Expanding Boundaries: Systems Thinking in the Built Environment

Ferdinand Oswald

Expanding Boundaries: Systems Thinking in the Built Environment

Ferdinand Oswald

Institute of Architecture Technology (1490)

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review

Abstract

Consuming over 40% of total primary energy, the built environment is in the centre of worldwide strategies and measures towards a more sustainable future. To provide resilient solutions, a simple optimisation of individual technologies will not be sufficient. In contrast, whole system thinking reveals and exploits connections between parts. Each system interacts with others on different scales (materials, components, buildings, cities) and domains (ecology, economy and social). Whole-system designers optimize the performance of such systems by understanding interconnections and identifying synergies. The more complete the design integration, the better the result.

In this book, the reader will find the proceedings of the 2016 Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) Regional Conference in Zurich. Papers have been written by academics and practitioners from all continents to bring forth the latest understanding on systems thinking in the built environment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Expanding Boundaries: Systems Thinking in the Built Environment
Subtitle of host publication	The proceedings of the 2016 Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) Regional Conference in Zurich
Editors	Arno Schlueter, Guillaume Habert
Place of Publication	ETH Zürich
Publisher	vdf Hochschulverlag AG an der ETH Zürich
Pages	708-713
Number of pages	760
Edition	1.2016
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-7281-3774-6
Publication status	Published - 10 Aug 2016
Event	SBE16 Zurich: SBE16 Zürich - ETH-Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland Duration: 13 Jun 2016 → 17 Jun 2016 http://www.sbe16.ethz.ch

Conference

Conference	SBE16 Zurich
Abbreviated title	SBE 2016
Country/Territory	Switzerland
City	Zürich
Period	13/06/16 → 17/06/16
Internet address	http://www.sbe16.ethz.ch

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Architecture

Fields of Expertise

Sustainable Systems

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Rigorosum Prüfer, Prof. Roger Riewe und Prof. Werner Sobek, Vorsitzender Prof. Stefan Peters
Ferdinand Oswald (Speaker)
22 Oct 2015
Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at conference or symposium › Science to science
Research Workshop Prof. Jin Tsou, Director Centre for Housing Inovations Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ferdinand Oswald (Speaker)
4 Dec 2014
Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at workshop, seminar or course › Science to science

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Expanding Boundaries: Systems Thinking in the Built Environment. / Oswald, Ferdinand.
Expanding Boundaries: Systems Thinking in the Built Environment: The proceedings of the 2016 Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) Regional Conference in Zurich. ed. / Arno Schlueter; Guillaume Habert. 1.2016. ed. ETH Zürich: vdf Hochschulverlag AG an der ETH Zürich, 2016. p. 708-713.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review

Oswald, F 2016, Expanding Boundaries: Systems Thinking in the Built Environment. in A Schlueter & G Habert (eds), Expanding Boundaries: Systems Thinking in the Built Environment: The proceedings of the 2016 Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) Regional Conference in Zurich. 1.2016 edn, vdf Hochschulverlag AG an der ETH Zürich, ETH Zürich, pp. 708-713, SBE16 Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, 13/06/16.

Oswald, Ferdinand. / Expanding Boundaries: Systems Thinking in the Built Environment. Expanding Boundaries: Systems Thinking in the Built Environment: The proceedings of the 2016 Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) Regional Conference in Zurich. editor / Arno Schlueter ; Guillaume Habert. 1.2016. ed. ETH Zürich : vdf Hochschulverlag AG an der ETH Zürich, 2016. pp. 708-713

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Expanding Boundaries: Systems Thinking in the Built Environment

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Activities

Rigorosum Prüfer, Prof. Roger Riewe und Prof. Werner Sobek, Vorsitzender Prof. Stefan Peters

Research Workshop Prof. Jin Tsou, Director Centre for Housing Inovations Chinese University of Hong Kong

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