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In Palma de Mallorca in Spain, researchers are planning to use VR headsets to encourage resident participation in a community project.

Recycling is the guiding principle behind the new Voldsløkka school and Culture Centre. Pupils are taking part in an art project as their contribution to the research project called ARV.

With a surplus of energy generated, Voldsløkka becomes the first plus energy school in Oslo. Preparations are well under way.

Christian John Engelsen at SINTEF is teaching the world to recycle demolition rubble to make new concrete. Anything and everything can be recycled, he says. What takes time is getting people on board.

If only the Norwegian building and construction industry would embrace a little more digitalisation, this alone would enable Norway to achieve its 2023 emissions target agreed with the EU.

Solar energy is good news for planet Earth – but solar panels are not as climate-friendly as they should be. Researcher Martin Bellmann is using what he calls the ‘black gold’ waste materials from solar panel manufacture to make new panels.

What are people’s attitudes towards food, sustainability, new foods and food additives? Researchers have found some answers.

Is it safe to use treated wastewater to irrigate lawns and vegetable crops? This is the question now being addressed by researchers and the water industry.

How to know whether building materials are fit for reuse? A new guide can tell.

A new guideline presents possible solutions for installing glass, protective boards, sealing lists, door frames and door hardware when upgrading the fire resistance of older wooden doors.

It is difficult to recycle artificial turf and there are no obvious deposit-return systems for these plastics on the market. But researchers are now looking to find a solution to the problem.

Using non-recyclable plastic waste as an alternative to coal may prevent huge volumes of plastic from being discarded into the oceans – and will also reduce CO₂ emissions. This is the conclusion of a recently completed pilot project headed by SINTEF...

174 member countries recently gathered at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi to discuss a legally binding, global plastic treaty.

A shortage of phosphorous is driving the price of artificial fertilisers through the roof. But a new and eco-friendly wastewater decontamination process has enabled a company in Hamar in Norway to kill two birds with one stone.

The EU has awarded 25 MEUR to an ambitious project for European airports, to increase the use of new technologies in aviation. In Norway, AVINOR and SINTEF will contribute to green aviation.