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• Participation in design and development
of pilot buildings (the first buildings were
completed in 2014)
• Participation in the standardisation work
for implementation of near zero, zero
energy and plus energy buildings in
Norwegian standards
Aerogel and vacuum insulation panels
for energy retrofitting of buildings and
powerhouse Kjørbo, the first zero emission
pilot building, are further described in the
results chapter.
Laboratories and Infrastructure:
Goal: Development and operation of
building laboratories for investigation, testing
and demonstration of new and innovative
building technologies.
ZEB researchers have performed research
in the following laboratories:
• Advanced Materials Technologies
Laboratory
• Climate and Building Technologies
Laboratory
• Energy and Environmental Laboratory
Several experiments have been and are
being carried out in these facilities, both
within the ZEB Centre and within other
projects. For example, the turnable hot box
has been used in several experiments,
especially in WP 2 and in collaboration with
ZEB partners. New tests are waiting in line.
The following laboratories have been further
developed:
• ZEB Living Laboratory
• ZEB Research Laboratory
The construction of the two test buildings,
ZEB Research Laboratory and ZEB
Living Laboratory, is almost completed.
The buildings will be used for studies of
user-technology interaction and research
on interconnected zero emission building
technologies.
The laboratory facilities are an arena for
risk reduction in implementation of zero
emission building technologies, needed in
buildings to become the default standard
in 5-20 years, i.e. buildings with improved
performance levels both with regard to
energy use and climate robustness.
The ZEB Living Laboratory is further
described in the results chapter.
Left: The ZEB Research Laboratory. A and B in the illustration refer to the two chambers that can be used to evaluate and compare the performance
of different technologies. Illustration: Luca Finocciaro
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Right: The ZEB Living Laboratory (under construction). Photo: Anne J. Bruland.