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Nanomaterials for insulation application in Zero Emission Buildings
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User evaluations of energy efficient buildings. The interplay of buildings and users in seven European case studies
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Accelerated Laboratory Ageing of Vacuum Insulation Panels
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Zero Energy Building – A Review of definitions and calculation methodologies
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Zero Emission Building Concepts in Office Buildings in Norway
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Zero emission buildings (ZEB) are buildings with a minimized energy consumption and renewable energy supply with zero greenhouse gas emissions. There is no common accepted definition of zero emission buildings. This is due to issues in defining the boundary of a balance in terms of building site and time frame of this balance. Further, there is no standard on accounting for emissions (on material, components, system, and building level) nor is there a standard for emissions from other building related environments. In this paper the goals for ZEB are specified and implications for components are discussed.
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Design guidelins for energy efficient concepts in office buildings in Norway
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The intricate way towards the zero emission buildings: the Passive House controversy in Norway
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Investigation of the space-heating using wood stoves in very low-energy houses
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Domesticating Spaces: Sociotechnical Studies and the Built Environment
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The main aim of this article is to rephrase good and bad performance of built environments as good or bad interplay of spaces, building technologies, and users. To support this perspective, two conceptual tools broadly used within the social study of technology are introduced. These concepts, the semiotic pair “script/antiprogram” and the study of “domestication of media and technology in everyday life,” were originally developed in the search for a better understanding of the mutual shaping of culture/society and technology. In this contribution, these concepts are applied in an empirical study of two nonresidential buildings. Through an extension of these…
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Understanding Net Zero Energy Buildings: Evaluation of load matching and grid interaction indicators
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Zero Emission Building Envelopes - Numerical Simulations of a Well-Insulated Building with Phase Change Material Panels Integrated in the Floor
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Fenestration solutions for zero emission renovation of dwellings
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Strategies for renovation of single family dwellings from the 1980s towards zero energy levels
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Qualitative user evaluation of energy efficient buildings – Case studies of six passive houses and zero-energy buildings
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Zero emission buildings – the Norwegian approach
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Numerical Assessment of various PCM glazing system configurations. Energy performance assessment of a responsive building envelope component: Results from a numerical analysis.
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Vacuum and Nanotechnologies for the Thermal Insulation Materials of Beyond Tomorrow - From Concept to Experimental Investigations
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Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Polystyrene Encapsulated Vacuum Insulation Panels- Heat Transfer Results
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Development of a CO2 emissions accounting method for Norwegian Zero Emission Buildings
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Energy-plus, zero energy and zero emission buildings denote some of the best buildings of today and the future with respect to energy efficiency and environmental impact. A zero emission building might be defined in different ways. Nevertheless, the main concept is that renewable energy sources produced or transformed at the building site have to compensate for CO2 emissions from operation of the building and for production, transport and demolition of all the building materials and components during the life cycle of the building. In order to fulfill this, CO2 emission data has to be made available and verified for traditional…
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Zero Emission Building Envelopes - Comparison of Floor Constructions with PCM, Wood and Concrete in a Life Cycle Perspective
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This paper presents a case study of a single-family house, where the effect of using thermal energy storage integrated in the floor is evaluated regarding GHG-emissions during the life cycle. The house has a lightweight wood frame construction, is well insulated, and fulfils the Norwegian energy regulations from 2010. Different floor configurations have been studied, both regarding energy demand and emissions. Floors with PCM panels have been compared with a reference case without thermal energy storage integrated in the floor, and have also been compared with concrete and wood as replacement for the PCM panels. The effect of changing the…
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Powerhouse One, en status for Norges første plusshus
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Energy use for fans and occupant’s influence on energy use
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ZE+hytte - A net zero energy building concept
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Properties, Requirements and Possibilities for Traditional, State-of-the-Art and Future Thermal Building Insulation Materials and Solutions
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Zero Emission Building Envelopes - Comparison of Different Wall Constructions in a Life Cycle Perspective
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Investigation of space-heating strategies in very low-energy houses using dynamic simulations: case of decentralized wood stoves approaches
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The actress concept. A new facade module for low energy buildings
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Freeze protection method in ventilation system using two hydronic circuits
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Freeze protection in ventilation systems is important to avoid freeze damages and increase in maintenance costs. Freezing in a ventilation system can appear in construction and operation phase. The aim of this study was to test a new method for freeze protection in ventilation system. This method implies use of an additional heat exchanger. The method used two hydronic circuits: the first one with water on energy supply side, and second one with mixture of glycol and water at the secondary side. The mixture transfers heat from the energy source via an additional heat exchanger to the coil in the…
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The impact of sustainable research initiatives: What really gets built?
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Improving Thermal Insulation of Timber Frame Walls by Retrofitting with Vacuum Insulation Panels – Experimental and Theoretical Investigations
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Retrofitting of Timber Frame Walls by Application of Vacuum Insulation Panels and Investigations of Moisture Robustness
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Vinduer for framtiden - Resultater fra forskning
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Numerical Simulations of a Well-Insulated Wall Assembly with Integrated Phase Change Material Panels – Comparison with Hot Box Experiments
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Erfaringer med bygningsintegrerte solfangere i Norge
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Powerhouse på Brattøra og andre miljøprosjektet
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The ZEB project and Advanced Materials for Zero Emission Buildings
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From Passive House to Zero Emission Building: How much electricity generation is needed?
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This paper shows how much electricity generation would be needed for a passive house to achieve a zero emission balance over the year, hence to become a Zero Emission Building, ZEB. The case study is based on the passive house apartment blocks built in 2008 in Løvåshagen, near Bergen, Norway, and the analysis focuses on the consequences of adopting different heating systems. With the carbon emission factors assumed, it is shown that the sole PV installation on the roof is generally not sufficient to generate all the electricity needed to achieve the ZEB balance. Possible integrations are the use of…
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Load Matching and Grid Interaction of Net Zero Energy Buildings
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Sustainable Energy Supply for Passive House Developments. 4 Norwegian Case studies
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Marienlyst skole – Norges første passivhusskole
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Dealing with uncertainty in sustainable innovation: mainstreaming and substitution
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Domesticating the built environment
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Towards zero emission buildings, settlements and cities. An introduction.
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Sustainable innovation in the building sector. An overview
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Miljøvennlig varmeforsyning til lavenergi- og passivhus. En casestudie.
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Nanoelectrochromics: Materials and methodologies
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Nanotechnology and new solar cell materials and systems - The need for long-term climate exposure and durability testing
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Electrochromic materials for solar radiation control in buildings
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