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Personal profile
Research profile
Kim Haugbølle conducts advisory services to the government, undertakes teaching, and develops research-based knowledge to improve the built environment. He has authored or co-authored more than 250 publications on the role of the construction client focusing on innovation, procurement, building performance, life cycle economics and sustainable design. Kim Haugbølle is an experienced writer of publications covering both popular and professional texts as well as texts in both Danish and English.
Teaching profile
Kim's primary interests are innovation and process development. In particular, he focuses on matters concerning the role of the client, life cycle costing (LCC) and sustainability. He is heavily involved in the sustainable certification scheme DGNB and responsible for the development of the LCCbyg tool for calculating the life cycle costs of buildings. Kim is theoretically broadly rooted in a socio-technical tradition and works with both qualitative and quantitative methods. Examples of previously supervised graduation projects and censoring assignments include:
- Implementing sustainable initiatives in a public client organization
- Innovation partnerships as driver of a sustainable transformation of the socio-technical regime of construction
- Innovation and knowledge management systems in Rockwool
- Knowledge management in consulting engineering
- Innovation and technology platforms in industrial companies
- Digitization strategy in consulting engineering
- Breaking up the construction value chain - architectural firms' strategies and positioning
- Data integration across digital tools in design practice
Administrative profile
Kim Haugbølle is a member of the international building research organization CIB. Since 2020 he has been a member of CIB's Program Committee and from 2022 Chair of the Program Committee as well as a member of the board of CIB on behalf of BUILD, Aalborg University.
From 2017-20, Kim Haugbølle has been a member of the Academic Council at the Faculty of Engineering and Science (ENG) at Aalborg University. He was previously a member of the Academic Council at the Danish Building Research Institute (SBi) in the period 2008-16.
Kim has been Chairman from 2017-2022 and Member since 2014 of the Bibliometric Research Indicator Committee 45 on system and technology development, service development and facilities management, and construction management.
In 2011, Kim co-founded the Nordic association CREON (Construction Researchers on Construction Management and Economics in the Nordic region) with colleagues from other Nordic universities. He is a member of the board and treasurer of the association.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Technical University of Denmark
1993 → 1997
MSc (CivEng), Technical University of Denmark
1984 → 1993
BSc (PolSc), Institut for Statskundskab, Københavns Universitet
1988 → 1990
External positions
Secretariat Director, Byggeriets Udviklingsråd (Danish Building Development Council)
1997 → 2000
PhD student, Technical University of Denmark
1993 → 1997
Keywords
- Construction
- construction management
- innovation management
- life cycle costing
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Levetider af bygninger og bygningsdele - betydende faktorer og grundlag for modellering
de Place Hansen, E. J., Haugbølle, K., Morelli, M., Rode, C., Ottosen, L. M., Karlshøj, J., Lind, K., Scheutz, P. & Laursen, K. G.
01/10/2021 → 31/03/2024
Project: Research
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(Evaluation of the voluntary building class
Haugbølle, K., Wahedi, H. & Lind, K.
01/02/2020 → 31/12/2024
Project: Research
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DECADE - Danish Estate model on Construction, Agents, Degradation and Environment
Haugbølle, K., Wahedi, H., Lind, K., Kjeldsen, K. & Søder, P. H.
01/06/2019 → 31/12/2023
Project: Research
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Implementation of DGNB – tools development, courses, certification conformity check
Haugbølle, K. & Laursen, K. G.
02/01/2012 → …
Project: Research
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Beregningsforudsætninger og nøgletal i LCCbyg: BUILD rapport 2023:13
Laursen, K. G. & Haugbølle, K., 2023, BUILD, Aalborg Universitet. 95 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research
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LCCbyg. Version 3.6.18
Haugbølle, K. & Scheutz, P., 2023Research output: Non-textual form › Computer programme › Research
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Theoretical Framework of Circular Business Model Innovation for Building Contractors
Kjerulf, L. & Haugbølle, K., 2023, SDGs in Construction Economics and Organization: The 11th Nordic Conference on Construction Economics and Organisation (CREON), May 18-20, 2022. Lindahl, G. & Gottlieb, S. C. (eds.). Springer, (Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics).Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Article in proceeding › Research › peer-review
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Brugervejledning til LCCbyg: Version 3.4
Laursen, K. G., Nielsen, A. K. B., Scheutz, P. & Haugbølle, K., Jun 2022, Kbh.: Institut for Byggeri, By og Miljø (BUILD), Aalborg Universitet. 78 p. (BUILD Rapport; No. 21, Vol. 2022).Research output: Book/Report › Report › Communication
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LCCbyg. Version 3.6.8
Haugbølle, K. & Scheutz, P., 2022Research output: Non-textual form › Computer programme › Research
Open Access
Prizes
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Best Paper Award for "Changing Construction: Perspectives on Knowledge and Learning"
Haugbølle, Kim (Recipient), 3 Jun 2016
Prize: Conference prizes
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CIB Programme Committee Commendation 2013
Haugbølle, Kim (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Research, education and innovation prizes
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'CIB Programme Committee Commendation 2007'
Haugbølle, Kim (Recipient), 1 Jan 2008
Prize: Research, education and innovation prizes
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Activities
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Økonomiske kvalitetskriterier i DGNB
Kim Haugbølle (Lecturer)
20 Sept 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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DGNB-certificering af byområder – økonomisk kvalitet
Kim Haugbølle (Lecturer)
14 Sept 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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Totaløkonomiske beregninger med LCCbyg
Kim Haugbølle (Lecturer)
13 Sept 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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LCC-kursus for DGNB-auditorer
Kim Haugbølle (Lecturer)
11 Sept 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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LCC for almene byg- og driftsherrer
Kim Haugbølle (Lecturer)
23 Aug 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
Press/Media
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Region Nordjylland står over for stor udfordring med at finde ny projektdirektør
21/09/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Rådgiverkæmpe hamstrer konkurrent i hidtil største køb
05/09/2023 → 06/09/2023
4 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Hvis byggeriet af supersygehuset i Aalborg vidner om et mere generelt problem, så står vi overfor en skandale, siger AAU-forsker
12/08/2023
5 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Byggeriets aktører oplever tit benspænd med den grønne omstilling
08/08/2023 → 09/08/2023
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Vandet pibler ud af væggene på det nye Universitetshospital i Aalborg
22/06/2023
13 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Impacts
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Report about Roskilde Badet contributes to political cange
Kim Haugbølle (Participant)
Impact: Public policy impact, Economic impact
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Test creates foundation for sustainable construction
Kim Haugbølle (Participant) & Harpa Birgisdottir (Participant)
Impact: Social impact, Public policy impact, Other impact, Economic impact