• Influence of space heating distribution systems on the energy flexibility of Norwegian residential buildings 

  Nickl, Christoph; Clauß, John; Georges, Laurent (SINTEF Proceedings;5, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2020)

  This work evaluates the influence of the heating distribution system on the energy flexibility of highly insulated single-family residential buildings. The behavior of three different systems (air heating, radiator heating, ...

• ZEN Case Study. End User Flexibility Potential in the Service Sector 

  Lien, Synne Krekling; Ahang, M.; Lindberg, Karen Byskov; Fjellheim, Øystein (ZEN Report;27, Research report, 2020)

  The electricity grid is designed to handle peaks in electricity consumption and is usually dimensioned to handle peak loads at the coldest hours of the year. Over the years to come, investment plans in the Norwegian ...

• ZEN og lovverket: Muligheter og begrensninger i dagens lovverk ved utvikling av et ZEN område 

  Bø, Lars Arne; Junker, Eivind; Askeland, Magnus (ZEN Memo;, Research report, 2020)

  ZEN og lovverket: Muligheter og begrensninger i dagens lovverk ved utvikling av et ZEN område Forskningssenteret for nullutslippsområder i smarte byer (FME ZEN, www.fmezen.no) har som hovedmålsetting å utvikle løsninger ...

• Self-healing and Chloride Ingress in Cracked Cathodically Protected Concrete Exposed to Marine Environment for 33 years 

  Danner, Tobias; Hornbostel, Karla; Geiker, Mette Rica (Lecture, 2020)

• Airtightness estimation – a state of the art review and an en route upper limit evaluation principle to increase the chances that wood-frame houses with a vapour- and wind-barrier comply with the airtightness requirements 

  Relander, Thor-Oskar; Holøs, Sverre Bjørn; Thue, Jan Vincent (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012)

  High airtightness is particularly important in order to achieve energy efficient buildings. Of this reason airtightness estimation is of interest. Over the past 30 years researchers have worked on airtightness estimation. ...

• Requirements for representative models for comfort and energy simulations in districts 

  Haase, Matthias (SINTEF Proceedings;5, Chapter, 2020)

  The energy master planning process for districts requires an analysis of different scenarios, which include new construction to different levels of energy efficiency, major renovation of all or some buildings comprising ...

• Domestic hot water decomposition from measured total heat load in Norwegian buildings 

  Lien, Synne Krekling; Ivanko, Dmytro; Sartori, Igor (SINTEF Proceedings;5, Chapter; Conference object; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  In Nordic climates, the energy use in buildings is dominated by space heating (SH) and domestic hot water (DHW). Heat load measurements with hourly resolution from smart meters are now becoming the standard. However, in ...

• From TEK17 to ZEB-O – A case study for a residential building in northern Norway 

  Clauß, John; Nygård, Eivind; Thomsen, Judith (SINTEF Proceedings;5, Chapter; Chapter; Conference object; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  With a strong focus on reducing emissions from the building sector, it is important that new buildings can compensate for emissions caused during their operation by on-site renewable electricity generation. In academia, ...

• Integration of a high-temperature borehole thermal energy storage in a local heating grid for a neighborhood 

  Jokiel, Michael; Rohde, Daniel; Kauko, Hanne; Walnum, Harald Taxt (SINTEF Proceedings;5, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2020)

  A borehole thermal energy storage (BTES) will be built in a refurbished residential district in Oslo, Norway. The new heating demand for the neighborhood is estimated to be 26 GWh/year. To partially meet this heating demand, ...

• Identifying grey-box models of Norwegian apartment block archetypes 

  Bagle, Marius; Walnum, Harald Taxt; Sartori, Igor (SINTEF Proceedings;5, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2020)

  Identification of grey-box models to describe the heat dynamics of buildings is treated extensively in literature, However, to identify these models, data from controlled heating experiments is needed, which is not feasible ...

