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About me

I started my doctoral studies at Tampere University (of Technology) in August 2018 and defended my dissertation in July 2021. Then, I started a new position at Tampere University in September 2021, and I have been working as a postdoctoral researcher of construction management at Civil Engineering Unit since then. Currently, my main research interests and activities are addressing lean construction, collaboration in construction, collaborative project delivery, and sustainability.

In addition to my postdoctoral position at Tampere University, I am also a part-time programme manager at CIB (The International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction https://cibworld.org/cib-general-secretariat/)

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Research topics

Collaborative project delivery

Lean construction

Project managers' competencies

Project success

Sustainability

Research unit

Civil Engineering

Research fields

Construction and project management

Selected publications

Moradi, S.: Hirvonen, J.; Sormunen, P. (2023). A qualitative and life cycle-based study of the energy performance gap in building construction: Perspectives of Finnish project professionals and property maintenance experts. Building Research and Information, http://10.1080/09613218.2023.2284986  

Moradi, S. and Sormunen, P. (2023). Integrating Lean Construction with BIM and Sustainability: A Comparative Study of Challenges, Enablers, Techniques, and Benefits. Construction Innovation, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-02-2023-0023 

Moradi, S. ; Sormunen, P. (2023). Revisiting the Concept of Waste and its Causes in Construction from Analytical and Conceptual Perspectives. Construction Management and Economics. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2023.2189278  

Moradi, S. ; Sormunen, P. (2023). Implementing Lean Construction: A Literature Study of Barriers, Enablers, and Implications. Buildings , 13(2), 556; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13020556  

Abdulla, H.; McCauley-Smith, C.; Moradi, S. (2023). Revealing Contribution Mechanisms of Project Managers’ Technical Competencies toward Success in Oil and Gas Projects. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMPB-11-2022-0239 .

Moradi, S.; Sormunen, P. (2022). Lean and Sustainable Project Delivery in Building Construction: Development of a Conceptual Framework. Buildings, 12, 1757. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12101757  

Moradi, S.; Kähkönen, K. (2022). Success in Collaborative Construction Through the Lens of Project Delivery Elements. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Vol. 12 No. 6, pp. 973-991. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-09-2021-0118  

Moradi, S.; Kähkönen, K.; Sormunen, P. (2022). Analytical and Conceptual Perspectives Toward Behavioral Elements of Collaborative Delivery Models in Construction Projects. Buildings, 12 (3). https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12030316   

Moradi, S.; Kähkönen, K. (2022). Sustainability Indicators in Building Construction Projects through the Lens of Project Delivery Elements. In Proceedings of World Building Congress (WBC), Melbourne, Australia, 27-30 June 2022. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1101/2/022032  

Moradi, S.; Kähkönen, K.; Klakegg, O.; Aaltonen, K. (2021). Profile of Project Managers’ Competencies for Collaborative Construction Projects. In: Scott, L and Neilson, C J (Eds) Proceedings of the 37th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-7 September 2021, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 350-359. https://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/archive/2021-Indexed-Papers.pdf  

Moradi, S.; Kähkönen, K.; Klakegg, O.J.; Aaltonen, K. (2021). A Competency Model for the Selection and Performance Improvement of Project Managers in Collaborative Construction Projects: Behavioral Studies in Norway and Finland. Buildings, 11, 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11010004  

Beheshtian, N; Moradi, S.; Ahtinen, A; Väänanen, K; Kähkonen, K.; Laine M (2020). GreenLife: A Persuasive Social Robot to Enhance the Sustainable Behavior in Shared Living Spaces. In Proceedings of the 11th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Shaping Experiences, Shaping Society (pp. 1-12). https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3419249.3420143  

Moradi, S.; Kähkönen, K.; Aaltonen, K. (2020). From Past to Present- the Development of Project Success Research. Journal of Modern Project Management, 8(1). Available at: https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/127410  

Moradi, S.; Kähkönen, K.; Aaltonen, K. (2020). Project Managers’ Competencies in Collaborative Construction Projects. Buildings, 10, 50. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings10030050.  

Moradi, S.; Kähkönen, K.; Aaltonen, K. (2020). Comparison of research and industry views on project managers’ competencies. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, Vol. 13 No. 3, pp. 543-572. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMPB-04-2019-0085