• Exploring the CO2-Impact for Building Height - An LCA-study of a Curtain wall Element Facade System 

      Velken, Brita Kristine (Master thesis, 2018)
      Current global challenges as climate change, population increase and urbanization creates the need for sustainable cities with high population density, and thus taller buildings. Building tall typically requires additional ...
    • Exploring the CO2-Impact for Building Height; A Study on Technical Building Installations 

      Kaspersen, Benedicte; Lohne, Jardar; Bohne, Rolf André (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Building tall typically requires a different operational energy demand and additional material. The purpose of this article is to analyze the adaption of technical systems to increased building height with particular ...
    • Exploring the CO2-Premium for Building Height - A Study on Technical Building Installations 

      Kaspersen, Benedicte (Master thesis, 2016)
      Building tall typically requires a different operational energy demand and additional material. Consequently, the literature describes a premium on building height, both regarding energy and CO2 emissions. The purpose of ...
    • Exploring the distribution patterns of Flickr photos 

      Xuan, Ding; Fan, Hongchao (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      In recent years, volunteered-geographic-information (VGI) image data have served as a data source for various geographic applications, attracting researchers to assess the quality of these images. However, these applications ...
    • Exploring the influence of e-hailing applications on the taxi industry-from the perspective of the drivers 

      Gan, Yitong; Fan, Hongchao; Jiao, Wei; Sun, Mengqi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      In China, the traditional taxi industry is conforming to the trend of the times, with taxi drivers working with e-hailing applications. This reform is of great significance, not only for the taxi industry, but also for the ...
    • Exploring time-delay-based numerical differentiation using principal component analysis 

      Li, Hongtao; Gedikli, Ersegun Deniz; Lubbad, Raed (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Natural systems, including the dynamics of engineered structures, are often considered complex; hence, engineers employ different statistical methods to understand these systems better. Analyzing these systems usually ...
    • Exploring urban facilities management approaches to increase connectivity in smart cities 

      Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Collins, David; Bjørberg, Svein; Haugen, Tore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore how the discipline facilities management (FM) can be developed in a smart city perspective through considering the current and new FM services under the role of Urban FM, as ...
    • External project management as an alternative 

      Smirnov, Alexander (Master thesis, 2012)
      This report aims to consider external project management as an alternative of in-house project management through analysis of reasons, advantages (disadvantages) of hiring external project managers, incentives for project ...
    • Extreme keel drafts in the Fram Strait 2006-2011 

      Ekeberg, Ole-Christian; Høyland, Knut Vilhelm; Hansen, Edmond (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Knowledge about extreme keel drafts is needed for appropriate design of offshore installations in ice ridge infested waters. Ice drafts were measured with upward looking sonar by the Norwegian Polar Institute in the western ...
    • Extreme Multiple Landslide Events in Norway: An Investigation of Rainfall and Snowmelt Induced Soil Landslide Detection and Forecasting 

      Rouault, Christy (Master thesis, 2020)
      Extreme events with multiple landslides can cause major economic costs, damage, and loss of life. While a single landslide can be destructive, multiple landslides are often the culprit of major losses. They can isolate ...
    • Extreme Wave Generation, Breaking and Impact Simulations With REEF3D 

      Bihs, Hans; Kamath, Arun; Alagan Chella, Mayilvahanan; Arntsen, Øivind Asgeir (Chapter, 2017)
      An accurate description of extreme waves is necessary in order to estimate maximum wave forces on offshore structures. On several occasions freak waves have been observed in the past, some causing severe damage. In order ...
    • Extreme Wave Generation, Breaking, and Impact Simulations Using Wave Packets in REEF3D 

      Bihs, Hans; Kamath, Arun; Alagan Chella, Mayilvahanan; Arntsen, Øivind Asgeir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      On several occasions, freak waves have been observed in the past, some causing severe damage. In order to model such extreme wave conditions, one possibility is to use focused waves of first- or second-order based on ...
    • Facilitating building projects’ short-term and long-term value creation 

      Boge, Knut; Haddadi, Daniel Amin; Klakegg, Ole Jonny; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Real estate and buildings are some of facility managers’ most costly resources. Thus, knowledge about how to get the most out of building or renovation projects both in the short term and in the long term are of great ...
    • Facilitating the communication with deaf people: Building a largest Saudi sign language dataset 

      Alsulaiman, Mansour; Faisal, Mohammed; Mekhtiche, Mohamed; Bencherif, Mohamed; Alrayes, Tariq; Muhammad, Ghulam; Mathkour, Hassan; Abdul, Wadood; Alohali, Yousef; Alqahtani, Mansour; Al-Habib, Habib; Alhalafi, Hassan; Algabri, Mohammed; Al-Hammadi, Muneer; Altaheri, Hamdi; Alfakih, Taha (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Recently, several countries have been trying hard to facilitate the integration of disabled people into their societies by ensuring equal opportunities through ease of access to social services, daily human necessities, ...
    • Facility management role in stimulating happiness to mitigate the mental health risk 

      Novak Šarotar, Brigita; Avguštin Avčin, Bojana; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka (Chapter, 2021)
      The article analyses the influence of the economic crisis on the occupational health and discusses the need for more proactive role of facility management (FM) to improve the mental health at the workplace. During the ...
    • Factors affecting implementation of Lean Construction 

      Torp, Olav; Knudsen, Jens Biermann; Rønneberg, Ingeborg Louise (Chapter, 2018)
      Research has shown advantages an organization can obtain by implementing lean methodology. However, when implementing new philosophies like Lean Construction, there are always some challenges to overcome. Examples could ...
    • Factors affecting transaction costs and collaboration in projects 

      Haaskjold, Haavard; Andersen, Bjørn Sørskot; Lædre, Ola; Aarseth, Wenche (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Purpose Transaction costs in projects can be reduced through improved collaboration between contractors and clients. The purpose of this paper is to respond to the call for further research on the framework suggested by ...
    • Faktorer som påvirker implementeringen av Lean Construction 

      Rønneberg, Ingeborg Louise (Master thesis, 2017)
      Byggebransjen er en tradisjonell bransje, som i de siste årene ikke har hatt samme produktivitetsutvikling som andre sammenlignbare bransjer. For å øke produktiviteten har flere bedrifter valgt å implementere Lean Construction. ...
    • Faktorer som påvirker implementeringen av Lean Construction 

      Meling, Fredrik (Master thesis, 2020)
      Abstract will be available on 2023-10-31
    • Faktorer som påvirker måloppnåelse i BREEAM-NOR-prosjekter 

      Larsen, Caroline Gjøsund (Master thesis, 2018)
      Global oppvarming er en av de største utfordringene menneskene står ovenfor i dag. Videre er bygningssektoren ansvarlig for store deler av verdens drivhusgassutslipp og energiforbruk. Som følge av den globale oppvarmingen ...