Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka"
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Application of Assistive Technologies in Smart Cities
Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Bogataj, David (Chapter, 2021)Urban areas in the European Union (EU) are ageing fast. As part of the "Operational Programme for the Implementation of the European Cohesion Policy for the period 2014-2020", some EU member-states have prioritised promoting ... -
Approaches to Social Innovation in Positive Energy Districts (PEDs)—A Comparison of Norwegian Projects
Baer, Daniela; Loewen, Bradley; Cheng, Caroline Y; Thomsen, Judith; Wyckmans, Annemie; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Ahlers, Dirk (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The Positive Energy District (PED) concept is a localized city and district level response to the challenges of greenhouse gas emission reduction and energy transition. With the Strategic Energy Transition (SET) Plan aiming ... -
Back to School - the Impact of Short Timeframe Student Case Studies on Projects and Educational Programs in the Context of Urban FM
Collins, Dave; Senior, Coline; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Kuijlenburg, Rachel; Le Roux, Peter C. (Chapter, 2021)Background and Aim: This paper looks at the degree to which three student projects had an impact on the cases and educational programmes related to this summer school. The aim is to look at the degree to which it is possible ... -
Barriers and potential solutions to the diffusion of solar photovoltaics from the public-private-people partnership perspective – Case study of Norway
Xue, Yan; Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Norway is a major renewable energy developer in Europe, mainly through its development of hydropower. Research has shown that solar energy also has potential in Norway, however, the cumulative installed photovoltaic capacity ... -
BROUGHT BY DEGREES: A FOCUS ON THE CURRENT INDICATORS OF LEAN ‘SMARTNESS’ IN SMART CITIES
Collins, Dave; Johansen, Agnar; Kalsaas, Bo Terje; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Hamdy, Mohamed (Chapter, 2021)The purpose of this paper is to look at the indicators to which a city can be considered to be a smart city based upon the degree it meets specific indicators within the categories of ‘Social Smartness’, ‘Technological ... -
Challenges of the Facilities Management and Effects on Indoor Air Quality. Case Study “Smelly Buildings” in Belgrade, Serbia
Vukmirovic, Milena; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Sostaric, Andrej (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)One of the key objectives and challenges nowadays is to live in safe and healthy cities. Accordingly, maintaining good air quality is one of the preconditions for achieving this goal, which is not a simple task given the ... -
Co-creators of wellbeing - smarter engagement of older residents
Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Senior, Coline (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)It is acknowledged that technological innovation could help in creating individual and social wellbeing, especially as a supportive tool for seeing the benefits of “sharing is sustainable” and collaborative actions for ... -
Common approaches to find the energy saving potentials for the Norwegian residential buildings: a review study
Kristiansen, Tobias; Jowkar, Mina; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka (Chapter, 2021)Building sector is shown as a huge energy consumer worldwide. Therefore, a thorough understanding of energy performance in buildings is essential to propose and implement sustainable strategies for the future plans; and ... -
Developing sustainable energy efficient buildings – a transnational knowledge transfer experience between Norway and Kosovo
Hoxha, Visar; Haugen, Tore; Bjørberg, Svein; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The present study investigates the knowledge transfer (KT) processes from Norwegian University of Science and Technology to College ESLG in Kosovo. An inter-organisational knowledge of transfer theoretical framework from ... -
Developing sustainable energy efficient buildings – A transnational knowledge transfer experience between Norway and Kosovo
Hoxha, Visar; Haugen, Tore; Bjørberg, Svein; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)As transnational institutional development programs are often advocated as a knowledge transfer opportunity between the partner universities, this case study “Sustainable Energy Efficient Buildings –Knowledge Transfer ... -
Digital transformation of community health and social services for ageing cohorts
Rogelj, Valerija; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Bogataj, David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Municipalities in the European Union are ageing fast. However, achieving societal and environmental change with a focus on the development of an age-friendly environment, ambient assisted living, eHealth, public spaces ... -
Empowering Citizens in a Smart City Project One Step at a Time: a Norwegian Case Study
Senior, Coline; Jowkar, Mina; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Johansen, Agnar (Chapter, 2021)Considering public participation as one of the key components of “smart cities”, efforts have been made by local governments to provide opportunities for citizens to take an active role in smart cities planning. This paper ... -
Exploring urban facilities management approaches to increase connectivity in smart cities
Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Collins, David; Bjørberg, Svein; Haugen, Tore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore how the discipline facilities management (FM) can be developed in a smart city perspective through considering the current and new FM services under the role of Urban FM, as ... -
Facilitating building projects’ short-term and long-term value creation
Boge, Knut; Haddadi, Daniel Amin; Klakegg, Ole Jonny; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Real estate and buildings are some of facility managers’ most costly resources. Thus, knowledge about how to get the most out of building or renovation projects both in the short term and in the long term are of great ... -
Facility management role in stimulating happiness to mitigate the mental health risk
Novak Šarotar, Brigita; Avguštin Avčin, Bojana; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka (Chapter, 2021)The article analyses the influence of the economic crisis on the occupational health and discusses the need for more proactive role of facility management (FM) to improve the mental health at the workplace. During the ... -
Failing to plan - planning to fail: how early phase planning can improve buildingsʼ lifetime value creation
Boge, Knut; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Bjørberg, Svein; Larssen, Anne Kathrine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to know how do early-phase planning of real estate (RE) and facilities management (FM) create value for owners and users of commercial and public sector buildings. Design/methodol ... -
The impact of an urban facilities management summer school on the participants
Collins, Dave; Senior, Coline; Jowkar, Mina; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Johansen, Agnar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how an Urban Facilities Management (Urban FM) focused summer school in Norway in 2019 impacted knowledge creation, as well as the host and foreign educators, along with ... -
Indicators for Sustainable Demand Risk Allocation in Transport Infrastructure Projects
Roumboutsos, Athena; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Karousos, Iosif (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Efficient risk allocation has been proven to be at the heart of effective and efficient infrastructure project operation. While most risks may be reasonably assigned in transport infrastructure projects, demand risk remains ... -
The influence of acclimatization, age and gender-related differences on thermal perception in university buildings: Case studies in Scotland and England
Jowkar, Mina; Rijal, Hom Bahadur; Montazami, Azadeh; Brusey, James; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Abstract The higher education sector in the UK is responsible for large amount of the country’s energy consumption. Space heating, which is the largest and most expensive part of the energy used in the UK educational ... -
An interactive tool for citizens’ involvement in the sustainable regeneration
Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Gohari, Savis; Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Senior, Coline; Xue, Yan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test possibilities of real participation in FM field in response to the energy sustainable demand by using new technologies for better communication. It is acknowledged that the ...