This is how to cut your car commute to work
Many people can manage very well by using their cars less. But for this to happen, housing developments must be planned to make it easier. Astrid Bjørgen has been studying how this can be achieved.
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.
News
“Choose voice control before touchscreens”
Just two seconds of distraction from the traffic doubles the chances of an accident. Screen-based navigation is the cause of most concern.
Flushing rubbish down the toilet has impacts on nature
Out of sight, out of mind? Far from it! Urine, faeces and toilet paper are the only things you should ever flush down the toilet. Anything else has a negative impact on marine life.
Projects
Sum4Re - Creating material banks from digital urban mining
A comprehensive approach to creating materials banks from the built environment
Global Impact - Gemini Center
In the Gemini Center 'Equitable Partnerships for Global Impact', SINTEF and NTNU have joined together to better address the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda’s imperative of “Leaving no one behind”.
HeriTACE
A transdisciplinary project addressing the deep energy renovation of heritage buildings.
Ti-ReX
Framework for smart condition reassessment of Reclaimed Timber to eXtend the service life of long-lived wood products using non-destructive testing and automated data postprocessing
