Publications
Noise-reducing road pavements: environmental and cost assessment (LCA & LCC) - Study in German, with EN and FR abstracts
Final report of the research project on the life cycle environmental and cost assessments of low-noise road pavements (SDA 4; SDA 8), compared to standard Swiss pavements (ACMR 8, and AC 8), over the full life time of pavements, covering construction, maintenance & repair, use of the road and the pavements' end-of-life. The download given here is in German, with abstracts also in English and French.
Noise-reducing road pavements: environmental and cost assessment (LCA & LCC) - Study in German, with EN and FR abstracts
The relevance of life cycle assessment to decision-making in companies and public authorities
Subal Luc, Braunschweig Arthur, Hellweg Stefanie. Published in Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 435, 5 January 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140520 (based on Luc Subal's master thesis at ETH Zürich)
"Block-Office" as a Near-home-Office
Many of us work, at least partially, in private home offices. However, home sometimes doesn't offer a place for concentrated work. In such situations, "block offices" in residential areas could help. More in an article of Arthur Braunschweig (in German), published by öbu oder with the link below.
"Block-Office" as a Near-home-Office
Interview with an old stager and a wild junior
30 years of GAIA journal - a good moment to look back and forward. "GAIA" president and co-editor Ortwin Renn interviewed two persons on the current state of sustainability and of GAIA. The guests are: Arthur Braunschweig, founding member of Gaia, its treasurer and chair of the GAIA-overseeing board, and Mira Kapfinger, co-founder and coordinator of the netword Stay Grounded and a representative of the younger readers of GAIA. (in German)
Interview with an old stager and a wild junior
Collaboration within and beyond the LCA community: success stories, obstacles, and solutions
Anna Muntwyler, Arthur Braunschweig, Francesca Rosa: Collaboration within and beyond the LCA community: success stories, obstacles, and solutions—79th LCA Discussion Forum on Life Cycle Assessment, 18 November 2021 (on collaboration across different scientific fields and "transdisciplinarity", from the viewpoint of LCA). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-022-02050-z
Swiss Eco-Factors 2021 according to the Ecological Scarcity Method
BAFU (Ed.), Frischknecht, Krebs, Dinkel, Kägi, Stettler, Zschokke, Braunschweig, Ahmadi, Itten, Stucki (authors): "Swiss Eco-Factors 2021 according to the Ecological Scarcity Method. Methodological fundamentals and their application in Switzerland". Available at https://www.bafu.admin.ch/dam/bafu/de/dokumente/wirtschaft-konsum/uw-umwelt-wissen/UW-2121-D_UBP.pdf.download.pdf/UW-2121-D_UBP.pdf (german version; english version to follow).
Ecobalancing (DE & FR)
A. Braunschweig / R. Frischknecht: "Ökobilanzierung", in: Mieg/Haefeli (Hrsg): "Umweltpolitik. Von der Forstpolizei zur Ökobilanzierung", S. 196 - 213. Version française: dans: La politique environnemental en Suisse, pp. 199 - 217. NZZ Libro, 2020. ("Ecobalance", chapter in: "Environmental Policy. From forest protection to Ecobalance/LCA"; available in German and French)
Is LCA relevant?
How pertinent is environmental life cycle assessment (LCA)? In view of the LCA discussion forum nbr. 75 in Zürich, this short article asks how we can assess whether LCA really helps to lower our environmental footprint, and how to assess if any given LCA study describes a potentially big or small impact. (Braunschweig, Arthur: Is LCA relevant? linkedin, 28. Nov. 2019, https://lnkd.in/gaNMjgi
Assessment of the EU-wide Ecofactors based on the method of ecological scarcity from a Swiss standpoint
Report for the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, FOEN, in German, 46 pp., Juni 2019. Original title: "Beurteilung der EU-weiten Ökofaktoren nach der Methode der ökologischen Knappheit (MöK) aus Schweizer Sicht".
