• Towards a public policy of cities and human settlements in the 21st century 

  Creutzig, Felix; Becker, Sophia; Berrill, Peter; Bongs, Constanze; Bussler, Alexandra; Cave, Ben; M. Constantino, Sara; Grant, Marcus; Heeren, Niko; Heinen, Eva; Hintz, Marie Josefine; Ingen-Housz, Timothee; Johnson, Eric; Kolleck, Nina; Liotta, Charlotte; Lorek, Sylvia; Mattioli, Giulio; Niamir, Leila; McPhearson, Timon; Milojevic-Dupont, Nikola; Nachtigall, Florian; Nagel, Kai; Närger, Henriette; Pathak, Minal; Perrin de Brichambaut, Paola; Reckien, Diana; Reisch, Lucia A.; Revi, Aromar; Schuppert, Fabian; Sudmant, Andrew; Wagner, Felix; Walkenhorst, Janina; Weber, Elke; Wilmes, Michael; Wilson, Charlie; Zekar, Aicha (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  Cities and other human settlements are major contributors to climate change and are highly vulnerable to its impacts. They are also uniquely positioned to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lead adaptation efforts. These ...

• Colour Composition and Visual Tectonics in Facades; Adapting Colour Teaching to Current Architectural Practice 

  Angelo, Kine; Booker, Charles Alexander Duncan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  In Norway, this last decade has seen a steadily increasing demand for knowledge of how to use colour in an architectural context, and this paper will focus on the application of colour theory in building façade design. In ...

• Methods for Quality Assessment of Window View 

  Matusiak, Barbara Szybinska; Russo, Filomena; Khanie, Mandana Sarey; Sokol, Natalia; Hemauer, Christina; Martiny, Klaus; Volf, Carlo; Appelt, Siegrun; Vasquez, Natalia Giraldo; Diakite-Kortlever, Aicha (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  This paper summarises findings from two workshops evaluating a series of views in various settings by an interdisciplinary group of experts. In the first one (Trondheim, June 2022), ten experts visited and assessed views ...

• Health and Life Skills Through Music, Arts and Culture in Education 

  Heide, Anne Lise; Batt-Rawden, Kari Bjerke; Stranden, Marit; Angelo, Elin (MusPed:Research;, Book, 2024)

• Energy retrofitting of heritage-protected buildings: Establishing representative case studies 

  Bjelland, David; Collins, David Anthony; Gullbrekken, Lars; Hrynyszyn, Bozena Dorota (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025)

  Europe aims to be carbon neutral by 2050. Efforts concerning the building stock are manifested in directives and programmes that aim to increase the renovation rate. While these efforts are a great starting point, there ...

• View Quality Assessments: A Pilot Study of Field Methods 

  Matusiak, Barbara Szybinska; Khanie, Mandana Sarey; Moscoso Paredes, Claudia Trinidad; Pálsdóttir, Anna María; Appelt, Siegrun; Hemauer, Christina; Martiny, Klaus; Miskowiak, Kamilla Woznicka; Lindegaard, Ida Astrid; Ysbæk-Nielsen, Alexander Tobias; Volf, Carlo; Sokol, Natalia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025)

  This paper describes findings from a workshop during which participants evaluated a series of window views. An explorative approach was applied to identify issues and testing methods useful in daylight research. The ...

• Anbefalt metode for beregning av utslipp fra strøm og fjernvarme. Oppsummering og anbefaling på tvers av studier i FME ZEN 

  Brattebø, Helge; Korpås, Magnus; Georges, Laurent Francis Ghislain; Hertwich, Edgar G.; Næss, Jan Sandstad; Kauko, Hanne Laura Pauliina; Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Andresen, Inger (ZEN Memo;, Research report, 2025)

  FME ZEN har som en sentral del av sitt mandat hatt i oppgave å utvikle kunnskap om hvordan man kan oppnå netto nullutslippsområder (ZEN), med tanke på klimagassutslipp fra utbyggingsprosjekter i våre byer og tettsteder. ...

• A comparative analysis of climate friendly neighbourhoods in China and Norway: Insights on approaches, practices and policies from four case studies 

  Brozovsky, Johannes Georg; Clauß, John; Liu, Peng; Healey-Brudal, Tonje Trulsrud; Yang, Yunbo; Healey-Brudal, Ørjan; Li, Jinping; Li, Bojia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025)

  Climate friendly neighbourhoods such as positive energy districts and zero emission and sustainable plus energy neighbourhoods aim to significantly reduce the environmental impact of urban areas by achieving higher levels ...

