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Critical Sensible and Latent Effectiveness for Membrane Type Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV) in Cold Climates
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Dette bygget lager mer energi enn det bruker
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2012
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Næringsbygg blir kraftverk. Rehabiliterte bygg som prduserer energi kan dekke inn mer enn 40 prosent av verdens energiforbruk. Oppslag i Aftenposten vedrørende oppussing av kontorbygg på Kjørbo i Bærum.
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Marinlyst school – Comparison of simulated and measured energy use in a passive house school
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ZEB Pilot buildings – overview
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Advanced Façade Solutions. Towards energy efficient building skins
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Boligområdet Skarpnes i Arendal
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Review of heat/energy recovery exchangers for use in ZEBs in cold climate countries
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Abstract Realisation of Zero Energy Buildings (ZEB) for residential use cannot succeed without: minimising leakages, increasing thermal insulation and using reliable and energy efficient system solutions. However, very airtight houses may have a negative impact on thermal comfort and indoor air quality. Focussing on ventilation systems then becomes a requirement. In cold climates, temperature differences between indoor and outdoor air often exceed 40 °C during winter. State-of-the-art heat recovery systems may not be able to handle these differences while providing proper air quality and preventing excessively dry indoor air. The present study of energy recovery systems focuses on apartment buildings located…
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Performance of 8 Cold-Climate Envelopes for Passive Houses
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While the design and construction of envelopes for Passive House certified homes in central European climates is well developed and has achieved widespread acceptance and reliability, the same cannot be said in colder climate regions such as the United States’ upper Midwest (DOE climate zones 6 and 7) and Scandinavia. The objective of this research was to study some of the typical building performance issues relating to Passive House envelope construction for single family homes in cold climates by testing and developing a group of 8 envelope options. Typical issues include unfamiliarity with performance of thermal bridge details, added embodied…
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Municipal planning of sustainable neighbourhood: action research and stakeholder dialogue
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How can researchers and planners best facilitate the transition to low-carbon societies? In particular, can they initiate better dialogue in order to foster stakeholder engagement in planning, building and living in low-carbon settlements? These challenges inform a municipal planning process for a new neighbourhood in Trondheim, Norway: Brøset, as well as for an interdisciplinary research project exploring the role of action research in supporting the transition to low-carbon societies. The processes are described for identifying the central actors and applying the dialogue strategies in the early planning project phase. Researchers and planners collaborated to contribute to new knowledge production and…
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Vi ville at miljøhensynet skulle være en livsstil – ikke bare en hobby
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Fremtidens miljøvennlige bygninger
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Qualitative user evaluation of energy efficient buildings – Case studies of six passive houses and zero-energy buildings
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Robustness Classification of Building Materials, Building Assemblies and Buildings with respect to PrevailingLoads incorporating Climate and Service Life
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Optimization of energy supply system in residential Net-ZEB
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Vindusløsninger for rehabilitering
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Vacuum Insulation Panel Products: A State-of-the-Art Review and Future Research Pathways
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Analysis of the air heating in Norwegian passive houses using detailed dynamic simulations
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The passive house (PH) standard is seen as the future minimal requirement for buildings in Norway, where a specific definition has been developed (NS 3700). Nevertheless, the relation between this standard and air heating (AH) is not clear while both concepts are often associated. The present contribution investigates challenges for AH in terms of thermal dynamics (e.g. temperature distribution and control) as well as the feasibility of the AH concept. This is done using detailed dynamic simulations on a typical detached house typology. Results show some limitations of the AH concept in Nordic countries, as well as provide guidelines for…
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Hva er forskjellen på passivhus, nesten nullenergi, nullenergi og plussenergi/energipositivt?
