PhD candidate Carine Lausselet will present highlights from her research on «Neighbourhood building stock modeling.» Join us in ZEN lunch room or on Skype!

PhD candidate John Clauss will talk about his article on predictive rule-based control in regards to heating in Norwegian residential buildings. Join us in the ZEN lunch room or on Skype!

SINTEF researcher Marianne Rose Kjendseth Wiik will talk to us about guidelines for defining a ZEN.

Join us in the ZEN lunch room or on Skype!

Associate Professor at Department of Computer Science (NTNU) Sobah Abbas Petersen  and Jingyue Li  will talk about trust, privacy and data security in a ZEN.

Join us in the ZEN lunch room or on Skype!

For this lunch lecture, a student group from the Department of Computer Science will visit us to share their results from a project relevant to ZEN.

We are excited! Will you join us…?

Mandag 20. mai skal arbeidspakke 6 (WP6) til Elverum. Programmet er ennå ikke helt klart, men det blir ekskursjon til Ydalir for å se på skolen og barnehagen som snart er ferdige.

For mer informasjon, ta kontakt med Inger Andresen: inger.andresen@ntnu.no

«The URBAN FUTURE global conference is Europe’s largest event for sustainable cities. It’s the place to meet the most passionate and inspiring CityChangers from all over the world. (…) In 2019 the  event will be held in Oslo, the European Green Capital 2019.

Join us at #UFGC19 in Oslo and become part of the CityChangers-movement!»

SINTEF researcher Harald Taxt Walnum presents thermal energy systems in a ZEN.

Join us in the ZEN lunch room or on Skype!

PhD candidate Åse Lekang Sørensen will talk about smart EV charging systems.

Join us in the ZEN lunch room or on Skype!

The FUTURUM exhibition is part of the international science festival The Big Challenge organized by NTNU from June 16-19 2019.

Opening hours:

Sunday, Monday and Tuesday: 10.00 – 18.00

Wednesday: 10.00 – 14.00

Entrance fee: FREE

Where: Krigsseilerplassen

What is this about?

The theme of the exhibition is the «green transition» and how we can become a low-emission society by 2050. Research groups at NTNU will present some of their work and the ZEN Research Centre is one of them.

Our module is called «Trondheim in the future – zero emissions in all neighbourhoods» (norsk: «Framtidens Trondheim – Null utslipp i alle bydeler»).

We present some of our ongoing projects along the «Knowledge Axis». Starting in Sluppen in the south, incudes Gløshaugen Campus, before ending up in Brattøra in the north. The Knowledge Axis is at the heart of Trondheim’s future urban development.

Our module will include:

1. How should we plan new neigbourhoods in Trondheim to ensure good living- and working environments for our citizens? PhD candidate Lillian S. Rokseth’s presents results from her work with spatial qualities and mobility at Sluppen.
2. The Nidarvoll school will be a zero emission building. Masterstudents at NTNU have been involved in the planning process and present some of their work.
3. Campus Development present their model of the whole Gløshaugen campus area and Multiconsult has developed an interactive, digital presentation of Gløshaugen campus’ potential solar energy production.
4. Posters by Asplan Viak presenting Trondheim in 2050.
5. A map of wishes – what do you think a sustainable neighbourhood should be like? Do you have any suggestions for a sustainable Trondheim? Write down your thoughts and ideas, and stick them on the map!
6. We are planning zero emission neighbourhoods for our future citizens, but do we know what they think about sustainability and a low-emission society? We visited Sverresborg ungdomsskole and Sveberg barneskole to ask pupils about their opinions – here you can see the films from the visits.
7. Powerhouse at Brattøra – what is a «plus energy» building? Watch Skanska‘s film about Powerhouse, along with illustrations by Snøhetta.

SINTEF researcher Øystein Rønneseth will talk about heating devices.

Join us in the ZEN lunch room or on Skype!

William Gagnon, green buildings engineer at Ecology North, will give a guest lecture on:

Ecoanxiety and regenerative buildings: Transform ecoanxienty into meaningful work for climate action in architecture, design, planning and engineering

This seminar is the last in a seminar series called FUTURUM. Visions of zero emission neighbourhoods for sustainable urban development will be the starting point for a discussion about the different forms and functions of participatory methods. The intention is to combine reflection over the role of participation tools and methods, with municipal visions for a sustainable future.

