• Assessing Responsive Building Envelope Designs Through Robustness-Based Multi-Criteria Decision Making in Zero-Emission Buildings 

      Moschetti, Roberta; Homaei, Shabnam; Taveres-Cachat, Ellika Rose Renee; Grynning, Steinar (Journal article, 2022)
      Responsive building envelopes (RBEs) are central to developing sustainability strategies for zero emission/energy buildings (ZEBs). RBEs are a large group of complex technologies and systems, which is why multi-criteria ...
    • A chronological development of a framework for emission free construction sites in Norway 

      Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Fufa, Selamawit Mamo; Homaei, Shabnam; Fjellheim, Kristin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The building and construction sector is responsible for 3.4% of total GHG emissions in Norway. Around 95% of these emissions arise from the combustion of fossil fuels for the operation of construction machinery and transport. ...
    • Circularity Index and Benchmarks for Buildings: A Novel and Transferable Approach to Evaluating the Circularity Performance Tested in a Norwegian Context 

      Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Rasmussen, Freja Nygaard; Homaei, Shabnam; Fjellheim, Kristin; Nordby, Anne Sigrid; Vadseth, Reidun Aasen (Chapter, 2025)
    • A comparative assessment of building sustainability schemes in Norway 

      Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Homaei, Shabnam; Henke, Lilo Maria Keti; Fufa, Selamawit Mamo; Knoth, Katrin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Various schemes are established to evaluate the sustainability of buildings during their life cycle. These schemes introduce a range of evaluation criteria and indicators and are periodically revised to align with current ...
    • En utslippsfri anleggsprosess i Rogaland 

      Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Vandervaeren, Camille; Homaei, Shabnam; Henke, Lilo Maria Keti (SINTEF Notat;48, Research report, 2023)
      Forord Denne rapporten gir et kunnskapsgrunnlag for å stille krav til entreprenører og leverandører for utslippsfrie anleggsplasser i Rogaland og simulere energi- og effektbehov for en planlagt helelektrisk anleggsplass ...
    • Insights into ZEN pilot projects: An overview and experience summary 

      Thomsen, Judith; Homaei, Shabnam; Aakervik, Anne-Lise; Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Rokseth, Lillian Sve; Andersen, Kamilla Heimar; Lien, Synne Krekling; Bø, Lars Arne; Lolli, Nicola; Kauko, Hanne Laura Pauliina; Walnum, Harald Taxt; Lausselet, Carine; Sørensen, Åse Lekang; Woods, Ruth; Berker, Thomas (ZEN Report;66, Research report, 2024)
    • Kartlegging av sirkularitett i bygg. Bransjestandard og fremskriving mot 2050 

      Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Rasmussen, Freja Nygaard; Homaei, Shabnam; Fjellheim, Kristin (ZEN Report;53, Research report, 2023)
      Kriterier for sirkulære bygg - Kartlegging av bransjestandard Det er behov for videre metodeutvikling av sirkularitet i norske bygninger, inkludert målenheter, definisjoner, systemgrenser og kartlegging av bransjestandard. ...
    • A mapping of electric construction machinery and electric construction sites in Norway 

      Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Homaei, Shabnam; Høyli, Randulf (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The Norwegian construction industry is responsible for ca. 2.2 million tonnes CO2eq in 2021. The rise in GHG emissions, noise and air pollution in the built environment is becoming a potential hazard due to the large growth ...
    • Nullutslippsområde i smarte byer Definisjon, nøkkelindikatorer og vurderingskriterier: Versjon 5.0 

      Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Homaei, Shabnam; Lien, Synne Krekling; Sartori, Igor; Meland, Solveig; Karlsson, Hampus; Anandasivakumar, Ekambaram (ZEN Report;62, Research report, 2024)
      Denne rapporten beskriver definisjoner, nøkkelindikatorer og vurderingskriterier som benyttes i Forskningssenter for nullutslippsområder i smarte byer (ZEN-senteret). Versjon 5.0 bygger på tidligere versjoner av ...
    • Robustness-Based Evaluation of GHG Emissions and Energy Use at Neighborhood Level 

      Moschetti, Roberta; Homaei, Shabnam (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Evaluating neighborhood performance is crucial for achieving long-term zero-carbon goals, enabling efficient energy, cost, and resource sharing among buildings. This task requires balancing multiple criteria and managing ...
    • Slik finner man det beste designalternativet for bygg og områder 

      Moschetti, Roberta; Homaei, Shabnam (Journal article, 2023)
    • T-ROBUST METHOD. Robustness-based multi-criteria decision-making methodology: Description and example of application 

