BYGA2352 · NTNU ÅLESUND

Buildings that
think ahead.

A platform to demonstrate creative and innovative student projects in smart buildings.

This course is about sustainable buildings, energy systems, and smart control.
All working together for a sustainable future.

COURSE PROJECT

Designing a Smart and
Sustainable Building

Students begin by studying the climate and weather conditions of a selected location and learn how these conditions shape building performance. Each group then receives a common base-case building, develops a digital model, and evaluates its energy use and indoor environment. From that shared starting point, students improve the design and test smart strategies, renewable energy sources, control logic and IoT devices. The final project brings these steps together in a dashboard that communicates performance, compares scenarios and supports better decisions.

01
CLIMATE ANALYSISWeather · Location · Data
02
DESIGNGeometry · Envelope · Systems
03
SIMULATEEnergy · Comfort · Renewables
04
CONTROLAI & Logic · Adaptation · Optimization
05
USER ENGAGEMENTDashboard · Interaction

SENSE

Understand the building

Combine simulation and operational data to understand indoor conditions and energy behaviour.

DECIDE

Make intelligent decisions

Use control logic, forecasts and AI to respond to changing conditions and defined targets.

OPTIMIZE

Use energy at the right time

Coordinate demand, renewable production and building systems while maintaining comfort.

STUDENT PROJECTS

6 groups.
6 smart solutions.

Explore the final dashboard and scenario comparisons from each student group. The project pages show how climate analysis, building improvements, renewable energy and smart control strategies influence energy use and indoor conditions.

GROUP01

Project 01

Explore Group 01's smart building project.

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GROUP02