Göran Lindahl

Professor at Construction Management

Göran Lindahl is an Associate Professor at the Division of Construction Management at Chalmers. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Tampere Technical University between 2011 - 2016. Göran is active in both research and education. His focus is primarily on Project Management and Facilities Management, often from a client perspective. Topics related to his research are organisation, management, design processes including issues of participation and stakeholder management. Particular focus in research is on planning of workplaces and health care facilities and issues related to usability. He is also active in research related to energy issues and the built environment. In education focus is on project management, facilities management, governance in and of the construction sector.

Active in Center for Health Care Architecture, CVA and Center for Management of the Built environment, CMB

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2024

It looks like nature - a phenomenological study of the built environment in psychotherapy from psychologists' and psychiatrists' perspective

Anne Hagerup, Helle Wijk, Göran Lindahl et al
International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being. Vol. 19 (1), p. 2408812-
Journal article
2024

Rethinking Day Surgery Model of Care and Built Environment: A Design Dialogue Study

Johanna Eriksson, Hina Lad, Göran Lindahl
Paper in proceeding
2024

Introducing the Outdoor Environment as an Arena for Person-Centered Care and Rehabilitation at Residential Care Facilities for Older Adults—A Care Worker’s Perspective

Madeleine Liljegren, Anna Bengtsson, Göran Lindahl et al
Journal of Aging and Environment. Vol. In Press
Journal article
2024

Older Adults’ Needs and Wishes for Contact With the Outdoors at Residential Care Facilities: Implications for Theory and Practice

Madeleine Liljegren, Anna Bengtsson, Göran Lindahl et al
HERD. Vol. In Press
Journal article
2024

Benchmarking Relevance for Hospital Design and Planning: An International Web-Based Survey

Hannah-Kathrin Silja Viergutz, Laura Cambra-Rufino, Michael Apple et al
HERD. Vol. 17 (3), p. 189-208
Journal article
2024

Concept programmes to support healthcare design.Analysis and discussion of the Swedish case

Laura Sacchetti, Nicoletta Setola, Göran Lindahl
TECHNE (27), p. 129-136
Journal article
2024

Fraud events in the coolest of neighbourhoods: A case study from Gothenburg, Sweden

Charlotta Thodelius, Micael Björk, Göran Lindahl et al
Crime, Law and Social Change. Vol. In Press
Journal article
2024

Toward a Future Orientation: A Supportive Mental Health Facility Environment

Anne Hagerup, Helle Wijk, Göran Lindahl et al
HERD. Vol. 17 (2), p. 38-56
Journal article
2024

A Descriptive Study of Swedish Secure Youth Homes in Terms of Their Spatial Factors and Residents' Individual Characteristics

Kajsa Nolbeck, Helle Wijk, Göran Lindahl et al
Residential Treatment for Children and Youth. Vol. 41 (3), p. 367-389
Journal article
2023

Be prepared and do the best you can: a focus group study with staff on the care environment at Swedish secure youth homes

Kajsa Nolbeck, Sepideh Olausson, Göran Lindahl et al
International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being. Vol. 18 (1), p. 2168234-
Journal article
2023

Preface

Göran Lindahl, Stefan Christoffer Gottlieb
Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, p. v-vi
Other conference contribution
2023

Impact of Birthing Room Design on Maternal Childbirth Experience: Results From the Room4Birth Randomized Trial

Lisa Goldkuhl, Hanna Gyllensten, Cecily Begley et al
HERD. Vol. 16 (1), p. 200-218
Journal article
2023

Sensory Design in the Birth Environment: Learning from Existing Case Studies

Elena Bellini, Alessia Macchi, Nicoletta Setola et al
Buildings. Vol. 13 (3)
Journal article
2022

Claiming and Reclaiming Settings, Objects, and Situations: A Microethnographic Study of the Sociomaterial Practices of Everyday Life at Swedish Youth Homes