      Moschetti, Roberta; Homaei, Shabnam (ZEN Report;67, Research report, 2024)
      The focus on performance robustness has become paramount in the context of buildings and neighbourhoods, where uncertainties from variables like occupancy and weather scenarios significantly impact their performance. Selecting ...
    • Towards emission free construction sites in Northern Norway: Results from a regional survey 

      Høyli, Randulf; Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Homaei, Shabnam; Fufa, Selamawit Mamo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The concept of emission free construction sites (EFCS) has emerged as a prioritised measure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from Norwegian construction activities. EFCS have been evaluated through several pilot projects ...
    • Utslippsfrie bygge- og anleggsplasser i Nord-Norge. Kartlegging av barrierer og suksesskriterier 

      Høyli, Randulf; Homaei, Shabnam; Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth (SINTEF Notat;49, Research report, 2023)
    • YDALIR. Testing av alle ZEN nøkkelindikatorer i en ZEN-pilot 

      Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Manrique Delgado, Benjamin; Meland, Solveig; Karlsson, Hampus; Rokseth, Lillian Sve; Homaei, Shabnam (ZEN Report;51, Research report, 2023)
      Testing av alle ZEN nøkkelindikatorer på Ydalir. Denne rapporten tester ut alle ZEN nøkkelindikatorene i ZEN-pilotområdet Ydalir. Resultatene skal brukes i videreutvikling og verifisering av ZEN-definisjonen og vil gi ...
    • The ZEN Definition – A Guideline for the ZEN Pilot Aareas. Version 3.0 

      Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Homaei, Shabnam; Lien, Synne Krekling; Fjellheim, Kristin; Vandervaeren, Camille; Fufa, Selamawit Mamo; Baer, Daniela; Sartori, Igor; Nordström, Tobias; Meland, Solveig; Cheng, Caroline Y; Thomsen, Judith (ZEN Report;44, Research report, 2022)
      This third version of the ZEN definition guideline report builds upon version 1.0 and 2.0 of the ZEN definition guideline reports and series of ZEN definition reports. This report gives further details on the ZEN KPI tool ...
    • The ZEN definition – a guideline for the ZEN pilot areas. Version 4.0 

      Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Homaei, Shabnam; Lien, Synne Krekling; Sartori, Igor; Meland, Solveig; Karlsson, Hampus; Anandasivakumar, Ekambaram (ZEN Report;63E, Research report, 2024)
      This fourth and final version (version 4.0) of the ZEN definition guideline report builds upon V1.0, V2.0 and V3.0 of the ZEN definition guideline reports and a series of ZEN definition reports. This report highlights that ...
    • ZEN KPI tool user guide. A visual guide to using the ZEN KPI tool 

      Homaei, Shabnam; Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth (ZEN Report;71, Research report, 2025)
      Dette dokumentet er en brukerveiledning for ZEN KPI-verktøyet, utviklet ved forskningssenteret for nullutslippsområder i smarte byer (FME ZEN) i perioden 2017–2024. Verktøyet gir brukerne mulighet til å spore, rapportere, ...
    • ZEN-definisjonen – En veileder for ZEN-pilotområder. Versjon 3.0. norsk 

      Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Homaei, Shabnam; Lien, Synne Krekling; Fjellheim, Kristin; Vandervaeren, Camille; Fufa, Selamawit Mamo; Baer, Daniela; Sartori, Igor; Nordström, Tobias; Meland, Solveig; Cheng, Caroline Y; Thomsen, Judith (ZEN Report;44N, Research report, 2022)
      Denne tredje utgaven av ZEN-definisjonsveilederen bygger på versjon 1.0 og 2.0 av ZEN-definisjonsveilederne og ZEN-definisjonsrapporter. Denne rapporten presenterer ZEN KPI-verktøyet i mer detalj og gir mer informasjon om ...
    • ZEN-definisjonen – en veileder for ZEN-pilotområder. Versjon 4.0. Norsk 

      Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Homaei, Shabnam; Lien, Synne Krekling; Sartori, Igor; Meland, Solveig; Karlsson, Hampus; Anandasivakumar, Ekambaram (ZEN Report;63, Research report, 2024)
      Denne fjerde og siste utgaven (versjon 4.0) av ZEN-definisjonsveilederen bygger på v.1.0, v.2.0 og v.3.0 av ZEN-definisjonsveilederne, samt en rekke andre ZEN-definisjonsrapporter. Denne veilederen fremnever at en netto ...