• A general data model for socioeconomic metabolism and its implementation in an industrial ecology data commons prototype 

      Pauliuk, Stefan; Heeren, Niko; Hasan, Mohammad M.; Mueller, Daniel Beat (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Until this day, data in industrial ecology (IE) have been commonly seen as existing within the domain of particular methods or models, such as input–output, life cycle assessment, urban metabolism, or material flow analysis ...
    • Comparative emission analysis of low-energy and zero-emission buildings 

      Kristjansdottir, Torhildur Fjola; Heeren, Niko; Andresen, Inger; Brattebø, Helge (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Different designs and concepts of low-energy and zero-emission buildings (ZEBs) are being introduced into the Norwegian market. This study analyses and compares the life cycle emissions of CO2 equivalents (CO2e) from eight ...
    • Effect of energy standard on energy and materials use intensity associated with GHG emission from building envelope in U.S. office buildings 

      Ahmed, Tazrin (Master thesis, 2021)
      Studies have shown that the existing building stocks consume about 40% of the energy and resources around the world. They are also responsible for one-third of the total global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Commercial ...
    • Factors influencing the life-cycle GHG emissions of Brazilian office buildings 

      Krych, Kamila; Heeren, Niko; Hertwich, Edgar G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Effective mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the buildings sector requires a full understanding of the factors influencing emissions over the life-cycle of buildings, particularly in places where large additions ...
    • Global scenarios of resource and emission savings from material efficiency in residential buildings and cars 

      Pauliuk, Stefan; Heeren, Niko; Berrill, Peter; Fishman, Tomer; Nistad, Andrea Arntzen; Tu, Qingshi; Wolfram, Paul; Hertwich, Edgar G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Material production accounts for a quarter of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Resource-efficiency and circular-economy strategies, both industry and demand-focused, promise emission reductions through reducing ...
    • Investigations on the Sustainable Resource Use of Swiss Timber 

      Leyder, Claude; Klippel, Michael; Bartlomé, Olin; Heeren, Niko; Kissling, Sarah; Goto, Yutaka; Frangi, Andrea (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      In Switzerland, the advantages of timber buildings for the climate are broadly discussed. In the following paper, a comparative sustainability assessment of four building alternatives is presented. Especially the contribution ...
    • Is a net life cycle balance for energy and materials achievable for a zero emission single-family building in Norway? 

      Kristjansdottir, Torhildur Fjola; Houlihan Wiberg, Aoife Anne Marie; Andresen, Inger; Georges, Laurent; Heeren, Niko; Good, Clara; Brattebø, Helge (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      In this study, the objective is to redesign a previous concept for a single-family Zero greenhouse gas Emission Building (ZEB). The concept is redesigned based on comparing greenhouse gas (GHG) emission loads and compensation ...
    • The sustainable materials roadmap 

      Titirici, Magda; Baird, Sterling G; Sparks, Taylor D; Yang, Shirley Min; Brandt-Talbot, Agnieszka; Hosseinaei, Omid; Harper, David P; Parker, Richard M; Vignolini, Silvia; Berglund, Lars A; Li, Yuanyuan; Gao, Huai-Ling; Mao, Li-Bo; Yu, Shu-Hong; Díez, Noel; Ferrero, Guillermo A; Sevilla, Marta; Szilágyi, Petra Ágota; Stubbs, Connor J; Worch, Joshua C; Huang, Yunping; Luscombe, Christine K; Lee, Koon-Yang; Luo, Hui; Platts, M.J.; Tiwari, Devendra; Kovalevskiy, Dmitry; Fermin, David J; Au, Heather; Alptekin, Hande; Crespo-Ribadeneyra, Maria; Ting, Valeska P; Fellinger, Tim-Patrick; Barrio, Jesús; Westhead, Olivia; Roy, Claudie; Stephens, Ifan E L; Nicolae, Sabina Alexandra; Sarma, Saurav Ch; Oates, Rose P; Wang, Chen-Gang; Li, Zibiao; Loh, Xian Jun; Myers, Rupert J; Heeren, Niko; Grégoire, Alice; Périssé, Clément; Zhao, Xiaoying; Vodovotz, Yael; Earley, Becky; Finnveden, Göran; Björklund, Anna; Harper, Gavin D J; Walton, Allan; Anderson, Paul A (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Over the past 150 years, our ability to produce and transform engineered materials has been responsible for our current high standards of living, especially in developed economies. However, we must carefully think of the ...