• Urban Ecological Planning: Principles, value positions and application in practice 

  Sliwa, Marcin; Aranya, Rolee; Refstie, Hilde (Chapter, 2018)

  The paper presents the principles of Urban Ecological Planning - an approach of urban practice that challenges and supplements outdated technocratic urban planning methodologies that are still dominant in many developing ...

• Zero Emission Neighbourhoods in Smart Cities: Definition, Key Performance Indicators and Assessment Criteria: Version 1.0 

  Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Fufa, Selamawit Mamo; Krogstie, John; Ahlers, Dirk; Wyckmans, Annemie; Driscoll, Patrick Arthur; Brattebø, Helge; Gustavsen, Arild (ZEN Report;, Research report, 2018)

  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 first version of the ZEN ...

• ZEN PILOT PROJECTS - Mapping of the pilot projects within the research centre on ZERO emission neighbourhoods in smart cities 

  Baer, Daniela; Andresen, Inger (ZEN Report;, Research report, 2018)

  This report on the pilot projects of the Research Centre on Zero Emission Neighbourhoods in Smart Cities (ZEN Centre) will give the reader an overview of eight pilot projects of the Centre, focusing on the challenges to ...

• Utvikling av pilotprosjekt i Steinkjer kommune: Historier om «det gamle NRK bygget på Lø» og evaluering av prosessen 

  Woods, Ruth; Andresen, Inger; Skaar, Christofer; Berker, Thomas (ZEN Report;, Research report, 2019)

• Toward colour rendering method of window glass 

  Arbab, Shabnam; Matusiak, Barbara Szybinska (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)

  The aim of this study was to expand the understanding of modern glazing materials' effects on the colour distortion in interiors and to develop a rather simple colour rendering method useful for any type of glazing and ...

• Estimated and actual construction inventory data in embodied Greenhouse Gas emission calculations for a Norwegian zero emission building (ZEB) construction site 

  Fufa, Selamawit Mamo; Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Andresen, Inger (Peer reviewed, 2018)

  The Norwegian construction industry is responsible for approximately 1.2% of national GHG emissions during the construction phase. Consequently, there is a growing interest in addressing construction emissions. Therefore, ...

• Reliability and Performance Gap of Whole-Building Energy Software Tools in Modelling Double Skin Façades 

  Catto Lucchino, Elena; Goia, Francesco (Chapter, 2019)

  The careful design of the façade is one of the most influential strategies to lower the energy use in a building. A double skin façade (DSF) is one type of façade that allows the interaction between the outdoor and the ...

• Responsive building envelope concepts in zero emission neighborhoods and smart cities - A roadmap to implementation 

  Taveres-Cachat, Ellika; Grynning, Steinar; Thomsen, Judith; Selkowitz, Stephen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)

  Designing a zero emission neighborhood (ZEN) from an energy point of view, has the benefit of distributing loads over time by creating a mosaic of buildings which individually may not have a zero emission balance, but reach ...

• The ZEN definition – a guideline for the ZEN pilot areas - Version 1.0 

  Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Fufa, Selamawit Mamo; Baer, Daniela; Sartori, Igor; Andresen, Inger (ZEN Report;, Research report, 2018)

• Greenhouse gas balances in Zero Emission Buildings – Electricity conversion factors revisited 

  Andresen, Inger; Lien, Kristian Myklebust; Berker, Thomas; Sartori, Igor (ZEB Project report;, Research report, 2017)

• Annual report 2018 

  Woods, Ruth; Remøe, Katinka Sætersdal; Hestnes, Anne Grete; Gustavsen, Arild (Research report, 2019)

• Ny bruk av verneverdige helsebygg 

  Kittang, Dag; McNeany, Jennifer (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)

  Landsverneplanar for alle statlege sektorar skulle sikre eit betre vern av staten sine kulturhistoriske eigedomar. I landsverneplanen for helsebygg er over 300 eige­ domar klassifiserte som verneverdige. Dette inneber ...

• Modelling of double skin facades in whole-building energy simulation tools. A review of current practices and possibilities for future developments. 

  Catto Lucchino, Elena; Goia, Francesco; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Chaudhary, Gaurav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)

  Advanced building envelope systems can contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and improve the energy flexibility of buildings while maintaining high levels of indoor environmental quality. Among different ...

• Intermediaries for knowledge transfer in integrated energy planning of urban districts 

  Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Juhasz-Nagy, Eszter; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Neumann, Hans-Martin; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Wyckmans, Annemie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)

  The purpose of this work is to examine the role of intermediaries for knowledge transfer at different points in time. The planning of an integrated planning energy project is complex and involves diverse stakeholders with ...

• Solar efficiency index of building envelopes and load matching in low energy buildings 

  Taveres-Cachat, Ellika; Goia, Francesco; Grynning, Steinar (Chapter, 2018)

  Net-zero energy buildings oftentimes rely on solar-based building integrated technologies to offset energy use and achieve their goals. However, the value of a particular system is difficult to assess given that these ...

• Sustainable interventions in historic buildings: A developing decisionmaking tool 

  Bertolin, Chiara; Loli, Arian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)

  Integrating multi-criteria approaches for reducing greenhouse gas emissions while, at the same time, ensuring long-term maintenance of existing buildings, is a challenge that needs to be faced by both the present and future ...

• A Methodology for Long-Term Monitoring of Climate Change Impacts on Historic Buildings 

  Haugen, Annika; Bertolin, Chiara; Leijonhufvud, gustav; Olstad, Tone Marie; Broström, Tor (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)

  A new methodology for long-term monitoring of climate change impacts on historic buildings and interiors has been developed. This paper proposes a generic framework for how monitoring programs can be developed and describes ...

• Adapting Cultural Heritage to Climate Change Risks: Perspectives of Cultural Heritage Experts in Europe 

  Sesana, Elena; Gagnon, Alexandre S.; Bertolin, Chiara; Hughes, John (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)

  Changes in rainfall patterns, humidity, and temperature, as well as greater exposure to severe weather events, has led to the need for adapting cultural heritage to climate change. However, there is limited research ...

• Stavkyrkjene og handverksbasert materialanalyse 

  Kirchhefer, Andreas; Renmælmo, Roald (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)

  Mange av stavkyrkjene våre har hovudvekt av originale eller svært gamle bygningsdelar. Delane har vist at dei har dei nødvendige konstruktive kvalitetane og svært lang levetid i bygget. Handverkarane som valde ut trea i ...

• Visuality and Aesthetic Formalism 

  Mitrovic, Branko (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)

  In the philosophy and psychology of perception there exists a long-standing debate about the detachability of the visual from the conceptual contents of perception. The article analyses the implications of this dilemma for ...

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