond. (2018) The dual nature of design management. Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC). Chennai, India, 18-20.07.2018.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Svalestuen, Fredrik; Knotten, Vegard; Lædre, Ola; Lohne, Jardar. (2018) Planning the building design process according to level of detail. Lean Construction Journal. volum 2018.
    Academic article

2017

  • Knotten, Vegard; Hansen, Geir Karsten; Svalestuen, Fredrik; Kalsaas, Bo Terje; Andersen, Lars; Aslesen, Sigmund; Dammerud, Hege. (2017) Sluttrapport INPRO - Integrert metodikk for prosjekteringsledelse. 2017.
    Report
  • Knotten, Vegard; Lædre, Ola; Hansen, Geir Karsten. (2017) Building design management - key success factors. Architectural Engineering and Design Management. volum 13 (6).
    Academic article
  • Knotten, Vegard; Svalestuen, Fredrik; Lædre, Ola; Hansen, Geir Karsten. (2017) Learning Across Disciplines - Use of the Constant Comparative Method. Proceedings of the 9th Nordic Conference on Construction Economics and Organization.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Lohne, Jardar; Svalestuen, Fredrik; Knotten, Vegard; Drevland, Frode; Lædre, Ola. (2017) Ethical behaviour in the design phase of AEC projects. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business. volum 10 (2).
    Academic article
  • Meistad, Torill; Støre-Valen, Marit; Knotten, Vegard; Hosseini, Ali; Klakegg, Ole Jonny; Mejlænder-Larsen, Øystein; Hjelseth, Eilif; Svalestuen, Fredrik; Lædre, Ola; Hansen, Geir Karsten; Lohne, Jardar. (2017) Stakeholder perspectives and information exchange in AEC projects. Integrating information in built environments - from concept to practice.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Svalestuen, Fredrik; Knotten, Vegard; Lædre, Ola; Drevland, Frode; Lohne, Jardar. (2017) Using building information model (BIM) devices to improve information flow and collaboration on construction sites. Journal of Information Technology in Construction (ITcon). volum 22.
    Academic article

2016

  • Knotten, Vegard; Hosseini, Ali; Klakegg, Ole Jonny. (2016) “Next Step”: A New Systematic Approach to Plan and Execute AEC Projects. Proceedings of the CIB World Building Congress 2016, Volume III. Building up business operations and their logic. Shaping materials and technologies..
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Knotten, Vegard; Svalestuen, Fredrik. (2016) Veidekke: collaborative planning in design. Design Management.
    Chapter
  • Knotten, Vegard; Svalestuen, Fredrik; Lædre, Ola; Hansen, Geir Karsten. (2016) Improving Design Management with Mutual Assessment. Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction..
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Knotten, Vegard; Svalestuen, Fredrik; Lædre, Ola; Lohne, Jardar; Hansen, Geir Karsten. (2016) Design Management - Learning Across Trades. WBC16 Proceedings: Volume 1 Creating Built Environments of New Opportunities.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2015

  • Klakegg, Ole Jonny; Knotten, Vegard; Olsson, Nils; Moum, Anita; Hansen, Geir Karsten; Lohne, Jardar. (2015) Bygg21 Fasenormen «Neste steg». 2015.
    Report
  • Knotten, Vegard; Svalestuen, Fredrik; Lædre, Ola; Hansen, Geir Karsten. (2015) Organizational Power in Building Design Management. Global Problems - Global Solutions. Proceedings IGLC 2015 Perth Australia.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Knotten, Vegard; Svalestuen, Fredrik; Lædre, Ola; Hansen, Geir Karsten. (2015) Design Management in the Building Process - A Review of Current Literature. Procedia Economics and Finance. volum 21.
    Article
  • Svalestuen, Fredrik; Lohne, Jardar; Knotten, Vegard; Lædre, Ola. (2015) Ethics of the Design Phase - A Descriptive Approach. Global Problems - Global Solutions. Proceedings IGLC 2015 Perth Australia.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2014

  • Knotten, Vegard; Svalestuen, Fredrik. (2014) Implementing Virtual Design and Construction( VDC) in Veidekke - using simple metrics to improve the design management process. Understanding and improving project based production - Volume 3.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Knotten, Vegard; Svalestuen, Fredrik; Aslesen, Sigmund; Dammerud, Hege. (2014) Integrated methodology for design management - a research project to improve design management for the AEC industry in Norway. Understanding and improving project based production - Volume 3.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Journal publications

