Abstract
ZEB Laboratory is a full-scale office building with a ZEB-COM ambition, searching a high degree of flexibility and where components and technical systems can be modified for research purposes. Project delivery of a living laboratory with a ZEB standard is not an easy task. The implementation of the ZEB method in a partnering contract as a project delivery model has been developed. This paper describes and elaborate the development of the project delivery and design process for ZEB Laboratory seen by the client. The ZEB Laboratory design and procurement process has given valuable insight and experience into the use of partnering and collaborative elements for planning and production of ZEB buildings.
Highlights
The zero emission building (ZEB) Laboratory is an office living laboratory 4 stories high and approximately 2000 m2 located in Trondheim, Norway
ZEB Laboratory is a full-scale office building with a ZEB-COM ambition [1], searching a high degree of flexibility and where components and technical systems can be modified for research purposes
NTNU/SINTEF went through a project delivery of ZEB Living Lab from 2012-2015 [2]
Summary
The ZEB Laboratory is an office living laboratory 4 stories high and approximately 2000 m2 located in Trondheim, Norway. For the ZEB laboratory it would have been extremely demanding to define exactly what the delivery should be early in the project We saw it as beneficial and an important part of the success of the project to collaborate closely with and draw on a skilled group of architects and engineers in both design and construction to achieve an excellent team within all relevant fields. The need for innovation, and the risk picture made the client choose a collaborative project delivery method. The first stage of the delivery of the project was initiated by a search for the right people, a team, eager to innovate and participate in a multidisciplinary group developing the laboratory. The complex risk picture and interfaces in the project, made it necessary for early involvement of the contractor. A common understanding of the risks involved is highly relevant to the cost of the project and the complex interfaces are better handled by actors with common goals
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