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Decoupling the thermal and visual performance in glazing systems: a novel methodology for the numerical investigation of the case of double skin facade systems
(Master thesis, 2019)Dynamic transparent envelope technologies such as double skin facades (DSFs) have been used for a long time as an efficient building envelope system aiming to reduce building energy consumption and indoor air quality. ... -
Modelling double skin façades (DSFs) in whole-building energy simulation tools: Validation and inter-software comparison of a mechanically ventilated single-story DSF
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Double skin façades (DSFs) have been proposed as responsive building systems to improve the building envelope’s performance. Reliable simulation of DSF performance is a prerequisite to support the design and implementation ... -
Evaluation of Sustainable Strategies and Design Solutions at High-Latitude Urban Settlements to Enhance Outdoor Thermal Comfort
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Driven by the necessity to design resilient and prosperous cities and to counteract the impacts of climate change, this study aims to shed light on the interactions between microclimate, urban built environment, and the ... -
Zero Emission Neighbourhoods and Positive Energy Districts – A State-of-the-Art Review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Urban areas are critical in accomplishing the clean energy transition and meeting the climate goals in the Paris Agreement. The first part of this paper presents a systematic review of scientific publications on zero ... -
Cogenerating Spaces of Learning: The Aesthetic Experience of Materiality and Its Transformative Potential within Architectural Education
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2021:132, Doctoral thesis, 2021) -
Continuous data-streams for occupant feedback on indoor climate: Theoretical and experimental analysis of concepts, methods and systems for real-life implementation
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2021:129, Doctoral thesis, 2021)One of the main purposes of a building is to provide a healthy, productive, and comfortable indoor environment. Both conventional and modern “smart” buildings can be said to fall short of this ideal. The fields of research ... -
Zero Emission Neighbourhoods in Smart Cities. Definition, Key Performance Indicators and Assessment Criteria: Version 2.0
(ZEN Report;, Research report, 2021)This document outlines the definition, key performance indicators (KPI) and assessment criteria for the Research Centre on Zero Emission Neighbourhoods in Smart Cities (ZEN research centre). This second version of the ZEN ... -
A theoretical framework for classifying occupant-centric data streams on indoor climate using a physiological and cognitive process hierarchy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)New and pervasive information and communication technologies have made it possible to capture a large range of continuous data from, or close to, each individual building occupant. These occupant-centric data streams may ... -
Energy flexibility potential of domestic hot water systems in apartment buildings
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Domestic Hot Water (DHW) storage tanks are identified as a main source of flexible energy use in buildings. As a basis for energy management in apartment buildings, this paper describes the aggregated DHW use in a case ... -
Impact of double skin facade constructional features on heat transfer and fluid dynamic behaviour
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Double skin facades (DSF) are an interesting and important architectural element in buildings as they are visually very attractive and can, at the same time, lead to better performance than single skin facades. DSFs need ... -
Enabling holistic design for high energy efficient office buildings through the use of subjective occupant feedback
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Today’s high-performance buildings answer to a large and growing number of quantitative performance criteria. Performance gaps between design and actual performance have however been identified as a significant challenge ... -
Utilising Open Geospatial Data to Refine Weather Variables for Building Energy Performance Evaluation—Incident Solar Radiation and Wind-Driven Infiltration Modelling
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In building thermal energy characterisation, the relevance of proper modelling of the effects caused by solar radiation, temperature and wind is seen as a critical factor. Open geospatial datasets are growing in diversity, ... -
Life Cycle GHG Emissions of Residential Buildings in Humid Subtropical and Tropical Climates: Systematic Review and Analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Improving the environmental life cycle performance of buildings by focusing on the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions along the building life cycle is considered a crucial step in achieving global climate targets. ... -
Numerical investigation of thermal and hydraulic characteristics of sCO2-water printed circuit heat exchangers with zigzag channels
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Since the precooler and the recuperator are the largest components of a supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton cycle, their design can substantially affect the performance and size of the whole system. Although the design ... -
Development and experimental investigation of a novel combined solar cooker and dryer unit
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Solar cookers and dryers are normally used as separate units due to different operating temperature requirements for cooking and drying of food products. A unique design of a compounded solar cooker and dryer unit is ... -
Effect of printed circuit heat exchanger’s different designs on the performance of supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton cycle
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Several fin configurations have been proposed in the literature to address the poor hydraulic performance associated with the PCHEs. However, the effect of the heat exchangers with proposed channel geometries on the ... -
Large potentials for energy saving and greenhouse gas emission reductions from large-scale deployment of zero emission building technologies in a national building stock
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)High energy and material demand in the building sector causes large greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This sector needs large-scale technological improvements in the transition to a future low-emission society. Extensive ... -
A Systematic Review of Urban Climate Research in Cold and Polar Climate Regions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Cities are at the forefront of the climate change issue and are responsible for about 39% of global carbon dioxide emissions. They can form their own climate which is often characterized by higher temperatures and pollution ... -
Temporal analysis of the material flows and embodied greenhouse gas emissions of a neighborhood building stock
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Low‐energy building standards shift environmental impacts from the operational to the embodied emissions, making material efficiency (ME) important for climate mitigation. To help quantify the mitigation potential of ME ... -
Guarino Guarini's Architectural Theory and Counter-Reformation Aristotelianism: Visuality and Aeshtetics in Architettura Civile and Placita Philosophica
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
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