  • Knotten, Vegard. (2022) Bedre prosesser er nøkkelen til en bærekraftig byggenæring. Byggeindustrien.
    Article
  • Niranjan, Christopher; Knotten, Vegard; Lædre, Ola. (2022) Digitalizing Collaborative Planning in Design – a Case Study. Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. volum 30.
    Academic article
  • Lohne, Jardar; Torp, Olav; Andersen, Bjørn Sørskot; Aslesen, Sigmund; Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Bølviken, Trond; Drevland, Frode; Engebø, Atle; Fosse, Roar; Holm, Hans Thomas; Hunn, Lars Kristian; Kalsaas, Bo Terje; Klakegg, Ole Jonny; Knotten, Vegard; Kristensen, Kai Haakon; Olsson, Nils; Rolstadås, Asbjørn; Skaar, John; Svalestuen, Fredrik. (2021) The emergence of lean construction in the Norwegian AEC industry. Construction Management and Economics.
    Academic article
  • Svalestuen, Fredrik; Knotten, Vegard; Lædre, Ola; Lohne, Jardar. (2018) Planning the building design process according to level of detail. Lean Construction Journal. volum 2018.
    Academic article
  • Knotten, Vegard; Lædre, Ola; Hansen, Geir Karsten. (2017) Building design management - key success factors. Architectural Engineering and Design Management. volum 13 (6).
    Academic article
  • Lohne, Jardar; Svalestuen, Fredrik; Knotten, Vegard; Drevland, Frode; Lædre, Ola. (2017) Ethical behaviour in the design phase of AEC projects. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business. volum 10 (2).
    Academic article
  • Svalestuen, Fredrik; Knotten, Vegard; Lædre, Ola; Drevland, Frode; Lohne, Jardar. (2017) Using building information model (BIM) devices to improve information flow and collaboration on construction sites. Journal of Information Technology in Construction (ITcon). volum 22.
    Academic article
  • Knotten, Vegard; Svalestuen, Fredrik; Lædre, Ola; Hansen, Geir Karsten. (2015) Design Management in the Building Process - A Review of Current Literature. Procedia Economics and Finance. volum 21.
    Article

Part of book/report

  • Andersen, Lars; Hansen, Geir Karsten; Johansen, Agnar; Fyhn, Håkon; Knotten, Vegard. (2021) Utvidet kontraktstrategi i lys av resultater fra KSS. Råd og tips : Erfaringer fra forskningsprosjektet Kontraktstrategier og spesialistbasert samhandling (KSS).
    Chapter
  • Hansen, Geir Karsten; Knotten, Vegard; Fyhn, Håkon. (2021) Kulturelle sporer. Sluttrapport: Kontraktstrategier og spesialistbasert samhandling (KSS).
    Chapter
  • Hansen, Geir Karsten; Knotten, Vegard; Fyhn, Håkon. (2021) Kulturelle sporer. Utvikling av samarbeids- og prestasjonskultur i prosjekter. Råd og tips : Erfaringer fra forskningsprosjektet Kontraktstrategier og spesialistbasert samhandling (KSS).
    Chapter
  • Styrvold, Marie; Knotten, Vegard; Lædre, Ola. (2019) Planning the BIM Process in AEC Projects. Research Conference Proceedings.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Pikas, Ergo; Koskela, Lauri; tredal, niels; Knotten, Vegard; Bølviken, Trond. (2018) The dual nature of design management. Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC). Chennai, India, 18-20.07.2018.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Knotten, Vegard; Svalestuen, Fredrik; Lædre, Ola; Hansen, Geir Karsten. (2017) Learning Across Disciplines - Use of the Constant Comparative Method. Proceedings of the 9th Nordic Conference on Construction Economics and Organization.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Meistad, Torill; Støre-Valen, Marit; Knotten, Vegard; Hosseini, Ali; Klakegg, Ole Jonny; Mejlænder-Larsen, Øystein; Hjelseth, Eilif; Svalestuen, Fredrik; Lædre, Ola; Hansen, Geir Karsten; Lohne, Jardar. (2017) Stakeholder perspectives and information exchange in AEC projects. Integrating information in built environments - from concept to practice.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Knotten, Vegard; Hosseini, Ali; Klakegg, Ole Jonny. (2016) “Next Step”: A New Systematic Approach to Plan and Execute AEC Projects. Proceedings of the CIB World Building Congress 2016, Volume III. Building up business operations and their logic. Shaping materials and technologies..
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Knotten, Vegard; Svalestuen, Fredrik. (2016) Veidekke: collaborative planning in design. Design Management.
    Chapter
  • Knotten, Vegard; Svalestuen, Fredrik; Lædre, Ola; Hansen, Geir Karsten. (2016) Improving Design Management with Mutual Assessment. Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction..
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Knotten, Vegard; Svalestuen, Fredrik; Lædre, Ola; Lohne, Jardar; Hansen, Geir Karsten. (2016) Design Management - Learning Across Trades. WBC16 Proceedings: Volume 1 Creating Built Environments of New Opportunities.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Knotten, Vegard; Svalestuen, Fredrik; Lædre, Ola; Hansen, Geir Karsten. (2015) Organizational Power in Building Design Management. Global Problems - Global Solutions. Proceedings IGLC 2015 Perth Australia.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Svalestuen, Fredrik; Lohne, Jardar; Knotten, Vegard; Lædre, Ola. (2015) Ethics of the Design Phase - A Descriptive Approach. Global Problems - Global Solutions. Proceedings IGLC 2015 Perth Australia.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Knotten, Vegard; Svalestuen, Fredrik. (2014) Implementing Virtual Design and Construction( VDC) in Veidekke - using simple metrics to improve the design management process. Understanding and improving project based production - Volume 3.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Knotten, Vegard; Svalestuen, Fredrik; Aslesen, Sigmund; Dammerud, Hege. (2014) Integrated methodology for design management - a research project to improve design management for the AEC industry in Norway. Understanding and improving project based production - Volume 3.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Report

