Verksbyen, Fredrikstad

Norwegian demo neighbourhood
Climate:
Subarctic

Verket Atrium and Panorama will comprise 44 units in apartment buildings, and they are part of the Verksbyen urban development project. The project and associated land areas are fully owned by the real estate developer Arca Nova Bolig AS.

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Neighbourhood approach

All buildings are built with passive house standard: no ther- mal bridging, superior windows, high quality insulation, bal- anced ventilation with heat recovery and an airtight building envelope.

Passive systems

All buildings are built with passive house standard:

  • no thermal bridging
  • superiorwindows
  • high quality insulation
  • balanced ventilation with heat recovery and an airtight building envelope.

Active systems

  • Solar panels integrated into facades and roofs;
  • balanced ventilation with heat recovery;
  • ground source heat pump.

Innovations

Passive systems

All buildings are built with passive house standard:

  • no thermal bridging
  • superiorwindows
  • high quality insulation
  • balanced ventilation with heat recovery and an airtight building envelope.

Active systems

  • Solar panels integrated into facades and roofs;
  • balanced ventilation with heat recovery;
  • ground source heat pump.
Flexibility Functions

Flexibility Functions

Software (Flexibility function and control algorithms)

To unlock the flexibility potential of SPENs.

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ICT solutions for flexibility

Grey Box Models

Grey Box Models

Software

Grey box models integrate building physics, energy systems, weather data, and occupant behavior for analysis.

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ICT solutions for flexibility

Flexibility Index

Flexibility Index

Software

To provide input to regulatory bodies on how to design future taxes, tariffs, and markets to help promote SPENs.

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ICT solutions for flexibility

Digital Cloud Hub

Digital Cloud Hub

Technical solution (Electronic databases)

Enables data flow between BMS, cloud apps, and users for energy management decisions.

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ICT solutions for flexibility

Energy Manager

Energy Manager

Instruction (Procedures)

This tool visualizes energy flows, tracking household consumption and energy center production.

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Context-specific solutions

Evaluation Framework for SPEN

Evaluation Framework for SPEN

Theoretical framework

The innovation provides a framework to evaluate the performance of positive energy buildings and neighborhoods, guiding future syn.ikia projects.

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Business Models for SPENs

Business Models for SPENs

Instruction (Guidelines)

The aim is to develop business models for SPENs, focusing on long-term viability and revenue from surplus energy production.

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Neighbourhood Scale User Engagement Process

Neighbourhood Scale User Engagement Process

Software (Mobile phone app)

This innovation engages tenants through the “FeedMe” app, promoting energy efficiency and gathering feedback on indoor environments.

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Prospective solutions for SPENs implementation

Integrated Design Process at Neighbourhood Scale

Integrated Design Process at Neighbourhood Scale

Instruction (Guidelines)

The innovation creates a guideline for Integrated Energy Design at the neighborhood scale, ensuring sustainable energy planning across different climates.

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Prospective solutions for SPENs implementation

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