Kajsa Nolbeck, Helle Wijk, Göran Lindahl et al
Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. Vol. 51 (6), p. 816-844
Journal article
2022

The Swedish Health Promoting Healthcare network and the built environment

Elke Miedema, Göran Lindahl, Marie Elf
Health Promotion International. Vol. 37 (1), p. 1-11
Journal article
2022

Women’s Experiences of Physical Features in a Specially Designed Birthing Room: A Mixed-Methods Study in Sweden

Lisa Björnson Skogström, Emma Vithal, Helle Wijk et al
HERD. Vol. 15 (3), p. 193-205
Journal article
2022

Room4Birth – The effect of giving birth in a hospital birthing room designed with person-centred considerations: A Swedish randomised controlled trial

Lisa Goldkuhl, Hanna Gyllensten, Cecily Begley et al
Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare. Vol. 32
Journal article
2021

Literature review: Evidence-based health outcomes and perceptions of the built environment in pediatric hospital facilities

Emelie Pauli Bock, Stefan Nilsson, Per Anders Jansson et al
Journal of Pediatric Nursing. Vol. 61, p. e42-e50
Review article
2021

How Virtual Reality is used when involving healthcare staff in the design process

Shahin Sateei, Johanna Eriksson, Mattias Roupé et al
Proceedings of the Conference CIB W78. Vol. 38, p. 419-428
Paper in proceeding
2021

Flexibility during the covid-19 pandemic response: Healthcare facility assessment tools for resilient evaluation

Andrea Brambilla, Tian Zhi Sun, Waleed Elshazly et al
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Vol. 18 (21)
Journal article
2021

Public management in turbulent times: COVID‐19 as an ecosystem disruptor

Erik Eriksson, Christian Gadolin, Göran Lindahl et al
Australian Journal of Public Administration. Vol. 80 (4), p. 732-747
Journal article
2021

Evidence-informed health care infrastructures: test of SustHealthv2 tool on hospital pilot cases

Andrea Brambilla, Göran Lindahl, S. Capolongo
European Journal of Public Health. Vol. 31
Other conference contribution
2021

Why space is not enough: Service innovation and service delivery in senior housing

Petter Ahlström, Göran Lindahl, Markus Fellesson et al
Management and Information Technology after Digital Transformation, p. 72-80
Book chapter
2020

The dynamic capabilities of public construction clients in the healthcare sector

Abderisak Adam, Göran Lindahl, Roine Leiringer
International Journal of Managing Projects in Business. Vol. 13 (1), p. 153-171
Journal article
2020

"If you don't behave, you're in real shit, you don't get outside the doors"-a phenomenological hermeneutic study of adolescents' lived experiences of the socio-spatial environment of involuntary institutional care

Kajsa Nolbeck, Helle Wijk, Göran Lindahl et al
International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being. Vol. 15 (1), p. 1726559-
Journal article
2020

Complex Projects Assessment. The Impact of Built Environment on Healthcare Staff Wellbeing

Andrea Brambilla, Alessandro Morganti, Göran Lindahl et al
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). Vol. 12253 LNCS, p. 345-354
Paper in proceeding
2019

Dynamic capabilities and risk management: Evaluating the CDRM model for clients

Abderisak Adam, Göran Lindahl
Emerald Reach Proceedings Series. Vol. 2, p. 85-92
Book chapter
2019

Exploring diffrent design spaces - VR as a tool during building design

Mattias Roupé, Mikael Johansson, Elke Miedema et al
Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality (CONVR2019) - Enabling digital technologies to sustain construction growth and efficiency. Vol. 19, p. 94-102
Paper in proceeding
2019

Conceptualizing health promotion in relation to outpatient healthcare building design: a Scoping review

Elke Miedema, Göran Lindahl, Marie Elf
HERD. Vol. 12 (1), p. 69-86
Review article
2019

BIM related innovation in healthcare precinct design and facilities management

Giles Thomson, Göran Lindahl, Ammar Shemery et al
Emerald Reach Proceedings Series. Vol. 2, p. 455-462
Book chapter
2019

