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This second version (V2.0) of the ZEN definition guideline report builds upon version V1.0 of the ZEN definition guideline and series of ZEN definition reports. The ZEN categories for GHG emissions, energy, and power have been updated after having been tested in selected pilots. In addition, a...

Urban areas pay increasing attention to new construction and infrastructure works, mainly due to the rapid global rise in urbanisation. In the long run, these works have a positive correlation with the economic and social attractiveness of cities. Construction strongly relies on logistics activities...

The building and construction sector is responsible for 3.4% of total GHG emissions in Norway. Around 95% of these emissions arise from the combustion of fossil fuels for the operation of construction machinery and transport. This highlights the importance of transitioning to renewable energy...

This third version of the ZEN definition guideline report builds upon version 1.0 and 2.0 of the ZEN definition guideline reports and series of ZEN definition reports. This report gives further details on the ZEN KPI tool and on ZEN KPI reference, limit, and target values. A major change involves...

Off-site construction is considered as environmentally preferable to on-site due to the controlled environment for planning and production before assembly in the construction site. However, evaluating the actual environmental benefits and drawbacks from a life cycle perspective is important to avoid...

In line with the Paris Agreement, Norway aims for an up to 55% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels and to be a low-emission society by 2050. Given that 85–90% of today’s buildings are expected to still be in use in 2050, refurbishment and adaptive reuse of...

The concept of emission free construction sites (EFCS) has emerged as a prioritised measure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from Norwegian construction activities. EFCS have been evaluated through several pilot projects in Southern Norway, whilst none are found in Northern Norway. This study aims...

Denne rapporten er hovedleveranse fra SINTEF-prosjektet Prøving av ombruksbyggevarer – Testing reused Building Products. Arbeidet som presenteres i denne rapporten, ble utført i samarbeid med forskningsprosjektet REBUS – Reuse of Building materials from a USer perspective. Hensikten med rapporten er...

Preface. This report is a deliverable (D4.3) in the MIMIC project, under WP4, Task 4.3. The aim of WP4 is: • test the Smart Governance Concept 1.0 developed under the previous CIVIC project with an attempt to include construction logistics planning in city level planning (Task 4.1 Testing of Smart...

Construction site activities are one of the main contributors to GHG emissions in the construction industry. There are several on-going initiatives on finding low and zero emission solutions for reducing GHG emission from construction sites. The objective of this paper is to investigate the emission...

A relevant approach to limit virgin materials consumption and waste in the construction industry is to use reclaimed construction products. Their sustainability performance depends on various parameters, including the activities needed to reuse them. Currently, the life cycle sustainability...

The vision of the project EE settlement – Embodied energy, costs and traffic in different settlement patterns is to provide a decision support tool and a guideline which enable municipal planners and other stakeholders to assess the expected impacts of new developments in early planning stages. The...

The objective of this report is to provide a state-of-the-art review on relevant existing studies that could be used as a background for tool development and guidelines in the EE settlement project. The report investigates how different dwelling types and settlement patterns affect travel behaviour...

Denne rapporten beskriver definisjonen, nøkkelindikatorer og vurderingskriterier som benyttes i forskningssenteret for nullutslippsområde i smarte byer (ZEN-senteret). Denne andre utgaven av ZENdefinisjonen bygger på versjon v.1.0 av ZEN-definisjonen (1). ZEN-kategoriene klimagassutslipp, energi og...

This third version of the ZEN definition guideline report builds upon version 1.0 and 2.0 of the ZEN definition guideline reports and series of ZEN definition reports. This report gives further details on the ZEN KPI tool and on ZEN KPI reference, limit, and target values. A major change involves...

SINTEF has carried out an analysis of emission reduction measures from the construction site activities for the renovation project Storgata nord in Tromsø. This involves a mapping of possible measures that can contribute to greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reduction in the construction phase for the...

...databases, and tools, one focused on travel behaviour and housing preferences (Landa-Mata et al 2018), and one on district-level tools and databases (Fufa et al 2019), were performed to fill in the gaps in the current approach and bring new insights to the project. The findings from literature review...

Dette forprosjektet har fokus på delingsøkonomi og er basert på et ideverksted som ble arrangert av Prosjekt Norge. Forprosjektet redegjør for relevante definisjoner innen delingsøkonomiske forretningsmodeller, og peker på sirkulære tiltak i bygg- og anleggsnæringen og potensialet for norske...

Introduction. The ongoing urbanization trend makes local governments densify their built environment, hence stimulating construction and renovation works in urban areas. Construction intrinsically strongly relies on logistics activities, which in turn are the source of environmental nuisances. The...

Present day European legislation focuses upon the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in buildings through better design and technological solutions, with a view to reduce operational energy use and embodied GHG emissions. Currently, environmental performance assessment tools for buildings...