PhD Candidate in ‘Cost-Benefit Life-Cycle Analysis for Net Zero-emission Renovations’

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The Research Centre on Zero Energy Neighbourhoods in Smart Cities (ZEN Centre) is a Centre for Environment-friendly Energy Research (FME) funded by the Research Council of Norway and the consortium partners. The main objective of the ZEN Centre is to develop knowledge, competitive products and solutions that will lead to realization of sustainable buildings and neighbourhoods that have zero emissions of greenhouse gases related to their production, operation and transformation. The ZEN Centre  is a follow-up of the Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings .   

We are now looking for a PhD candidate related to ZEN Work Package 3: Responsive and energy-efficient buildings. By studying the economic and environmental costs and benefits of renovation measures leading to net zero-emission buildings the PhD project aims to provide knowledge and methods of how building retrofit contributes to achieving net zero-emission neighborhoods.

The position as a PhD candidate will be administratively located at the Department of Architecture and Technology, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Further information about the Faculty is available here .  Information about NTNUs Thematic Strategic Areas is available here .

You will report to Center leader.