Publications

Factors influencing the life-cycle GHG emissions of Brazilian office buildings
Kamila Krych, Niko Heeren, Edgar Hertwich
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Global Scenarios of Resource and Emissions Savings from Systemic Material Efficiency in Buildings and Cars
Stefan Pauliuk, Niko Heeren, Peter Berrill, Tomer Fishman, Andrea Nistad, Qingshi Tu, Paul Wolfram, Edgar Hertwich
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Material efficiency for climate change mitigation
Eric Masanet, Niko Heeren, Shigemi Kagawa, Jonathan Cullen, Reid Lifset, Richard Wood
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A comprehensive set of global scenarios of housing, mobility, and material efficiency for material cycles and energy systems modelling
Tomer Fishman, Niko Heeren, Stefan Pauliuk, Peter Berrill, Qingshi Tu, Paul Wolfram, Edgar Hertwich
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Investigations on the Sustainable Resource Use of Swiss Timber
Claude Leyder, Michael Klippel, Olin Bartlomé, Niko Heeren, Sarah Kissling, Yutaka Goto, Andrea Frangi
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Material efficiency and its contribution to climate change mitigation in Germany: A deep decarbonization scenario analysis until 2060
Stefan Pauliuk, Niko Heeren
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Optimisation of energy-efficient greenhouses based on an integrated energy demand-yield production model
Farzin Golzar, Niko Heeren, Stefanie Hellweg, Ramin Roshandel
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A combined GIS-archetype approach to model residential space heating energy: A case study for the Netherlands including validation
Xining Yang, Mingming Hu, Niko Heeren, Chunbo Zhang, Teun Verhagen, Arnold Tukker, Bernhard Steubing
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Material efficiency and climate change mitigation of passenger vehicles
Paul Wolfram, Qingshi Tu, Niko Heeren, Stefan Pauliuk, Edgar Hertwich
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The Systems Science of Industrial Ecology
Marian Chertow, Koichi Kanaoka, T. Reed Miller, Peter Berrill, Paul Wolfram, Niko Heeren, Tomer Fishman
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Linking service provision to material cycles: A new framework for studying the resource efficiency–climate change (RECC) nexus
Stefan Pauliuk, Tomer Fishman, Niko Heeren, Peter Berrill Qingshi Tu, Paul Wolfram, Edgar Hertwich
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Technologies and policies to decarbonize global industry: Review and assessment of mitigation drivers through 2070
Jeffrey Rissman, Chris Bataille, Eric Masanet, Nate Aden, William R Morrow, Nan Zhou, Neal Elliott, Rebecca Dell, Niko Heeren, Brigitta Huckestein, Joe Cresko, Sabbie Miller, Joyashree Roy, Paul Fennell, Betty Cremmins, Thomas Koch Blank, David Hone, Ellen D. Williams, Stephane de la Rue du Can, Bill Sisson, Mike Williams, John Katzenberger, Dallas Burtraw, Girish Sethi, He Ping, David Danielson, Hongyou Lu, Tom Lorber, Jens Dinkel, Jonas Helseth
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Sustainability Assessment of the Housing System: Exploring the Interplay between the Material and Social Systems
Anna Pagani, Rafael Laurenti, Claudia R. Binder, Stefanie Hellweg, Niko Heeren
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A framework for sustainable and circular system design: development and application on thermal insulation materials
Maja Wiprächtiger, Melanie Haupt, Niko Heeren, Eliane Waser, Stefanie Hellweg
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Resource Efficiency and Climate Change: Material Efficiency Strategies for a Low-Carbon Future
Edgar Hertwich, Reid Lifset, Stefan Pauliuk, Niko Heeren
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Bridging the gap: enhancing material efficiency in residential buildings and cars
Edgar Hertwich, Reid Lifset, Stefan Pauliuk, Niko Heeren, Saleem Ali, Peter Berrill, Tomer Fishman, Qingshi Tu, Paul Wolfram
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ODYM – An Open Software Framework for Studying Dynamic Material Systems. Principles, Implementation, and Data Structures
Stefan Pauliuk, Niko Heeren
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Monte Carlo approach to integrated chemical, physical, and life cycle impact assessments of cement related materials
Niko Heeren, Rupert J. Myers
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Impact of CH2018 Climate Change Scenarios for Switzerland on today's Swiss building stock
