Snohetta’s new “triple-zero” office building doesn’t buy energy for heating, cooling, or ventilation.
In a typical office building, there are thousands of feet of vents along with fans that push around air. A new mixed-use building in Oslo doesn’t have any of these—and it also doesn’t have any HVAC bills.
“We have a triple zero goal for this project that we wouldn’t have to buy any energy for heating, ventilation, or cooling,” says Anne Cecilie Haug, the lead architect on...