Martine Buser

Associate Professor at Construction Management

Martine is an Associate Professor at the Division of Construction Management at Chalmers. Martine is working with environmental and social sustainability and diversity management issues. Her research interest includes innovation and business development processes in relation to the construction sector. Her teaching relates to knowledge management, organizational learning and qualitative research methods.

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Publications (42)
Projects (4)

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2020

On the road to nowhere? The challenges of aligning construction and demolition waste practices with circular economy

Rickard Andersson, Martine Buser

ARCOM 2020 - Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 36th Annual Conference 2020 - Proceedings, p. 536-545

Paper in proceeding

2020

Good enough quality: Multiple quality cultures in a Swedish region

Christian Koch, Martine Buser

ARCOM 2020 - Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 36th Annual Conference 2020 - Proceedings, p. 465-474

Paper in proceeding

2020

Developing New Sustainable Strategy: The Struggle of Small and Medium Swedish Contractors Companies to Experiment with Business Models

Martine Buser, Veronica Carlsson

Journal of Business models. Vol. 8 (2), p. 101-114

Journal article

2019

Improving renovation waste management in Sweden: The role of the demolition company

Rickard Andersson, Martine Buser, Petra Bosch-Sijtsema

Association of Researchers in Construction Management, ARCOM 2019 - Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference, p. 84-93

Paper in proceeding

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2019

Implementing sustainable facility management: Challenges and barriers encountered by Scandinavian FM practitioners

Marit Store-Valen, Martine Buser

Facilities. Vol. 37 (9-10), p. 550-570

Journal article

2019

Interactive shaping of expertise: The play between house-owner and sme contractors negotiating renovation

Martine Buser, Veronica Carlsson, Christian Koch

Association of Researchers in Construction Management, ARCOM 2019 - Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference. Vol. 2019, p. 104-113

Paper in proceeding

2018

Improving the implementation of sustainable facilities management: the role of end-users in realising energy efficient solutions

Martine Buser, Marit Store-Valen, Mattias Straub et al

Other conference contribution

2018

Creating State of the Art? A Passive House University Hospital North of the Polar Circle

Christian Koch, Martine Buser

Cold Climate HVAC 2018, p. 1065-1073

Paper in proceeding

2018

Attributing value to waste: the difficult road to efficient waste management for renovation projects

Martine Buser, Petra Bosch-Sijtsema

Proceeding of the 34th Annual ARCOM Conference, p. 118-128

Paper in proceeding

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2017

Defining education to support sustainable operation of buildings in the Nordic Countries

Martine Buser, Marit Støre-Valen, Erling Buus Olsen et al

9th Nordic Conference on Construction Economics and Organization. Vol. 22, p. 69-78

Paper in proceeding

2017

From construction waste to business value: Defining new value propositions for construction contractors.

Martine Buser, Petra Bosch-Sijtsema

Proceedings to NFF (Nordic Academy of Management) conference, August 2017

Paper in proceeding

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2017

Barriers To And Challenges Of Sustainable Facilities Management Practices – Experiences From The Nordic Countries

Marit Støre-Valen, Martine Buser

Ruddock, L, Van-Dijk, H and Houghton, CAM, (eds.) 2017, International Research Conference 2017: Shaping Tomorrow's Built Environment - conference proceedings, University of Salford, Salford, UK, p. 356-368

Paper in proceeding

2017

Developing The Social Aspects Of Sustainable Facilities Management: A Multi-Country Summer School Project

Martine Buser, Marit Støre-Valen

Paper in proceeding

2017

What you see is not what you get: Single-family house renovation and energy retrofit seen through the lens of sociomateriality

Martine Buser, Veronica Carlsson

Construction Management and Economics. Vol. 35 (5), p. 276-287

Journal article

2017

Construction and Demolition Waste Management on the building site: a literature review.

Petra Bosch-Sijtsema, Martine Buser

33rd Annual Association of Researchers in Construction Management Conference, ARCOM 2017; Fitzwilliam CollegeCambridge; United Kingdom; 4 September 2017 through 6 September 2017, p. 269-278

Paper in proceeding

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2016

Engineering companies strategizing globalisation

Martine Buser, Christian Koch, Petra Bosch

ARCOM Conference Manchester, September 2016, p. 1089-1098

Paper in proceeding

2016

Teknikkonsulter med och utan globaliseringsstrategier - en förstudie

Petra Bosch, Martine Buser, Christian Koch

Kortrapport om forskning, CMB (2016: nr 1)

Magazine article

2015

Social sustainability as commodity? - investigating private companies contribution to urban restructuring in Sweden

Martine Buser, Christian Koch

The 23rd Nordic Academy of Management Conference, Copenhagen DK August 2015

Paper in proceeding

2015

Sitting between two chairs. Introducing social sustainability in three large Swedish Contractors

Martine Buser, Christian Koch

Proceedings ARCOM conference 2015

Paper in proceeding

2015

Stepping out of the canvas: Small construction enterprises experimenting with business models

Martine Buser, Veronica Carlsson

The 23rd Nordic Academy of Management Conference (NFF), Copenhagen DK, August 2015

Paper in proceeding

2015

Sitting between two chairs: Introducing social sustainability in three large Swedish contractor companies

Christian Koch, Martine Buser

Proceedings of the 31st Annual Association of Researchers in Construction Management Conference, ARCOM 2015, Lincoln, United Kingdom, 7-9 September 2015, p. 397-406

Paper in proceeding

2015

Renewing renovation: Looking at renovation of owners occupied houses with socio-materiality lenses.