René Buffat, Niko Heeren, Andreas Froemelt, Martin Raubal
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A general data model for socioeconomic metabolism and its implementation in an industrial ecology data commons prototype
Stefan Pauliuk, Niko Heeren, Mohammad Mahadi Hasan, Daniel B. Müller
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Material efficiency strategies to reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with buildings, vehicles, and electronics – A review
Edgar Hertwich, Saleem Ali, Luca Ciacci, Tomer Fishman, Niko Heeren, Eric Masanet, Farnaz Nojavan Asghari, Elsa Olivetti, Stefan Pauliuk, Qingshi Tu, Paul Wolfram
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A Database Seed for a Community-driven Material Intensity Research Platform
Niko Heeren, Tomer Fishman
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The future in and of criticality assessments
Dimitra Ioannidou, Niko Heeren, Guido Sonnemann, Guillaume Habert
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Retrofit as a carbon sink: The carbon storage potentials of the EU housing stock
Francesco Pittau, Gabriele Lumia, Niko Heeren, Giuliana Iannaccone, Guillaume Habert
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A comparative study on the environmental impact of greenhouses: a probabilistic approach
Farzin Golzar, Niko Heeren, Stefanie Hellweg, Ramin Roshandel
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Building material use and associated environmental impacts in China 2000-2015
Beijia Huang, Feng Zhao, Tomer Fishman, Wei-Qiang Chen, Niko Heeren, Edgar G Hertwich
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Tracking Construction Material over Space and Time: Prospective and Geo-referenced Modeling of Building Stocks and Construction Material Flows
Niko Heeren, Stefanie Hellweg
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Nullius in Verba1: Advancing Data Transparency in Industrial Ecology
Edgar Hertwich, Niko Heeren, Brandon Kuczenski, Guillaume Majeau-Bettez, Rupert J. Myers, Stefan Pauliuk, Konstantin Stadler, Reid Lifset
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Is a net life cycle balance for energy and materials achievable for a zero emission single-family building in Norway?
Torhildur Fjola Kristjansdottir, Aoife Houlihan-Wiberg, Inger Andresen, Laurent Georges, Niko Heeren, Clara Stina Good, Helge Brattebø
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Building Inventory and Refurbishment Scenario Database Development for Switzerland
York Ostermeyer, Claudio Nägeli, Niko Heeren, Holger Wallbaum
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Assessing environmental impacts of individual households: A large-scale bottom-up LCA-model for Switzerland
Andreas Froemelt, René Buffat, Niko Heeren, Stefanie Hellweg
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A novel integrated framework to evaluate greenhouse energy demand and crop yield production
Farzin Golzar, Niko Heeren, Stefanie Hellweg, Ramin Roshandel
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Nullius in verba -- A guideline proposal for data accessibility and transparency in industrial ecology research
Edgar Hertwich, Niko Heeren, Brandon Kuczenski, Guillaume Majeau-Bettez, Rupert J. Myers, Stefan Pauliuk, Konstantin Stadler, Reid Lifset
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Comparative emission analysis of low-energy and zero-emission buildings
Torhildur Fjola Kristjansdottir, Niko Heeren, Inger Andresen, Helge Brattebø
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Modelling environmental impacts of buildings – energy, material, and dynamics
Niko Heeren
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GIS-based Decision Support System for Building Retrofit
René Buffat, Lorenz Schmid, Niko Heeren, Andreas Froemelt, Martin Raubal, Stefanie Hellweg
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Big data GIS analysis for novel approaches in building stock modelling
René Buffat, Andreas Froemelt, Niko Heeren, Martin Raubal, Stefanie Hellweg
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Life cycle assessment of dynamic building integrated photovoltaics
Prageeth Jayathissa, Michiel Jansen, Niko Heeren, Zoltan Nagy, Arno Schlueter
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Welches sind die ökologischsten Holzverwendungen?
Bernhard Steubing, Florian Suter, Niko Heeren, Abhishek Chaudhary, York Ostermeyer, Stefanie Hellweg
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Environmental Impact of Buildings---What Matters?
