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Ruth Woods

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Ruth Woods

Research Professor
Department of Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture
Faculty of Humanities

ruth.woods@ntnu.no
+4773413067 +4799440224 Bygg 6, 6522, Dragvoll
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I am an interdisciplinary researcher with a background in social anthropology and the fine arts. This methodological and theoretical fascination with how and why things are made, and by whom, is supported by a socio-constructivist approach from science and technology studies (STS). I wrote my PhD thesis about the social role of public art, but since then my research interests have expanded to include, amongst others, the social side of buildings, neighbourhoods and cities; energy transitions; and climate change and co-creation. The "who" is central to my research, awareness of the different perspectives, approaches and practices that arise from our place in social groups, classes, our vulnerabilities and lived experience. 

These themes and interests are based on fieldwork, case studies and living labs that have taken place in Norway, the UK and USA, in urban and rural environments. 

 

Research interests

  • Sustainable architecture 
  • Zero emission technology
  • Just transitions 
  • Care theory
  • Citizen engagement 
  • Urban and rural planning and development 
  • Living labs
  • Experimental methods
  • Co-creation and co-design
  • Public art

Competencies

  • architecture
  • citizen engagement
  • energy efficiency
  • justice
  • living labs
  • public art
  • sustainability transitions

Research

  • The Good Infrastructures Lab (ENVI)
  • Senter for teknologi og samfunn (STS)
  • Senter for energi, klima og miljø

ARV: Climate positive circular communities

ARV is a H2020 EU-funded project aiming at creating climate positive circular communities in Europe and increasing the building renovation rate in the continent.

Publications

  • Chronological
  • By category
  • All publications registered in NVA

2026

  • Henriksen, Hanne Marit; Berker, Thomas; Woods, Ruth. (2026) Public engagement in zero-emission futures: a matter of care. Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy
    Academic article

2025

  • Berker, Thomas; Woods, Ruth. (2025) Resistance against zero-emission neighbourhood infrastructuring: key lessons from Norway | Buildings & Cities. Buildings & Cities
    Academic article
  • Berker, Thomas; Sutcliffe, Thomas Edward; Woods, Ruth. (2025) The role of households in sustainability transitions: An infrastructural inversion. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
    Academic article
  • Solbu, Gisle; Heidenreich, Sara; Korsnes, Marius; Woods, Ruth; Næss, Robert. (2025) The unsung heroes of Norway's sustainability transitions? Making visible the “invisible” energy citizenship of low-income households. Energy Research & Social Science
    Academic article

2024

  • Thomsen, Judith; Homaei, Shabnam; Aakervik, Anne-Lise; Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Rokseth, Lillian Sve; Andersen, Kamilla Heimar; Lien, Synne Krekling; Bø, Lars Arne; Lolli, Nicola; Kauko, Hanne Laura Pauliina. (2024) Insights into ZEN pilot projects: An overview and experience summary. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Research report
  • Berker, Thomas; Henriksen, Hanne Marit; Sutcliffe, Thomas Edward; Woods, Ruth. (2024) A sustainable campus for an uncertain future. Two cases of infrastructural transformation at Norway’s largest university. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
    Academic article
  • Woods, Ruth; Berker, Thomas; Sutcliffe, Thomas Edward; Henriksen, Hanne Marit. (2024) “I LOVE IT” Caring for second-hand inventory in a university living lab. Nordic Journal of Science and Technology Studies
    Academic article
  • Woods, Ruth; Heidenreich, Sara; Korsnes, Marius; Solbu, Gisle. (2024) Energy-efficiency policies reinforce energy injustices: The caring energy practices of low-income households in Norway. Energy Research & Social Science
    Academic article

2023

  • Staňková, Nicol; Dvořáková, Klára; Bošková, Kateřina; Stará, Soňa; Branderup, Anne; Curci, Marcello; Prohens, Marta Nicolau; Massink, Roel; Woods, Ruth. (2023) D3.3 CPCC Living Labs reports. European Commission
    Research report
  • Woods, Ruth. (2023) A climate boot camp at Voldsløkka school in Oslo. KULT, Vestfolds tidsskrift for kunst, kultur- og samfunnsspørsmål
    Popular science article

2022

  • Woods, Ruth; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Heidenreich, Sara; Næss, Robert; Korsnes, Marius; Solbu, Gisle; Oseland, Stina Ellevseth. (2022) Klimastrategier for bolig som ikke forsterker sosiale og økonomiske forskjeller. FME NTRANS
    Research report
  • Solbu, Gisle; Korsnes, Marius; Heidenreich, Sara; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Woods, Ruth; Næss, Robert; Oseland, Stina Ellevseth. (2022) Klimastrategier for forbruk som ikke forsterker sosial og økonomiske forskjeller. FME NTRANS
    Research report
  • Visetti, Pietro; Lazarevic, Sladana; Woods, Ruth; Thomsen, Judith; Cheng, Caroline Y; Lolli, Nicola; Walnum,, Harald Taxt; Moscoso, Claudia; Grynning, Steinar; Callegari, Guido. (2022) D.9.1 Develop an annual ARV Innovation Intel for Impact report. European Commission
    Research report
  • Salom, Jaume; Maskova, Julia; Graziesschi, Gianluca; Woods, Ruth; Schneider-Marin, Patricia; Brudal, Ørjan; Vaz, Diana; Dijkhuizen, Martin van; Laterveer, Rogier; Andresen, Inger. (2022) D2.1 Assessment Framework for CPCC. European Commision
    Research report
  • Næss, Robert; Solbu, Gisle; Heidenreich, Sara; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Woods, Ruth; Korsnes, Marius; Oseland, Stina Ellevseth. (2022) Klimastrategier for mobilitet som ikke forsterker sosiale og økonomiske forskjeller. FME NTRANS
    Research report
  • Woods, Ruth; Berker, Thomas. (2022) Homelife in a Norwegian forest: a rural approach to the sustainable transition. Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy
    Academic article