Martine Buser, Veronica Carlsson

Proceedings of the 31st annual ARCOM conference, September 2015, Lincoln UK, p. 1083-1092

Paper in proceeding

2014

Convenience renovation and non-transition- contractor SMEs operating in the detached housing market.

Christian Koch, Martine Buser, Veronica Carlsson

Proceedings 5th International Conference on Sustainability Transitions,

Paper in proceeding

2014

Tales of the Suburbs?-The Social Sustainability Agenda in Sweden through Literary Accounts

Martine Buser, Christian Koch

Sustainability. Vol. 6 (2), p. 913-934

Journal article

2014

Is anybody home? The role of company websites for small building contractors in Sweden

Martine Buser, Veronica Carlsson

30th Annual Association of Researchers in Construction Management Conference, ARCOM 2014; Portsmouth; United Kingdom; 1 September 2014 through 3 September 2014, p. 977-986

Paper in proceeding

2014

1. Is this none of the contractor’s business? Social Sustainability Challenges informed by popular literature

Martine Buser, Christian Koch

Construction Management and Economics. Vol. 32 (7-8), p. 749-759

Journal article

2014

Belt, Braces and more -overlapping emerging proto-institutions in the field of sustainable buildings

Christian Koch, Martine Buser

European Group of Organization Studies, EGOS 2014 Rotterdam

Paper in proceeding

2014

Diversity management and best practices

Martine Buser

Report

2014

Proto institutions in Sustainable Buildings

Christian Koch, Martine Buser

Proceedings International Conference on Sustainable Transition

Paper in proceeding

2013

Swedish poverty – An oxymoron? Taking issue with social sustainability in urban renewal

Martine Buser, Christian Koch

Proceedings of ARCOM - 29th Annual Conference, Reading, UK, 2-4 September 2013, p. 1295-1305

Paper in proceeding

2013

Time travellers: managers on the building site

Martine Buser

CIB World Building Congress, Construction and Society, Brisbane, 5-9 May 2013

Paper in proceeding

2013

Engineering Students as Innovation Facilitators for Enterprises

Martine Buser

International Journal of Engineering Education. Vol. Vol. 29 (No 5), p. 1080-1087

Journal article

2013

Taking issue with social sustainability in Urban Transition

Christian Koch, Martine Buser

Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Sustainability Transitions, p. 665-682

Paper in proceeding

2013

The deflation of a management concept soufflé? – the emergence of new consultancy roles in Danish Public Private Partnerships

Christian Koch, Martine Buser

28th Egos Colloquium, Montreal, Sub-theme 33 Management occupations: Exploring boundaries and knowledge flows

Paper in proceeding

2013

Multiple institutions of diversity practices at Scandinavian building contractors

Martine Buser, Christian Koch

22nd Nordic Academy of Management Conference (NFF) Iceland, August 2013, track 19: Pactices of diversity and gender equality

Other conference contribution

2012

Eyes Wide Shut? Loyality and Practical Morality in Engineering Education

Martine Buser, Christian Koch

Engineering, Development and Philosophy, p. 253-269

Book chapter

2012

Multiple dynamics of sustainable housing concepts in Denmark – on the role of passive houses

Christian Koch, Martine Buser

International Conference on Sustainable Transitions, IST 2012, Track E Theory Development and Critical Perspectives (Volume E), p. 283-307

Paper in proceeding

2012

Diversity Management through board representation in construction

Martine Buser, Christian Koch, Per-Erik Josephson

Proceedings of the Joint CIB International Conference: Management of Construction: Research to Practice, 26-29 June 2012, Montreal, Canada

Paper in proceeding

2012

Women at top level management at Contractors in Denmark and Norway

Martine Buser, Christian Koch

Smith S. (2012): Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference. Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM).. Vol. 1, p. 262-272

Paper in proceeding

2012

Multiple institutional dynamics of sustainable housing concepts in Denmark – on the role of passive houses

Martine Buser, Christian Koch

Sociology Study. Vol. 2 (10), p. 17-

Journal article

2012

The life and death of a sustainable housing concept? The trajectory of passive houses in Denmark as part of the zero carbon transition

Christian Koch, Martine Buser, Roine Leiringer

Proceedings CIB conference Management of Construction: Research to Practice (26 – 29 June 2012), Montreal, p. 13-

Paper in proceeding

2012

Eyes Wide Shut? Non Referring, Loyalty and Practical Moral in Engineering Education

Martine Buser, Christian Koch

2012, p. 253-267

Book chapter

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Showing 4 research projects

2019–2022

Consencus in energy renovation: The tenant in focus

Paula Femenias Building Design

Lina Jonsdotter Building Design

Martine Buser Construction Management

Liane Thuvander Architectural theory and methods

Alexander Knutsson Building Design

Swedish Energy Agency

Centre for Management of the Built Environment (CMB)

2018–2020

Follow the waste: ensuring alignment between construction and demolition waste practice and policy

Petra Bosch Construction Management

Rickard Andersson Construction Management

Martine Buser Construction Management

Formas

2016–2019

CONSTRUCTIVATE Sustainable recycling of construction and demolition waste

Martine Buser Construction Management

Ulf Jäglid Environmental Inorganic Chemistry

Petra Bosch Construction Management

Mistra Urban Futures

2015–2018

From Sustainable Refurbishment to Sustainable Facility Management

Martine Buser Construction Management

Nordic Innovation

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