• Demand-side management for reducing peak-heating costs in a local low-temperature district-heating grid with waste-heat utilization 

  Knudsen, Brage Rugstad; Rohde, Daniel; Walnum, Harald Taxt; Bagle, Marius (Lecture, 2020)

  Low-temperature district heating (LTDH) grids extend the options for using local low-grade waste-heat sources. Such sources may exhibit a high variability in available heat and temperature level. This is the case for a ...

• Sharing Neighbourhoods - Barriers and Drivers to Share Spaces and the Role of Technology - The of Supstad, Norway 

  Bø, Lars Arne; Baer, Daniela; Høyland, Karin (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  The importance of third spaces such as libraries and cafes for community building and social interaction is undoubtable in establishing a sense of place and a feeling of belonging. Particularly in decentral urban areas, ...

• No or low emissions from construction logistics – Just a dream or future reality? 

  Venås, Christoffer; Flyen, Cecilie; Fufa, Selamawit Mamo; Janné, Mats; Fredriksson, Anna; Brusselaers, Nicolas; Mommens, Koen; Macharis, Cathy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Introduction: Construction sites are among the major sources of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the construction industry. Large quantities of construction materials and other resources need to be transported to, within, ...

• Lessons learnt from green public procurement within the construction sector in Norway 

  Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Flyen, Cecilie; Fufa, Selamawit Mamo; Venås, Christoffer (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Introduction. Over the next 5 years, Norway shall construct roads, rail tracks and buildings for up to 300 bNOK. Statens vegvesen (SVV), the Norwegian road authority, has calculated that construction, operation and maintenance ...

• Digital skifte for transport 

  Haarstad, Håvard; Aarhaug, Jørgen; Holm, Erling Dokk; Lervåg, Lone-Eirin; Seehus, Rikke Amilde; Malmedal, Geir (Research report, 2020)

  Et digitalt skifte for transport endrer hvordan vi reiser og hvor-dan byene ser ut. Denne rapporten gir en oversikt over hvordan ny transportteknologi vil påvirke byene, og forslag til politiske til-tak. Ny transportteknologi ...

• A closer look at constraints, stakeholders and boundary definitions in Energy (Master) Planning between neighbourhood and district 

  Haase, Matthias; Baer, Daniela (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  This paper analyzes and contrasts the framing goals and limitations that must be considered when energy master planning is conducted for communities in six different countries. The analyses will be based on findings from ...

• Economic, social and environmental impact assessment for off-site construction logistics: the data availability issue 

  Brusselaers, Nicolas; Mommens, Koen; Janné, Mats; Fredriksson, Anna; Venås, Christoffer; Flyen, Cecilie; Fufa, Selamawit Mamo; Macharis, Cathy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Introduction. The ongoing urbanization trend makes local governments densify their built environment, hence stimulating construction and renovation works in urban areas. Construction intrinsically strongly relies on logistics ...

• GHG emission requirements and benchmark values in Norwegian building codes 

  Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Selvig, Eivind; Fuglseth, Mie Sparby; Resch, Eirik; Lausselet, Carine; Andresen, Inger; Brattebø, Helge; Hahn, Ulla (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  As a response to the Paris agreement, Norway is committed to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50 percent by 2030. Highly energy-efficient buildings have a greater proportion of embodied GHG emissions from material ...

• Comparison of the greenhouse gas emissions of a high-rise residential building assessed with different national LCA approaches– IEA EBC Annex 72 

  Frischknecht, Rolf; Ramseier, L.; Yang, W.; Birgisdottir, Harpa; Chae, Ch U.; Lutzkendorf, Thomas; Passer, Alexander; Baloutski, M.; Berg, B.; Bragança, L.; Butler, J.; Cellura, M.; Dixit, MS.; Dowdell, D.; Francart, Nicholas; García Martínez, A.; Gomes, Vanessa; Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Konig, H.; Llatas, C; Longo, S.; Lupisek, Antonin; Martel, J.; Mateus, R.; Nygaard Rasmussen, Freja; Ouellet-Plamondon, C.; Peuportier, Bruno; Pomponi, Francesco; Rock, Martin; Satola, Daniel; Soust Verdaguer, B.; Szalay, Z.; Truong Nhu, A.; Veselka, J.; Volf, M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Introduction: The international research project IEA EBC Annex 72 investigates the life cycle related environmental impacts caused by buildings. The project aims inter alia to harmonise LCA approaches on buildings. Methods: ...