2021

  • Woods, Ruth; Berker, Thomas. (2021) Norwegian pilots: Navigating the technological logic of sustainable architecture.
    Academic chapter
  • Olsson, Nils; Arica, Emrah; Woods, Ruth; Madrid, Javier Alonso. (2021) Industry 4.0 in a project context: Introducing 3D printing in construction projects. Project Leadership and Society (PLS)
    Academic article
  • Arntsen, Kim-André Myhre; Berker, Thomas; Woods, Ruth. (2021) En blågrønn fremtid? En kvalitativ analyse av hvordan sirkulærøkonomi oppfattes innen havbruksnæringen i norske distrikter. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Master thesis
  • Woods, Ruth; Thomsen, Judith. (2021) Unboxing buildings: Engaging with occupants during design, testing and use. Sustainability
    Academic article

2020

  • Woods, Ruth; Berker, Thomas. (2020) Citizen participation in Steinkjer: Stories about the "old NRK building at Lø". IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES)
    Academic article
  • Sartori, Igor; Sørensen, Åse Lekang; Woods, Ruth; Wolfgang, Ove. (2020) ZEN Case - Energisystem Risvollan: Analyse av energisystensløsninger, kostnader og beslutningsprosess for Risvollan borettslag. SINTEF AS
    Research report
  • Berker, Thomas; Woods, Ruth. (2020) Identifying and addressing reverse salients in infrastructural change. The case of a small zero emission campus in Southern Norway. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
    Academic article

2019

  • Woods, Ruth; Korsnes, Marius. (2019) Homemaking in a Living Laboratory: Interpretations of a Zero Emission Housing Solution. Home Cultures
    Academic article
  • Woods, Ruth; Berker, Thomas. (2019) Living labs in a zero emission neighbourhood context. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES)
    Academic article
  • Backe, Stian; Sørensen, Åse Lekang; Pinel, Dimitri; Clauß, John; Lausselet, Carine; Woods, Ruth. (2019) Consequences of Local Energy Supply in Norway: A case study on the ZEN pilot project Campus Evenstad. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Research report
  • Skeie, Kristian; Korsnes, Marius; Woods, Ruth. (2019) Reanalysis of occupant experiment in ZEB Living Lab. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES)
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Woods, Ruth. (2019) Bærekraftig Sveberg.
    Film
  • Woods, Ruth; Andresen, Inger; Skaar, Christofer; Berker, Thomas. (2019) Utvikling av pilotprosjekt i Steinkjer kommune: Historier om «det gamle NRK bygget på Lø» og evaluering av prosessen. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Research report
  • Lolli, Nicola; Nocente, Alessandro; Brozovsky, Johannes; Woods, Ruth; Grynning, Steinar. (2019) Automatic vs manual control strategy for window blinds and ceiling lights: Consequences to perceived visual and thermal discomfort. Journal of Daylighting
    Academic article
  • Woods, Ruth; Baer, Daniela; Berker, Thomas; Bø, Lars Arne. (2019) ZEN living labs definition, ideas and examples. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Research report
  • Woods, Ruth; Remøe, Katinka Sætersdal; Hestnes, Anne Grete; Gustavsen, Arild. (2019) Annual report 2018. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Research report
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Woods, Ruth; Lerme, Wenche. (2019) Aesthetic Preference as Starting Point for Citizen Dialogues on Urban Design: Stories from Hammarkullen, Gothenburg. Urban Planning
    Academic article

2018

  • Thomsen, Judith; Woods, Ruth; Lolli, Nicola. (2018) 1, 2, 3 Housing! Good, affordable and energy efficient housing for refugees. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Other type of report
  • Korsnes, Marius; Berker, Thomas; Woods, Ruth. (2018) Domestication, acceptance and zero emission ambitions: Insights from a mixed method, experimental research design in a Norwegian Living Lab. Energy Research & Social Science
    Academic article

2017

  • Woods, Ruth; Skeie, Kristian Stenerud; Haase, Matthias. (2017) The Influence of User Behaviour on Energy Use in European Shopping Centres. Sustainable Development
    Academic article
  • Woods, Ruth; Korsnes, Marius. (2017) Between craft and regulations: experiences with the construction of two “super insulated” buildings in Norway. Nordic Journal of Science and Technology Studies
    Academic article
  • Georges, Laurent; Justo Alonso, Maria; Woods, Ruth; Wen, Kang; Håheim, Fredrik; Liu, Peng; Berge, Magnar; Thalfeldt, Martin. (2017) Evaluation of Simplified Space-Heating Hydronic Distribution for Norwegian Passive Houses. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Research report
  • Woods, Ruth; Wågø, Solvår Irene; Thomsen, Judith. (2017) BO¤BLI. Preferanser, behov og anbefalinger ved utvikling av boliger for tilflyttere. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Other type of report
  • Woods, Ruth; Samdal, Morten. (2017) ZEB Final report 2009-2017. The Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research (FME)
    Research report

