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Thomas Olofsson is affiliated with Luleå University of Technology in Sweden. Their research primarily spans engineering fields with a particular focus on building and construction, environmental engineering, renewable energy, sustainability, civil and structural engineering, as well as management science and operations research.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Environmental Impact and Sustainability
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Energy Efficiency and Management
  • Concrete and Cement Materials Research
  • BIM and Construction Integration
  • Construction Project Management and Performance
  • Sustainable Building Design and Assessment

Selected publications by Thomas Olofsson reflect a range of topics related to sustainable building and energy optimization:

  • Exploring the trade-off in life cycle energy of building retrofit through optimization, 2020, Applied Energy
  • Concrete Construction: How to Explore Environmental and Economic Sustainability in Cold Climates, 2020, Sustainability
  • Perspectives of building professionals on the use of LCA tools in Swedish climate declaration, 2021, E3S Web of Conferences
  • Improved Energy Retrofit Decision Making Through Enhanced Bottom-Up Building Stock Modelling, 2024, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • A MODEL TO REDUCE EARTHMOVING IMPACTS, 2020, Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

The venues where Thomas Olofsson frequently publishes include:

  • Applied Energy
  • Sustainability
  • E3S Web of Conferences
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

Thomas Olofsson collaborates with a number of researchers, with prominent co-authors being:

  • Weizhuo Lu
  • Kailun Feng
  • Farshid Shadram
  • Shimantika Bhattacharjee
  • Sofia Lidelöw

Best Publications

  • Supply chains in the construction industry

    Anders Segerstedt;Thomas Olofsson

  • A method for planning of work-flow by combined use of location-based scheduling and 4D CAD

    Rogier Jongeling;Thomas Olofsson

  • Rating the energy performance of buildings

    Thomas Olofsson;Alan Meier;Roberto Lamberts

  • An integrated BIM-based framework for minimizing embodied energy during building design

    Farshid Shadram;Tim David Johansson;Weizhuo Lu;Jutta Schade

  • Non-invasive (non-contact) measurements of human thermal physiology signals and thermal comfort/discomfort poses -A review

    Bin Yang;Bin Yang;Xiaojing Li;Yingzhen Hou;Alan Meier;Alan Meier

  • Outdoor thermal comfort under subarctic climate of north Sweden – A pilot study in Umeå

    Bin Yang;Thomas Olofsson;Gireesh Nair;Alan Kabanshi

  • CFRP strengthened openings in two-way concrete slabs – An experimental and numerical study

    Ola Enochsson;Joakim Lundqvist;Björn Täljsten;Björn Täljsten;Piotr Rusinowski;Piotr Rusinowski

  • Industrialized construction in the Swedish infrastructure sector: core elements and barriers

    Johan Larsson;Per Erik Eriksson;Thomas Olofsson;Peter Simonsson

  • Decision‐making in a model‐based design process

    Jutta Schade;Thomas Olofsson;Marcus Schreyer

  • Configuration through the parameterization of building components

    Patrik Jensen;Thomas Olofsson;Helena Johnsson

  • Building information modeling and discrete event simulation: Towards an integrated framework

    Weizhuo Lu;Thomas Olofsson

  • Long-term energy demand predictions based on short-term measured data

    Thomas Olofsson;Staffan Andersson

  • Leadership in Civil Engineering: Effects of Project Managers’ Leadership Styles on Project Performance

    Johan Larsson;Per Erik Eriksson;Thomas Olofsson;Peter Simonsson

  • Building energy parameter investigations based on multivariate analysis

    Thomas Olofsson;Staffan Andersson;Jan-Ulric Sjögren

  • Credibility and applicability of virtual reality models in design and construction

    Stefan Woksepp;Thomas Olofsson

  • Development of an energy atlas for renovation of the multifamily building stock in Sweden

    Tim Johansson;Thomas Olofsson;Mikael Mangold

  • A method for predicting the annual building heating demand based on limited performance data

    Thomas Olofsson;Staffan Andersson;Ronny Östin

  • Quantitative analysis of workflow, temporary structure usage, and productivity using 4D models

    Rogier Jongeling;Jonghoon Kim;Martin Fischer;Claudio Mourgues;Claudio Mourgues

  • An evaluation model for ICT investments in construction projects

    Stefan Dehlin;Thomas Olofsson

  • Modeling and simulation of the energy use in an occupied residential building in cold climate

    Thomas Olofsson;T.M.I. Mahlia;T.M.I. Mahlia

  • Exploring the trade-off in life cycle energy of building retrofit through optimization

    Farshid Shadram;Farshid Shadram;Shimantika Bhattacharjee;Sofia Lidelöw;Jani Mukkavaara

  • Sensitivity of the total heat loss coefficient determined by the energy signature approach to different time periods and gained energy

    Jan-Ulric Sjögren;Staffan Andersson;Thomas Olofsson

  • Construction Productivity Measures for Innovation Projects

    Jan Bröchner;Thomas Olofsson

  • Numerical analysis of concrete beams strengthened with CFRP: a study of anchorage lengths

    Joakim Lundqvist;Håkan Nordin;Björn Täljsten;Thomas Olofsson

  • Mixed-mode fracture and anchor bolts in concrete analysis with inner softening bands

    Ulf Ohlsson;Thomas Olofsson

  • Editorial - Case studies of BIM in use

    Thomas Olofsson;Ghang Lee;Charles M. Eastman

  • Multidisciplinary Optimization of Life-Cycle Energy and Cost Using a BIM-Based Master Model

    Marcus Sandberg;Jani Mukkavaara;Farshid Shadram;Thomas Olofsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan Meier
Alan Meier Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Teuku Meurah Indra Mahlia
Teuku Meurah Indra Mahlia University of Technology Sydney
Luc Van Gool
Luc Van Gool Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology (INSAIT)
Charles M. Eastman
Charles M. Eastman Georgia Institute of Technology
Guoqiang Zhang
Guoqiang Zhang Hunan University
Martin Fischer
Martin Fischer Stanford University
Roberto Lamberts
Roberto Lamberts Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Mahmoud Moghavvemi
Mahmoud Moghavvemi University of Malaya
Arsen Krikor Melikov
Arsen Krikor Melikov Technical University of Denmark
Alf Ekblad
Alf Ekblad Örebro University

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