Powerhouse Brattørkaia building wins award in ‘DecarbBuilding’ category

Entra ASA Powerhouse Brattørkaia secures Heat Pump Award using Johnson Controls Technology.

Entra was awarded the accolade for a heat pump installation that has enabled its Powerhouse Brattørkaia commercial building in Trondheim, Norway, to be the first new building to achieve the Powerhouse plus energy standard, meaning that it produces more renewable energy over its lifetime than all energy used to produce, operate, renovate, and finally deconstruct the building and dispose the building materials at end of life. The competition entry: ‘Heat pump as a key enabler in achieving a positive energy building’, topped the DecarbBuilding category. Skanska, a leading project development and construction group, was the main contractor for the project.

“I congratulate Entra and Skanska that worked on this project. We are proud to have contributed the technology and expertise that helped Entra gain recognition for the important work it is doing in environmentally-friendly, energy efficient buildings,” said Dave Dorney, vice president and general manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Johnson Controls Industrial Refrigeration. “Today, the buildings and construction industry accounts for around 40 percent of the world’s total energy consumption. By changing the way we build and focus on construction methods that turn buildings into renewable energy producers, the Powerhouse Brattørkaia is making huge strides towards net-zero smart buildings.”

“Winning the EHPA award is an acknowledgement of both our commitment to build a net-zero, energy-smart building that serves as a leading example for the northern hemisphere and our collaboration with Johnson Controls on leading edge innovation and deep industry expertise to support the protection of the environment thanks to energy efficient buildings,” said Rune Stene, Managing Director of Powerhouse. “The heat pump is the key enabler to the building going ‘over the top’ and becoming a surplus energy building. This is a verified ‘best practice’ example that has been running successfully for two years and will hopefully inspire others to design similar buildings.”

Managing energy consumption in heating and cooling of buildings is essential if nations are to achieve global carbon reduction and sustainability goals. Heat pumps have an important role to play in decarbonising both buildings and industry.

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