Martine Buser

Associate Professor at Building Design

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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2024

Categorizing construction waste: Closing the gap between European waste regulation and management practices

Andreas De Gier, Stefan Christoffer Gottlieb, Martine Buser
Sustainable Futures. Vol. 7
Journal article
2023

The Impact of the EU Taxonomy of Sustainable Finance on the Building Field

Christian Koch, Martine Buser, Rickard Andersson
Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, p. 283-296
Paper in proceeding
2023

Addressing minority discrimination in a master’s education program for construction management

Martine Buser, Dimosthenis Kifokeris
Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, p. 33-46
Paper in proceeding
2023

INCLUDING CIRCULAR VALUE PROPOSITIONS IN BUSINESS PORTFOLIO: EXAMPLES FROM SWEDISH AEC COMPANIES

Martine Buser, Rickard Andersson
Proceedings of the 39th Annual ARCOM Conference: Constructing for the Future, ARCOM 2023, p. 711-720
Paper in proceeding
2022

Do what I say, not what I do: increasing the representation of minorities in the construction sector

Martine Buser, Dimosthenis Kifokeris
Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference of the Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM), p. 166-175
Paper in proceeding
2022

From waste to resource management? Construction and demolition waste management through the lens of institutional work

Rickard Andersson, Martine Buser
Construction Management and Economics. Vol. 40 (6), p. 477-496
Journal article
2021

From concept to practice: Implementation of circular building as a process of translation

Martine Buser, Stefan Christoffer Gottlieb, Andreas De Gier et al
Proceedings of the 37th Annual ARCOM Conference, ARCOM 2021, p. 584-593
Paper in proceeding
2021

Circular building and new business models: What opportunity for the contractors?

Martine Buser, Rickard Andersson
Proceedings of the 37th Annual ARCOM Conference, ARCOM 2021, p. 604-613
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
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
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
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
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

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

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
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
2017

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

Martine Buser, Marit Støre-Valen
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. 461-471
Paper in proceeding
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
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

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

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 Contractors

Martine Buser, Christian Koch
Proceedings ARCOM conference 2015
Paper in proceeding
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

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

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

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

Proto institutions in Sustainable Buildings

Christian Koch, Martine Buser
Proceedings International Conference on Sustainable Transition
Paper in proceeding
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

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

Diversity management and best practices

Martine Buser
Report
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

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

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
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

Time travellers: managers on the building site

Martine Buser
CIB World Building Congress, Construction and Society, Brisbane, 5-9 May 2013
Paper in proceeding
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

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

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

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

Martine Buser, Christian Koch
2012, p. 253-267
Book chapter
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 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

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

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Showing 8 research projects

2024–2026

Sustainability managers in the building sector: doing and undoing gender

Martine Buser Building Design
Anna Grzelec Science, Technology and Society
Centre for Management of the Built Environment (CMB)

2024–2028

Adaptation of multi-family buildings to extreme heat

Despoina Teli Building Services Engineering
Paula Femenias Building Design
Martine Buser Building Design
Marli Swanepoel Building Design
Joel André Slunitschek Building Services Engineering
Kaj Granath Building Design
Swedish Energy Agency

2024–2026

Effects, measures and solutions for resilient housing to extreme heat

Despoina Teli Building Services Engineering
Martine Buser Building Design
Paula Femenias Building Design
Joel André Slunitschek Building Services Engineering
Marli Swanepoel Building Design
Kaj Granath Building Design
Formas

2022–2023

Circularity and business models

Martine Buser Building Design
Rickard Andersson Building Design
Centre for Management of the Built Environment (CMB)

2022–2024

RECIPE Circular economy and market creation

Martine Buser Building Design
Realdania

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

2 publications exist
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

4 publications exist
2015–2018

From Sustainable Refurbishment to Sustainable Facility Management

Martine Buser Construction Management
Nordic Innovation

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