Completed Master Projects
- Matteo Wyss: The responsibility of structural engineers on GHG impact of buildings
- Denis Canzali: Understanding how the earth materials shrink upon water drying for poured earth and 3d printed earth application
- Näf René, Yang Anton: Enhancing Sustainability through Dynamic Logistics Optimization for Circular Construction Materials. A case study of (re-)using sinks in Switzerland
- Lionel Gilliar-Schoenenberger: Cement-stabilized and non-stabilized earth construction: Quantifying Comfort Benefits
- Ola Berg Edseth: Life Cycle and Economic Assessment of Green Hydrogen-Based Steel Production
- Esteban Zupan Arispe: Parametric LCA for assessing the carbon emissions of electrical substations utilizing BIM.
- Yingze Yan: Barriers and opportunities for alternative cements
- Janik Fürst: Renovation considering comfort and environmental aspects - parametric analysis of a Swiss office building
- Nino Zosso: Effectiveness of coagulation by magnesium oxide for various dispersed clay suspensions
- Christophe Schlesser: Building techniques with earth and straw: Requirements, details, performances
- Monika Brtan: Environmental impact of building systems and wellbeing in buildings
- Eugster Mario: Koryfeum Munich: Environmental impact of the structural elements
- Alice Ferrari: Bamboo-based social housing in a hot-humid climate: exploratory indoor comfort modelling
- Ganeshalingam Sarangi: Integrating Moisture Buffering Capacity into Architectural Workflows
- Emma Livio, Despoina Minakaki: Defining a graphical assessment tool for the use of regenerative materials in buildings
- Philippe Muller: Building renovations considering comfort and environmental performance – Case study of a residential building
- Jérôme Pfaffen, Nick Feyerabend: Circular Industrialized System & Digital Product Integration
- Tizian Haussener: Can hygroscopic materials ease overheat discomfort in office space? A case study in the climate of Zurich
- Leila Maanna: The impact of aggregates on poured earth properties
- Marla Kohli: URBAN PLANNING KINTSUGI, Case Study: The Rosengartenstrasse
- Fiona Hansen: Closed Loop Recycling within Circular Economy: LCA of Recycled Concrete
- Fabio Fabbro: Healthy Buildings: Biochar plasters for improved indoor air comfort
- Damaris Eschbach: 3D-printed Geopolymers for improved indoor comfort
- Modest Jiang: Bio-dispersant for clay materials
- Patrick Obrist, Miriam Sonnak: Climate Neutral and Climate Proof Buildings through Digitally Enabled Frameworks
- Maximilian Mittelstaedt: Pathways to meet the SIA 2040 «Energy Efficiency Path» Targets.
- Florine Geiser: Comparing a façade built-in ventilation system to a traditional duct system in terms of LCA and LCC with the example of the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons.
- Polikseni Bano, Tatiana Vascan: Climate neutral and adaptive buildings through digitally enabled framework
- Jonas Hiller: The potential of bamboo construction in China Looking at supply and demand
- Tom Picard: Hygrothermal Properties of earth-biochar plaster
- Davide Tarchine: Is there a need to build high-rises in Switzerland?
- Simón Sánchez Zuluaga: Raw materials for ye’elimite-rich cement production
- Samuel Masmejan: Geopolymer binder jet 3D Printing with quarry waste
- Alina Riabova: Robustness of the renovation scenarios with LowEx technologies
- Andrea Peruzzi, Joseph Chonia, Oliver Allenspach and Selina Arnold: How to build and operate a climate neutral building in Zurich
- Anselmo Malvetti: Hygroscopy of clay paste & mortar
- Claudio Hirschbühl: Life cycle assessment of a high-rise building located in China
- David Torelli: Use of waste material in AAM concrete: application in circular economy
- Hager Al Laham: Retrospective LCA of modular buildings
- Jovin D. Wernli: The robustness of a net zero energy building renovation scenario
- Jun Zhang: Visual sensitivity analysis in Bombyx
- Raphael Schär: Simplified LCA of PV in terms of robustness
- Remo Hüsser: Evaluation of the effectiveness of PV installation to complete the Swiss energy transition and stay within the CO2 budget
- Valentin Wohlgemuth: Geopolymer binder jet 3D printing with light weight materials
- Adam Bufacchi: 3d printing with slag
- Konstantinos Bourchas: FIBRA Award. Assessment of selected projects
- Jann Schmid: FIBRA Award. Assessment of selected projects
- Elena Giacomazzi: Generative building component catalogue
- Benjamin Huber: Generative building component catalogue
- Maxence Ryan: Accounting the informal: simplified material flow analysis of the informal city of Nairobi and Bangkok
- Niki Kanaki: Integrated design workflow for parametric performance assessment
- Alessia Medici: Building in a Carbon budgeted world
- Jennifer Furrer, Christophe Prébandier, Veronica Contucci: Identification of the renovation strategies for the Swiss building stock
- Davide Biondine: LCA of alternative pavement
- Lukas Vögeli: Wood Concrete multifunctional LCA
- Eleni Eleftheriou, Olga Sapountzaki: Review of approaches to visualize LCA results
- Silvio Schurtenberger, Shengrong Zhou: Prospective technology evolution in dynamic LCA
- Alexander Hammett: High performance carbon fibre reinforced concrete as low-carbon alternative for structural applications
- Nikolaos Psycharis: Biobased concretes: how much sustainable they are?
