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Research activities in ive work packages have supported these achievements:

Work Package 1: Advanced Materials and Solutions Work package 5: Concepts and strategies for zero
Aim: To develop innovative materials and solutions, to emission buildings
improve current state-of-the-art technologies, and to Aim: To develop precise concepts for zero emission
exploit synergies between these two endeavours. buildings to be translated into realised pilot buildings.

Work package 2: Climate-adapted Low-energy Envelope ZEB laboratories
Technologies The ZEB laboratories are important for the testing and
Aim: To develop climate adapted, verified, and cost implementation of the centres research activities. Four
effective solutions for new and existing building envelopes laboratories are associated with ZEB:
(roofs, walls, and floors) allowing the least possible heat
loss and reducing the need for cooling. • ZEB Living Lab
• The Laboratory for Advanced Materials and
Work package 3: Energy Supply Systems and Services Components
Aim: To develop new solutions for energy supply systems • ZEB Test Cell
and building services systems with optimal energy and • The Laboratory for Energy and Indoor environment
indoor environment performance appropriate for zero
emission buildings. The following section presents research achievements and
scientific highlights from all five work packages. There is an
Work package 4: Energy Efficient Use and Operation overlap between research activities, and we have therefore
Aims: chosen not to present each work package individually.
1. Use and operation: A non-technical evaluation Collaboration has been important, research is presented
of buildings and technical solutions with high by both scientists and partners associated with the ZEB
environmental ambitions, design and construction Centre. The research is presented by some of the scientists
processes, end-use and operation included. and partners associated with the ZEB Centre throughout
2. Implementation: Analysis of zero emission buildings the eight years.
as part of the sustainable transition of the Norwegian
construction sector.