Health promotion and the built environment - views from Swedish healthcare organisations

Elke Miedema, Göran Lindahl, Marie Elf
ARCH19 - BUILDING for BETTER HEALTH Book of abstracts
Paper in proceeding
2018

FROM TOOL-MAKING TO TOOL-USING - AND BACK: RATIONALES FOR ADOPTION AND USE OF LCC

Pernilla Gluch, Mathias Petter Gustafsson, Henrikke Baumann et al
International Journal of Strategic Property Management. Vol. 22 (3), p. 179-190
Journal article
2017

Aggregation of factors causing cost overruns and time delays in large public construction projects: Trends and implications

Abderisak Adam, Per-Erik Josephson, Göran Lindahl
Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. Vol. 24 (3), p. 393-406
Journal article
2017

Health promotive ambitions related to building design – the case of Angered Nearby Hospital

Elke Miedema, Göran Lindahl, Lena Marie Elf
ARCH 17 - 3rd international conference on architecture, research, care and health. Vol. 1 edition, p. 331-344
Paper in proceeding
2017

Applying the dynamic capabilities framework in the case of a large public construction client

Abderisak Adam, Göran Lindahl
Construction Management and Economics. Vol. 35 (7), p. 1-12
Journal article
2017

Assessing BIM performance in building management organisations

Daniel W. Mansson, Keith D. Hampson, Göran Lindahl
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 9TH NORDIC CONFERENCE ON CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS AND ORGANIZATION, p. 375-387
Paper in proceeding
2017

Nordic workplace concept development from office as a city to city as an office

Suvi Paivikki Nenonen, Göran Lindahl
Journal of Facilities Management. Vol. 15 (3), p. 302-316
Journal article
2017

How task heterogeneity and frequency relates to knowledge codification: Evaluating the Shared Construction Guidelines (SCG) of 24 Swedish Public Client Organizations

Abderisak Adam, Göran Lindahl, Roine Leiringer
9th Nordic Conference on Construction Economics and Organization, p. 1-9
Paper in proceeding
2016

The use of common spaces in assisted living schemes for older persons: a comparison of somatic and dementia units

Morgan Andersson, Jan Paulsson, Inga Malmqvist et al
Ageing and Society. Vol. 36 (4), p. 837-859
Journal article
2016

Approaches to Safeguarding Sustainability Requirements in Public Construction Projects – the Client’s Perspective

Abderisak Adam, Göran Lindahl
CIB World Building Congress 2016
Paper in proceeding
2016

BIM performance and capability

Daniel Månsson, Göran Lindahl
Delivering Value with BIM: A Whole-of-Life Approach, p. 46-57
Book chapter
2015

Take a Chance on Me? Construction Clients' Perspectives on Risk Management

Abderisak Adam, Göran Lindahl
Procedia Economics and Finance. Vol. 21, p. 548-554
Paper in proceeding
2015

Shared decision making in designing new healthcare environments-time to begin improving quality

M. Elf, Peter Fröst, Göran Lindahl et al
BMC Health Services Research. Vol. 15 (1), p. Article no. 114-
Journal article
2015

Nordic campus retrofitting concepts - Scalable practices

R. Eriksson, S. Nenonen, A. Junghans et al
8th Nordic Conference on Construction Economics and Organization. Vol. 21, p. 329-336
Paper in proceeding
2014

Developing Capabilities for Public Construction Clients

Abderisak Adam, Göran Lindahl, Per-Erik Josephson
Proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on the Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, 7-9 Nov 2014, Chongqing
Paper in proceeding
2014

Implications of cost overruns and time delays on major public construction projects

Abderisak Adam, Per-Erik Josephson, Göran Lindahl
Proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on the Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, 7-9 Nov 2014, Chongqing
Paper in proceeding
2013

Implementation of strategies: A case study of a municipality owned housing company