- Tanja Tross: Carbonation of recycled concrete aggregates in poured earth
- Ana Spiroska: Variability in cement and aggregates water footprint
- Anita Naneva: Environmental assessment of FIBRA Award
- Christina Kiamili: BIM-based Life Cycle Assessment
- Fabian Kastner: Back to the Future: Optimization of Embodied Energy in Construction Projects with Bio-Based Materials. A Case Study in the City of Zurich
- Florentin Heuberger: Reduction of the GWP in the building stock trough alternative building materials in the City of Zurich
- Gianluca Genova: BIM-based LCA throughout the Design Process with a Dynamic Approach
- Jana Reichmann: Land use consequences of retrofitting and building with biobased products
- Jianxiang Ma: Dynamic Parametric LCA of BIPV Design
- Kostezer Daniel: Environmental assessment of FIBRA Award
- Mingpeng Zhu: 3d printing with geopolymers
- Nefeli Prompona: ISO energy demand calculation
- Patrick Meier: Effects of digitalisation of the construction site on social sustainability
- Petros Xynogalas: Guidelines for reuse of building element
- Severin Knecht: Effects of digitalisation of the construction site on social sustainability (1st)
- Simon Brandigi & Theocharis Konstantinos: Casted Earth = Concrete. Investigation of driving parameters
- Thomas Rupper: Comparison of LCA results as-built with BIM-LCA LOD 500
- Carolin Sieger: Safety and health on the building site: guidelines for post-disaster reconstruction practices
- Christina Siegrist: Self-compacting clay mortar: challenges and acheivements
- Danai Tamvakera: Environmental benefit of reusing existing building: case study in Winterthur
- Efstathios Kakkos: How sustainable is the Chair of Sustainable Construction?
- Gianluca Genova: Investigation and Analyse for Potentials: How to use IFC Data for Sustainability Analysis
- Jana Reichmann: Carbon sequestration in bio-based construction materials
- Raphael Fröhlich: Sustainability labels by comparison
- Viviana González Serrano: Environmental optimization of digital fabrication during early design
- Yan Zhang: Radical innovation in concrete structures
- Andrea Biancardi: Comparison of two bridge substructures
- Felix Krause: Life Cycle Analysis of High Performance Concrete Structure with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer
- Matteo Daldini & Georgios Zinas: Can the wood stock cover the construction demand? Development of an indicator to evaluate the Supply Risk of wood under different scenarios
- Patrick Schneidinger: The role of aggregates in self-compacting clay-concrete. A performance study on various compositions
- Peter Neumann: Optimization of self-compacting clay mortar – What to do?
- Yasmine Dominique Priore: Integration of sustainability aspects in building design
- Alessia Contessa: Energy simulation: house refurbishment in Bonaduz, Graubünden
- Antonia Psychari: Land-cover-based indicator to assess the accessibility of resources Application for USA
- Felix Hilgert: Bauen mit Erde in Zürich
- Gerasimos Kallivokas: Environmental and economic assessment of the maintenance interventions in the 60-yr-old residential stone building Résidence-le-Parc
- Nino Birrer: Effect of magnesium oxide (MgO) as an anti-plasticizer for self-compacting clay concrete
- Castelanelli Simone: The strength of Rammed Recycled Concrete: role of capillary forces?
- Spyridon Daglas: Study of the thermal behavior of the 60yr-old residential stone building Résidence-le-Parc using BIM process
- Alexandra Meyer: Comparative analysis of two professional LCA software solutions in the context of Life Cycle Assessment of buildings
- Lukas Richner: Influence of mix design on the strength of rammed earth materials
- Marcel Muster: Sustainability Assessment of a LowEx-building
- Noemi Lacher: Mix design of low strength mortars: comparison with earth material.
- Patrick Giovannini: Porous aggregate-filled earth”: a way to absorb excess water?
- Maria Ploumaki: LCA of a 60-year-old residential stone building in Paris & comparison to an equivalent concrete structure
- Sam D. T. Schwarz: Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Swiss apartment buildings
- Vasileios Nikias: Indicator of Resource Accessibility Switzerland
- Micaela Venzi & Verena Göswein: Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of post-disaster housing units designs
- Alex Balzarini: Environmental impact of brick production outside Europe
- Eric Delé: Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Swiss Apartment Buildings
- Ian-Frederic Haefliger: LCC Assessment of Four Typical Swiss Buildings & Comparative Assessment between Economical and Environmental Costs
- Roberto Franco Mettler: Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Swiss apartment buildings
- Sofia Theodoridou: Variability of structural elements' environmental impact indicators and improvement potentials
- Alexander Philipp Minor: Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Swiss apartment buildings