2016

  • Groote, Maarten De; Bointner, Raphael; Toleikyte, Agne; Haase, Matthias; Woods, Ruth. (2016) CommONEnergy – Transforming shopping malls into lighthouses of energy efficient architectures.
    Academic chapter
  • Woods, Ruth; Berker, Thomas; Korsnes, Marius. (2016) Making a home in Living Lab: the limitations and potentials associated with living in a research laboratory.
    Academic chapter
  • Woods, Ruth; Gullbrekken, Lars. (2016) Overhalla bolig: Rimelig oppgradering av kommunal bolig i samarbeid med videregående skole. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Research report
  • Woods, Ruth; Verstad, Tor Ingar Skjelvan; Gullbrekken, Lars; Høyland, Karin; Nesje, Arne Jan. (2016) Robuste boliger i Melhus kommune. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Other type of report

2015

  • Haugan, Gørill; Woods, Ruth; Høyland, Karin; Kirkevold, Øyvind. (2015) Er smått alltid godt i demensomsorgen? Kunnskapsstatus om botilbud. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Other type of report
  • Haugan, Gørill; Woods, Ruth; Høyland, Karin; Øyvind, Kirkevold. (2015) Er smått alltid godt i eldreomsorgen? Kunnskapsstatus om botilbud. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Other type of report
  • Haase, Matthias; Skeie, Kristian; Woods, Ruth; Mellegård, Sofie Elisabet; Schlanbusch, Reidun Dahl; Homolka, Sarah; Gantner, Johannes; Schneider, Sarah; Lam-Nang, Francesca. (2015) Typical functional patterns and socio-cultural context. CommONEnergy
    Research report
  • Woods, Ruth; Mellegård, Sofie Elisabet; Schlanbusch, Reidun Dahl; Skeie, Kristian; Haase, Matthias. (2015) Shopping malls inefficiencies. CommONEnergy
    Research report
  • Haase, Matthias; Woods, Ruth; Mellegård, Sofie Elisabet; Skeie, Kristian; Lollini, Roberto. (2015) Main drivers for deep retrofitting of shopping malls. CommONEnergy
    Research report
  • Høyland, Karin; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Woods, Ruth; Haugan, Gørill. (2015) Er smått alltid godt i demensomsorgen? Om bo- og tjenestetilbud for personer med demens. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Research report
  • Haase, Matthias; Skeie, Kristian Stenerud; Woods, Ruth. (2015) Customer behaviour and energy use in European shopping centres.
    Academic chapter
  • Haase, Matthias; Skeie, Kristian Stenerud; Woods, Ruth. (2015) The key drivers for energy retrofitting of European shopping centres. Energy Procedia
    Academic article

2014

  • Woods, Ruth; Høyland, Karin. (2014) Omsorgsboliger bygd i regi av boligbyggelag : Kartlegging og erfaringer. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Research report
  • Haase, Matthias; Woods, Ruth; Skeie, Kristian Stenerud. (2014) Capacities in shopping malls to supply grid services.
    Academic chapter
  • Kleiven, Tommy; Woods, Ruth; Risholt, Birgit Dagrun. (2014) Retrofitting multifamily buildings with prefabricated modules – RETROKIT : Stakeholder needs and views. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Research report
  • Woods, Ruth; Kjølle, Kari; Gullbrekken, Lars. (2014) Beboernes og boligenes behov : Beboermedvirkning og beboeropplæring – i kommunale boliger i Steinkjer. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Other type of report
  • Haase, Matthias; Woods, Ruth; Homolka, Sarah; Schneider, Sarah; Gantner, Johannes. (2014) Sustainability assessment of shopping centres.
    Academic chapter
  • Haase, Matthias; Skeie, Kristian Stenerud; Woods, Ruth. (2014) Systemic inefficiencies in retail buildings in Norway.
    Academic chapter
  • Bointner, Raphael; Toleikyte, Agne; Woods, Ruth; Atanasiu, Bogdan; Ferrari, Antonio De; Farinea, Chiara; Noris, Federico. (2014) Shopping malls features in EU-28 + Norway. CommONEnergy
    Research report
  • Kleiven, Tommy; Woods, Ruth; Risholt, Birgit Dagrun. (2014) Retrofitting with prefabricated modules. Stakeholders' views and needs.
    Academic chapter
  • Røe, Melina; Woods, Ruth; Jæger, Irene. (2014) Stolt beboer : Folk og hus i Tollåsenga. NTNU Samfunnsforskning
    Research report

2013

  • Klakegg, Ole Jonny; Kjølle, Kari; Mehaug, Cecilie Gillesen; Olsson, Nils; Shiferaw, Asmamaw Tadege; Woods, Ruth. (2013) 7th Nordic Conference on Construction Economics and Organisation, Trondheim, June 12-14, 2013. Akademika forlag
    Anthology
  • Woods, Ruth; Haase, Matthias. (2013) The role of shopping centres in the sustainable transition of neighbourhoods.
    Academic chapter
  • Woods, Ruth; Kjølle, Kari; Gullbrekken, Lars. (2013) Sustainable low cost housing for the socially disadvantaged: the Vassneset example.
    Academic chapter
  • Woods, Ruth; Kjølle, Kari; Gullbrekken, Lars. (2013) Rimelige boliger for vanskeligstilte : Fase 3 - "Åfjordmodellen". SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Other type of report

2012

  • Woods, Ruth; Löfström, Erica. (2012) What have we Learned? The Advantages and Barriers for Successful Participation in the ECO-City Project. SINTEF Community
    Research report
  • Høyland, Karin; Denizou, Karine; Woods, Ruth; Christophersen, Jon. (2012) Med virkeligheten som lærebok. Fra tilgjengelighet for rullestolbruker til økt brukskvalitet for alle?. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Research report
  • Woods, Ruth. (2012) Shopping with Art: How Art Creates its Role in Public Places. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral thesis

