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ZEB
annual report 2015
SUMMARY
DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS FOSTER DISSEMINATION OF
KNOWLEDGE AND IMPLEMENTATION
Arild Gustavsen, Ruth Woods, and Anne Grete Hestnes
2015 was the ZEB Centre’s seventh year of
operation. The centre has been and continues
to be a highly productive collaborative
program. Researchers and partner
representatives contribute to research,
development, and knowledge dissemination
in numerous ways. The scientific results are
published in scientific journals, conferences,
and PhD theses. Results are also made
public in trade journals, newspaper, and other
media channels such as the internet, radio,
and TV. Around 850 publications/contributions
have now been published, and more are
on the way. In addition, the demonstration
projects are proving a rich source of material
for the dissemination of ZEB activities, both
through their design (e.g. in architecture
competitions) and construction, and after
completion (e.g. by site visits and nomination/
winning of international architecture awards).
In this way results from centre activities are
establishing their place in Norwegian and
international markets. Recent invitations to
contribute to zero emission building projects
in USA and China point to the international
quality of what ZEB researchers and partners
are doing, which is further promoted by our
contributions to courses in the USA.
The dissemination of results also occurs in
standardization work, both within Standard
Norway and through other organizations such
as Futurebuilt, where we have provided input
for new definitions for (nearly) zero energy
buildings and procedures for calculating
greenhouse gas emissions for buildings.
Dissemination is also taking place through
active participation in several International
Energy Agency Tasks and Annexes.
In 2015, we have had the pleasure
of announcing the completion of five
demonstration projects.
• The residential building ZEB Living
Laboratory was completed in September
2015.
• The office building for the Norwegian
Defence Estates Agency at Haakonsvern,
Bergen will be completed in February 2016.
• The ZEB Pilot House Larvik, completed in
2014.
• Powerhouse Kjørbo which was completed
in 2014.