Fredrik Berg

• Skrede, Joar; Berg, Fredrik & Berg, Sveinung Krokann (2023). Kulturarv og regionreform. Kart og Plan. ISSN 0047-3278. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik & Andersen, Elisabeth (2022). Funeral chapels - Framing the last goodbye. In Palla, Franco (Eds.), 12th European Symposium on Religious Art, Restoration & Conservation Proceedings book. Kermes. ISSN 9788832029505. p. 28–31. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik & Andersen, Elisabeth (2020). Bygninger for sorg og avskjed: Norske gravkapeller ca. 1860-1950. Årbok - Foreningen til norske fortidsminnesmerkers bevaring. ISSN 0071-7436. p. 161–182. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik & Donarelli, Anna (2019). Energy Performance Certificates and Historic Apartment Buildings: A Method to Encourage User Participation and Sustainability in the Refurbishment Process. The Historic Environment. ISSN 1756-7505. 10(2), p. 224–240. doi: 10.1080/17567505.2019.1592836. Full text in Research Archive
• Boro, Marte; Berg, Fredrik; Haugen, Annika; Hermann, Carsten; Sigurðarson, Guðmundur Stefán & Sonehag, Therese (2019). Development of an assessment method for the project Adapt Northern Heritage to identify risks to and vulnerabilities of historic places due to climate change. In III, Joe W. Walser (Eds.), The XXI International NKF Conference: IIC-Nordic Group Cultural heritage facing catastrophe: Prevention and recoveries. September 26-28, 2018 at Harpa Conference Centre Reykjavík, Iceland. National Museum of Iceland. ISSN 9789979790556. p. 95–99. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik; Kempton, Hanne Moltubakk; Haugen, Annika & Olstad, Tone Marie (2019). Saving the stave churches from sudden impacts - Assessing and preventing current and future risks for from a geo-hazard perspective. In III, Joe W. Walser (Eds.), The XXI International NKF Conference: IIC-Nordic Group Cultural heritage facing catastrophe: Prevention and recoveries. September 26-28, 2018 at Harpa Conference Centre Reykjavík, Iceland. National Museum of Iceland. ISSN 9789979790556. p. 66–70. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik & Fuglseth, Mie Sparby (2018). Life cycle assessment and historic buildings: energy-efficiency refurbishment versus new construction in Norway. Journal of Architectural Conservation. ISSN 1355-6207. 24(2), p. 152–167. doi: 10.1080/13556207.2018.1493664. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Refurbishment policies for the historic segment of the building stock must be carefully promoted in the process of addressing the transition to a low-emission society to avoid the loss of the values which make this heritage significant. This article presents and the results of a Norwegian life cycle assessment comparing the net climate benefits from the refurbishment of a residential building from the 1930s with the construction of a new building in accordance with modern building codes. The results show that a careful refurbishment of the historic building is favourable in a climate change mitigation perspective over a 60-year period of analysis. For the new building, it takes more than 50 years for the initial emissions from construction to be outweighed by the effects of lower in-use energy consumption. The results underline the significance of emissions from the use of materials in the refurbishment process and that residents play a critical part with respect to realising the expected energy savings. It is concluded that material use and user behaviour have a crucial impact on greenhouse gas emissions in a life cycle perspective and that the continued use of historic buildings should be advocated for in building codes and environmental policies.

