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Master Education subjects as diverse as climate adapted envelopes,
ZEB research is heavily integrated in the energy supply systems, and implementation of
international master program on Sustainable ZEB solutions in practice. In addition, NTNU
Architecture at NTNU, in particular in the courses offers a PhD course specifically aimed at giving
Integrated Energy Design and Emissions as Design candidates an understanding of the reasons
Drivers - theory and design. In these courses, for and all the issues involved in developing
students learn how to design and document zero zero emission buildings. This course has been a
emission buildings, using methods, tools, and requirement for all ZEB PhD candidates, but is
examples from the ZEB Centre. also attended by students in other programs.
In addition, Master students in other programs After the completion of their theses a number
have also made considerable contributions to FME of Master students and PhD candidates have
ZEB. Usually, they take a specialization course of started work at ZEB partner companies, see the
15 ETS during the autumn semester and work following articles.
on their Master theses of 30 ETS during the
spring semester. The students have for instance Continuing Education course at NTNU
been involved in taking field measurements in In 2016, ZEB initiated and carried out a course
pilot buildings, measurements which have been entitled Towards carbon neutral buildings – design
used to develop and verify models, and in more of zero emission and plus energy buildings. This
theoretical tasks. They have also been involved in course was a further development of the course
optimizing the operation of the energy systems of Low energy and passive buildings, which was a
some buildings. A large number of students, from very popular course for many years. The new
all the NTNU departments involved in ZEB, have course was attended by professionals from the
done ZEB-related work for their Masters theses. Norwegian building industry, including both
architects and engineers, and focused on how to
PhD Education design and document zero emission buildings,
In total, 14 PhD candidates involved in research in using examples from the ZEB research and pilot
the ZEB Centre have successfully defended their building projects.
PhD theses at NTNU so far. These have worked on