SINTEF Community is a research institute for the sustainable development of buildings, infrastructure and mobility. We create value for our customers and society through research and development, research-based consultancy, certification and knowledge dissemination through, among others, the SINTEF Building Research Design Guides. We offer specialist expertise in areas such as architecture, building, water, transport, digital transport solutions and economics. We develop future solutions for the built society.
Norway has thousands of kilometres of low-traffic roads with high maintenance needs and limited budgets. Two PhD candidates are investigating why these roads deteriorate, how their condition can be assessed more effectively, and which rehabilitation...
By-products from aluminium production contains valuable resources that can be lost if not handled properly. In a new guide, SINTEF shows how the aluminium industry can reduce metal losses, increase recycling rates and create more circular value...
Every year around 400 000 people make the trip up to Preikestolen. When lots of tourists arrive at the same time, the load on roads, parking, trails and the viewpoint itself, increases.
The project aims to develop novel frameworks and methods to facilitate the large-scale reuse of timber in construction.
Beam me up! aims to enhance building stock models for circular urban development by incorporating diverse data sources to predict construction material streams for reuse, repurposing, and recycling.
The objective of the project is to contribute to the reconstruction of Ukraine through systematic sharing of expertise between Norwegian and Ukrainian actors across the construction value chain, the research and academic sector, and governmental...
The overarching objective of INCLUCity+ is to support the development of the 15 minute city (15mC) that equitably integrates the diverse needs of logistics operations and children/teenagers, while addressing socio-spatial inequalities.
The jAInitor project aims to develop new solutions that help building managers detect faults in HVAC systems earlier and fix them faster. Instead of relying on threshold alarms or manual inspections, jAInitor will use artificial intelligence (AI) to...
A Horizon Europe project developing an integrated suite of robotic, digital, and AI-based technologies to support the full renovation process, from inspection and diagnosis to repair, safety, planning, and sustainability assessment.