2009

  • Woods, Ruth. (2009) A Nice Dandelion: Visual Experiences at a Shopping Centre in Trondheim. Suomen Antropologi
    Academic article
  • Woods, Ruth. (2009) Løvetannen og oksen en studie i symbolbruken ved to kjøpesentre. Norsk antropologisk tidsskrift
    Academic article

2008

  • Woods, Ruth. (2008) Cities of the Future, Apolonija Sustersic: The Social Life of a Sandpit: Discussing Urban Redevelopment. Generator
    Popular science monograph

Journal publications

  • Henriksen, Hanne Marit; Berker, Thomas; Woods, Ruth. (2026) Public engagement in zero-emission futures: a matter of care. Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy
    Academic article
  • Berker, Thomas; Woods, Ruth. (2025) Resistance against zero-emission neighbourhood infrastructuring: key lessons from Norway | Buildings & Cities. Buildings & Cities
    Academic article
  • Woods, Ruth; Korsnes, Marius. (2019) Homemaking in a Living Laboratory: Interpretations of a Zero Emission Housing Solution. Home Cultures
    Academic article
  • Woods, Ruth; Berker, Thomas. (2019) Living labs in a zero emission neighbourhood context. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES)
    Academic article
  • Woods, Ruth; Skeie, Kristian Stenerud; Haase, Matthias. (2017) The Influence of User Behaviour on Energy Use in European Shopping Centres. Sustainable Development
    Academic article
  • Woods, Ruth. (2009) A Nice Dandelion: Visual Experiences at a Shopping Centre in Trondheim. Suomen Antropologi
    Academic article
  • Woods, Ruth; Berker, Thomas. (2020) Citizen participation in Steinkjer: Stories about the "old NRK building at Lø". IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES)
    Academic article
  • Woods, Ruth; Korsnes, Marius. (2017) Between craft and regulations: experiences with the construction of two “super insulated” buildings in Norway. Nordic Journal of Science and Technology Studies
    Academic article
  • Skeie, Kristian; Korsnes, Marius; Woods, Ruth. (2019) Reanalysis of occupant experiment in ZEB Living Lab. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES)
    Academic article
  • Woods, Ruth. (2009) Løvetannen og oksen en studie i symbolbruken ved to kjøpesentre. Norsk antropologisk tidsskrift
    Academic article
  • Olsson, Nils; Arica, Emrah; Woods, Ruth; Madrid, Javier Alonso. (2021) Industry 4.0 in a project context: Introducing 3D printing in construction projects. Project Leadership and Society (PLS)
    Academic article
  • Haase, Matthias; Skeie, Kristian Stenerud; Woods, Ruth. (2015) The key drivers for energy retrofitting of European shopping centres. Energy Procedia
    Academic article
  • Woods, Ruth; Thomsen, Judith. (2021) Unboxing buildings: Engaging with occupants during design, testing and use. Sustainability
    Academic article
  • Woods, Ruth. (2023) A climate boot camp at Voldsløkka school in Oslo. KULT, Vestfolds tidsskrift for kunst, kultur- og samfunnsspørsmål
    Popular science article
  • Korsnes, Marius; Berker, Thomas; Woods, Ruth. (2018) Domestication, acceptance and zero emission ambitions: Insights from a mixed method, experimental research design in a Norwegian Living Lab. Energy Research & Social Science
    Academic article
  • Lolli, Nicola; Nocente, Alessandro; Brozovsky, Johannes; Woods, Ruth; Grynning, Steinar. (2019) Automatic vs manual control strategy for window blinds and ceiling lights: Consequences to perceived visual and thermal discomfort. Journal of Daylighting
    Academic article
  • Berker, Thomas; Woods, Ruth. (2020) Identifying and addressing reverse salients in infrastructural change. The case of a small zero emission campus in Southern Norway. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
    Academic article
  • Berker, Thomas; Sutcliffe, Thomas Edward; Woods, Ruth. (2025) The role of households in sustainability transitions: An infrastructural inversion. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
    Academic article
  • Berker, Thomas; Henriksen, Hanne Marit; Sutcliffe, Thomas Edward; Woods, Ruth. (2024) A sustainable campus for an uncertain future. Two cases of infrastructural transformation at Norway’s largest university. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
    Academic article
  • Woods, Ruth; Berker, Thomas. (2022) Homelife in a Norwegian forest: a rural approach to the sustainable transition. Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy
    Academic article
  • Solbu, Gisle; Heidenreich, Sara; Korsnes, Marius; Woods, Ruth; Næss, Robert. (2025) The unsung heroes of Norway's sustainability transitions? Making visible the “invisible” energy citizenship of low-income households. Energy Research & Social Science
    Academic article
  • Woods, Ruth; Berker, Thomas; Sutcliffe, Thomas Edward; Henriksen, Hanne Marit. (2024) “I LOVE IT” Caring for second-hand inventory in a university living lab. Nordic Journal of Science and Technology Studies
    Academic article
  • Woods, Ruth; Heidenreich, Sara; Korsnes, Marius; Solbu, Gisle. (2024) Energy-efficiency policies reinforce energy injustices: The caring energy practices of low-income households in Norway. Energy Research & Social Science
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Woods, Ruth; Lerme, Wenche. (2019) Aesthetic Preference as Starting Point for Citizen Dialogues on Urban Design: Stories from Hammarkullen, Gothenburg. Urban Planning
    Academic article

Artistic productions

  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Woods, Ruth. (2019) Bærekraftig Sveberg.
    Film

