Partners

SINTEF

Transport

The department for Road and Railway Engineering has knowledge and expertise doing research on building and maintenance of transport infrastructure. In co-operation with NTNU in a Gemini-centre we have an advanced laboratory and test both typical and more unusual materials that are used in construction and rehabilitation of roads, airfields and railways.

Buildings

SINTEF Building and Infrastructure is a leading international research institute. We solve challenges linked to the entire construction process. The institute offers specialist expertise in technical fields ranging from architecture and construction physics to the management, operation and maintenance of buildings, water supply and other forms of infrastructure.

Water & Environment

Energy 

We focus on finding solutions related to power production and conversion, transmission / distribution and the end use of energy both onshore and offshore/subsea. We cover all the key areas from the indoor climate and energy use in buildings to gas technology, combustion, bioenergy, refrigeration engineering and technology for the food and nutrition industry.

University of Minnesota - Center for Sustainable Building Research

The Center for Sustainable Building Research's mission is to lead and support—through research, outreach, and education—the transformation of the regional built environment to provide for the ecological, economic, and social needs of the present without compromising those of the future.

University of Brighton - School of the Environment

The School of Environment and Technology generates new knowledge of earth systems, human actions that affect the natural and built environment, the structure of nuclei and engineering products and design.

University of Newcastle - Centre for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability

The Centre for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability (CIPAR) comprises the following areas of international research strength:

• Structural reliability and risk assessment of complex systems,
• Modelling of deterioration of steel, reinforced concrete and glass fibre reinforced structures,
• Performance, durability and reliability of structural masonry,
• Investigations of retrofitting for deteriorated structures,
• Influence of natural and man-made hazards on infrastructure risk and safety,
• Energy performance of buildings and building materials,
• Security risk assessment,
• Risk-based decision-making, and
• Life-cycle and sustainability issues for new materials, buildings and infrastructure.
  

University of Salford - Research Institute for Built and Human Environment

The School of the Built Environment has an exciting and vibrant research community engaged in advanced research in the Built Environment, much of which also involves national and international partners. We enjoy a top position in the UK government national research assessment which recognises the outstanding national and international profile of our academic staff. We are also number one for research power, a position held since 1992 (source: Research Fortnightly Magazine 2008).

University of Technology Sydney

Research at the School of the Built Environment is strongly focused on managing economically and environmentally sustainable urban environments, with specific expertise in water and energy use, public transport, affordability and accessibility, and planning.

University of Toronto - Dept of Civil Engineering

Research in the area of sustainable infrastructure seeks to develop and apply creative analyses methods to address the complex interdisciplinary nature of the issues in this field. The research spans across all areas of Civil Engineering and into other engineering and scientific disciplines, the social sciences, planning, public health, and public policy.

University of Ulster - Research Institute for Built Environment

The Built Environment Research Institute is the University’s focus for research activities related to the sustainable development, management, regulation and conservation of the built environment.  The Recognised Research Groupings within the Unit of Assessment are:

• Fire Safety Engineering Research and Technology Centre (FireSERT)
• Centre for Sustainable Technologies (CST)
• Centre for Research on Property and Planning (RPP)
• Hydrogen Safety Engineering and Research (HySAFER)

Veidekke AS

Veidekke’s business involves a network of Scandinavian construction operations, refurbishing work, major heavy construction contracts and development of dwellings for the company’s own account as well as buildings for public use. Other business segments are asphalting operations, production of crushed stone and gravel, operation and maintenance of public roads and recycling of industrial waste (in Norway only).

Byggenæringens Landsforening - Construction Industries Association (BNL)

The Construction Industries Association (BNL) is an industrial and employers' political organization for companies in the construction industry.  As of 1 January 2010, BNL has 4209 member companies that employ a total of 73,500 employees. BNL was founded in 1997 and is today the second largest association in the NHO. BNL consists of 15 trade associations and an industry secretariat.

Norsk Vann (NORVAR) - Norwegian Water BA

Norwegian Water BA is a national association of water and wastewater works. In Norway these works are mainly owned and operated by the municipalities, some are inter-municipal companies. The ambition is to organize cooperation between the Water and Wastewater Works in technical, economical and administrative matters and attend the joint interests of the works.

Byggeindustrien

A trade journal for the building industry in Norway.

Byggenæringens Miløsekretariat (Bygge Miljø)

Build Environment - Construction Industry Environmental Secretariat aims to carry communication on environment-friendly solutions to enhance knowledge and practice in the industry and the authorities relating to the construction industry. It is a mutually binding cooperation between state authorities and BAE industry. The program is active in the period 2005-2010. There are industry organizations Architecture Firms in Norway, RIF, BNL and the Norwegian technology has created Build Environment in collaboration with the funding authorities and the Public Construction.

Statens Vegvesen - Norwegian Public Roads Admin

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration is responsible for the planning, construction and operation of the national and county road networks, vehicle inspection and requirements, driver training and licensing.

Statens Bygningstekniske Etat - National Office of Building Technology and Administration

National Office of Building Technology and Administration is the central authority for the building of technical regulations, the supervisory authority for the rules regarding documentation of construction materials properties and operates the system for central approval of an undertaking by the Planning and Building Act.

Kystverket - Norwegian Coastal Administration

Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat - Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate

NVE’s mandate is to ensure an integrated and environmentally sound management of the country*s water resources, promote efficient energy markets and cost-effective energy systems and contribute to efficient energy use. The directorate plays a central role in the national flood contingency planning and bears overall responsibility for maintaining national power supplies. From 2009 NVE is assigned greater responsibility for the prevention of damage caused by landslides.