Braunschweig A./Saladino D.: The Swiss ibex sustainability scheme: A comprehensive sustainability orientation for hotels
Article on the 'ibex fairstay' sustainability assessment scheme for hotels, in: Gardetti M.A./Torres A.L.: Sustainability in Hospitality: How innovative Hotels are transforming the industry. Greenleaf publishing, UK-Sheffield, 2016
Braunschweig A./Saladino D.: The Swiss ibex sustainability scheme: A comprehensive sustainability orientation for hotels
Braunschweig, A.: Nachhaltiges Management trotz Frankenstärke?
Article in the Sonntagzeitung (Zürich), 5. 7. 2015
Braunschweig, A.: Nachhaltiges Management trotz Frankenstärke?
Using Ecological Scarcity in Companies
based on the experience of McDonald's (CH) and other companies, Presentation at the 54. Swiss LCA discussion forum, December 2013
Using Ecological Scarcity in Companies
Rufer D, Braunschweig A: Ökobilanz von Solarstrom
E2, Sept. 2013 Rufer D, Braunschweig A: Ökobilanz von Solarstrom
Rufer D, Braunschweig A: Ökobilanz von Solarstrom: Supporting data tables
to the publication 'Ökobilanz von Solarstrom', PDF-prints of calculation tables, E2, Sept. 2013 (Should you wish to receive the Excel-File, please contact us).
Rufer D, Braunschweig A: Ökobilanz von Solarstrom: Supporting data tables
Rufer D, Braunschweig A: The improved LCA of photovoltaics (Die bessere Ökobilanz von Solarstrom)
Umwelt Perspektiven Heft 4/2013, pages 9 - 13
Rufer D, Braunschweig A: The improved LCA of photovoltaics (Die bessere Ökobilanz von Solarstrom)
Why to assess gravel use – and which gravel?
Effects of the gravel ecofactor in UBP'06 on LCA's of gravel and concrete", presentation at the 40th Swiss LCA discussion forum, April 2010
Braunschweig A.:The relation between LCA and GHG accounting
(14040, 14064, GHG protocol, GHG credits accounting), Presentation at the 34st Swiss LCA Discussion Forum. 13 March 2008.
Braunschweig A.:The relation between LCA and GHG accounting
Braunschweig, A: "LCA-Thinking in the Development of Company Environmental Management"
Poster at the 3rd Internat. Life Cycle Management Conference, Zürich, August 2007
Braunschweig, A: "LCA-Thinking in the Development of Company Environmental Management"
Braunschweig, A., Caduff, M: "Slim-Line LCA for Use at the Swiss Retailer Coop - LCA reduced to the max".
Presentation at the 3rd Internat. Life Cycle Management Conference, Zürich, August 2007
Braunschweig, A., Caduff, M: "Slim-Line LCA for Use at the Swiss Retailer Coop - LCA reduced to the max".
Siegenthaler C, Braunschweig A, Oetterli G, Furter S (2005)
'LCA Software Guide 2005: Market Overview - Software Portraits', Zürich, Schriftenreihe ÖBU 25
Braunschweig A, Caduff M (2005):'Quick and sound LCA: Our experience with extremely slimlined LCA',
Präsentation am 27. Swiss LCA Discussion Forum, Zürich 2005
Oetterli G, Braunschweig A, (2005) Schweiz (chapter 8). In:
Integrierte Produktpolitik (IPP) in ausgewählten Ländern Europas - Stand, Entwicklung und Perspektiven (Rubik und Scheer), Schriftenreihe des IÖW 179/05
Schmid-Schönbein O, Rufer D, Braunschweig A, (2004) 'Sustainability: living off interest, not capital',
('Nachhaltigkeit: Von den Zinsen statt vom Kapital leben'), iO new management 05/2004, p. 16-23
Schmid-Schönbein O, Rufer D, Braunschweig A, (2004) 'Sustainability: living off interest, not capital',
Braunschweig A, Saladino D, Oetterli G (2004) Nachhaltigkeitsbeurteilung von Hotels,
Umwelt Focus, page 11
Braunschweig A, Saladino D, Oetterli G (2004) Nachhaltigkeitsbeurteilung von Hotels,
Schmid-Schönbein O, Braunschweig A, Oetterli G (2002) SPI-Finance 2002:
Social Performance Indicators for the Financial Industry, www.spifinance.com
Schmid-Schönbein O, Braunschweig A, Oetterli G (2002) SPI-Finance 2002:
Braunschweig A (2000) Soziale Leistungsfähigkeit als unternehmerische Herausforderung. In:
Management sozialer Nachhaltigkeit. Zürich, Schriftenreihe ÖBU 21
Schmid-Schönbein O, Braunschweig A (2000) EPI-Finance 2000:
Umweltleistungskennzahlen für Finanzdienstleister, www.epifinance.com
Schmid-Schönbein O, Braunschweig A (2000) EPI-Finance 2000:
Goedkoop M, Sprensma R et al (1999) The Eco-indicator 99.
