Brains & Bricks (B2) – Centre for Excellence in Construction Supply Chain Management

Brains & Bricks – Linköping University and construction industry develop efficient logistics in construction processes.

Brains & Bricks – or shortly named B2 – is a Centre for Excellence in Construction Supply Chain Management. B2 stands for a new way of collaboration between the academies, the industry and the society, which is unique today. The industry, and the societies, experience and knowledge meets the researchers’ knowledge, and capability to challenge, in an interesting mix. Or in other words; problems find solutions – solutions creates new possibilities.

B2 combine modern science and hands-on construction with the purpose to support the construction industries improvement of planning, distribution and production.

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As an active member of Brains & Bricks, you get access to a network, new knowledge and the opportunity to develop your business.
You participate in B2 and the activities offered depending on whether you mainly want to take part in the results and the knowledge conveyed via B2, or if you want to be more actively involved in the development of the centre's activities.
For all questions, contact Mats Janné

Brains & Bricks wishes to express their gratitude to the following organizations that support us financially:
Ahlsell Sverige AB, Fastighets AB L E Lundberg, NCC Sverige AB, Sankt Kors Fastighets AB

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Mats Janné is the director of Brains & Bricks and Martin Rudberg deputy director.

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Better logistics for cheaper, more sustainable construction

Construction workers can spend almost half their workday waiting for materials or shifting them around. Research within construction logistics is to make construction more efficient and give us less expensive housing.

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Construction Logistics

The research is empirically grounded, but strives towards developing normative tools, methods and models with the purpose to enhance effective construction logistics and management.

Communications and Transport Systems (KTS)

We contribute to the development of society with research and education in the fields of traffic systems, logistics, communication systems and construction engineering.

Department of Science and Technology (ITN)

We research and teaches in several technical/scientific disciplines in which our main areas are organic electronics, media, communications and logistics.