Environmental Goals

Environmental goal: Greenhouse gas emissions

A 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions over the life of the building (CO2 footprint) in relation to a similar building built at current levels and without regard to environmentally friendly solution

Environmental goal: Energy

The building must satisfy a minimum energy level equivalent to passive housing (NS 3701).
In the operational phase, real energy use should be 200 kWh/m² year (gross area). The heating and cooling needs of the building are covered by a heat pump that uses seawater as an energy source. The heat pump is used as a base load for heating and district heating will be used as a top load.

Environmental goal: Material selection

The materials must be solid, age well and be easy to operate and maintain.
The choice of materials must contribute to reducing the stress on the external environment.
Selected materials must contribute to a good indoor climate.
Materials must not emit gases that are have a destructive effect on the museum collections.
Environmentally friendly material and product selection must be done with requirements for documentation of environmental properties and follow-up in all phases of the project.

Urban environment and architecture

The new museum is to contribute to a good urban environment with good quality of life and be of high architectural and environmental quality.
The outdoor area of the museum will be an arena in which the museum makes an active mark in the cityscape and communicates with the public both during and outside opening hours, with activity zones and facilitation for all visitors around the building.

Ideal properties

The project must be innovative, have a clear character and be well suited to viewing and profiling.
The building complex is to appear as a high-profile cultural building for Norway in general and in particular for Oslo as the capital of Norway.
The new museum complex with the building and outdoor facilities will be an attraction that makes a distinctive contribution to the Oslo cityscape and contribute green elements on the ground floor, roof terraces and other areas.
The project will be an ideal climate and energy project. See environmental goals.

FutureBuilt Project

The new National Museum is one of the few buildings that can call itself a FutureBuilt ideal project. Being part of a FutureBuilt collaboration requires the new National Museum to be a forward-looking building with environmentally friendly solutions that are long-lasting.

The building is to be seen as an ideal in terms of positioning, both to avoid unnecessary transport by car, being close to public transport and facilitating pedestrians and cyclists.

Reports will be prepared for FutureBuilt for several phases of the project that include associated greenhouse gas accounts and documentation of selected solutions.