Thomas Berker

Professor, leder Senter for Teknologi og Samfunn

Institutt for tverrfaglige kulturstudier

thomas.berker@ntnu.no 73591326

Bygg 11, 117, Dragvoll

I am professor in science and technology studies and head of NTNU's Centre for Technology and Society. I have a PhD in sociology from Frankfurt University and a master in sociology (major), political science and German language and literature (minors) from Frankfurt University.

Research interests

sustainable innovation
technology use in everyday life
energy efficiency in the built environment
infrastructures and agency

Selected research projects

FME Research Centre on Zero Emission Neighbourhoods 2017-2025 (key researcher "end user research" and Living labs coordinator)
The Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings 2009-2017 (Leader Work Package 4: "Use, operation and implementation")
Methodologies For Improvement Of Non-Residential Buildings' Day-To-Day Energy-Efficiency Reliability, 2013-2016 (MINDER, Project leader)
Towards Carbom Neutral Settlements, 2009-2012 (Work package coordinator)
Paradoxes of Design, 2007-2010 (senior researcher, project leader)

Vitenskapelig, faglig og kunstnerisk arbeid

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Tidsskriftspublikasjoner

Ortega Alvarado, Isaac Arturo; Sutcliffe, Thomas Edward; Berker, Thomas; Pettersen, Ida Nilstad. (2021) Emerging circular economies: Discourse coalitions in a Norwegian case. Sustainable Production and Consumption. vol. 26C.
Berker, Thomas; Woods, Ruth. (2020) Identifying and addressing reverse salients in infrastructural change. The case of a small zero emission campus in Southern Norway. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. vol. 21.
Woods, Ruth; Berker, Thomas. (2020) Citizen participation in Steinkjer: Stories about the "old NRK building at Lø". IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES). vol. 588.
Valle Kinloch, Cristian Roberto; Verhulst, Elli; Pettersen, Ida Nilstad; Junghans, Antje; Berker, Thomas. (2019) FM perceptions on occupant impact and the shaping of occupant engagement practice. Facilities. vol. 37 (11/12).
Koch-Ørvad, Nina; Thuesen, Christian; Koch, Christian; Berker, Thomas. (2019) Transforming Ecosystems: Facilitating Sustainable Innovations Through the Lineage of Exploratory Projects. Project Management Journal. vol. 50 (5).
Woods, Ruth; Berker, Thomas. (2019) Living labs in a zero emission neighbourhood context. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES). vol. 352 (1).
Korsnes, Marius; Berker, Thomas; Woods, Ruth. (2018) Domestication, acceptance and zero emission ambitions: Insights from a mixed method, experimental research design in a Norwegian Living Lab. Energy Research & Social Science. vol. 39.
Valle Kinloch, Cristian Roberto; Boks, Casper; Berker, Thomas. (2018) Occupant engagement in the office environment: role assumptions about the building manager. Facilities. vol. 36 (11/12).
Valle, Roberto; Boks, Casper; Berker, Thomas. (2018) Occupant engagement in the office environment: role assumptions about the building manager. Facilities. vol. 36 (10/11).
Berker, Thomas; Kvellheim, Ann Kristin. (2017) Boundary Objects As Facilitators in Sustainable Building Research. Science and Public Policy.
Berker, Thomas; Throndsen, William. (2017) Planning story lines in smart grid road maps (2010–2014): three types of maps for coordinated time travel. Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning. vol. 19 (2).
Pettersen, Ida Nilstad; Verhulst, Elli; Valle Kinloch, Roberto; Junghans, Antje; Berker, Thomas. (2017) Ambitions at work: Professional practices and the energy performance of non-residential buildings in Norway. Energy Research & Social Science. vol. 32.
Skjølsvold, Tomas Moe; Ryghaug, Marianne; Berker, Thomas. (2015) A traveler’s guide to smart grids and the social sciences. Energy Research & Social Science. vol. 9.
Berker, Thomas; Gansmo, Helen Jøsok; Junghans, Antje. (2014) Introducing the MINDER research project: Methodologies for Improvement of Non-residential buildings' Daily Energy Efficiency Reliability. EuroFM Journal - International Journal of Facilities Management.
Wågø, Solvår Irene; Berker, Thomas. (2014) Architecture as a strategy for reduced energy consumption? An in-depth analysis of residential practices' influence on the energy performance of passive houses. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment. vol. 3 (3).
Berker, Thomas. (2013) “In the morning I just need a long, hot shower:” a sociological exploration of energy sensibilities in Norwegian bathrooms. Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy. vol. 9 (1).
Muller, Liana; Berker, Thomas. (2013) Passive House at the Crossroads: The Past and the Present of a Voluntary Standard That Managed to Bridge the Energy Efficiency Gap. Energy Policy.
Risholt, Birgit Dagrun; Berker, Thomas. (2013) Success for energy efficient renovation of dwellings - Learning from private homeowners. Energy Policy. vol. 61.
Thomsen, Judith; Berker, Thomas; Hauge, Åshild Lappegard; Denizou, Karine; Wågø, Solvår Irene; Jerkø, Sidsel. (2013) The Interaction between Building and Users in Passive and Zero-Energy Housing and Offices: The Role of Interfaces, Knowledge and User Commitment. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment. vol. 2 (1).
Berker, Thomas; Bharathi, Krishna. (2012) Energy and buildings research: challenges from the new production of knowledge. Building Research & Information. vol. 40 (4).

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