• Berg, Fredrik (2018). Wear and Tear of World Heritage: Preventive Conservation and Tourism in Norway's Stave Churches. Studies in Conservation. ISSN 0039-3630. 63(1), p. 320–322. doi: 10.1080/00393630.2018.1495459. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik; Broström, Tor & Donarelli, Anna (2017). Per classificare il patrimonio storico e determinare il risparmio energetico / For the categorisation of historic buildings to determine energy saving. AGATHÓN | International Journal of Architecture, Art and Design. ISSN 2464-9309. 1, p. 135–142. doi: 10.19229/2464-9309/1212017. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2017). Med klimatförändringar och livscykelanalyser i sikte — en utblick mot Norges byggda kulturarv. Bebyggelseshistorisk tidskrift. ISSN 0349-2834. 73(73), p. 104–115. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Climate change places great demands on Norway’s historic buildings. On one hand the weather is likely to become more extreme. On the other, buildings must be adapted to use energy more effectively. To meet this challenge we must identify the most sustainable solutions and strategies. Here we can learn much from past building traditions – and from modern methods too. We must remember that the old buildings of today already consumed substantial environmental resources when they were built. The purpose of this article is to present the results of two Norwegian lifecycle analyses, and use them to discuss the need to shift our focus away from energy consumption to the actual release of greenhouse gases. The article presents a scientific overview, and proposes lifecycle analysis as a means to calculate the environmental effects, both short term and long term, of using energy more effectively as opposed to constructing new buildings. Results show that manufacture-related emissions of new building materials decisively influence the equation when we compare renovating an existing building with constructing a new one. Therefore it is not necessarily better to build a new structure instead of adapting an old one to be more energy effective. In conclusion the article discusses the potential and need for more widespread use of lifecycle perspectives when managing historic buildings.

• Berg, Fredrik; Flyen, Anne Cathrine; Godbolt, Åsne Lund & Broström, Tor (2017). User-driven energy efficiency in historic buildings: a review. Journal of Cultural Heritage. ISSN 1296-2074. 28, p. 188–195. doi: 10.1016/j.culher.2017.05.009. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The paper draws from the general literature on energy efficiency and historic buildings to explain the importance and potential of user-driven energy efficiency in historic buildings. It is the first review that places the user as a central object of study in the research field of historic buildings and energy efficiency. Relevant interdisciplinary topics and research results that make up the core of the field are presented and discussed in relation to user behaviour and its impact on energy consumption. The paper also investigates how user behaviour aspects can be integrated in a procedural approach to energy refurbishment in historic buildings. Research and experience from the building stock in general clearly shows how a user's awareness and behaviour, such as choice of temperature, zone heating and controlled airing, can have a significant effect on energy demand yet have no physical impact on the building. However, this has not received enough attention with regards to the historic building stock, where many physical energy efficiency measures can have negative impacts on the historic qualities of the building. Modification of user behaviour can therefore be a way not only to reduce energy demand but also to minimise the physical impact of increasing energy efficiency on historic buildings. The paper concludes that the current research agenda on historic buildings and energy efficiency has broken much ground but remains focused more on technical solutions than bottom-up user perspectives. Two main topics are identified as key barriers and future research fields: First, energy performance modelling is identified as a general barrier to developing sustainable strategies that promote user impact in historic buildings. Accurate energy modelling of historic buildings is a complex field reliant on the thermal interplay between user-building and building-district. Improved knowledge and intensified research is necessary to avoid distorted energy modelling results and unwanted rebound effects. Practical tools also require that the modelling can be used for trade-off scenarios where other sustainability aspects such as cultural heritage and economy are weighed in. Second, awareness raising in order to foster a deeper understanding and knowledge about the construction, system and cultural heritage values of a building is proposed as a key ingredient and driver for improved and sustainable energy behaviour...

• Berg, Fredrik; Genova, Enrico & Broström, Tor (2016). Interdisciplinary building categorization - A method to support sustainable energy efficiency strategies in historic buildings. In Hájek, Petr; Tywoniak, Jan; Lupisek, Antonin & Sojkova, Katerina (Ed.), CESB16 – Central Europe towards Sustainable Building 2016. Grada Publishing. ISSN 9788027102488. p. 29–31. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2016). Using the life cycle analysis approach for decision and policy support concerning built cultural heritage: Norwegian case studies. In Bouw, Michael de; Dubois, Samuel; Dekeyser, Liesbeth & Vanhellemont, Yves (Ed.), Proceedings. EECHB-2016. Energy Efficiency and Comfort of Historic Buildings. Brussels, Belium 19th-21st October, 2016. Flanders Heritage Agency. p. 68–74. Full text in Research Archive