Books

  • Woods, Ruth. (2008) Cities of the Future, Apolonija Sustersic: The Social Life of a Sandpit: Discussing Urban Redevelopment. Generator
    Popular science monograph
  • Klakegg, Ole Jonny; Kjølle, Kari; Mehaug, Cecilie Gillesen; Olsson, Nils; Shiferaw, Asmamaw Tadege; Woods, Ruth. (2013) 7th Nordic Conference on Construction Economics and Organisation, Trondheim, June 12-14, 2013. Akademika forlag
    Anthology

Part of book/report

  • Groote, Maarten De; Bointner, Raphael; Toleikyte, Agne; Haase, Matthias; Woods, Ruth. (2016) CommONEnergy – Transforming shopping malls into lighthouses of energy efficient architectures.
    Academic chapter
  • Haase, Matthias; Woods, Ruth; Skeie, Kristian Stenerud. (2014) Capacities in shopping malls to supply grid services.
    Academic chapter
  • Haase, Matthias; Woods, Ruth; Homolka, Sarah; Schneider, Sarah; Gantner, Johannes. (2014) Sustainability assessment of shopping centres.
    Academic chapter
  • Haase, Matthias; Skeie, Kristian Stenerud; Woods, Ruth. (2014) Systemic inefficiencies in retail buildings in Norway.
    Academic chapter
  • Woods, Ruth; Berker, Thomas. (2021) Norwegian pilots: Navigating the technological logic of sustainable architecture.
    Academic chapter
  • Haase, Matthias; Skeie, Kristian Stenerud; Woods, Ruth. (2015) Customer behaviour and energy use in European shopping centres.
    Academic chapter
  • Woods, Ruth; Haase, Matthias. (2013) The role of shopping centres in the sustainable transition of neighbourhoods.
    Academic chapter
  • Woods, Ruth; Berker, Thomas; Korsnes, Marius. (2016) Making a home in Living Lab: the limitations and potentials associated with living in a research laboratory.
    Academic chapter
  • Woods, Ruth; Kjølle, Kari; Gullbrekken, Lars. (2013) Sustainable low cost housing for the socially disadvantaged: the Vassneset example.
    Academic chapter
  • Kleiven, Tommy; Woods, Ruth; Risholt, Birgit Dagrun. (2014) Retrofitting with prefabricated modules. Stakeholders' views and needs.
    Academic chapter

