KAMD – Develop a project on the triangular site right north of Grensen

Abstract

The thesis project is that of a Zero emission University building located in the centre of Trondheim north of Grensen. The project consists of 12500m2 new construction and the refurbishment of 3000m2 of existing building area on the site. The design focuses on creating a design strategy that balances itself between flexibility and practicality of design and against emissions in reaching a ZEB target of ZEB÷OM-EQ. This being achieved through the optimisation of energy generation by photovoltaics, energy strategies and material choices to balance over the 60 year life expectancy at minimum for this project. This all aims to produce both a design and analysis of the possible strategies to employ in the future KAMD design strategy which will be planned for completion of construction by 2030. With a construction mainly compromising of CLT and glulam a reduction to material emissions was greatly gained. However, the total embodied emissions from A1-A3 + B4 are that of 1.32 kgCO2eq/m2/yr and where the operational energy emissions are of 4.96 kgCO2eq/m2/yr. Due to PV optimisation a reduction of 5.40 kgCO2eq/m2/yr totalling a balance of 0.88 kgCO2eq/m2/yr which in turn did not reach a goal of ZEB÷OM-EQ. However, this was still able to reach ZEB÷O-EQ at -0.44 kgCO2eq/m2/yr. This was not the aimed for outcome yet an understanding of how to reach higher goals without greater dependency on PV’s suggested reducing the total floor area and reducing material emissions and use of concrete by reducing or removing the basement could aid this.