Comments on: Norway’s Most Energy-Efficient Office Building Unveiled for Cop15 http://inhabitat.com/various-architects-design-energy-efficient-office-building-for-cop15/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: jeanX http://inhabitat.com/various-architects-design-energy-efficient-office-building-for-cop15/comment-page-1/#comment-201871 jeanX Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:00:04 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=74522#comment-201871 These wind turbines look very open to me.How many birds do you they kill? Just for 10% of the power.... These wind turbines look very open to me.How many birds do you they kill?
Just for 10% of the power….

]]> By: Jim Dodson http://inhabitat.com/various-architects-design-energy-efficient-office-building-for-cop15/comment-page-1/#comment-201815 Jim Dodson Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:26:53 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=74522#comment-201815 The relevant numbers were included in our press release, but didn't make it into the article on inhabitat. Visit our webpage for more information: www.variousarchitects.no The building's energy use has been calculated to 72 kWh/m2/yr - a class A Energy rating which is also below the 75 kWh/m2/yr used in the Passivhaus standard. Passivhaus has not been ratified in norway yet (hopefully soon!) but we have used the main principles of the concept. 10% of the energy is provided by the 4 Quiet Revolution turbines, the rest would come from hydro-electric sources in the norwegian power grid. Ramboll UK in Bristol have been great collaborators on the project, and we have quite a bit of technical information to back up the pretty renderings. The relevant numbers were included in our press release, but didn’t make it into the article on inhabitat. Visit our webpage for more information: http://www.variousarchitects.no

The building’s energy use has been calculated to 72 kWh/m2/yr – a class A Energy rating which is also below the 75 kWh/m2/yr used in the Passivhaus standard. Passivhaus has not been ratified in norway yet (hopefully soon!) but we have used the main principles of the concept. 10% of the energy is provided by the 4 Quiet Revolution turbines, the rest would come from hydro-electric sources in the norwegian power grid.

Ramboll UK in Bristol have been great collaborators on the project, and we have quite a bit of technical information to back up the pretty renderings.

]]> By: MrSteve007 http://inhabitat.com/various-architects-design-energy-efficient-office-building-for-cop15/comment-page-1/#comment-201795 MrSteve007 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:58:50 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=74522#comment-201795 So it's claimed as the most efficient in Norway, yet has no projected energy use numbers (say, kbtu per sq/meter). What gives? So it’s claimed as the most efficient in Norway, yet has no projected energy use numbers (say, kbtu per sq/meter). What gives?

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