Report

  • Woods, Ruth; Löfström, Erica. (2012) What have we Learned? The Advantages and Barriers for Successful Participation in the ECO-City Project. SINTEF Community
    Research report
  • Haugan, Gørill; Woods, Ruth; Høyland, Karin; Kirkevold, Øyvind. (2015) Er smått alltid godt i demensomsorgen? Kunnskapsstatus om botilbud. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Other type of report
  • Haugan, Gørill; Woods, Ruth; Høyland, Karin; Øyvind, Kirkevold. (2015) Er smått alltid godt i eldreomsorgen? Kunnskapsstatus om botilbud. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Other type of report
  • Woods, Ruth; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Heidenreich, Sara; Næss, Robert; Korsnes, Marius; Solbu, Gisle; Oseland, Stina Ellevseth. (2022) Klimastrategier for bolig som ikke forsterker sosiale og økonomiske forskjeller. FME NTRANS
    Research report
  • Woods, Ruth; Høyland, Karin. (2014) Omsorgsboliger bygd i regi av boligbyggelag : Kartlegging og erfaringer. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Research report
  • Solbu, Gisle; Korsnes, Marius; Heidenreich, Sara; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Woods, Ruth; Næss, Robert; Oseland, Stina Ellevseth. (2022) Klimastrategier for forbruk som ikke forsterker sosial og økonomiske forskjeller. FME NTRANS
    Research report
  • Kleiven, Tommy; Woods, Ruth; Risholt, Birgit Dagrun. (2014) Retrofitting multifamily buildings with prefabricated modules – RETROKIT : Stakeholder needs and views. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Research report
  • Woods, Ruth; Kjølle, Kari; Gullbrekken, Lars. (2014) Beboernes og boligenes behov : Beboermedvirkning og beboeropplæring – i kommunale boliger i Steinkjer. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Other type of report
  • Haase, Matthias; Skeie, Kristian; Woods, Ruth; Mellegård, Sofie Elisabet; Schlanbusch, Reidun Dahl; Homolka, Sarah; Gantner, Johannes; Schneider, Sarah; Lam-Nang, Francesca. (2015) Typical functional patterns and socio-cultural context. CommONEnergy
    Research report
  • Høyland, Karin; Denizou, Karine; Woods, Ruth; Christophersen, Jon. (2012) Med virkeligheten som lærebok. Fra tilgjengelighet for rullestolbruker til økt brukskvalitet for alle?. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Research report
  • Woods, Ruth; Mellegård, Sofie Elisabet; Schlanbusch, Reidun Dahl; Skeie, Kristian; Haase, Matthias. (2015) Shopping malls inefficiencies. CommONEnergy
    Research report
  • Haase, Matthias; Woods, Ruth; Mellegård, Sofie Elisabet; Skeie, Kristian; Lollini, Roberto. (2015) Main drivers for deep retrofitting of shopping malls. CommONEnergy
    Research report
  • Bointner, Raphael; Toleikyte, Agne; Woods, Ruth; Atanasiu, Bogdan; Ferrari, Antonio De; Farinea, Chiara; Noris, Federico. (2014) Shopping malls features in EU-28 + Norway. CommONEnergy
    Research report
  • Høyland, Karin; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Woods, Ruth; Haugan, Gørill. (2015) Er smått alltid godt i demensomsorgen? Om bo- og tjenestetilbud for personer med demens. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Research report
  • Thomsen, Judith; Woods, Ruth; Lolli, Nicola. (2018) 1, 2, 3 Housing! Good, affordable and energy efficient housing for refugees. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Other type of report
  • Staňková, Nicol; Dvořáková, Klára; Bošková, Kateřina; Stará, Soňa; Branderup, Anne; Curci, Marcello; Prohens, Marta Nicolau; Massink, Roel; Woods, Ruth. (2023) D3.3 CPCC Living Labs reports. European Commission
    Research report
  • Backe, Stian; Sørensen, Åse Lekang; Pinel, Dimitri; Clauß, John; Lausselet, Carine; Woods, Ruth. (2019) Consequences of Local Energy Supply in Norway: A case study on the ZEN pilot project Campus Evenstad. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Research report
  • Sartori, Igor; Sørensen, Åse Lekang; Woods, Ruth; Wolfgang, Ove. (2020) ZEN Case - Energisystem Risvollan: Analyse av energisystensløsninger, kostnader og beslutningsprosess for Risvollan borettslag. SINTEF AS
    Research report
  • Visetti, Pietro; Lazarevic, Sladana; Woods, Ruth; Thomsen, Judith; Cheng, Caroline Y; Lolli, Nicola; Walnum,, Harald Taxt; Moscoso, Claudia; Grynning, Steinar; Callegari, Guido. (2022) D.9.1 Develop an annual ARV Innovation Intel for Impact report. European Commission
    Research report
  • Salom, Jaume; Maskova, Julia; Graziesschi, Gianluca; Woods, Ruth; Schneider-Marin, Patricia; Brudal, Ørjan; Vaz, Diana; Dijkhuizen, Martin van; Laterveer, Rogier; Andresen, Inger. (2022) D2.1 Assessment Framework for CPCC. European Commision
    Research report
  • Woods, Ruth; Andresen, Inger; Skaar, Christofer; Berker, Thomas. (2019) Utvikling av pilotprosjekt i Steinkjer kommune: Historier om «det gamle NRK bygget på Lø» og evaluering av prosessen. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Research report
  • Woods, Ruth; Gullbrekken, Lars. (2016) Overhalla bolig: Rimelig oppgradering av kommunal bolig i samarbeid med videregående skole. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Research report
  • Woods, Ruth; Kjølle, Kari; Gullbrekken, Lars. (2013) Rimelige boliger for vanskeligstilte : Fase 3 - "Åfjordmodellen". SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Other type of report
  • Georges, Laurent; Justo Alonso, Maria; Woods, Ruth; Wen, Kang; Håheim, Fredrik; Liu, Peng; Berge, Magnar; Thalfeldt, Martin. (2017) Evaluation of Simplified Space-Heating Hydronic Distribution for Norwegian Passive Houses. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Research report
  • Thomsen, Judith; Homaei, Shabnam; Aakervik, Anne-Lise; Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Rokseth, Lillian Sve; Andersen, Kamilla Heimar; Lien, Synne Krekling; Bø, Lars Arne; Lolli, Nicola; Kauko, Hanne Laura Pauliina. (2024) Insights into ZEN pilot projects: An overview and experience summary. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Research report
  • Woods, Ruth; Baer, Daniela; Berker, Thomas; Bø, Lars Arne. (2019) ZEN living labs definition, ideas and examples. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Research report
  • Næss, Robert; Solbu, Gisle; Heidenreich, Sara; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Woods, Ruth; Korsnes, Marius; Oseland, Stina Ellevseth. (2022) Klimastrategier for mobilitet som ikke forsterker sosiale og økonomiske forskjeller. FME NTRANS
    Research report
  • Røe, Melina; Woods, Ruth; Jæger, Irene. (2014) Stolt beboer : Folk og hus i Tollåsenga. NTNU Samfunnsforskning
    Research report
  • Woods, Ruth; Wågø, Solvår Irene; Thomsen, Judith. (2017) BO¤BLI. Preferanser, behov og anbefalinger ved utvikling av boliger for tilflyttere. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Other type of report
  • Woods, Ruth; Remøe, Katinka Sætersdal; Hestnes, Anne Grete; Gustavsen, Arild. (2019) Annual report 2018. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Research report
  • Woods, Ruth; Verstad, Tor Ingar Skjelvan; Gullbrekken, Lars; Høyland, Karin; Nesje, Arne Jan. (2016) Robuste boliger i Melhus kommune. SINTEF akademisk forlag
    Other type of report
  • Woods, Ruth; Samdal, Morten. (2017) ZEB Final report 2009-2017. The Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research (FME)
    Research report

Student thesis or dissertation

  • Woods, Ruth. (2012) Shopping with Art: How Art Creates its Role in Public Places. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral thesis
  • Arntsen, Kim-André Myhre; Berker, Thomas; Woods, Ruth. (2021) En blågrønn fremtid? En kvalitativ analyse av hvordan sirkulærøkonomi oppfattes innen havbruksnæringen i norske distrikter. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Master thesis

Teaching

Courses

  • KULT6503 - Particicipation in theory and practice

Outreach

2024

  • Conference lecture
    Schmidt, August; Woods, Ruth. (2024) Diversity of Earth – Norway Workshop as a tool to discover the future in the past. Terra Brasil UFBA 2024