Tobias Alfjung, Ebba Birging, Sigrid Gunnemark et al
Proceedings of the 7th Nordic Conference on Construction Economics and Organisation 2013, Trondheim, 12-14 June 2013
Paper in proceeding
2012

The Usability of facilities: Experiences and effects

Göran Lindahl, Geir K Hansen, Keith Alexander
Managing Organizational Ecologies - Space, Management and Organization. Routledge - Studies innovation, organization and technology: New York
Book chapter
2012

Interdisciplinary Approaches, Obstacles and Possibilities – Experiences from Facilities Management Research

Göran Lindahl, Suvi Nenonen
Proceedings 11th EuroFM Research Symposium. Copenhagen 22-25 May, 2012
Paper in proceeding
2011

Facilities in use, Nordic studies about usability of workplaces

Göran Lindahl, Geir K Hansen, Suvi Nenonen et al
Proceedings Nordic FM Conference 2011
Paper in proceeding
2011

USEframe - a Framework to understand and map usability research

Göran Lindahl, Siri Blakstad, Geir K Hansen et al
Proceedings of the 6th Nordic conference on Construction Management and Economics
Paper in proceeding
2011

Use and Usability of Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly. An observation study in Gothenburg Sweden.

Morgan Andersson, Göran Lindahl, Inga Malmqvist
Journal of Housing for the Elderly. Vol. 25 (4), p. 380-400
Journal article
2011

Project Management - Wise after the event

Göran Lindahl, Roine Leiringer
Proceedings of the 6th Nordic Conference on Construction Management and Economics, p. 11-
Paper in proceeding
2010

User-oriented Benchmarking for Usability of Real Estate- The REBUS research project

Göran Lindahl, Siri Blakstad, Suvi Nenonen
Report
2010

Quality Innovation & Evidence in Healthcare Physical Environments in England & Sweden - Establishing a Collaborative Roadmap

Göran Lindahl, Michael Phiri, Grant Mills et al
Better Healthcare through better infrastructure, 3rd Annual Conference of the Health and Care Infrastructure Research and Innovation Centre, 22-24 September 2010, Edingburgh, Scotland
Paper in proceeding
2010

Life cycle costing in construction projects – a case study of a municipal construction client organisation

Kjerstin Ludvig, Pernilla Gluch, Göran Lindahl
Third International World of Construction Project Management Conference 2010, p. 1-8
Paper in proceeding
2008

Swedish construction clients' views on project success and measuring performance

Mikael Frödell, Per-Erik Josephson, Göran Lindahl
Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology. Vol. 6 (1), p. 21-32
Journal article
2008

Attention! - there are users in the facilities

Göran Lindahl
Proceedings/documentation RAMAU Seminar, Paris, May, 2008
Paper in proceeding
2008

Usability

Göran Lindahl
In European Fm Insight, Issue 8, December, 2008
Magazine article
2007

Clients’ goals and the construction project management

Göran Lindahl, Nina Ryd
Facilities. Vol. 25 (3/4), p. 147-156
Journal article
2007

Organisational change in the run-up to a major sport event: The case of the European Athletics Championships 2006

Göran Lindahl, Nina Modig
Project Management Technology, 2007.1.
Magazine article
2007

Cooperation in the Building Sector between Building-Material Manufacturers and Contractors to Develop Products

Jan Sundqvist, Bengt Larsson, Göran Lindahl
Australian Journal of Construction Economics and Building.. Vol. Vol 7 (Issue 2)
Journal article
2007

Evaluation of individual characteristics in partnering projects

Sara Åkerström, Göran Lindahl
Proceedings of CIB World congress Cape Town, May 14-17 in Cape Town, South Africa
Paper in proceeding
2006

User-client´s goals and the construction project management process

Göran Lindahl, Nina Ryd
Proceedings of Trondheim International Symposium, ”Changing User Demands on Buildings - Needs for Lifecycle Planning and Management” Trondheim, 12-14 June 2006
Paper in proceeding
2006

