Statsbygg
Encyclopedia
Statsbygg is a Norwegian
government agency
that manages central parts of the real estate
portfolio of the Government of Norway. This includes 2.3 million square meters in 1,500 buildings, of which 115 are located abroad. The portfolio includes office buildings, heritage site
s, campus
es, operational facilities and other buildings. Statsbygg also manages the Global Seed Vault in Svalbard
. The agency has at any time about 200 construction
projects under way, completing about 10-20 new structures each year. Statsbygg has 670 employees and is based in Oslo
.
Some parts of the public real estate are managed by other agencies, including railways, the military
and healthcare facilities. Part of the government portfolio, that is subject to competition, is managed by the limited company Entra Eiendom
, that was demerged from Statsbygg in 2000. Statsbygg is subordinate the Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform
.
appointed Christian Ancher Collett
as a consultant to manage the royal buildings around Christiania
. In 1886 the agency was created by law as Statens bygnignsinspektorat (The state building inspectorate), later changing its name to Riksarkitekten. In 1959 the agency was reorganized as Statens bygge- og eiendomsdirektorat and from 1993 as Statsbygg. Since 1991 Statsbygg has had to compete with private companies to secure rental agreements with public institutions.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
government agency
Etat
Etat is a Norwegian state-, county- or municipal agency. An Etat is a subdivision of the administration, which has been given responsibility for a special area. An agency does not have a board of directors, but it does have a director, appointed by the subordinate organization. Normally decisions...
that manages central parts of the real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
portfolio of the Government of Norway. This includes 2.3 million square meters in 1,500 buildings, of which 115 are located abroad. The portfolio includes office buildings, heritage site
Heritage site
A Heritage Site is a location designated as important to the cultural heritage of a governing body such as a township, county, province, state, or country. It is a non-moveable object such as a historic site or national monument, but it may include several sites grouped together such as...
s, campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
es, operational facilities and other buildings. Statsbygg also manages the Global Seed Vault in Svalbard
Svalbard
Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic, constituting the northernmost part of Norway. It is located north of mainland Europe, midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. The group of islands range from 74° to 81° north latitude , and from 10° to 35° east longitude. Spitsbergen is the...
. The agency has at any time about 200 construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
projects under way, completing about 10-20 new structures each year. Statsbygg has 670 employees and is based in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
.
Some parts of the public real estate are managed by other agencies, including railways, the military
Military
A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...
and healthcare facilities. Part of the government portfolio, that is subject to competition, is managed by the limited company Entra Eiendom
Entra Eiendom
Entra Eiendom AS is a Norwegian government enterprise owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry. The company manages 1,2 million m² of real estate, primarily in Norway's seven largest cities....
, that was demerged from Statsbygg in 2000. Statsbygg is subordinate the Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform
Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform is a Norwegian ministry established in 2006. The ministry is responsible for reform work, information technology, competition policy in addition to having the main responsibility for government employees and government organisation...
.
History
The agency dates back to 1816 when King Charles IICharles XIII of Sweden
Charles XIII & II also Carl, , was King of Sweden from 1809 and King of Norway from 1814 until his death...
appointed Christian Ancher Collett
Christian Ancher Collett
Christian Ancher Collett was a Norwegian engineer.He was born as the oldest child of Peter Collett and Johanne Henriche Ancher. He had two older half-siblings, as well as eight younger siblings, of whom one died before reaching the age of one.He married Anna Karine Bie . The couple had five children...
as a consultant to manage the royal buildings around Christiania
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
. In 1886 the agency was created by law as Statens bygnignsinspektorat (The state building inspectorate), later changing its name to Riksarkitekten. In 1959 the agency was reorganized as Statens bygge- og eiendomsdirektorat and from 1993 as Statsbygg. Since 1991 Statsbygg has had to compete with private companies to secure rental agreements with public institutions.