• Greenhouse gas balances in Zero Emission Buildings – Electricity conversion factors revisited 

      Andresen, Inger; Lien, Kristian Myklebust; Berker, Thomas; Sartori, Igor (ZEB Project report;37, Research report, 2017)
      Reduction of energy use and GHG emissions in the building sector is a high priority. The EU 2050 roadmap that was established in 2010, states that to achieve a global warming of less than 2°C in this century, Europe should ...
    • Guidelines on energy system analysis and cost optimality in early design of ZEB 

      Sartori, Igor; Løtveit, Sjur V.; Skeie, Kristian (ZEB Project report;41, Research report, 2018)
      This report presents a set of guidelines to assist building designers in a methodological approach to analysis of energy systems in the early design phase of zero emission buildings. The guidelines are meant to accompany ...
    • Households on the rebound. Factors Increasing and Decreasing Rebound Effects in Norwegian Households 

      Throndsen, William; Berker, Thomas (ZEB Project report;4, Research report, 2012)
      This is a report on a study conducted in the spring of 2011 to examine the cultural and social conditions associated with rebound effects on the household level. The goal of the study was to conduct an empirical, qualitative ...
    • Interventions on energy behaviour in non-residential buildings – a literature review 

      Thomsen, Judith; Hauge, Åshild Lappegard; Godbolt, Åsne Lund (ZEB Project report;16, Research report, 2014)
      The aim of this review is to gain an overview of how interventions or experiments as a method are used to detect how to influence employees to use less energy. Most of the interventions on energy behaviour have focused on ...
    • Kunnskapsstatus – Fuktbufring i materialer og påvirkning på energibehov 

      Asphaug, Silje Kathrin; Time, Berit; Thue, Jan Vincent; Geving, Stig; Gustavsen, Arild; Mathisen, Hans Martin; Uvsløkk, Sivert (ZEB Project report;22, Research report, 2015)
      Det blir hevdet at det kan være et stort potensial for energisparing i bygninger ved å utnytte sorpsjonsvarme i innvendig eksponerte treoverflater. Fuktbufring er en velkjent effekt og dokumentert i en rekke studier langt ...
    • Life Cycle GHG Emissions from a Wooden Load-Bearing Alternative for a ZEB Office Concept 

      Hofmeister, Tobias Barnes; Kristjansdottir, Torhildur; Time, Berit; Houlihan Wiberg, Aoife Anne Marie (ZEB Project report;20, Research report, 2015)
      A major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions is the production of concrete and steel for the construction industry. This report presents a comparison of the life cycle GHG impact of a concrete and steel load-bearing ...
    • Life Cycle GHG Emissions of Material Use in the Living Laboratory 

      Inman, Marianne Rose; Wiberg, Aoife Houlihan (ZEB Project report;24, Research report, 2015)
      This report documents the design and construction of the ZEB Living Laboratory in Trondheim; with a view to better understand the implication of design choices on embodied material emissions. Accordingly, the material ...
    • Mot karbonnøytrale boligområder : Utforming av bygninger og energiforsyning – erfaringer fra pilotprosjekter i Norge 

      Fredriksen, Eyvind; Andresen, Inger (ZEB Project report;18, Research report, 2014)
      Denne rapporten beskriver resultatene fra et prosjekt hvor vi har gjennomgått og diskutert erfaringer fra et utvalg utbyggingsprosjekter i Norge hvor man har hatt spesielt høye ambisjoner med hensyn til energibruk og ...
    • Nordan skyvedør med VIP i Living Lab – Beregning av U-verdi 

      Korsnes, Silje Kathrin; Grynning, Steinar (ZEB Project report;23, Research report, 2015)
      SINTEF Byggforsk har beregnet varmegjennomgangskoeffisient (U-verdi) til en trefelts skyvedøren brukt i Living Lab. Skyvedør er produsert av Nordan og har Vakuumisolasjonspaneler (VIP) i ett felt. Fordelen med å benytte ...
    • Pilot Building Powerhouse Kjørbo. As Built Report 