• Energy Master Planning on neighbourhood level: learnings on stakeholders and constraints from the Norwegian case of Ydalir 

  Baer, Daniela; Haase, Matthias (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  While energy planning on the building level is characterized by a limited number of stakeholders and a clear ambition setting, this situation changes when expanding to a neighbourhood level. Depending on the context of the ...

• Dette må du vite om du vurderer å bygge modulbygg av tre 

  Aasbø, Sondre (Journal article, 2020)

  Mange tenker at modulbygg betyr ferdig prosjekterte bygninger fra fabrikk, men slik er det ikke. Byggforskserien har nå en anvisning for tiltakshavere som vurderer modulbygg, og viser hvilke muligheter og begrensninger ...

• SINTEF tilbyr flere laboratorietester for tunnel- og anleggsprosjekter 

  Eggen, Joakim; Rise, Torun (Journal article, 2020)

  Kunnskap om materialegenskaper er avgjørende i alle tunnel- og anleggsprosesser, både for å bestemme tid- og kostnader, og for å vurdere hva bergmassene som tas ut kan brukes til. SINTEF tilbyr nå også Los Angeles- og ...

• Pelefundamenter kan brukes til å utvinne og lagre geotermisk energi 

  Bekele, Yared Worku; Clauß, John (Journal article, 2020)

  Norske bygninger kan bli mer energieffektive ved å utvinne grunnvarme og lagre termisk energi i pelefundamenter.

• Gjør bygningen framkommelig for rullestolbrukere 

  Kirkhus, Anders (Journal article, 2020)

  Byggteknisk forskrift (TEK) krever at en rekke bygninger skal være universelt utformet, det innebærer blant annet at rullestolbrukere skal kunne ta seg fram i dem. Byggforskserien viser hvordan det kan løses i praksis.

• Nøkkelen til gode leilighetsbygg 

  Kirkhus, Anders; Schlunk, Luise (Journal article, 2020)

  Det bygges blokkleiligheter som aldri før i Norge, og mye må være på plass for å oppnå god boligkvalitet. Byggforskserien gir råd som kan bidra til å løfte nye boligprosjekter.

• Life cycle assessment of roads: Exploring research trends and harmonization challenges 

  Hoxha, Endrit; Vignisdottir, Hrefna Run; Barbieri, Diego Maria; Wang, F.; Bohne, Rolf André; Kristensen, Terje; Passer, A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  The transparency, heterogeneity and hypotheses considered in the calculation of the environmental impacts of roads remain as barriers in the identification of low-carbon solutions. To overcome this gap, the study presents ...

• Innovasjonsrapport 2020. Forskningssenteret for nullutslippsområder i smarte byer (FME ZEN) 

  Bergsdal, Håvard; Sørensen, Åse Lekang; Cervenka, Zdena; Holm, Øystein; Thomsen, Judith; Sartori, Igor; Lindberg, Karen Byskov; Stokke, Raymond Andreas; De Boer, Luitzen; Hamdan, Hasan; Holmen, Elsebeth; Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Backe, Stian; Kauko, Hanne; Georges, Laurent; Walnum, Harald Taxt; Lien, Synne Krekling; Skaar, Christofer; Wolfgang, Ove; Brattebø, Helge; Lausselet, Carine; Resch, Eirik; Sandberg, Nina Holck; Pinel, Dimitri; Thorvaldsen, Kasper Emil; Alonso, Maria Justo; Askeland, Magnus; Petersen, Sobah Abbas; Favero, Matteo; Carlucci, Salvatore; Liu, Peng (ZEN Report;, Research report, 2020)

  Forord. Forskning og innovasjon er grunnpilaren i vår visjon om å utvikle bærekraftige områder med null klimagassutslipp. Innovasjonskomiteen skal bistå senterledelsen i dette arbeidet gjennom å etablere gode innovasjonsprosesser ...

• Workshop on Moisture in Concrete, Trondheim, Norway 6–7 February 2012. Measurement of moisture and relative humidity in concrete. FA 3 Technical performance. FA 3.2 Service life 

  De Weerdt, Klaartje; Geiker, Mette Rica (COIN Projet report;, Research report, 2016)

• Physics-informed deep learning for one-dimensional consolidation 

  Bekele, Yared Worku (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Neural networks with physical governing equations as constraints have recently created a new trend in machine learning research. In this context, a review of related research is first presented and discussed. The potential ...

• Automated shuttle services in public transport. Lessons learned from the smart feeder research project in Norway 

  Lervåg, Lone-Eirin (Conference object, 2020)

  Backround. Automated mobility services hold a potential to change the way transport is performed, giving rise to previously unknown possibilities, but also new challenges as well. The technology push is significant, as the ...

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