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• Berg, Fredrik & Andersen, Elisabeth (2025). Bygninger for sorg, avskjed og ligbrænding: om de norske gravakepellenes historie og utsmykning. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik & Andersen, Elisabeth (2025). Bygninger for sorg, avskjed og ligbrænding : om de norske gravkapellenes historie og utsmykning. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2025). Tradisjon, modernitet og tvetydig arkitektur - om formålsbygde krematorier i Norge ca 1906-1956. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2025). Dikter om Livet i Dødens Hus. Vinderen historielags tidskrift. ISSN 0804-3256. 34(133), p. 2–9. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2025). Et arkitektur- og kulturhistorisk blikk på kapeller og krematorier i Oslo. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2025). Architectural ambiguities and modernist monuments - exploring the notions of Norwegian crematoria in architectural history. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2024). Den gangen Likbrændingsforeningen inviterte til konkurranse. Vinderen historielags tidskrift. ISSN 0804-3256. 33(132), p. 14–19. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2024). Architectural ambiguities and modernist monuments: Norwegian crematoria 1935-1940. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2024). Monumentum Mortis : the unavoidable search for national crematoria architecture in Norway 1898-1906. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2024). Designs for Departure : Nuancing the Architecture of Norwegian Crematoria. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik & Andersen, Elisabeth (2023). Gravkapeller i Norge. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik & Andersen, Elisabeth (2023). Gravkapellenes utsmykning. Gravplassen. ISSN 2535-3403. 1(53), p. 32–35. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2023). De norske gravkapellenes historie - med utblikk fra Drammen. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2023). The repurposed funeral chapels of Norway. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik & Andersen, Elisabeth (2023). Gravkapellene og deres utsmykning. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2022). Oslos gravkapeller - Fra privat likvake til offentlig seremonirom. Tobias. ISSN 0804-2454. p. 62–71. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2022). Gravkapellene i Oslo. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2022). Gravkapell som bygningsarv. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik Søren (2022). Funeral chapels - framing the last goodbye. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2022). De norske gravkapellenes historie - med utblikk fra Drammen. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2022). Bygninger for sorg og avskjed - Norges gravkapeller ca. 1860-1950. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2021). Vurdering av kulturhistorisk bebyggelse – problemstillinger og erfaringer fra norsk kontekst. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik & Andersen, Elisabeth (2021). Gravkapellene - glemte skatter frem i lyset. Full text in Research Archive
• Andersen, Elisabeth & Berg, Fredrik (2020). Norske gravkapell - 41 presentasjoner av gravkapeller i artikkelserie 11. november - 19. desember. Avisa Vårt land. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2020). Solceller på kulturhistorisk verdifulle bygninger? Erfaringer fra tre kirker. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2020). Murgårdsbyen: Transformasjon og kontekst. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik & Andersen, Elisabeth (2020). Norges gravkapeller - en innføring. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2019). Kirker og klimaendringer i Agder. [Radio]. Valle radio. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2019). Klimasikring av listeførte kirker i Agderfylkene. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2019). Klimasikring av verneverdige bygninger. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2019). Norges gravkapeller - en prosjektintroduksjon. Full text in Research Archive
• Flyen, Cecilie; Flyen, Anne Cathrine; Mellegård, Sofie Elisabet; Kempton, Hanne Moltubakk; Hauge, Åshild Lappegard & Berg, Fredrik (2018). Klimavennlig oppgradering av gamle bygårder i mur: Veileder for eiere og beboere. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2018). Prosjektet Hopperstadciboriet før og nå. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2018). Sårbarhetsprosjektet 2018. Full text in Research Archive
