M.SC. Usman Ilaz Dar, who is also ZEB's PhD candidate, has submitted the following academic thesis as a part of the doctoral work at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Energy and Process Engineering:
«Influence of Occupants’ Behaviour in the Performance of Net-Zero Emission Buildings»
The Faculty has appointed the following Assessment Committee to assess the thesis:
- Professor Stefano Paolo Corgnati, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
- Professor Bjørn Reidar Sørensen, Narvik University College, Norway
- Professor Hans Martin Mathisen, NTNU
Professor Hans Martin Mathisen, Department of Energy and Process Engineering, NTNU, has been appointed Administrator of the Committee.
The Committee recommends that the thesis is worthy of being publicly defended for the PhD degree.
The doctoral work has been carried out at the Department of Energy and Process Engineering.
The trial lecture will take place on 26.06.14 at 10:15 in Totalrommet, Gløshaugen on the following prescribed subject:
“Energy Supply and Heat Recovery in Passive Houses in Cold Climates – Opportunities and Challenges”
The public defence of the thesis takes place on 26.06.14 at 13:15 in Totalrommet, Gløshaugen.
Professor Vojislav Novakovic, Department of Energy and Process Engineering, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Anne Grete Hestnes, Department of Architectural Design, History and Technology has been the candidate’s co-supervisor.