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Passiv - Lavenergi - Nesten null - Plusshus. Begreper, definisjoner og prinsipper
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The ZEB project and Advanced Materials for Zero Emission Buildings
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Perspective of aerogel glazings in energy efficient buildings
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Abstract The application perspective of aerogel glazings in energy efficient buildings has been discussed by evaluating their energy efficiency, process economics, and environmental impact. For such a purpose, prototype aerogel glazing units have been assembled by incorporating aerogel granules into the air cavity of corresponding double glazing units, which enables an experimental investigation on their physical properties and a subsequent numerical simulation on their energy performance. The results show that, compared to the double glazing counterparts, aerogel glazings can contribute to about 21% reduction in energy consumptions related to heating, cooling, and lighting; payback time calculations indicate that the return…
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Nano insulation materials: synthesis and life cycle assessment
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All buildings are still solar buildings
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2011
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Zero energy renovation of single family houses
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Thesis for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor
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Zero Emission Buildings vs Zero Energy Buildings
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Veien mot nullutslippsbygg
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Towards zero energy and zero emission buildings and districts: trends and drivers
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Evaluering av boliger med lavt energibruk
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Det råeste plusshuset finner du i Larvik
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Fremtid i tre
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Performance Evaluation of Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Applications in Low-Energy Houses
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Nanoelectrochromics for Smart Windows: Materials and Methodologies
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A zero emission built environment – possible and desirable
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Synthesis and characterization of aerogel glass materials for window glazing applications
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Summary This chapter reports an approach to enhance the mechanical strength of silica aerogels via densification. Although the loss of porosity and consequently the increase of thermal conductivity of silica aerogels represent drawbacks related to the densification process, a combination of enhanced mechanical performance and optical transparency indicates that the densificated silica aerogels may be used as new glass material for window glazing application. Preliminary experimental results indicate lightweight (density 1.8 g/cm3, compared to 2.5 g/cm3 for float glass) and thermal insulating (thermal conductivity k ≈ 0.18 W/(mK), compared to about 0.92 W/(mK) for float glass) aerogel glass materials with high visible transparency…
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ZEB – Det nye nasjonale forskningssenteret på nullutslipphus
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Traditional, state-of-the-art and future thermal building insulation materials and solutions – Properties, requirements and possibilities
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Energy performance assessment of an advanced responsive multifunctional facade module: first results of an experimental campaign
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Responsive Building Elements (RBEs) are technologies for the exploiting at the building scale renewable energy sources and the opportunities offered by the environment. Among the RBE concepts identified by the IEA-ECBCS Annex 44, Advanced Integrated Façades (AIFs) is probably one of the most promising technologies. Important players in the field of the façade have started to develop integrated modular façade systems (Multifunctional Façade Modules - MFMs), with a dynamic behaviour and interacting with the other building services, in order to reduce the building energy consumption and maximize the indoor comfort conditions. In the frame of a research activity aimed at…
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Zero Emission Buildings – The Norwegian Approach
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Sustainable Energy Supply for Low Energy and Passive House Developments. 5 Norwegian Case Studies
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Kan Powerhouse bli byggenæringens månelanding?
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A zero emision concept analysis of an office building
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The main aim of the work has been to do modeling and calculations of the energy use, embodied emission and the total CO2-emissions for a typical Norwegian office building. The goal is to find the most important parameters in the design of a zero emission office building, according to the current ZEB definition.
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Isolasjon i bygg «Å bygge energieffektivt handler om mye mer enn bare tykke vegger»
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Navigating standards – constituting engineering practices – how do engineers in consulting environments deal with standards?
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Standards and regulations can play a central role in policies to achieve environmentally sound and energy-efficient buildings. This paper sets out to explore how consulting engineers relate to standards designed to impose sustainability in the construction of new buildings and in waste management. The paper addresses four cases of engineering practices. The first case describes practical skills and tools involved in what the engineers considered as ‘normal’ practices when performing energy calculations in the development of new buildings. The second and third cases deal with energy in new buildings as well, but address practices that supported or enabled the engineers…
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Europe’s buildings under the microscope - A country-by-country review of the energy performance of buildings
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Adaption of buildings to a changing climate in Norway - recent and future research work
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