      Sørensen, Åse Lekang; Andresen, Inger; Walnum, Harald Taxt; Alonso, Maria Justo; Fufa, Selamawit Mamo; Jenssen, Bjørn; Rådstoga, Olav; Hegli, Tine; Fjeldheim, Henning (ZEB Project report;35, Research report, 2017)
      Powerhouse Kjørbo, located in Sandvika near Oslo, consists of two office blocks from the 1980´s that have been upgraded to energy-efficient and modern offices. The Powerhouse goal is that the refurbished buildings over ...
    • Powerhouse Kjørbo. Evaluation of construction process and early use phase 

      Throndsen, William; Berker, Thomas; Knoll, Espen B. (ZEB Project report;25, Research report, 2013)
      As a tool for cross-disciplinary collaboration, energy and emissions calculations were central as common reference point throughout the whole process studied here. Considering only the design phase, it is clear that ...
    • Powerhouse One – erfaringer med å utarbeide konseptet for et nullenergi-bygg 

      Meistad, Torill; Strand, Lillian (ZEB Project report;11, Research report, 2013)
      The vision for the building project Powerhouse One is to prove that energy-positive buildings can be built in Norway. The project was initiated by a collaboration called "Powerhouse alliance", which includes the property ...
    • Problems and problem-solving strategies in remote building operation : A Case Study 

      Muhle, Florian (ZEB Project report;14, Research report, 2014)
    • The Visund office building, Haakonsvern, Bergen. As-built report 

      Sørensen, Åse Lekang; Mysen, Mads; Andresen, Inger; Hårklau, Bjarte; Lunde, Arild (ZEB Project report;36, Research report, 2017)
      The Visund office building is a pilot project within the Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings (ZEB) in Norway. The building has 2031 m2 of heated floor area and is located at Haakonsvern, about 15 km from the centre ...
    • 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. The interplay of buildings and users in seven European case studies 

      Thomsen, Judith; Hauge, Åshild Lappegard; Denizou, Karine; Jerkø, Sidsel; Wågø, Solvår Irene; Berker, Thomas (ZEB Project report;1, Research report, 2011)
    • Window with integrated solar collector : Climate resistance evaluation report 

      Risholt, Birgit Dagrun; Asphaug, Silje Kathrin; Busklein, Jan Ove; Uvsløkk, Sivert; Rognvik, Egil; Grynning, Steinar (ZEB Project report;26, Research report, 2015)
      The NorDan solar collector is a window/solar collector combination which can be mounted as a traditional window in the façade of a new building. The component is originally designed for new buildings, but the research and ...
    • ZEB Pilot Campus Evenstad. Administration and educational building. As-built report 

      Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Sørensen, Åse Lekang; Selvig, Eivind; Cervenka, Zdena; Fufa, Selamawit Mamo; Andresen, Inger (ZEB Project report;36, Research report, 2017)
      This report describes the new ZEB Campus Evenstad pilot administration and educational building. The report summarizes and documents the as-built phase life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the administration and ...
    • ZEB pilot Heimdal high school and sports hall. Design phase report 

      Schlanbusch, Reidun Dahl; Fufa, Selamawit Mamo; Andresen, Inger; Wigenstad, Tore; Mjønes, Torger (ZEB Project report;34, Research report, 2017)
      This report summarizes and documents the pre-project competition and design phase life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of Heimdal pilot building project. The report describes the calculation methodologies; including ...
    • ZEB pilot house Larvik. As Built Report 

      Sørensen, Åse Lekang; Andresen, Inger; Kristjansdottir, Torhildur; Amundsen, Harald; Edwards, Kristian (ZEB Project report;33, Research report, 2017)
      This report describes the ZEB pilot house Larvik, which was constructed during the autumn 2014. The ZEB pilot house is a two-storey single-family residential building situated near Larvik, Norway. The building was designed ...