Hammervold holds an MSc in Energy and Environment with a specialization in Industrial Ecology (2007). She began her PhD in Industrial Ecology in September 2007, and this is part of the research area "Sustainable Infrastructure" at NTNU. This thesis focuses the dynamics of infrastructure systems, and includes assessment of environmental effects throughout their lifetimes. Environmental impacts will be llinked to economical aspects of the systems using LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) and LCC (Life Cycle Costing).
Hammervold is currently (april to october 2009) on leave from her PhD study. In this period she will be working on a project at the Norwegian Road Administration, aiming at including CO2 emissions related to road networks in currently used tools for impact assessment for road projects.
Anders Rønnquist: Prediction models for aging and deterioration.
Guofei Liu: LCA, LCC, Life Cycle Thinking, Environmental impact, Energy use, Cost, Building, Structure, Infrastructure
LCA and LCC of building and infrastructure:
Survey of existing procedures, methods and examples for LCA and LCC of infrastructure. Collection and adaption of input data for various types of infrastructure (resource consumption, environmental loads, costs). Performance of LCA and LCC of various types of infrastructure (e.g. wooden buildings, construction processes, bridges, roads). This will be carried out in close cooperation with relevant authorities and industry
Floods are the most common natural disasters and the most costly in terms of economic damage. Concern about the risk of river flooding is increasing. It is becoming increasingly possible that climate change is likely to have significant impact on the safety of existing dams that were designed based on past records. There are approximately 3000 dams In Norway designed based on past records which was assumed to be stationary on the long term, but the underlying concept of stationarity is invalidated by climate change. This adds to the uncertainty in their design and it will have significant impact on their safety. And also an increase in flood design values is a crucial important for the hydropower industry of Norway. Coping with this new source of uncertainty may be achieved in reviewing existing design methods/guidelines using future climate scenarios. The objective of the research is to investigate the impact of climate change in design floods and dam safety for the future climate and to investigate changes on hydropower production and operation.
James George Kallaos: Indicators for sustainable infrastructure.
Lizhen Huang: sustainable consumption, vulnerability and resiliency of infrastructure, climate change, system dynamics
Collection of information regarding planning, development, construction and management of infrastructure in a more sustainable way than has been done previously. This information will come from various publications (reports, journals, books, etc.), the Internet, contact with authorities, industry, organisations, research institutes and universities in Norway and abroad.
Selection and evaluation of the information related to various parts of the infrastructure and to the various key areas and topics that will be of importance to achieve a more sustainable infrastructure, and that will be most relevant for further research and development activities as well as for the specific planning, development, construction and management of the various parts of the infrastructure.
Publish the outcome of the study as a report, compendium or textbook that may be applied by authorities and industry for future planning and making priorities, and for teaching purposes at universities.
Mohammad H. Baghban: Insulation materials
I started on my PhD within the field of industrial ecology and the urban built environment in August 2007. The project is part of the “Sustainable Infrastructure” research at NTNU. Using dynamic MFA, LCC, LCA and eco-efficiency, I study the life cycle energy consumption of the Norwegian building stock and the corresponding costs and environmental impacts. I hold an MSc degree in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from NTNU with specializations in industrial ecology and operations research.
Selamawit Mamo Fufa: Future materials and technology for construction and management.
Ani Sofini: water distribution, quality, hydraulic model
Water quality at the tap is not same as it is at the outlet of drinking water treatment. It changes in time and space depends on various factors like the initial water quality itself, pipe quality or performance, surrounding environment, pressure, consumption patterns, etc. Many outbreaks worldwide related to this phenomena end up with many people get sick or even die. As one of the efforts to improve the water supply system, the research is focus on how the water quality changes while transported to the consumers. Besides, to support the study, an effort is also taken for obtaining a robust hydraulic model.
David Unteregger: Landslides in developed areas.
Helene Slagstad: Sustainable municipal water systems for a carbon neutral settlement.
Kim A. Paus: Stormwater treatment using bio-retention in cold climate.
Mulugeta B. Zelelew: Hydrological Modelling, Input Data Analysis, Uncertainty Estimation, Flood risk analysis
In recent years there seems to be a growing scientific interest and practical application in incorporating Uncertainty and Risk issues in Water Resources Systems to achieve reliable planning and operation strategy, maintain sustainability of infrastructures, and reduce damages. Institutions and policies have been strengthened in many countries in response to the costly damages on infrastructures and disrupted societal activities. The objective of the research is to investigate the key hydrological processes, interactions, estimation of representative system inputs and interpretation of the system outputs. Understanding these components is thought to improve the current demand of water resources management and the challenges in the future.
Solomon Gebre: climate change, impact assesment, winter regime, hydropower, hydropower infrastructure, river ice
The winter regime of Northern rivers is dominated by river and reservoir ice formation and low flows in the rivers. On the other hand, energy demand is the highest in the winter. Norways energy production mix comprises 99% hydropower, a renewable energy source. Hence, the sustainable operation of the hydropower industry is of utmost importance. Studies so far indicate mixed signals with respect to climate change. Whereas warmer winters and higher precipitation predicted by climate models will increase winter river flows, and thereby energy generation; unstable winters with alternating warm and cold spells may worsen problems related to river & reservoir ice on hydropower. This research will attempt to answer the likely impact of climate change on the ice-hydropower interaction, and how this will affect the sustainability of hydropower infrastructure.
Energy Production & Distribution
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James George Kallaos: Indicators for sustainable infrastructure.
