Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research
Riikka has some 18 years of experience in the real estate field, both in academia and the industry. Motivated by the substantial environmental impact of the built environment, Riikka is passionate about bringing research findings into action. Her current research focuses on circular economy in the built environment, including solutions related to sharing and adaptation of buildings to new uses. She is part of the management team for the newly established LTH profile area Circular Building Sector.
Teaching
Riikka has experience with first, second and third cycle teaching and supervision at LTH, Aalto University (FIN), and in continuous education. Her studies in Higher Education pedagogy have sparked an interest to try out different student-centered methods in Real Estate teaching. At LTH, she is responsible for the courses VFTF40 Business for the Built Environment, VFTN60 Real Estate Business, and VFTN65 Methods in Real Estate Economics and Management (shared course responsibility).
Riikka acts as the Director of Doctoral Studies at the Division of Real Estate Science.
Societal impact
DSc Kyrö is a member of the LTH Campus Board. The key task of the Board is to develop a new campus plan towards 2050.
Riikka is the Editor-in-Chief for the Nordic Journal of Surveying and Real Estate Research (NJSR) since 2016.
UKÄ subject classification
- Construction Management
- Environmental Management
Free keywords
- Sustainability
- Real Estate
- Built Environment
- Circular Economy
- Sharing and Access Based Consumption
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Adapting for shared use – evaluating the lifecycle carbon impact
Lundgren, R., Kyrö, R. & Olander, S., 2023 Jun 1, In: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 1196, 1, p. 012038Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Circular Economy in the Nordic Real Estate and Construction Industry: A Policy Review
Lundgren, R., Kyrö, R. & Olander, S., 2023 Jul 20, SDGs in Construction Economics and Organization : Nordic Conference on Construction Economics and Organization CREON 2022. Lindahl, G. & Gottlieb, S. C. (eds.). Springer, (Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Paper in conference proceeding › peer-review
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Access-Based Consumption in the Built Environment: Sharing Spaces
Lundgren, R., Kyrö, R. & Jylhä, T., 2022, In: Sustainability. 14, 9, p. 5550 5550.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Creative reuse driving revitalization in a post-industrial town
Kyrö, R. & Lundgren, R., 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Embassy of Sharing – testbed for emerging sustainability solutions and novel business models
Lundgren, R. & Kyrö, R., 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Projects
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Entreprenörers hinder och möjligheter att omvandla lokaler till bostäder
Kyrö, R., Janson, U., Blixt, A. & Fredriksson, P.
2023/04/03 → 2024/10/02
Project: Research
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SHORE: SHare Optimize REimagine (SHORE) - reframing circular economy for the real estate and construction industry
Kyrö, R., Lundgren, R., Olander, S. & Kopsch, F.
2021/03/01 → 2024/12/31
Project: Research
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LU Land
Smith, H., Boyd, E., Börjesson, P., Clough, Y., Akselsson, C., Ekroos, J., Wilhelmsson, F., Brogaard, S., Alkan Olsson, J., Olsson, P. A., Dänhardt, J., Wamsler, C., Brady, M. V., Kander, A., Chaminade, C., Thorén, H., Persson, J., Johansson, M., Strandberg, P., Berndtsson, R., Olander, S., Kopsch, F., Khan, J., Björnsson, L., Kyrö, R., Hansson, L., Brönmark, C., Hammer, E., Wallander, H., Rundlöf, M., DHertefeldt, T., Hedlund, K., Persson, A., Hansson, M., May, W., Koca, D., von Post, M., Sahlin, U., Kljun, N., Persson, P., Jönsson, A. M., Ardö, J., Seaquist, J., Olin, S., Finnander Linderson, M., Eklundh, L., Bülow, L., Germundsson, T., Andersson, E., Olsson, L., Nicholas, K., Stripple, J., Nilsson, K., Hildingsson, R., Zelli, F., Nielsen, T., Knaggård, Å., Jönsson, K., Johansson, H., Appelstrand, M., Persson, K. M., Becker, P., Nikoleris, A., Kristensson, A., Sporre, M., Aits, S., Runemark, A., Klatt, B., Kritzberg, E., Andersson, A., Caretta, M. A., Ramasar, V., Scholze, M., Nielsen, A. B., Eklund, L., Johansson, E., Carton, W. & Hickmann, T.
2019/06/14 → …
Project: Network
Activities
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Project identity formation and maintenance in a temporary organization environment
Riikka Kyrö (External reviewer)
2023 Jun 21Activity: Examination and supervision › External Reviewer of PhD thesis/Opponent
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Actors, knowledge, and soft skills for implementing the reuse of building materials
Riikka Kyrö (Examiner)
2023 Jun 8Activity: Examination and supervision › Examination
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Adaptive reuse and sharing spaces- towards a circular built environment
Riikka Kyrö (Host), Rebecka Lundgren (Contributor) & Vitalija Danivska (Invited speaker)
2022 Nov 16Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of public lecture/debate/seminar
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