• Fuglseth, Mie Sparby; Berg, Fredrik; Boro, Marte & Kristoffersen, Bjørge Sandberg (2018). Life cycle assessment of Villa Dammen - User-driven energy efficiency versus new construction. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik & Sandberg-Kristoffersen, Bjørge (2018). Riktig energisparing: Slik kombinerer du enøk og vern av gamle murgårder. Murbyen Oslo. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2018). Saving the stave churches from sudden impacts: Assessing and preventing current and future risks for from a geo-hazard perspective. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2018). Managing mass tourism in stave churches: finding a preventive approach. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik & Flyen, Anne Cathrine (2017). ENØK-tiltak i gamle murgårder. Full text in Research Archive
• Lånkan, Kjersti Blehr; Berg, Fredrik & Godbolt, Åsne Lund (2017). Bevare meg vel - ikke enkelt å energieffektivisere verneverdige bygårder. [Journal]. Aftenposten. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2017). Stavkirker - turisme - slitasje. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2017). Klimasikring av stavkirkene. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik & Donarelli, Anna (2016). Energy performance certificates and historic buildings: a method to encourage user participation and sustainability in the refurbishment process. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik; Genova, Enrico & Broström, Tor (2016). Interdisciplinary building categorization - A method to support sustainable energy efficiency strategies in historic buildings. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2016). The CulClim Project - Cultural, valuable buildings and Climate Change: responses in a user perspective. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2016). Using the life cycle analysis approach for decision and policy support concerning built cultural heritage: Norwegian case studies. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2015). Energieffektivisering i kulturhistorisk verdifulle bygninger sett fra et brukerperspektiv. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2015). Energieffektivt i gamle murgårder. CulClim - et forskningsprosjekt sammen med beboerne. Bygg og bevar. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik & Berg, Sveinung Krokann (2023). G-fløyen på Marienlyst. Norsk institutt for kulturminneforskning. ISSN 9788281013988. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik & Berg, Sveinung Krokann (2023). Tidligere Vestre Aker Menighetshus. Norsk institutt for kulturminneforskning. ISSN 9788281013971. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Sveinung Krokann; Berg, Fredrik & Leden, Siv (2022). Kulturhistorisk stedsanalyse Eggedal sentrum. Norsk institutt for kulturminneforskning. ISSN 9788281012769. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik; Berg, Sveinung Krokann & Borge, Marianne (2018). DIVE‐analyse for Fredrikstad byområde Vedlegg til Fortettingsstrategi for Fredrikstad. Norsk institutt for kulturminneforskning. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  DIVE‐analysen for Byområdet Fredrikstad er utarbeidet som grunnlag for en fortettingsstrategi for Fredrikstad og følger som vedlegg til selve fortettingsstrategien. Riksantikvarens DIVE‐metodikk ligger til grunn for analysen som er gjort på områdenivå med utgangspunkt å vise hvilke delområder som er sårbare for fortetting med hensyn til kulturminneverdier og hvilke områder som har kapasitet for fortetting. Fredrikstads overordnede kulturhistoriske trekk er knyttet til Elverommet, Gamlebyen, Plankebyen og Industriutviklingen etter Plankebyen. Innenfor disse overordnede byrommene finnes kulturmiljøer som er representative for denne overordnede historien og som må ses i sammenheng for å forstå Fredrikstad av i dag og for å kunne anbefale fortetting på en måte som ivaretar Fredrikstads historiske karaktertrekk. Disse delområdene/kulturmiljøene er angitt i et sårbarhetskart som oppsummerer DIVE‐analysen og som bidrar til å tydeliggjøre hvilke områder som egner seg for fortetting.

• Bouw, Michael de; Berg, Fredrik & Bouw, Michael de (2016). Using the life cycle analysis approach for decision and policy support concerning built cultural heritage: Norwegian case studies. In: Energy Efficiency and Comfort of Historic Buildings: Proceedings (pp. 68-74). Belgian Building Research Institute. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2014). Categorising a historic building stock – an interdisciplinary approach. Uppsala universitet. Full text in Research Archive
• Berg, Fredrik (2013). Det norska energideklarationssystemets konsekvenser för äldre byggnaders karaktärsbärande värden. Uppsala universitet. Full text in Research Archive

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