Kjørbo - the world's most environmentally friendly building in Norway

The building called Kjørbo is located near Norway's capital Oslo, which has just been renewed by Powerhouse to generate more energy than it consumes . According to Powerhouse, this is the first energy-positive project in Norway and the first in the world to be renewed into an energy-generating structure .

Powerhouse is an association of companies with the goal of developing positive energy works. This association includes Snøhetta architecture company, Skanska construction company, ZERO environmental organization, Hydro aluminum materials supplier and asset management company Entra Eiendom.

Ståle Rød - president of Powerhouse Association and Norwegian CEO Skanska said: "As far as we know, Kjørbo is the first building in the world to be transformed into a positive energy structure. This is a unique collaboration. The most original we have since the beginning and actualization ".

According to the standards of Powerhouse, a positive energy project is: "a building can generate more renewable energy, cleaner and more in the active phase than what was used to produce export construction materials, its construction process, operation and handling process ".

Kjørbo is in fact two buildings with a total area of ​​2600m ² located near the coast of Sandvika in Bærum city. The energy consumption of the project before being recreated is 650,000kWh per year. After being renewed, the energy required for the operation of the two buildings is expected to be reduced to about 100,000kWh per year.

Energy is produced by solar panels and it is estimated that the battery system will generate over 200,000kWh of electricity each year. Meanwhile, heat loss is minimized by the design of the ceiling, walls and windows that fit snugly together with the insulation. Exterior shading and raised concrete floors are also factors that help reduce summer temperatures.

"Kjørbo shows the feasibility to build a building that is both environmentally friendly and beneficial and this makes us very proud," Entra Eiendom chief executive Klaus-Anders Nysteen - owner Property building said.