• Unngå at vinduene blir boligens kjøleelement 

      Asphaug, Silje Kathrin; Rüther, Petra; Gullbrekken, Lars (Journal article, 2022)
      Det er flere gode grunner til å velge vinduer med trelags isolerglass fremfor tolags. Sparte kroner og økt komfort er kanskje de viktigste for boligeiere.
    • 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, ...
    • Unngå helse- og miljøskadelige stoffer i byggevarer 

      Aas, Camilla Bakken; Parekh, Neha (Journal article, 2022)
      Markedet etterspør dokumentasjon av produkters helse- og miljøegenskaper, men det kan være vanskelig å vite hva som er tilstrekkelig dokumentasjon.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • UPGRADE – Veileder for energiambisiøs oppgradering av yrkesbygg 

      Mellegård, Sofie Elisabet; Svensson, Anna (SINTEF Notat;11, Research report, 2014)
      En helhetlig, stegvis gjennomgang av hvordan man bør gå fram for å få til en ambisiøs energioppgradering. Temaer som inngår i veilederen er tilstandsanalyser, mulighetsstudier, kostnadsanalyse, støtteordninger og beskrivelser ...
    • Upgrading heritage escape route doors – Mounting of glass, protective boards and sealing lists 

      Haukø, Anne-Marit; Wedvik, Barbro (Research report, 2021)
      Preface. This document has been prepared within Task 3 Escape route doors of Project 4.3 Fire safety measures for dwellings within FRIC - Fire Research and Innovation Centre. It is a continuation of the first part of the ...
    • Upgrading of Fire Resistance to Architectural Heritage Escape Route Timber Doors 

      Haukø, Anne-Marit; Wedvik, Barbro; Bergius, Mikael (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Original timber stairwell doors in historic masonry apartment buildings of architectural heritage value can be found in the larger cities of Norway. In Oslo, there are around 4000 such buildings, of which many still hold ...
    • Upgrading of urban informal settlements. Evaluation and Review of Upgrading and Poverty Reduction Activities in Three Settlements in Lusaka, Zambia 

      Mulenga, Chileshe; Anyamba, Tom; Nordahl, Berit (Prosjektrapport (Norges Byggforskningsinstitutt);365, Research report, 2004)
    • Urban Energy – analyse av energibehov og vurdering av energimålsetning 

      Wachenfeldt, Bjørn Jenssen; Høseggen, Rasmus (Prosjektrapport (SINTEF Byggforsk);9, Research report, 2008)
      Basert på beregningsmetodikken etablert i NS3031:2007 [1] er det laget en detaljert beregningsmodell av Urban Energy i ESP-r [2]. Modellen er benyttet til å vurdere termisk komfort i bygget med de foreslåtte løsninger, ...
    • Urban water system metabolism assessment using WaterMet2 model 

      Behzadian, Kourosh; Kapelan, Zoran; Govindarajan, Venkatesh; Brattebø, Helge; Sægrov, Sveinung; Rozos, Envangelos; Makropoulos, Christos; Ugarelli, Rita Maria; Milina, Jadranka; Hem, Lars John (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      This paper presents a new “WaterMet2” model for integrated modelling of an urban water system (UWS). The model is able to quantify the principal water flows and other main fluxes in the UWS. The UWS in WaterMet2 is ...
    • Use of EPS formwork blocks in 4-storey apartment buildings. Risk- and vulnerability analysis 

      Haukø, Anne-Marit; Olsø, Brynhild Garberg; Risholt, Birgit Dagrun; Larsen, Svein Tore (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      The purpose of this paper is to make a risk- and vulnerability analysis for the use of EPS formwork blocks in 4-storey apartment buildings. This abstract presents an ongoing study. EPS is defined as combustible insulation ...
    • The use of machine learning to determine moisture recovery in a heat wheel and its impact on indoor moisture 

      Liu, Peng; Justo Alonso, Maria; Mathisen, Hans Martin; Halfvardsson, Anneli (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Balanced mechanical ventilation equipped with heat recovery has been widely adopted in cold climates to ensure an acceptable indoor environment in energy-efficient buildings. An acknowledged trend to achieve more energy ...
    • Use of Membrane Energy Exchanger in Ventilation: Odour Sensory Measurement 

      Liu, Peng; Mathisen, Hans Martin; Skaten, Mariell; Justo Alonso, Maria (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Membrane energy exchanger (MEE) for a new generation of energy efficient heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems has attracted wide attention. As MEE has been increasingly employed, extensive studies of ...
    • Use of mobile phone data for analysis of number of train travellers 

      Sørensen, Anette Østbø; Bjelland, Johannes; Bull-Berg, Heidi; Landmark, Andreas D.; Akhtar, Muhammad Mohsin; Olsson, Nils (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Several studies have pointed to the difficulties of obtaining good data on train ridership. There are at least two challenges regarding these data. First, train operators consider such data confidential business information, ...
    • Use of mobile phone data for analysis of number of train travellers 

      Sørensen, Anette Østbø; Bjelland, Johannes; Bull-Berg, Heidi; Landmark, Andreas D.; Akhtar, Muhammad Mohsin; Olsson, Nils (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Several studies have pointed to the difficulties of obtaining good data on train ridership. There are at least two challenges regarding these data. First, train operators consider such data confidential business information, ...
    • User evaluation of a national web portal for climate change adaptation – A qualitative case study of the Knowledge Bank 

      Jevne, Fredrikke; Hauge, Åshild Lappegard; Thomassen, Maria Kristina Kollberg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      This paper describes the development and first user evaluation of a web portal (The Knowledge Bank) for collecting and presenting national data relevant to climate change adaptation in Norway, including insurance loss data ...
    • User evaluation of vacuum insulation in clay blocks 

      Hauge, Åshild Lappegard; Godbolt, Åsne Lund; Thomsen, Judith; Berker, Thomas; Time, Berit; Hyrve, Oddvar (ZEB Project report;12, Research report, 2013)
      This is an early user test of vacuum insulation embedded in clay blocks, a solution developed within ZEB. The product is in an early stage of its development and is not taken into use in any building projects yet. Therefore, ...
    • User evaluations of energy efficient buildings - literature review and further research 

      Hauge, Åshild Lappegard; Thomsen, Judith; Berker, Thomas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      This chapter gives an overview of research that describes user experiences with different types of energy-efficient buildings, focusing on indoor climate, technical operation, user attitudes and general satisfaction. ...