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Rita Lavikka

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Rita Lavikka

, D.Sc. (Tech.)

 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1200-4773
  • Phone+358503841662
20052026

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Research interests

Digital and sustainable transformation in the built environment, systemic innovation, business models, innovation management, project management, facilitation, inter-organisational networks, data spaces in construction, collaboration, coordination, strategic management

Research interests

Short bio

Rita Lavikka, D.Sc. (Tech.) is a Research Team Leader in Data-Driven Circular Construction and an IPMA Level C certified project manager at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. Her research focuses on digitalising and decarbonising the built environment. Over her 20-year research career, she has published articles on the digital disruption of the AEC industry, the co-creation of digital services, and data platforms and ecosystems related to sustainability. She has coordinated several international R&D projects, such as the Horizon Europe ACCORD project, which digitalised building permit processes using Building Information Modelling (BIM) and other data sources, and automated compliance checking using Artificial Intelligence and other methods to advance a sustainable built environment. Before joining VTT, she worked as a post-doctoral researcher at Aalto University, a visiting researcher at Stanford University and co-founded a consultancy company that focuses on facilitating digital transformation in the built environment. She has received scholarships, best paper awards and a highly commended journal article in the 2018 Emerald Literati Awards. Her Scopus H-index is 16.

Education/Academic qualification

Engineering, manufacturing and construction, Doctorate, Aalto University

Award Date: 31 Aug 2015

External positions

Project worker, Aalto University

1 Sept 2019 → 31 Aug 2020

Post-doctoral researcher, Aalto University

1 Sept 2015 → 31 Aug 2019

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):

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  2. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  3. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  4. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  5. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  6. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  7. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  8. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land
  9. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  10. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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