Work to create a Norwegian technical standard for emission-free building and construction sites is underway

In the fall of 2023, there was a Technical Specification — which in the long term will be able to be developed into a Norwegian Standard — with regard to Emission-free construction sites and construction areas.

Background and intention
In December 2020, the committee SN/K 594 Emission free construction sites created to prepare a new Norwegian standard for emission-free building and construction sites. The new standard was to consist of four different parts:

• NS 3770-1: Emission free construction sites — Part 1: Terms and definitions.
• NS 3770-2: Emission free construction sites - Part 2: Data collection and reporting
• NS 3770-3: Emission free construction sites - Part 3: Energy supply and connection
• NS 3770-4: Emission free construction sites - Part 4: Roles and processes

The committee was to consider and propose new standards and additional products based on national needs within the area. The committee is in the process of drafting a Norwegian technical standard: NS 3770, which will consist of several parts. The first part is discussed in more detail in the section below.

NS 3770-1 Emission free construction sites - Part 1: Terms and definitions
Part 1, NS 3770-1 deals with terms and definitions. The purpose of NS 3770-1 is to make the transition to the use of emission-free technology on construction sites easier. This is done by creating a uniform understanding of terms, system boundaries and definitions used for emission-free technology.

It is recommended that actors use the standard to define the framework for their project. A decision must be made on whether the requirements for the use of emission-free technology in the project should be limited to the site, the extent to which transport to and from the site should be included and how far the requirements for transport to and from the site should extend. The terms should cover both the construction and construction sectors. Therefore, the following concepts have been introduced: construction object, construction site and construction area. The construction area includes both finished buildings, facilities, outdoor areas, temporarily affected areas, rigs, intermediate storage and other support areas.