Speakers:

Rakel Hunstad, Project Manager, Bodø Municipality

Andrew Karvonen, Associate Professor at the Division of Urban and Regional Studies at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm

Nick Pidgeon, Professor of Environmental Psychology, Cardiff University

Daniela Baer, Researcher, SINTEF Community

Ingrid Tolstad, Work Research Institute, Oslo Metropolitan University

Lene Kristin Nagelhus, Asplan Viak

Ruth Woods, Postdoc, NTNU

Introduction, summary and discussion will be lead by Thomas Berker, Professor at NTNU

See the program here.

Contact Ruth Woods for registration: ruth.woods@ntnu.no

For invited partners.

Contact Marianne K. Wiik for more information.

Strenge krav til energibruk i nye bygninger begrenser muligheten for mekanisk kjøling. Kjøling kan skje ved å øke luftmengden i ren mekanisk ventilasjon eller ved å kombinere mekanisk med naturlig ventilasjon. I norsk klima gir bruk av uteluft gode mulighet til kjøling uten bruk av mekanisk kjøling!

I dette kurset vil vi se på muligheter og begrensninger for slike løsninger, sett i forhold til energibruk, termisk inneklima og luftkvalitet. Kurset er utarbeidet med bakgrunn i EBC Annex 62 Ventilative cooling hvor norsk deltakelse ble finansiert av Enova.

Påmelding

ZEN PhD candidate John Clauss will defend his thesis.

Please join us in watching John’s defense!

Open to all ZEN partners, employees and associated personnel.

Join us in the ZEN lunch room or on the Skype link you received in the invitation!

For ZEN researchers.

Contact Marianne K. Wiik for more information.

For invited partners.

Contact Marianne K. Wiik for more information.

For ZEN partners and researchers.

Topic:

Using co-simulation between EnergyPlus and CONTAM to develop IAQ and energy-centric demand-controlled ventilation systems.

Presenter:

ZEN PhD kandidat Maria Justo Alonso.

For ZEN-partnere og inviterte.

Program sendes ut i forkant av arrangementet.

17. oktober inviterer Tekna, Klimapartnere i Trondheim og Norsk klimastiftelse til frokostseminar i Trondheim.

Tema:

I løpet av de neste ti årene må vi ta store og raske steg mot lavutslippssamfunnet. Hva innebærer 1,5 gradersmålet for politikk og næringsliv i ulike sektorer? Og hvilke teknologier og løsninger må utvikles og rulles ut?

ZEN-tilknyttet forsker Asgeir Tomasgard er en av de som presenterer og arrangementet er åpent for alle.

Jobber du med energiforsyning og inneklima i bygninger? Da bør du være med på VVS-dagene på NTNU 23.-24. oktober! Flere av våre forskere er med og holder foredrag.

For ZEN partners and researchers.

Topic:
A Distributed-to-Centralized Cost Model for Service Selection in Smart Cities: A Use Case in the Zero Emission Neighborhoods.

Presenter:
ZEN Postdoc Amir Sinaeepourfard.

Seminaret er det sjette i rekken og holdes under «VVS dagene på NTNU.» Seminaret er et samarbeid mellom IBPSA Nordic (Norway), Norsk VVS, Energi og Miljøteknisk Forening, og Faggruppen Bærekraftige energisystemer ved Insitutt for energi- og prosessteknikk.

Målgruppe: Alle som bruker BPS i sitt daglige virke, men først og fremst praktiserende i ulike typer bedrifter i byggenæringen.

Hovedfokus: Praktisk bruk av BPS, med vektlegging på forskning og utvikling.

Mer informasjon: https://www.ntnu.no/kalender/detaljer/-/event/5d7f2c56-6a47-3cb1-9787-56226686dc52

Har du spørsmål kan du kontakte Vojislav Novakovic: vojislav.novakovic@ntnu.no

Open to ZEN partners, employees and associated personnel.

Contact: Igor Sartori

Åpent for alle, krever påmelding.

Hvordan involverer vi innbyggerne i utviklingen av bærekraftige nabolag i Trondheim?

Under årets Climathon Trondheim er brukerinvolvering temaet – bli med på en 24-timers «hackaton» om hvordan vi får alle med i overgangen til nullutslippssamfunnet!

Arrangører: Trondheim kommune og +CityxChange

Åpent for ZEN-partnere og inviterte.

Snapshots fra programmet:

• ZEN-caset Ydalir: Anna-Thekla Tonjer (Elverum utvikling) forteller om bakgrunn og problemstillinger
• Hva er det juridiske grunnlaget? Eivind Junker (NTNU) presenterer.
• Energiloven: PhD kandidat Magnus Espeland forteller om hvordan energiflyt innad i nabolag muliggjør mer effektiv utnytting av ressurser.

Det legges opp til diskusjon og utveksling av erfaringer.

