This thesis involves discovering approaches for a project within a zone rather than a site. The goal was to propose an adaptable Attefalls house concept, minimizing the environmental impact that a building can generate. This has been done by testing the adaptable concept in three different sites in Norway and Sweden.
The ZEB Flexibility Lab was a project focused on integrated energy design to create a zero emission building through passive energy design, reduction of thermal losses, and production of renewable energy on the site, while maintaining a comfortable indoor environment. The ultimate challenge of a zero emission building is to develop a balance between a building’s energy expenditure and the energy that can be produced on site. The design goal of this project was to create a laboratory that attains the status of ZEB-COM and provides a comfortable and flexible environment for the researchers and students in the building.