User-Clients’ Goals and the Construction Project Management Process

Göran Lindahl, Nina Ryd
CIB W70 International Symposium, Changing User Demands, on Buildings - Needs For Lifecycle Planning and Management 12 - 14 June 2006, in Trondheim, Norway.
Paper in proceeding
2006

Formal and informal communication in a project organisation: The case of a large construction project

Henrik Björklund, Göran Lindahl, Laurentiu Dobresco et al
Proceedings of IRNOP VII Project Research Conference, October 11-13, Xian, China
Paper in proceeding
2006

Construction Client’s Requirements – Innovation in Construction Project Management

Göran Lindahl, Nina Ryd
Proceedings of the International CIB Symposium: Construction in the 21st Century - Local and Global Challenge. Rome, Oct 18–20 2006
Paper in proceeding
2006

Formal and informal communication in a project organisation: The case of a large construction projec

Henrik Björklund, Göran Lindahl
Proceedings of IRNOP VII Conference, October 11-13 in Xian, China, p. 435-441
Journal article
2006

From organization to actor: Clients and users needsof facilities in the health care sector

Josefina Hinnerson, Göran Lindahl, Inga Malmqvist
CIB W065/W055/W086 International Symposium, Construction in the XXI Century: Local and global challenges, 18-20 October 2006, Rome, Italy, p. 146-147
Paper in proceeding
2006

From organization to actor: the process of achiev-ing usable facilities in the healthcare sector

Josefina Hinnerson, Göran Lindahl, Inga Malmqvist
Proceedings of the International CIB Symposium: Construction in the 21st Century - Local and Global Challenge. Rome, Oct 18–20 2006
Paper in proceeding
2006

Construction Client’s Needs – Innovation in Construction

Nina Ryd, Göran Lindahl
Joint International Symposium of CIB Working Commissions W55: Building Economics, W65: Organization and Management of Construction, Construction In The XXI Century: Local And Global Challenges, 18-20 October 2006, Rome, Italy, p. 286-287 (full text on CD)
Paper in proceeding
2006

Organizational change in the run-up to a major sport event: The case of the European Athletics Championships 2006

Göran Lindahl, Nina Modig
Proceedings of IRNOP VII Project Research Conference, p. 292-301
Paper in proceeding
2006

Performance in provision of facilities: a study of buildings in the health care sector

Josefina Hinnerson, Göran Lindahl, Jan-Åke Granath
Proceedings of Trondheim International Symposium, Changing User Demands on Buildings - Needs for Lifecycle Planning and Management,Trondheim, 12-14 June 2006
Paper in proceeding
2006

Culture and Usability

Göran Lindahl, Jan-Åke Granath
Proceedings of Trondheim International Symposium, Changing User Demands on Buildings - Needs for Lifecycle Planning and Management, Trondheim, 12-14 June 2006
Paper in proceeding
2006

Mätområdet Performance/Projektmål

Göran Lindahl, Nina Ryd
Report
2005

Trust, Participation and Hospital Design Two Approaches One Result.

Göran Lindahl, Josefina Hinnerson, Jan-Åke Granath
Proceedings of the 11th CIB International Symposium, Combining Forces, Advancing Facilities management and Construction through Innovation. Helsinki, 13-16 June, 2005.
Paper in proceeding
2004

Project-based learning: a contradiction in terms?

