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SINTEF Community


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

This drone reveals what lies beneath snow and soil

This drone reveals what lies beneath snow and soil

Using self-developed drones and advanced sensors, researchers can now see both under the snow and into the ground. The scientists’ goal is to reduce societal risk and environmental encroachment.

Securing the water supply in Longyearbyen is critical

Securing the water supply in Longyearbyen is critical

With increased pressure on the Arctic, a secure water supply is becoming a critical part of emergency preparedness in Svalbard. Now researchers are investigating how Longyearbyen’s only source of drinking water can be better secured.

Projects

Beam me up!

Beam me up!

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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.

Norway-Ukraine Building and Construction Hub

Norway-Ukraine Building and Construction Hub

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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...

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