• Model predictive control of District Heating substations for flexible heating of buildings 

  Walnum, Harald Taxt; Sartori, Igor; Bagle, Marius (SINTEF Proceedings;5, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2020)

  The potential in cost and energy savings by replacing a feed forward weather compensated control (WCC) controlled radiator system with a linear MPC controller is investigated in a Modelica-Python setup. It is shown that ...

• Datasets for grey-box model identification from representative archetypes of apartment blocks in Norway 

  Bottolfsen, Hanne Liland; Andersen, Kamilla Heimar; Clauß, John; Sartori, Igor (SINTEF Proceedings;5, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2020)

  Grey-box models combine a relatively simple physical description of the building with a data-driven inference of key parameters and are often used for this purpose. A challenge with grey-box models is that the model ...

• Unngå vannskader fra innbygde WC-sisterner i tørre toalettrom 

  Fiskum, Lars-Erik (Journal article, 2020)

  Innbygde WC-sisterner har blitt vanlig de siste årene. Rammesystemet og sisternetanken er normalt av svært god kvalitet, og lite beheftet med svakheter. Men dessverre har feilmonteringer resultert i mange vannskader.

• Unngå fuktskader på bygninger 

  Bøhlerengen, Trond (Journal article, 2020)

  FAGARTIKKEL: – Vi vet at grunnlaget for de fleste byggskadene legges i prosjekteringsfasen. Det er her de viktige valgene gjøres, med tanke på utforming og oppbygging av de enkelte konstruksjonsdeler som vegger, tak, gulv, ...

• Tilgjengelighet og fuktsikkerhet til besvær 

  Lødemel, Øyvind Olsen (Journal article, 2020)

  Dersom vi bare tenker på fuktsikkerhet ved inngangspartier og balkonger, vil det føre til at rullestolbrukere og andre med nedsatt fremkommelighet ikke har mulighet til å benytte seg av bygget.

• Unngå skader på flislagte terrasser og balkonger 

  Nesje, Arne Jan (Journal article, 2020)

  Flislagte terrasser, svalganger, balkonger og trapper har lang levetid hvis de blir prosjektert og utført riktig. Det er spesielt viktig å ta hensyn til frost, fukt og temperaturbevegelser.

• Window Size Effects on Subjective Impressions of Daylit Spaces: Indoor Studies at High Latitudes Using Virtual Reality 

  Moscoso Paredes, Claudia Trinidad; Chamilothori, Kynthia; Wienold, Jan; Andersen, Marilyne; Matusiak, Barbara Szybinska (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Daylight provision to the indoor space is affected by different building elements that cannot be fully controlled by the users, such as the window size of a space. The dimensions of the fenestration not only affect the ...

• Methodologies for impact assessment of on-site and off-site construction logistics. MIMIC Deliverable 2.1 

  Brusselaers, Nicolas; Mommens, Koen; Fufa, Selamawit Mamo; Venås, Christoffer; Macharis, Cathy (Research report, 2020)

  Urban construction projects are essential in reducing the housing deficit of the latest urbanization trend (UN, 2015 & 2018). As such, construction projects contribute to more attractive, sustainable and economically viable ...

• Selecting the model and influencing variables for DHW heat use prediction in hotels in Norway 

  Ivanko, Dmytro; Sørensen, Åse Lekang; Nord, Natasa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Domestic hot water heat use prediction modelling is an important instrument for increasing energy efficiency in many buildings. This article addressed hourly domestic hot water heat use prediction, using a Norwegian hotel ...

• Electrochromic Properties of WO3 Thin Films: The Role of Film Thickness 

  Zhen, Yingpeng; Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Gao, Tao (Journal article, 2020)

  Tungsten oxide (WO3) thin films with various thicknesses of approximately 36, 72, 108, and 180 nm were prepared using radio frequency sputtering method. Film thickness can be controlled at nanoscale. In addition, X‐ray ...

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