Mini Manhattan – living in a Zero Energy Building

The project investigates the user experience of living in Zero Energy Buildings (ZEB). One newly erected youth housing complex at Aarhus Harbor is the subject of analysis. The project is made as a case studie and planned to comprise several smaller (interrelated) studies, including among others an evaluation of the technical performance of the buildings, and how the inhabitants’ daily lives influence the performance of the building. The studies clarifies some general characteristics of the user group and identifies sub groups within the relatively homogeneous group, which represent different practices within and approaches to the energy-efficient building.