A damage oriented method for life cycle Impact assessment. Methodology report. Edited by PrÈ Consultants, NL-Amersfoor
Brand G, Scheidegger A, Schwank O, Braunschweig A (1998) Bewertung in Ökobilanzen mit der Methode der ökologischen Knappheit.
Ökofaktoren 1997. BUWAL, Bern, Schriftenreihe Umwelt 297 german version available at BUWAL
Brand G, Scheidegger A, Schwank O, Braunschweig A (1998) Bewertung in Ökobilanzen mit der Methode der ökologischen Knappheit.
Siegenthaler C Braunschweig A (1997) Ökobilanz-Software:
Angebot, Leistung, Beurteilung. Resultate der ÖBU-Marktstudie 1997. In: UTECH (Hrsg) Workshop "Ökobilanzen" der UTECH 1997, Berlin
Braunschweig A (1997) Ökologisches Marketing: Hartes Pflaster oder "courant normal"? In:
Ökologisches Marketing. Ja gerne - aber wie?, Schriftenreihe ÖBU 12, p.5ff
Braunschweig A (1997) Umweltmanagementsysteme EMAS, ISO14001:
Perspektiven für Wirtschaft und Umwelt in der Schweiz. In: Epiney, A (Hrsg) Öko-Audit und die Schweiz. Freiburg i.Ue
Braunschweig A (1997) Lenkungsabgaben:
Ja gern, aber richtig! Die Auswirkungen einer CO2-Abgabe auf schweizerische Unternehmungen. GAIA 1:66 68
Spirig K, Braunschweig A (1996) Contracting - Outsourcing des Energiemanagements. In:
iO Management Nr. 5:86-89
Braunschweig A, Förster R, Hofstetter P, Müller-Wenk R (1996) Developments in LCA Valuation.
IWÖ-HSG series Nr 32, St.Gallen
Hofstetter P, Braunschweig A (1994) Bewertungsmethoden in Ökobilanzen - ein Überblick.
GAIA 4:227-236
Braunschweig A (1994) Ecobalances for Companies - an application manual.
Eigenverlag, Adliswil 4pp
Braunschweig A, Müller-Wenk R (1993) Ökobilanzen für Unternehmungen
Eine Wegleitung für die Praxis. Paul Haupt Verlag, Bern. (Japanese Translation (1996) Tuttle-Mori Agency, Tokyo, Japan)
Braunschweig A (1992) Ökobilanzen - "Streichhölzer gegen das ökologische Dunkel"
GAIA 3:170-174
Weitere wissenschaftliche Publikationen zur Entwicklung von Ökobilanz-Gewichtungsmethodik
z.B. in der Schriftenreihe IWÖ-HSG und GAIA
Mehrere Beiträge in den ÖBU-Schriftenreihen und weiteren ÖBU-Publikationen
z.B. zu Ökologischen Geldanlagen, Ökologisches Marketing, Ökobilanz-Anwendungen, Beispiele von umweltorientiertem Management, ökologisch verträglicher Güterverkehr, Energieabgaben. vgl. Publikationsverzeichnis der ÖBU unter www.oebu.ch
Ahbe S, Braunschweig A, Müller-Wenk R (1990) Methodik für Ökobilanzen auf der Basis ökologischer Optimierung.
BUWAL, Bern, Schriftenreihe Umwelt 133