SINTEF search

I ZEB, og som en del av arbeidspakke 5 "Konsepter og strategier for nullutslippsbygg", er det gjennomført en studie av to energikonsepter for boligområdet Ådland i Bergen. Ådland ligger ved Flesland, rett sør for Bergen sentrum. ByBo AS ønsker å bygge ut fra 500 til 800 boliger på området, der både...

This abstract is based on work carried out in RetroKit, Toolboxes for systemic retrofitting within the FP7 programme. Multi-family apartment buildings have the highest energy demand in Europe, consuming 68% of the total final energy use in buildings in Europe, 2009 . Most of them were built...

Insulation products made of expanded polystyrene (EPS) are commonly utilized in buildings. However, Norwegian building regulations restrict the use of such combustible insulation due to an increased risk of fire spread and generation of smoke and toxic gases. Installation of fire protection...

This report presents the results from a sensitivity analysis regarding the influence of using emission data from Norwegian EPD’s instead of the generic data from Ecoinvent, using different CO2eq-factors (for electricity in the operational phase) and electricity load from household appliances on the...

Materialvalg og konstruktiv utforming av moderne trevinduer er avgjørende for vinduets egenskaper slik som luft- og regntetthet, styrke, varmeisolering og bestandighet. Optimalisering av design for best mulig ytelser for alle egenskapene er nødvendig for å oppnå et vindu med lang levetid. Et...

The objective of this paper is to investigate the visual comfort and quality of daylight in modern office buildings in the Nordic climate. A study of various daylight -related aspects and qualities was carried out for three different office buildings, using a combination of quantitative and...