Niko Heeren, Christopher L Mutel, Bernhard Steubing, York Ostermeyer, Holger Wallbaum, Stefanie Hellweg
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Pathways towards an Energetic Refurbishment Replication Strategy for Eastern European Countries - Findings from the EU project BEEM-UP
Denitsa Dineva, Justin Boucher, Niko Heeren, Holger Wallbaum, Alexander Wunderlich
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Konzept Energieversorgung 2050
Martin Jakob, Karin Flury, Nadja Gross, Gregor Martius, Benjamin Sunjaro, Beate Grodofzig Fürst, Marc Fürst, Niko Heeren, Holger Wallbaum
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Influence of construction material choice and design parameters on greenhouse gas emissions of buildings
Niko Heeren, Stefanie Hellweg
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Energetic and comfort benefits of composite buildings : Learning from vernacular techniques
Flóra Szkordilisz*, Niko Heeren, Guillaume Habert
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Building Energy Efficiency for Massive market Uptake BEEM-UP Energetic Refurbishment Replication Strategy for Eastern European Countries
Alexander Wunderlich, Niko Heeren, Holger Wallbaum
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Housing and mobility demands of individual households and their life cycle assessment.
Dominik Saner, Niko Heeren, Boris Jäggi, Rashid A Waraich, Stefanie Hellweg
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A component based bottom-up building stock model for comprehensive environmental impact assessment and target control
Niko Heeren, Martin Jakob, Gregor Martius, Nadja Gross, Holger Wallbaum
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Ecological use of wood resources in Switzerland: an overview from the Swiss National Research Program (NRP) 66
Bernhard Steubing, Niko Heeren
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Towards a 2000 Watt society – assessing building-specific saving potentials of the Swiss residential building stock
Niko Heeren, Holger Wallbaum, Martin Jakob
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Innovation for sustainability: toward a sustainable urban future in industrialized cities
Ji Han, Psyche Fontanos, Kensuke Fukushi, Srikantha Herath, Niko Heeren, Vincenzo Naso, Claudio Cecchi, Peter Edwards, Kazuhiko Takeuchi
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Energiekonzept 2050 für die Stadt Zürich - Auf dem Weg zur 2000 Watt tauglichen Wärme-Versorgung mit einem räumlich differenzierten Gebäudeparkmodell
Martin Jakob, Karin Flury, Nadja Gross, Gregor Martius, Benjamin Sunarjo, Bruno Bébié, Niko Heeren, Holger Wallbaum
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DIAL+Suite: A new suite of tools to optimize the global energy performance of room design
Bernard Paule, Flourentzos Flourentzou, S Pantet, J Boutillier, Niko Heeren, A Bassi, T Voelliger
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Ecological potentials of load management in buildings
Niko Heeren
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Towards a 2000 Watt society – assessing building - specific saving potentials of the Swiss residential building stock
Niko Heeren, Holger Wallbaum, Martin Jakob
2000-Watt-Gesellschafts-taugliches Energiekonzept für die Stadt Zürich
Martin Jakob, Karin Flury, Nadja Gross, Niko Heeren, Holger Wallbaum
Überprüfung der Ziele der 2000-Watt-Gesellschaft mittels des Gebäudeparkmodells (GPM) Schweiz und Stadt Zürich
Holger Wallbaum, Niko Heeren, Martin Jakob
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Lebensdauerkosten von Schwellenmaterialien unter Einbezug ökologischer Aspekte
Silko Höppner, Ulrich Weidmann, Holger Wallbaum, Niko Heeren
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Gebäudeparkmodell Zürich – Büro-, Schul- und Wohngebäude – Vorstudie zur Erreichbarkeit der Ziele der 2000-Watt-Gesellschaft für den Gebäudepark der Stadt Zürich
Holger Wallbaum, Martin Jakob, Niko Heeren, Gregor Martius
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Gebäudeparkmodell Zürich – 7-Meilenschritte – Wirkungsanalyse anhand des Gebäudeparkmodells Stadt Zürich
Holger Wallbaum, Martin Jakob, Niko Heeren, Charilaos Toloumis
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Gebäudeparkmodell Vorstudie zur Erreichbarkeit der 2000-Watt-Ziele für Wohn-, Büro- und Schulgebäude in der Stadt Zürich Anhang zum Schlussbericht: Graue Energie und Umweltbelastungspunkte
Niko Heeren, Holger Wallbaum
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4500 W zu viel
Niko Heeren, Martin Jakob, Holger Wallbaum
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Lebensdauerkosten von Oberbautypen mit verschiednen Schwellenmaterialien unter Einbezug ökologischer Aspekte
Ulrich Alois Weidmann, Holger Wallbaum, Niko Heeren, René Zeller
Gebäudeparkmodell Schweiz – SIA Effizienzpfad Energie, Dienstleistungs- und Wohngebäude
Holger Wallbaum, Martin Jakob, Niko Heeren, Matthias Gabathuler, Gregor Martius, Nadja Gross
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