Göran Lindahl, Christine Räisänen
Proceedings of the 1st WCPM conference, Toronto, May 2004, p. 256-266
Paper in proceeding
2003

The innovative workplace, a process and a place

Göran Lindahl, Jan-Åke Granath
EuroFM Research Symposium
Other conference contribution
2003

Managing Project Culture - the Case of the Hotel Gothia Towers Project

Göran Lindahl, Per-Erik Josephson
Proceedings of CIB TG 23 International Conference Professionalism in Construction: Culture of High Performance, Hong Kong, 26-27 Oct 2003
Paper in proceeding
2003

The Hotel Gothia Towers: a successful partnering project

Göran Lindahl, Per-Erik Josephson
3rd Nordic Conference on Construction Economics and Organization, p. 275-285
Journal article
2003

Collaboration, Learning and Working Processes in Project Groups in Partnering Projects

Göran Lindahl, Per-Erik Josephson
Proceedings of the Joint International Symposium of CIB W55, W65 and W107 Knowledge Construction, Singapore, 22-24 Oct, 2003
Paper in proceeding
2001

Rummet som resurs för förändringsarbete

Göran Lindahl
Doctoral thesis
1994

Performance of Industrial Buildings – Pilot study in Bilprovningen plant Aröd

Ekström O, Kajsa Ellegård, Tomas Engström et al
Report - Avdelningen för Industriplanering, Chalmers Tekniska Högskola

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Showing 12 research projects

2023–2024

Sustainable and inclusive hybrid workplaces - anywhere and anytime? (SIWH)

Göran Lindahl Construction Management
NordForsk

2021–2022

Konceptual program, primary health care facilities

Göran Lindahl Building Design
Jens Widmark Building Design
Sofia Park Building Design
Elin Rittmark Building Design
Johanna Eriksson Building Design
Centre for Healthcare Architecture (CVA)
PTS Forum
Swedish Health and Facilities Network
National real estate council

2021–2021

Trygghetsboende med digitalt stöd

Göran Lindahl Building Design
VINNOVA

2019–2020

Standardization for urban and situational crime prevention

Göran Lindahl Building Design
VINNOVA

2018–2020

Strengthening Architecture and Built Environment Research - SABRE

Fredrik Nilsson Architectural theory and methods
Göran Lindahl Building Design
Anna Braide Building Design
Johanna Eriksson Building Design
Marie Strid Building Design
European Commission (EC)

2016–2017

Enpatientrum i Sverige

Marie Strid Building Design
Kristin Schmitt Building Design
Sophy Sapan Longe Olsson Building Design
Charlotta Thodelius Building Design
Göran Lindahl Construction Management
Peter Fröst Building Design
SKL

2016–2017

Enpatientrum i Sverige. Sammanställd utvärdering av ett antal genomförda projekt

Marie Strid Building Design
Charlotta Thodelius Building Design
Göran Lindahl Construction Management
Sophy Sapan Longe Olsson Building Design
Peter Fröst Building Design
Swedish Health and Facilities Network

2015–2016

Skandinavisk nettverk for innovasjon i byggenaeringen (SNIB)

Göran Lindahl Construction Management
European Commission (EC)

2014–2017

Developing dynamic client project capabilities in the public sector for increased ecological, economical, social and cultural sustainability

Göran Lindahl Construction Management
Abderisak Adam Construction Management
Formas

1 publication exists
2013–2019

Integrative Ways of Residing: Health and Quality of Residence Architectural Inventions for Dwelling, Ageing and Healthcaring AIDAH

Sten Gromark Building Design
Hanna Morichetto Building Design
Roger Ulrich Building Design
Marie Strid Building Design
Elizabeth Marcheschi Building Design
Ola Nylander Building Design
Saga Karlsson Building Design
Charlotta Thodelius Building Design
Elke Miedema Building Design
Maria Berezecka Mårtensson Building Design
Peter Fröst Building Design
Inga Malmqvist Building Design
Anna Braide Building Design
Cecilia Pettersson Building Design
Göran Lindahl Construction Management
Formas

13 publications exist
2013–2018

Facing the energy challenge: Innovative business models for renovation of buildings

Pernilla Gluch Service Management and Logistics
Veronica Carlsson Construction Management
Christian Koch Construction Management
Göran Lindahl Construction Management
Ingrid Svensson Service Management and Logistics
Formas
Centre for Management of the Built Environment (CMB)

2 publications exist
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