Floods are the most common natural disasters and the most costly in terms of economic damage. Concern about the risk of river flooding is increasing. It is becoming increasingly possible that climate change is likely to have significant impact on the safety of existing dams that were designed based on past records. There are approximately 3000 dams In Norway designed based on past records which was assumed to be stationary on the long term, but the underlying concept of stationarity is invalidated by climate change. This adds to the uncertainty in their design and it will have significant impact on their safety. And also an increase in flood design values is a crucial important for the hydropower industry of Norway. Coping with this new source of uncertainty may be achieved in reviewing existing design methods/guidelines using future climate scenarios. The objective of the research is to investigate the impact of climate change in design floods and dam safety for the future climate and to investigate changes on hydropower production and operation.
Kim A. Paus: Stormwater treatment using bio-retention in cold climate.
Mohammad H. Baghban: Insulation materials
Solomon Gebre: climate change, impact assesment, winter regime, hydropower, hydropower infrastructure, river ice
The winter regime of Northern rivers is dominated by river and reservoir ice formation and low flows in the rivers. On the other hand, energy demand is the highest in the winter. Norways energy production mix comprises 99% hydropower, a renewable energy source. Hence, the sustainable operation of the hydropower industry is of utmost importance. Studies so far indicate mixed signals with respect to climate change. Whereas warmer winters and higher precipitation predicted by climate models will increase winter river flows, and thereby energy generation; unstable winters with alternating warm and cold spells may worsen problems related to river & reservoir ice on hydropower. This research will attempt to answer the likely impact of climate change on the ice-hydropower interaction, and how this will affect the sustainability of hydropower infrastructure.
Anders Rønnquist: Prediction models for aging and deterioration.
Ani Sofini: water distribution, quality, hydraulic model
Water quality at the tap is not same as it is at the outlet of drinking water treatment. It changes in time and space depends on various factors like the initial water quality itself, pipe quality or performance, surrounding environment, pressure, consumption patterns, etc. Many outbreaks worldwide related to this phenomena end up with many people get sick or even die. As one of the efforts to improve the water supply system, the research is focus on how the water quality changes while transported to the consumers. Besides, to support the study, an effort is also taken for obtaining a robust hydraulic model.
David Unteregger: Landslides in developed areas.
Mulugeta B. Zelelew: Hydrological Modelling, Input Data Analysis, Uncertainty Estimation, Flood risk analysis
In recent years there seems to be a growing scientific interest and practical application in incorporating Uncertainty and Risk issues in Water Resources Systems to achieve reliable planning and operation strategy, maintain sustainability of infrastructures, and reduce damages. Institutions and policies have been strengthened in many countries in response to the costly damages on infrastructures and disrupted societal activities. The objective of the research is to investigate the key hydrological processes, interactions, estimation of representative system inputs and interpretation of the system outputs. Understanding these components is thought to improve the current demand of water resources management and the challenges in the future.
Selamawit Mamo Fufa: Future materials and technology for construction and management.
Guofei Liu: LCA, LCC, Life Cycle Thinking, Environmental impact, Energy use, Cost, Building, Structure, Infrastructure
LCA and LCC of building and infrastructure:
Survey of existing procedures, methods and examples for LCA and LCC of infrastructure. Collection and adaption of input data for various types of infrastructure (resource consumption, environmental loads, costs). Performance of LCA and LCC of various types of infrastructure (e.g. wooden buildings, construction processes, bridges, roads). This will be carried out in close cooperation with relevant authorities and industry
Helene Slagstad: Sustainable municipal water systems for a carbon neutral settlement.
Hammervold holds an MSc in Energy and Environment with a specialization in Industrial Ecology (2007). She began her PhD in Industrial Ecology in September 2007, and this is part of the research area "Sustainable Infrastructure" at NTNU. This thesis focuses the dynamics of infrastructure systems, and includes assessment of environmental effects throughout their lifetimes. Environmental impacts will be llinked to economical aspects of the systems using LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) and LCC (Life Cycle Costing).
Hammervold is currently (april to october 2009) on leave from her PhD study. In this period she will be working on a project at the Norwegian Road Administration, aiming at including CO2 emissions related to road networks in currently used tools for impact assessment for road projects.
Lizhen Huang: sustainable consumption, vulnerability and resiliency of infrastructure, climate change, system dynamics
Collection of information regarding planning, development, construction and management of infrastructure in a more sustainable way than has been done previously. This information will come from various publications (reports, journals, books, etc.), the Internet, contact with authorities, industry, organisations, research institutes and universities in Norway and abroad.
Selection and evaluation of the information related to various parts of the infrastructure and to the various key areas and topics that will be of importance to achieve a more sustainable infrastructure, and that will be most relevant for further research and development activities as well as for the specific planning, development, construction and management of the various parts of the infrastructure.
Publish the outcome of the study as a report, compendium or textbook that may be applied by authorities and industry for future planning and making priorities, and for teaching purposes at universities.
I started on my PhD within the field of industrial ecology and the urban built environment in August 2007. The project is part of the “Sustainable Infrastructure” research at NTNU. Using dynamic MFA, LCC, LCA and eco-efficiency, I study the life cycle energy consumption of the Norwegian building stock and the corresponding costs and environmental impacts. I hold an MSc degree in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from NTNU with specializations in industrial ecology and operations research.
Key Contacts
Per Jostein Hovde,
Professor
Dept. Civil and Transport Engineering
Rolf André Bohne
Associate Professor
Dept. Civil and Transport Engineering
