• Between Research and Practice: Experts on Implementing Sustainable Construction 

      Bharathi, Krishna; Nicol, Lee Ann (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Despite documented political support for energy reduction measures in Switzerland’s built environment, as well as high international regard for its construction and research sectors, design practitioners and researchers ...
    • BIM integration possibilities in different study cycles of architecture study programme 

      Mlinkauskiene, Ausra; Jankauskaite-Jureviciene, Laura; Christensen, Per; Finocchiaro, Luca; Lobaccaro, Gabriele (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      European countries are developing or implementing policies that promote or require the use of information modelling in the architecture, engineering, construction and manufacture sectors. The integration of Building ...
    • Bioclimatic Design of Green Buildings 

      Finocchiaro, Luca; Lobaccaro, Gabriele (Chapter, 2017)
      Technological development of digital processors and simulation software of different kind has made it possible nowadays to simultaneously handle complex systems of equations behind buildings’ environmental performance. ...
    • Boosting solar accessibility and potential of urban districts in the Nordic climate: A case study in Trondheim 

      Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Carlucci, Salvatore; Croce, Silvia; Paparella, Rossana; Finocchiaro, Luca (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The harvesting of solar energy still encounters many barriers in Scandinavia. This paper proposes a set of solar urban planning recommendations to enhance the solar accessibility and potential and thereby increase the ...
    • Bridging Quantitative and Qualitative Science for BECCS in Abandoned Croplands 

      Næss, Jan Sandstad; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Skjølsvold, Tomas Moe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) plays a vital role in most climate change mitigation scenarios, where a solution for sustainable near-term bioenergy expansion is to grow energy crops such as perennial ...
    • Building as a Living Lab: Context and Practices for Research on Environmental Sustainability in Living Laboratories 

      Rezaee, Maryam (Master thesis, 2022)
      «Living lab» er en nyere arena som har som mål å legge til rette for innovasjon ved å involvere brukere i utviklingen av produkter og tjenester. Bygninger skaper en virkelig kontekst for å studere interaksjoner mellom ...
    • A Building Automation and Control micro-service architecture using Physics Inspired Neural Networks 

      Maree, Johannes Philippus; Bagle, Marius (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      In this work, we present a micro-service architecture which defines a Digital Twin (DT) framework for adaptive building automation and control. The DT framework primarily involves the orchestration of several containerized ...
    • Building Bioclimatic Design in cold climate office buildings 

      Ness, Maria Coral Albelda-Estellés; Andresen, Inger; Kleiven, Tommy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Building Bioclimatic Design (BBCD) understands architecture as a filter between outdoor climate and indoor comfort. This way, it encourages the exploitation of freely available climatic resources, before adding any HVAC ...
    • Building Energy Performance Evaluation of a Norwegian single-family house applying ISO-52016 

      Skeie, Kristian; Gustavsen, Arild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      In the following work, we have implemented a version of the hourly method in the ISO 52016-1:2017 standard, informed by the central input table in the SN/TS 3031:2021 specification, including a building energy supply system ...
    • Building Integration of Aerogel Glazings 

      Gao, Tao; Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Gustavsen, Arild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      The recent building practices have shown that aerogel glazings can be used as a multifunctional building envelope component for different purposes. Nevertheless, the distinctive physical properties and energy performance ...
    • Building performance simulation of an office building without conventional mechanical systems in cold/temperate climate 

      Ness, Maria Coral Albelda-Estellés (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      This study is part of a project to revise the methodology for bioclimatic building design to improve its usability within cold climate architecture.This paper aims to study the impact that the choice of building performance ...
    • Bustad og beiteland 

      Skålnes, Sunniva (Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU; 2003:51, Doctoral thesis, 2003)
      Dette arbeidet er eit bidrag i rekkja av studiar av vår tids folkearkitektur, og skal handla om bustaden i samiske strøk på 1990-talet. Det er såleis ei historie om regulerte byggefelt og masseframstilte, ”norske” kataloghus. ...
    • Cabin in Nordlandsruta: Heating and Firewood Consumption Analysis 

      Morzycki, Sonja (Master thesis, 2022)
      This sub-thesis, under the greater thesis ‘Nordlandsbua: Cabin in Nordlandsruta’, aims to tackle heating and firewood usage in the Nordlandsbua cabin. Nordlandsbua is a 9,7m2 cabin that will be placed on the site of ...
    • Calibration of DSF model for real-time control 

      Gennaro, Giovanni; Favoino, Fabio; Goia, Francesco; De Michele, Giovanni; Perino, Marco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Double Skin Façades are complex fenestration systems capable to control solar heat gain and ventilation in buildings. Due to the high flexibility of such innovative components, having energy models able to replicate the ...
    • Car-free community in Eidsvoll 

      Stolz, Béatrice (Master thesis, 2021)
      Ifølge Parisavtalen, vedtatt av 196 land i Paris 12. desember 2015, er det nødvendig å begrense global oppvarming til under 2°C. Utslipp av CO2 og klimagasser er primært årsakene til global oppvarming og klimaendringer. ...
    • Carbon dioxide-based occupancy estimation using stochastic differential equations 

      Wolf, Sebastian; Cali, Davide; Krogstie, John; Madsen, Henrik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      In the existing building stock, heating, cooling and ventilation usually run on fixed schedules, in many cases, even all day. In particular, ventilation systems often run with a constant air flow rate that is adjusted based ...
    • Case study of personal heaters in a Plus energy building – Simulations of potential energy savings and results from a field test 

      Lassen, Niels (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Personal Comfort Systems (PCS) for heating, such as foot warmers, heated chairs and infrared heaters, can compensate for a lowering of up to 10°C in ambient temperatures in a heating situation. They are found to lead to a ...
    • Categorisation of Colour Terms Using New Validation Tools: A Case Study and Implications 

      Arbab, Shabnam; Brindle, Jonathan A.; Matusiak, Barbara Szybinska; Kløckner, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      This article elaborates on the results of a field experiment conducted among speakers of the Chakali language, spoken in northern Ghana. In the original study, the Color-aid Corporation Chart was used to perform the focal ...
    • CFD Study of Diffuse Ceiling Ventilation through Perforated Ceiling Panels 

      Nocente, Alessandro; Arslan, Tufan; Grynning, Steinar; Goia, Francesco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Diffuse Ceiling Ventilation (DCV) is a promising concept to address internal air quality and thermal comfort requirements in contemporary buildings. Sound-absorbing perforated ceiling panels are common in office rooms and ...
    • Characteristics that matter in a climate façade: A sensitivity analysis with building energy simulation tools 

      Gelesz, Adrienn; Catto Lucchino, Elena; Goia, Francesco; Serra, Valentina; Reith, András (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Double skin façades (DSFs) are considered façade technologies that can reduce energy use and improve occupant comfort due to their advanced features. Their design requires reliable simulations due to their complex ...