DESCRIPTION

The Institute of Sustainable Development INE observes technological, economic and social changes and their complex interactions from a sustainability perspective. Using applied research, INE identifies future demands on technologies and their future-compatible integration into systems. INE concentrates on three subject areas: Sustainable Energy Systems and Smart Cities, Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Mobility as well as Risk Management and Technology Assessment. INE researchers have the key competencies – namely transdisciplinary skills and extensive methodological knowledge, especially in the areas of foresight and risk management – to develop sustainable solutions in these fields. They evaluate trends, assess technologies and use the results of these analyses to design Smart Cities & Regions and future-oriented business models, taking into account the needs, acceptance and behaviours of stakeholders.

CONTRIBUTION IN RENOWAVE

ZHAW-INE will lead and perform most of the work of Subproject 1.4 “Life Cycle Sustainability & resilience assessment of solutions” thanks to its broad experience in the development and application of sustainability and resilience assessments in different domains. ZHAW-INE has extensive experience in developing and accessing novel business models in the energy transition and will therefore work on the business model development in Subproject 3.2 “Innovative business models for fuel-switch in urban areas”. ZHAW-INE also takes the overall lead on Subproject 4.1 “Sustainability Transitions – cross-sectoral collaboration and system innovations”, as it can draw on broad expertise in the field of Transition Studies and approaches such as the analysis of innovation policies. ZHAW- INE also brings in expertise from the SWEET-DeCarbCH project into Subproject 4.2 “Renovation clusters based on “one-stop-shop” “. Finally, ZHAW-INE will organize and lead the participatory workshops in Subproject 4.4 “Holistic renovation concepts”, and will elaborate the guidelines report in close collaboration with the involved cities.

Life Cycle AssessmentRenovation ClustersHolistic concepts