This contribution presents findings from a qualitative and qualitative user survey carried out in residential and office buildings in 2012 and early 2013. Focus is on user behaviour and consumer aspects in highly energy efficient buildings taking into account societal, social, ethnical, and...

Enzyme catalysed hydrolysis of bio-based poly(lactic acid) (PLA) represents an environmentally-friendly route for a controlled modification of polymer fibres. In this work, the topochemical hydrolysis reaction of cutinase from Humicola insolens (HiC) on PLA fibre was mechanistically investigated...

Sustainability assessments of buildings are well known to result in certificates, which are mainly used for marketing purposes. This conference contribution does not tackle the marketing perspective but focuses on the sustainability assessment of buildings as a risk management tool for corporate...

The objective of the research project LEKOECOS is to quantify the environmental and economic resources consumed by a building during planning, construction and in the utilisation and operation stage. The complexity of the utilisation process over the long life span requires a calculation model...