Nordlandsbua Cabin in Nordlandsruta Materials selection and life-cycle analysis

• Main Author: Tsivileva, Anastasia
• Other Authors: Aalto, Pasi
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: NTNU 2022
• Subjects: Bodø
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3023736

Following a particular order from DNT and their sustainability strategy for 2050, our team has developed a compact shared cabin that could become a new example of sustainable design in this area of construction. In May 2022, the cabin was built in Bodø for demonstration at the Norwegian Friluftslivskonferansen exhibition and for further transportation and operation on the Nordlandsrutta track. Since the project is a realizable prototype, it is subject to increased requirements for the choice of materials and construction processes. During the study, the selected design solutions and different materials were analyzed, which allowed us to build a prototype and make suggestions for the future cabins that may appear. The study includes a life-cycle analysis of the built and proposed projects and an analysis of the possibilities for the circulation of recycled materials using the example of a prototype. The structure’s weight for all three types of cabins is also calculated and analyzed.