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In the media: Energy efficiency in an Arctic climate like Kiruna

Researchers from Luleå University of Technology gave an insight into new findings on energy efficiency and indoor climate in apartment buildings in the subarctic region, with examples from new and old houses in Kiruna, Malmberget and Piteå as well as northern Norway and Finland.

Kiruna Sustainability Center (KSC)

Kiruna Sustainability Center (KSC) is a major transdisciplinary collaborative project between Kiruna Municipality / Tekniska verken AB, Luleå University of Technology and RISE to develop and test ideas, methods and solutions for sustainable urban development in connection with the relocation of Kiru...

Site innovation in northern Sweden's tourism industry

4 May. 2018 11:30 – 12:30 , The Great Northern:

Focus on consequences of climate change in the Arctic

Climate changes affect the four million inhabitants living in the Arctic. January 16-17, researchers from four countries meet in Abisko for a workshop initiated by Luleå University of Technology. The aim is to start forming an agenda for how urban planning and public health work can handle new clima...

Student proposals for the new Kiruna

A group of students from the Master Programme in Architectural Engineering at Luleå University of Technology has developed improvement proposals for the new Kiruna. The proposal is based on the plan developed by the local authority in Kiruna in collaboration with an architectural firm.

Optimizes remote heating in Kiruna

Moving the city of Kiruna engage several researchers at Luleå University of Technology. At Energy Engineering, researchers are studying, among other things, how the new district-heating network should be designed. The results, produced using evolutionary algorithms, become a support for investment a...

Attractive research gets more money

Research at Luleå University of Technology, directly linked to the structural transitions in Gällivare and Kiruna, get an additional 20 million of research funding from VINNOVA. It's R & D projects previously achieved good results given new financing. Such is the "Attract" at Luleå University.

Attractive energy efficient house in a cold climate

Now is the "Seventh House" in Kiruna ready for inauguration. The construction company NCC, TVAB and Kiruna Municipality, in cooperation with Luleå University of Technology, is behind the construction of a passive house, the new Kiruna.

Architecture for Attractive Urban Environments

This research aims to investigate and gain relevant knowledge about professional and non-professional perspectives on the architecture of attractive urban and residential environments. Research is focused on smaller urban settlements such as towns and villages and their ability to attract new inhabi...

Kiruna's power consumption on Google Earth

A tool that supports energy adviser to get an overview, via Google Earth, over the energy consumption of individual households, is developed at Luleå University.

Building low energy houses in new Kiruna

The construction company NCC is building passive houses in new Kiruna. The house will be completed in September 2014. The construction is a spin-off effect of the R&D project Attract where LTU researchers and enterprises produce goods and services that meet the evolving needs of the new city of Kiru...

Smart energy efficiency of historic buildings in cold climates

This project is now launched by Professor Kristina L. Nilsson within research subject Architecture. The results of the research will be useful for both large and small property owners