2023

  • Conference lecture
    Henriksen, Hanne Marit; Woods, Ruth. (2023) Non-trivial resistance against Zero Emission Neighbourhoods. Nordic STS
  • Lecture
    Henriksen, Ida Marie; Skjølsvold, Tomas Moe; Branlat, Jennifer Elise; Woods, Ruth. (2023) Hvordan kan Elvia hjelpe disse målgruppene med å senke og endre strømbruket sitt?. Fag kafé
  • Conference lecture
    Berker, Thomas; Henriksen, Hanne Marit; Woods, Ruth; Røe, Per Gunnar. (2023) Splintering Furuset The history and possible effects of a well-intentioned urban climate mitigation pilot. BEYOND CRISIS/BEYOND NORMAL
  • Conference lecture
    Woods, Ruth; Berker, Thomas; Henriksen, Hanne Marit. (2023) Sustainability transitions in Oslo’s suburbia: Furuset’s microgrid. Nordic STS: Energy Communities and Urban Sociotechnical Transformations
  • Lecture
    Woods, Ruth; Andresen, Inger; Danielsen, Anna-Laila; Garcia Melo, Jesus Daniel; Lolli, Nicola; Skaar, Marianne; Rokseth, Lillian Sve; Thomsen, Judith. (2023) ARV Climate Bootcamp. ARV Climate Bootcamp

2022

  • Feature article
    Næss, Robert; Solbu, Gisle; Heidenreich, Sara; Woods, Ruth; Thomas, Sutcliffe. (2022) Klimanøytrale Trondheim - for hvem?.
  • Conference poster
    Woods, Ruth; Korsnes, Marius; Kristiansson, Nora; Næss, Robert; Heidenreich, Sara; Solbu, Gisle. (2022) Sustainable practices in the Norwegian social housing sector. 3rd International Conference on Energy Research and Social Science 2022
  • Feature article
    Woods, Ruth; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2022) Sosial bærekraft - et oversett kapittel i Trondheim byutvikling?.
  • Lecture
    Næss, Robert; Woods, Ruth. (2022) Klimautvalget 2050: rettferdighet. Klimautvalget 2050: rettferdighet
  • Lecture
    Woods, Ruth. (2022) Rettferdig omstilling. Norconsult: Fagsamling Arkitektur
  • Feature article
    Woods, Ruth; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Suboticki, Ivana; Bråten, Lina Naoroz. (2022) I fremtida kommer vi å gremmes over nabolag uten livsgnist.
  • Feature article
    Korsnes, Marius Støylen; Heidenreich, Sara Lena Brigitte; Næss, Robert; Woods, Ruth. (2022) Er det betre å lenke seg fast enn å lime seg fast?.
  • Feature article
    Næss, Robert; Solbu, Gisle; Heidenreich, Sara; Korsnes, Marius; Kristiansson, Nora; Woods, Ruth. (2022) Skal bærekraftig utvikling være noe for alle – i en felles dugnad?.
  • Conference lecture
    Woods, Ruth; Berker, Thomas; Henriksen, Hanne Marit; Sutcliffe, Thomas Edward. (2022) “I love this”: experimenting with second-hand furniture in a university living lab. 17th EASA Biennial Conference EASA2022: Transformation, Hope and the Commons

2021

  • Interview
    Seehusen, Joachim; Woods, Ruth. (2021) Barn gir mamma skylden for klimaendringer.
  • Interview
    Woods, Ruth; Seehusen, Joachim. (2021) Barn gir mamma skylden for klimaendringer Mamma kjører til trening, til barnehage og til kjøpesenteret. Det er mamma som handler, og også mamma som håndterer familiens avfall. Pappa er på jobb.
  • Conference lecture
    Woods, Ruth; Berker, Thomas. (2021) The good life is in the middle of a Norwegian forest: reflections on a zero emission neighbourhood concept. CFP – Un/sustainable futures: The hidden abode of the ‘ecological transition’ , SIAC Conference
  • Conference lecture
    Heidenreich, Sara; Kristiansson, Nora; Næss, Robert; Woods, Ruth. (2021) Can low-income households participate in the sustainability transition? Justice and equality in energy and climate policies of three Norwegian cities. Third SIAC National Conference Future: Anthropologies of the Future, the Future of Anthropology Rome
  • Feature article
    Næss, Robert; Solbu, Gisle; Heidenreich, Sara; Korsnes, Marius; Kristiansson, Nora; Woods, Ruth. (2021) Klimatiltak øker kløften mellom fattig og rik. Vi må skape muligheter for alle til å delta i omstillingen.
  • Feature article
    Næss, Robert; Heidenreich, Sara; Woods, Ruth; Korsnes, Marius. (2021) Er det grønne skiftet bare for de rike?.

2020

  • Interview
    Woods, Ruth; Lien, Anne Gunnarshaug; Opheim, Aagot. (2020) Da de ansatte ble sendt hjem i mars, var det en ting nesten alle savnet.
  • Interview
    Woods, Ruth; Tonjer, Anna-Thekla. (2020) ZEN living lab på Ydalir.
  • Interview
    Woods, Ruth; Tonjer, Anna-Thekla. (2020) Når Ruth Skal forske på det gode liv i Elverum, må hun starte med de yngste innbyggerne.
  • Conference lecture
    Woods, Ruth; Thomsen, Judith. (2020) Messy practices: the design and construction of sustainable buildings. EASST/4S conference Prague from 18-21st August 2020. “Locating and Timing Matters: Significance and agency of STS in emerging worlds”
  • Interview
    Woods, Ruth. (2020) Forsker på det gode liv i Elverum.
  • Conference lecture
    Woods, Ruth; Berker, Thomas. (2020) Citizen participation in Steinkjer: Stories about the “old NRK building at Lø”. Beyond 2020 World sustainable built environment conference
  • Interview
    Woods, Ruth. (2020) Ydalir living lab.
  • Interview
    Woods, Ruth. (2020) Ydalir living lab.
  • Conference lecture
    Woods, Ruth. (2020) ZEN Ydalir: the good life?. Climathon Trondheim 2020 - student track

