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Arild Gustavsen
Professor, NTNU,
ZEB Centre Director

Showing the Way

The Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings (ZEB Centre)
has been a forward thinking centre. Showing the industry how

to design and construct the buildings of the future.

In 2009, the building industry was working on implementing friendly buildings such as zero energy buildings, zero emission
increasingly strict government energy efficiency requirements buildings, plus energy buildings, and powerhouses. The number
and often resisting this process. A few building developers were of those who want to be part of this movement is increasing, and
exploring the passive house concept. The zero energy concept the ZEB Centre partners are contributing and leading the way.
had been mentioned in Norway and internationally, but few This report includes some results as well as key facts about
actual buildings existed. After eight years of research and the centre. It presents various aspects of the eight years of
development, the ZEB Centre has produced results as diverse research collaboration. Partners present results from their
as new nano insulation materials and real demonstration point of view, researchers and scientists from theirs. It also
buildings, proving that it is possible to design and build zero presents Master and PhD research. More information and
emission buildings. Six building projects have been completed, results can be found in the ZEB book from 2017, annual reports,
one is under construction, and two are being designed. The zero scientific articles, and media contributions. See the centre web
emission definition and concept has contributed new knowledge page www.zeb.no.
in related areas such as building materials, construction systems, The ZEB Centre, which had status as a National Centre
building integrated energy supply systems and services, as well for Environment-friendly Energy Research (FME) from 2009
as building use. until 2017, encompasses residential, commercial and public
The building industry is changing; many building owners buildings.
and developers now picture themselves as contributors to the We would like to thank all of our partners and The Research
Green Transition (“det grønne skiftet”) and envisage this as being Council of Norway for supporting the ZEB Centre.
accomplished by developing and building environmentally-