Browsing Fakultet for arkitektur og design (AD) by Journals "Sustainability"
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A Comparative Analysis of the Visual Comfort Performance between a PCM Glazing and a Conventional Selective Double Glazed Unit
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The performance of a Double Glazing Unit (DGU) with a Phase Change Material (PCM) layer embedded in the cavity was analyzed in terms of the visual comfort perceived by the occupants. The analysis was carried out through a ... -
A Novel Dynamic Insulation System for Windows
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)One of the measures to reduce energy consumption in buildings in Nordic countries is limiting the window area, as windows contribute to significantly higher heat loss than walls during a long hot season. This conflicts ... -
Approaches to Social Innovation in Positive Energy Districts (PEDs)—A Comparison of Norwegian Projects
(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 ... -
Architect, Catalyst, Advocate, and Prophet: A Four-Lens View of Companies to Support Ecodesign Integration
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Companies are increasingly expected to develop products with better environmental performance throughout their life cycle. Academic literature on ecodesign integration, which investigates firms’ practices of dealing with ... -
Consumption in the Circular Economy: A Literature Review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)A circular economy (CE) aims at decoupling value creation from waste generation and resource use by radically transforming production and consumption systems. Recent reviews on the topic of the circular economy have indicated ... -
Effects of Packaging and Food Waste Prevention by Consumers on the Environmental Impact of Production and Consumption of Bread in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Bread is a staple food in Norway, with a yearly per capita consumption of 52 kg. It is an important source of energy, dietary fibre and protein as well as certain minerals and vitamins. Previous studies have shown that ... -
Emerging Trends and Knowledge Structures of Smart Urban Governance
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The concept of smart cities peaked in 2015, bringing an increased influx of ‘smart’ devices in the form of the Internet of Things (IoT) and sensors in cities. As a result, interest in smart urban governance has become more ... -
Exploring a Stakeholder Based Urban Densification and Greening Agenda for Rotterdam Inner City—Accelerating the Transition to a Liveable Low Carbon City
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Work on a liveable low carbon city has often been approached in a technocratic way, not linking to other disciplines and urban practices at a large scale. This paper explores a stakeholder based urban agenda for a more ... -
Exploring “Company Personas” for Informing Design for Sustainability Implementation in Companies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The need for understanding the context of the case company during Design for Sustainability (DfS) implementation has been a long identified need among the researchers in the field. Yet, studies on company context have ... -
Integrating Environmental and Economic Perspectives in Building Design
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)With increasing environmental damage and decreasing resource availability, sustainability assessment in the building sector is gaining momentum. A literature review shows that the related methods for environmental and ... -
Marketing Approaches for a Circular Economy: Using Design Frameworks to Interpret Online Communications
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The Circular Economy has been posited as a solution to the rise of environmental decimation with growing global economic prosperity, by introducing new systems of production, consumption, and disposal. Current literature ... -
Perspectives from 2037-Can environmental impact assessment be the solution for an early consideration of climate change-related impacts?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Consideration of climate change in environmental impact assessment (EIA) is a rather novel topic, which became partly mandatory through the revised EU Directive on EIA. Through a mixed-methods approach involving key-actors ... -
Positive energy districts: Identifying challenges and interdependencies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Positive Energy Districts (PED) are areas within cities that generate more renewable energy than they consume, contributing to cities’ energy system transformation toward carbon neutrality. Since PED is a novel concept, ... -
Realising Operational Energy Performance in Non-Domestic Buildings: Lessons Learnt from Initiatives Applied in Cambridge
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The gap between the intended and actual energy performance of buildings is increasingly well documented in the non-domestic building sector. Recognition of this issue has led to the availability of a large range of initiatives ... -
Reduction Strategies for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from High-Speed Railway Station Buildings in a Cold Climate Zone of China
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Implementing China’s emission reduction regulations requires a design approach that integrates specific architectural and functional properties of railway stations with low greenhouse gas (GHG) emission. This article ... -
Structuring Ethical Interpretations of the Sustainable Development Goals — Concepts, Implications and Progress
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), like the sustainable development (SD) concept itself, are open to multifaceted interpretations, and the same is true for their ethical implications. While SDG values are widely ... -
A Temporal Perspective in Eco2 Building Design
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sector has great potential and responsibility for reducing its considerable resource consumption and high share of global emissions. However, economic factors are often ... -
The Role of the Archeological Heritage Sites in the Process of Urban Regeneration of UNESCO’s Cities—Boka Bay Case Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The archaeological and cultural heritage sites' role in urban regeneration in UNESCO’s protected areas becomes increasingly important for natural and cultural heritage protection in tourist cities with urban expansion. ... -
Trialing a Road Lane to Bicycle Path Redesign—Changes in Travel Behavior with a Focus on Users’ Route and Mode Choice
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Redistribution of space from private motorized vehicles to sustainable modes of transport is gaining popularity as an approach to alleviate transport problems in many cities around the world. This article investigates the ... -
Wasting of Fresh-Packed Bread by Consumers—Influence of Shopping Behavior, Storing, Handling, and Consumer Preferences
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)There are few scientific papers dealing with the packaging of fresh bread and consumer preferences as to the packaging. There are also few scientific papers on consumer behavior regarding shopping routines, storing, and ...