(Klikk på pilen i høyre hjørne for å se et detaljert program).

Kontakt: Lars Arne Bø

For ZEN-partnere og inviterte.

Kontakt: Ann Kristin Kvellheim

Bakgrunn:
Hvordan skal det være mulig å oppnå fortjeneste på nullutslippsløsningene når mange av kvalitetene er skjulte for allmennheten? Løsningene som utvikles og benyttes i ZEN-prosjekter har ofte høyere kostnader enn konvensjonelle løsninger. En stor del av merkostnaden kan tilskrives løsninger som ikke er hyllevare, hvor både innsatsfaktorer og kompetanse om fremstilling/produksjon og bruk/anskaffelse kan være umodne. Dette kan være for en tidsbegrenset periode, men er en barriere for spredningen av nye løsninger nødvendig for å oppnå nullutslippsområder.
I denne workshopen vil vi belyse temaet gjennom å ta for oss forretningsmodeller og strategier for reduksjon av klimagassutslipp fra betong. Det er dyrere å produsere lavkarbonbetong, for ikke å snakke om betong hvor utslipp er redusert v.h.a. CCS-teknologi. Hvordan skal Norcem/betongleverandører likevel klare å få fortjeneste på slike produkter, og hva er viktig for byggherrer å være klar over når de skal stille krav til materialer (som betong) gjennom innkjøpsprosesser?

Tema som vil bli belyst:
• Forretningsmodeller i ZEN-sammenheng
• Strategier og virkemidler for reduksjon av utslipp fra materialer
• Erfaringer fra sement- og betongindustrien
• Erfaringer fra byggherre
• Erfaring fra entreprenør, arkitekt og/eller rådgiversiden

Are you interested in how ICT can help in the development of smart cities?

On Wednesday October 30th, ZEN Postdoc Amir is organizing an all-day event on ICT in smart cities. This is the 2nd of a series of events entitled “ICT in Smart City Day.”

The program will be a mix between presentations and workshops, divided into topic-specific sessions. These sessions include “An introduction to Microsoft Azure”, “Internet of Things (IoT)”, “Data Management” and “Cybersecurity and AI”. Participants will be actively engaged in the workshops with tasks related to coding and programming.

Microsoft, the American multinational technology company, is a collaborator in the event. They will both present and lead some of the workshops.

Click in the top-right corner for a more detailed program.

Interested? Fill in this form to register.

Deadline for registration: 15.10.2019

Contact: Amir Sinaeepourfard.

Note: The event will be in English.

Welcome to the 1st Nordic conference on zero emission and plus energy buildings!

The conference presents state-of-the art research and practical solutions that pave the way towards a low carbon built environment. With a focus on Nordic countries, the conference includes more than 70 presentations, workshops, exhibitions and excursions.

Interested? Note that there are several ways to participate: as a research presenter, practice presenter or a spectator. Visit the website for more information.

Paper submission: For those of you who wish to present a paper, the deadline for full paper submissions has been extended til May 14th. Click here for more information about paper submission.

For ZEN partners and researchers.

Topic:

A Distributed-to-Centralized Cost Model for Service Selection in Smart Cities: A Use Case in the Zero Emission Neighborhoods

Presenter:

ZEN postdoc Amir Sinaeepourfard

For ZEN partners and researchers.

Topic:

Stakeholder collaboration in ZEN projects (presenting the idea of the article using the argumentative tree)

Presenter:

ZEN PhD Hasan Hamdan

For ZEN partners and researchers.

Topic:

Towards Dynamic Capacity-based Grid Tariffs for Coordinated Demand Response in Energy Flexible Neighbourhoods

Presenter:

ZEN PhD Stian Backe

Åpent for alle ZEN-partnere.

Les programmet 

Kontakt: Prof. Inger Andresen

For ZEN partners and researchers.

Topic:

Experimental measurements and numerical simulations of the air quality in an operating room with mixing ventilation

Presenter:

Yixian Zhang, visiting scholar at EPT, NTNU, and PhD candidate at Chongqing University, China

As the world debates actions to combat climate change, the success of reducing greenhouse gas emissions rely largely on the transition to a low carbon and energy-efficient built environment. The syn.ikia project within the EU Horizon 2020 framework involves 13 partners from six countries and aims at enabling the development of sustainable plus energy neighbourhoods in different climates, contexts and markets in Europe. Four real-life plus- energy demo projects tailored to four different climatic zones will be developed, analysed, optimized and monitored within the duration of the project.

The event is open to syn.ikia’s partners.

Program for the kick-off