• Architectural Daylighting through Simulation and Digital Visualisation 

  Nazari, Marzieh (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2025:64, Doctoral thesis, 2025)

  The emergence of digital tools has fundamentally transformed architectural conceptualisation, analysis, and representation. Particularly in performance-based design, the use of digital tools has become crucial because they ...

• The Meta of Data in Smart Buildings: What’s In It For You? 

  Pauwels, Pieter; Barbosa Ramirez, Juan David; Mudiyanselage, Lasitha Chamari Rathnayaka; Petrova, Ekaterina; Wang, Lu; Fierro, Gabe; Goia, Francesco (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

• Transformation project with focus on LCA 

  Wabińska, Marcjanna (Master thesis, 2025)

  Som et resultat av det stadig økende behovet for boliger, er målet med prosjektet transformasjon av bygget og endring av funksjon til bolig. Bygget skal oppgraderes til standarder og forskrifter for å tjene som et komfortabelt ...

• Bioclimatic performance of two different building envelopes in a cold/temperate climate 

  Ness, Maria Coral Albelda-Estellés (Journal article, 2024)

  Adaptation and mitigation for climate change are fundamental to ensure a viable future, both for the planet and for the people. More specifically, increasing sustainability in the built environment would have a significant ...

• Constructing Industrial Architecture: The Evolution of Technology and Architecture Style at the Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site in Norway (1905–1929) 

  Haupt, Thomas (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2025:4, Doctoral thesis, 2025)

  English summary This study aims to establish how the development of construction technology influenced industrial architecture at Rjukan and Notodden in Norway. A total of twenty-four buildings that still exist today have ...

• Metadata for Smart Control in Smart Buildings 

  Pauwels, Pieter; Wang, Lu; Mudiyanselage, Lasitha Chamari Rathnayaka; Barbosa Ramirez, Juan David; Petrova, Ekaterina; Fierro, Gabe; Goia, Francesco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  The topics of data-driven smart buildings and smart control have been emerging in research on smart buildings. A returning point of concern in the creation of a data-driven smart building is the need for metadata and how ...

• Reducing material use and their greenhouse gas emissions in Greater Oslo 

  Rousseau, Lola Sylvie Annie; Næss, Jan Sandstad; Carrer, Fabio; Amini, Sara; Brattebø, Helge; Hertwich, Edgar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025)

  Resource efficiency strategies are key to reduce material use and help limit global warming to below 2°C in 2100. Understanding the role of such strategies at the municipal level requires a localized approach. Here we ...

• A Systematic Mapping Study and a Review of the Optimization Methods of Structures in Architectural Design 

  Izumi, Bunji; Luczkowski, Marcin; Labonnote, Nathalie; Manum, Bendik; Rønnquist, Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Structural optimization has gained popularity in modern structural design, helping to reduce material consumption while maintaining the structural performance of buildings. This process also significantly influences the ...

• Indoor relative humidity: relevance for health, comfort, and choice of ventilation system 

  Ness, Maria Coral Albelda-Estellés (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  It is generally recommended to keep the values of relative humidity (RH) indoors between 40 and 60% for comfort and health. However, the environment in our homes and offices is a lot dryer in the winter, going down to 20% ...

• Metoder for inkludering av DFD i klimagassberegninger. Rapport fra SirkBygg, FME-ZEN og Powerhouse – Juni 2024 

  Andvik, Oddbjørn; Thyholt, Marit Kindem; Resch, Eirik; Lausselet, Carine (ZEN Report;, Research report, 2024)

• Increasing citizen engagement in sustainable architecture using augmented reality: A pilot study 

  Moscoso Paredes, Claudia Trinidad; Morad, Roya; Oksvold, Andreas; Dimmen, Olav; Skjermo, Jo; Tangrand, Kristoffer (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  Sustainability processes aim to include citizens as it is their behaviour and use of the cities that will play a pivotal role in achieving sustainable communities. Yet, active participation of citizens can be challenging, ...

• Persaune Hageby: From Yesterday To Tomorrow A comparative study of material embodied emissions and operational emissions in a retrofit project 

  Hamidi, Nikoo (Master thesis, 2024)

  Det faktum at nesten 85 % av dagens bygninger fortsatt vil være i bruk innen 2050, gjør renovering og energiombygging avgjørende for en bærekraftig utvikling. Økt energieffektivitet reduserer bygningers karbonfotavtrykk i ...

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