Blar i NTNU Open på forfatter "Skaar, Christofer"
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Accountability in the Value Chain: Product Declarations as a Tool for Measuring, Managing and Communicating CSR Performance
Skaar, Christofer (Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2013:9, Doctoral thesis, 2013)Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept applied to business organisations that choose to behave beyond the legal requirements for their impacts on society and the environment. A central activity of CSR is to ... -
CapSEM Applied to the Construction Sector
Sparrevik, Magnus; de Boer, Luitzen; Michelsen, Ottar; Skaar, Christofer (Chapter, 2023)The construction sector and built environment have the potential to impact on a variety of systemic dimensions, ranging from specific processes in the production of construction materials to pan-national regulations affecting ... -
Circular economy in manufacturing companies: A review of case study literature
Bjørnbet, Marit Moe; Skaar, Christofer; Fet, Annik Magerholm; Schulte, Kjersti Øverbø (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Manufacturing companies have played an important role in improving standards of living worldwide. However, in a linear setting, they are also linked to unsustainable production and consumption patterns. The concept of ... -
Circular economy in the construction sector: advancing environmental performance through systemic and holistic thinking
Sparrevik, Magnus; De Boer, Luitzen; Michelsen, Ottar; Skaar, Christofer; Knudson, Haley; Fet, Annik Magerholm (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The construction sector is progressively becoming more circular by reducing waste, re-using building materials and adopting regenerative solutions for energy production and biodiversity protection. The implications of ... -
Communicating Product Life Cycle Performance through Labels and Declarations
Skaar, Christofer (Chapter, 2023)This chapter gives an overview of the development of different eco-labelling schemes over a timeline of about 50 years. The main focus is, however, the standards for product declarations developed under the ISO 14000-family. ... -
Designing a ZEN Campus: An exploration of ambition levels and system boundaries
Skaar, Christofer; Solli, Christian; Vevatne, Jonas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is gathering from dispersed locations to one central campus at Gløshaugen, requiring an estimated 92 000 m2 new buildings and upgrading 45 000 m2 of existing ... -
Embodied Carbon of Technical Installations in a Norwegian Office and Teaching Building An LCA-based study of the Ocean Space Center
Kjeken, Ida (Master thesis, 2021)Klimagassutslipp fra energibruk i bygninger er betydelige, men store forbedringer i energieffektivitet har blitt gjort de siste årene. Som en konsekvens av redusert CO2 utslipp grunnet lavere energibruk, har den relative ... -
ExploreLCA – A Web Application for Exploring Systematised Life Cycle Assessments of Buildings
Veliyulin, Eric (Master thesis, 2021)Denne studien presenterer ExploreLCA, en webapplikasjon for utforskning av systematiserte livssyklusanalyser (LCA) av bygninger funnet i building LCA database (bLCAd)-verktøyet. bLCAd-verktøyet er en MySQL-database for ... -
From Waste to Value: A Story About Life Cycle Management in the Furniture Industry
Michelsen, Ottar; Skaar, Christofer; Fet, Annik Magerholm (Chapter, 2023)This case focuses on the use of the CapSEM Model by the Norwegian furniture industry, beginning with efforts that raised sustainability awareness through a series of case studies over a period of more than 10 years. It ... -
Hvordan øke opplevd forståelse av miljødeklarasjoner (EPDer) innen byggevarer - I en beslutningskontekst hos sluttbrukerne
Søtvik, Sigrun (Master thesis, 2015)En miljødeklarasjon, benevnt EPD, er et tredjepartsverifisert dokument som har til hensikt å dokumentere kvantitative data om ressursbruk og miljøpåvirkninger til et produkt gjennom hele dets livsløp; ved råvareuttak, ... -
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 ... -
Life Cycle Assessment of an Ambitious Renovation of a Norwegian Apartment Building to nZEB Standard
Wrålsen, Benedikte; O'Born, Reyn Joseph; Skaar, Christofer (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The upgrading of building infrastructure to modern standards represents a key tool for reducing global energy demand and emissions from buildings. In Norway, building upgrades have been prioritized despite the relatively ... -
Life Cycle Assessment of an Ambitious Upgrading of an Apartment Building - An Environmental Approach on Upgrading Projects
Wrålsen, Benedikte (Master thesis, 2016)A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is conducted of an ambitious upgrading of an old apartment building to assess environmental impacts caused by construction materials and related processes. The result of the LCA is compared ... -
Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) method for assessing the sustainability of end-of-life alternatives for waste plastics: A case study of Norway
Deshpande, Paritosh; Skaar, Christofer; Brattebø, Helge; Fet, Annik Magerholm (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Plastic, and its pollution of marineecosystems, has emerged as a global concern. Among the several other sources,plastics from a bandoned,lost,or discardedfishing gears(ALDFG), and ropes are considered the most dangerous ... -
NTNU Campussamling
Sæteren, Einar; Sørumshagen, Kasper (Master thesis, 2022)Prosjektet NTNU campussamling er et av fem delprosjekter i et stort og omfattende utviklingsprosjekt ved universitetet NTNU Trondheim. I tråd med et økende fokus på å redusere sin negative påvirkning på det ytre miljøet ... -
Offentlige byggherrers valg for anskaffelsen av utslippsfrie byggeplasser
Skjervold, Kim-Eirik Olsen; Stenersen, Tord (Master thesis, 2022)Gjennom den juridisk bindende Parisavtalen fra 2015 har Norge satt seg mål om å kutte sine nasjonale utslipp med 50-55% av 1990-nivå innen 2030. Dette setter press på bygge- og anleggsbransjen som årlig slipper ut over 2 ... -
Ombruksprosessen fra et rådgivningsperspektiv - Hvordan tilrettelegge og koordinere for ombruk i byggebransjens «Ville Vesten»?
Gustavsen, Synnøve Helen (Master thesis, 2023)I norsk byggenæring genereres det over to millioner tonn avfall årlig. Dette er en stor utslippspost i bransjen, hvor ambisjoner om reduserte klimagassutslipp og avfallsmengder er høyt oppe på agendaen. Ombruk som et ... -
Systems Engineering (SE) for Sustainability in the Life Cycle Management of Commercial Fishing Gears
Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2020:78, Doctoral thesis, 2020)The complexity of resource management often demands an integration of transdisciplinary methods to find sustainable solutions. This doctoral thesis aims at contributing to the science of resource management through the ... -
Towards a LCA Database for the Planning and Design of Zero-Emissions Neighborhoods
Skaar, Christofer; Lausselet, Carine; Bergsdal, Håvard; Brattebø, Helge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The integration of science-based knowledge on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions into practice-based neighborhood design and planning is key to inform and implement climate mitigation strategies. LCA is a method that is commonly ... -
Understanding the importance of Land Use Change emissions in Norwegian construction scenario. Case study: Granåsen Idrettspark, Trondheim.
Naik, Divya (Master thesis, 2022)Sammendrag Våre planets økosystemer består av totalt 43,5 terra tonn karbon, og anslagsvis 80 % av det karbonet som er bundet opp på land er lagret i jorda/landet. Endringer i arealbruk dukker opp som et av de store ...