Research projects

To investigate the great transitions of our time, we are conducting research collaborating with researchers from the natural and social sciences as well as various actors from practice in a number of application fields such as energy, mobility, housing and food.

Solar Parties

The peer effects of community live demonstration events on residential photovoltaic adoption.

LOCAL

Quantifying the carbon footprint of residents in the Arc Lémanique to co-construct interventions towards sustainable lifestyles.

ENGAGE

Evidence-based dialogue on trade-offs in wicked societal problems.

Panel Lémanique

Identifying change levers towards low-carbon lifestyles.

Sustainability in the Global South

Analysing plastic waste flow across different urban landscapes: a case study from Bandung, Indonesia.

ABM4EnergyTransition

Agent-based simulation of transition scenarios for regional heating and energy transformation.

UrbanTwin

A consortium of research institutes has begun working on the digital twin of a Swiss town.

Circular Economy for Cities

Examining household contributions to the urban circular economy at the dwelling scale.

SURE

Improving the resilience of Switzerland’s energy supply: possible transition pathways as well as future disruptive events, related uncertainties and the implications for the energy system and society.

EDGE

Enabling decentralized renewable generation in the Swiss cities, midlands, and the alps.

InnoNet-Energy

Diffusion of innovations in the energy landscape: the role of supply and demand side network effects for integrated energy management systems.