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Solar shading control strategies in cold climates - Heating, cooling demand and daylight availability in office spaces
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Modern office buildings often have large glazed areas. Incident solar radiation can lead to large cooling demands during hot periods although the solar radiation can help reduce heating demands during cool periods. Previous ... -
Robustness Classification of Materials, Assemblies and Buildings
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Reliable methods are needed for classifying the robustness of buildings and building materials for many reasons, including ensuring that constructions can withstand the climate conditions resulting from global warming, ... -
Understanding Cities: Advances in Integrated Assessment of Urban Sustainability
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Dynamic thermal performance of a PCM window system:characterization using large scale measurements
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Introdution of more dynamic building envelope components have been done throughout the last decades in order to try to increase indoor thermal comfort and reduce energy need in buildings for both temperature and light ... -
A zero emission concept analysis of a single family house: Part 2 sensitivity analysis
(ZEB Project report;21-2015, Research report, 2015)This report presents the results from a sensitivity analysis regarding the influence of using emission data from Norwegian EPD’s instead of the generic data from Ecoinvent, using different CO2eq-factors (for electricity ... -
Hybrid photovoltaic-thermal systems in buildings – a review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)This paper presents a review of projects where hybrid photovoltaic-thermal (PV/T) systems are used in buildings. PV/T systems convert solar radiation to electricity and heat simultaneously, in one module. The output of ... -
Aerogel Granule Aging Driven by Moisture and Solar Radiation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)The application of aerogel in the building and construction sector is very promising; therefore, its durability should be properly addressed. This study focuses on the aging effect of aerogel granules, emphasizing two aging ... -
Simulating Switchable Glazing with EnergyPlus: An Empirical Validation and Calibration of a Thermotropic Glazing Model
(Chapter, 2015)Adaptive transparent building envelope technologies could play a significant role in decreasing energy use in buildings and providing a more comfortable indoor environment. In order to evaluate these potentials in an ... -
Effect of facade components on energy efficiency in office buildings
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Properties of facade materials should be considered to determine which of them strongly affect building energy performance, regardless of the building shapes, scales, ideal locations, and building types, and thus may be ... -
Experimental Investigations of Aerogel-Incorporated Ultra-High Performance Concrete
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Improvements to concrete will have a large impact in the construction and building sector. As the attention is drawn towards energy-efficient and zero emission buildings, the thermal properties of concrete will be important. ... -
Thermal and optical properties of a thermotropic glass pane: Laboratory and in-field characterization
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Switchable windows are glazing technologies that exhibit dynamic optical properties and may thus be used to improve the energy performance of buildings. A window system based on a thermotropic glass pane was tested both ... -
Impact of convection on thermal performance of aerogel granulate glazing systems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Among currently available window systems, aerogel granulate glazing systems are considered promising for achieving good thermal and visual comfort in buildings. In aerogel granulate glazing systems, it is important to ... -
Moisture in Multi-Layer Windows
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)There is an increasing interest in development of coupled multi-layer window structures. This is to optimize thermal properties and to develop systems with a better climate protected solar shading system. The risk of ... -
Kunnskapsstatus – Fuktbufring i materialer og påvirkning på energibehov
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Life Cycle GHG Emissions from a Wooden Load-Bearing Alternative for a ZEB Office Concept
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The Impact of Dwelling Renovation on Spatial Quality - The Case of the Arlequin Neighbourhood in Grenoble, France
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Purpose – Non-technical dimensions such as spatial quality are just as relevant for energy efficiency as technical and economic dimensions in the renovation of dwellings. However, the significance of non-technical dimensions ... -
Thermal conductivity of monodisperse silica nanospheres
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Monodisperse hollow silica nanospheres (HSNSs) with an outer diameter of ∼300 nm and shell thickness of ∼50 nm were prepared via a spontaneous dissolution–regrowth process of solid silica nanospheres (SSNSs) in NaBH4 aqueous ... -
Spectral and angular solar properties of a PCM-filled double glazing unit
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background Phase change materials (PCMs) have been proposed as a means to increase the thermal inertia of glazing systems. These materials have optical features that need to be investigated and characterised in order to ...