  • Andersen, Lars; Knotten, Vegard. (2021) Sluttrapport: Kontraktstrategier og spesialistbasert samhandling (KSS). 2021. ISBN 978-82-7570-653-7.
    Report
  • Knotten, Vegard. (2018) Building design management in the early stages. 2018. ISBN 978-82-326-2890-2.
    Doctoral dissertation
  • Knotten, Vegard; Hansen, Geir Karsten; Svalestuen, Fredrik; Kalsaas, Bo Terje; Andersen, Lars; Aslesen, Sigmund; Dammerud, Hege. (2017) Sluttrapport INPRO - Integrert metodikk for prosjekteringsledelse. 2017.
    Report
  • Klakegg, Ole Jonny; Knotten, Vegard; Olsson, Nils; Moum, Anita; Hansen, Geir Karsten; Lohne, Jardar. (2015) Bygg21 Fasenormen «Neste steg». 2015.
    Report

Teaching

Courses

  • AAR6008 - Building Design Management, Basic Course

Media

2023

  • Interview
    Knotten, Vegard. (2023) - Nå er det de vanlige byggeprosjektene sin tur. Byggfakta [Fagblad]. 2023-05-12.

2020

  • Academic lecture
    Fyhn, Håkon; Hansen, Geir Karsten; Knotten, Vegard. (2020) Å skape samarbeidskultur gjennom dialog; Forsøk i byge- og anleggsbransjen. NEON konferansen 2020 . Nettverk for organisasjonsforskning i Norge; Oslo. 2020-11-17 - 2020-11-19.
  • Lecture
    Hansen, Geir Karsten; Knotten, Vegard. (2020) Opplegg oppstart detaljprosjektering E6 Ulsberg - Vindåsliene. Møte . Nye Veier; Trondheim. 2020-06-09 - 2020-06-09.

2017

  • Lecture
    Knotten, Vegard. (2017) BIM relevant for byggeleder?. Kursdagene 2017 . FBA/ Tekna; Trondheim. 2017-01-10 - 2017-01-11.
  • Lecture
    Knotten, Vegard. (2017) VDCsamhandling med BIM. Kursdagene 2017 . FBA/ Tekna; Trondheim. 2017-01-10 - 2017-01-11.

2016

  • Lecture
    Knotten, Vegard. (2016) BIM - relevant for byggeleder ?. Kursdagene . Tekna; Trondheim. 2016-01-05 - 2016-01-06.
  • Lecture
    Knotten, Vegard. (2016) Lean Design Management. Lean Design and Management . Tallinn University of Technology; Tallinn. 2016-10-25 - 2016-10-25.
  • Lecture
    Knotten, Vegard. (2016) VDC - Samhandling med BIM. En innføring i prosjekteringsledelse . NITO / Tekna; Oslo. 2016-09-27 - 2016-09-28.
  • Lecture
    Knotten, Vegard. (2016) Virtual Design and Construction ( VDC) - Samhandling med BIM. Kursdagene . Tekna; Trondheim. 2016-01-05 - 2016-01-06.

2015

  • Academic lecture
    Knotten, Vegard; Svalestuen, Fredrik; Lædre, Ola; Hansen, Geir Karsten. (2015) Design Management in the Building Process - A Review of Current Literature. 8th Nordic Conference on Construction Economics and Organization ; Tampere. 2015-05-28 - 2015-05-29.

2014

  • Lecture
    Knotten, Vegard. (2014) Prosjekteringsledelse og BIM. En innføring i prosjekteringsledelse . Fagguppen for bygg og anlegg( FBA) -Tekna/NITO; Oslo. 2014-10-15 - 2014-10-16.
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