2019

  • Contribution to radio or TV
    Woods, Ruth; Andresen, Inger. (2019) Nullutslippshus.
  • Feature article
    Woods, Ruth; Booker, Charles Alexander. (2019) Byen bli ikke nødvendigvis bedre av at vi bor tettere.
  • Feature article
    Woods, Ruth; Booker, Charles Alexander. (2019) Byen blir ikke nødvendigvis bedre av at vi bor tettere.
  • Interview
    Woods, Ruth; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2019) Bidrar til å forske på bærekraft.
  • Conference lecture
    Woods, Ruth. (2019) From sufficiency to energy efficiency at Campus Evenstad. 8th Nordic geographers meeting
  • Lecture
    Woods, Ruth. (2019) Living labs in a zero emission neighbourhood context. 1st Nordic conference on zero emission and plus energy buildings
  • Conference lecture
    Thomsen, Judith; Woods, Ruth; Lolli, Nicola. (2019) Evaluation of housing and energy supply solutions for refugees in a Norwegian Municipality. European Network of Housing Research Conference 2019
  • Conference lecture
    Berker, Thomas; Woods, Ruth. (2019) Infrastructure Laboratories. 8th Nordic Geographers Meeting
  • Lecture
    Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Woods, Ruth. (2019) Bærekraftig Sveberg. Presentasjon av hvordan man lager bærekraftige og energismarte nabolag, til 4. klassinger
  • Conference lecture
    Woods, Ruth. (2019) Promising local innovations and the role of social science. UIO: Energy Forum
  • Interview
    Woods, Ruth; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2019) Bidrar til å forske på bærekraft.
  • Lecture
    Sørensen, Åse Lekang; Backe, Stian; Pinel, Dimitri; Clauß, John; Lausselet, Carine; Woods, Ruth. (2019) Lokal energiforsyning på Evenstad. ZEN Pilotprosjekt campus Evenstad - erfaringsseminar

2018

  • Lecture
    Woods, Ruth. (2018) Enabling user participation in zero emission neighbourhoods. Exponential Climate Action for Cities workshop
  • Interview
    Nitter, Kathrine; Gustavsen, Arild; Woods, Ruth. (2018) Nullutslipp på alle områder.
  • Conference lecture
    Woods, Ruth; Berker, Thomas. (2018) Supporting sustainable ambitions: a zero emission neighbourhood living lab. 4th Energy and society conference
  • Conference lecture
    Woods, Ruth. (2018) The zero emission kindergarten at Lø: a contested site for a zero emission future. EASST conference

2017

  • Conference lecture
    Woods, Ruth; Andresen, Inger. (2017) Pilot prosjekter og Living labs. ZEN Partnerseminar Evenstad
  • Lecture
    Woods, Ruth. (2017) Nullutslippslivet i et nullutslippshus: Beboereksperimentet i ZEB Living Lab. NTNU Kveld
  • Lecture
    Andresen, Inger; Woods, Ruth. (2017) ZEN Pilotprosjekter og Living Labs. Seminar om ZEN Pilotprosjekter og Living Labs
  • Interview
    Woods, Ruth; Korsnes, Marius; Bazilchuk, Nancy Reney. (2017) Living in a Zero Emission House.
  • Lecture
    Foldvik, Sandra; Werner, Tobias Mohn; Woods, Ruth. (2017) Dialog med beboere fra ZEB Living Lab. ZEB konferansen 2017. Nullutslippsbygg
  • Lecture
    Woods, Ruth. (2017) Brukeradferd i passivhus. Evaluering av forenklede vannbårne oppvarmingssystem i norske passivhus

2016

  • Conference lecture
    Wågø, Solvår Irene; Woods, Ruth. (2016) Designing Housing for Migrant Workers in a Norwegian Coastal Community. 4th Nordic Rural Research Conference
  • Lecture
    Woods, Ruth. (2016) The Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings. Innovasjon Norge Paris - Nordic Efficiency
  • Lecture
    Woods, Ruth. (2016) ZEB Living Lab: En bolig seks ulike husholdninger. Norsk bygningsfysikkdag 2016
  • Conference lecture
    Korsnes, Marius; Berker, Thomas; Woods, Ruth. (2016) Compliance and Deviation: How occupants interact with a high performance zero emission building. DEMAND Centre Conference 2016: 'What energy is for: the making and dynamics of demand'

2015

  • Conference lecture
    Gullbrekken, Lars; Woods, Ruth; Kjølle, Kari Hovin. (2015) Overhalla housing: Affordable retrofitting of municipal housing in partnership with Secondary Schools. Nordic Environmental Social Science Conference 2015
  • Lecture
    Høyland, Karin; Wågø, Solvår Irene; Woods, Ruth. (2015) ” A neighbourhood for all?" Housing for people with extensive disabilities. ENHR 2015

2014

  • Conference lecture
    Woods, Ruth; Wågø, Solvår Irene. (2014) Architectural quality and rural development. 3rd Nordic Conference for Rural Research

2009

  • Conference lecture
    Woods, Ruth. (2009) Shopping with Art: How Art Creates its Space within Public Places. CRESC Annual Conference 2009: Objects - What Matters

2008

  • Conference lecture
    Woods, Ruth. (2008) The Bull and the Dandelion: Understanding the use of Symbols at Shopping Centres. Forestillinger om felleskap
  • Conference lecture
    Woods, Ruth. (2008) Public Art: From Institution to Public Space. Contemporary Art, Geography, Home

2007

  • Lecture
    Woods, Ruth. (2007) Kunst og kjøpesentre. foredrag

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