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Dr. Christine Bratrich, ETH Zurich ISCN Conference 2014, June 3rd Harvard & MIT

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Drivers for innovation to support sustainable development

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Three principles to support innovation for sustainability at ETH Zurich

bridging 1 integrating 2 focusing 3

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!  Sustainability: Priority at the highest level of decision making

!  Interdisciplinary steering board: 8 faculty members, anchored in various scientific disciplines and 7 departments.

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disciplines, departments, cultures bridging 1

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Sustainability at ETH Zurich is integrated in:

all relevant activities integrating 2

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dialouge with society campus life

education research

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on a thematic and strategic «focus of the year»

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1. future cities

2. climate change

3. world food systems

4. energy systems

5. natural resources

focusing 3

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How does this work in practice?

education research

«ETH Sustainability Summer School»

• …link education & research • …bridge disciplines & cultures • …support the «focus of the year»

Innovative education program to….

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ETH Sustainability Summer School Program

«change agents» for sustainability

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Motivation & Skills stakeholder perspective

communication & presentation

project management

Inter- und transdisciplinary curriculum

system-thinking

inter-discipliary knowhow

critical thinking & reflection

trans-formation

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«change agents» for sustainability

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teamwork

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ETH Sustainability Summer School Program

VIP contacts

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motivation & skills stakeholder perspective

communication & presentation

project management

Inter- und transdisciplinary curriculum

1 2 3 4

«change agents» for sustainability

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teamwork

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ETH Sustainability Summer School Program

VIP contacts

system-thinking

inter-discipliary methods

critical thinking & reflection

trans-formation

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Outcome 2010: sustainable urban dwelling unit (SUDU)

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outcome 2010 «SUDU» techniques

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outcome 2010 realization 2011

publication 2012 follow-up project 2013

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participants: 50% ETH Zurich

32 universities

29 nationalities 34 disciplines

Interdisciplinary & international response

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3 alliances IARU, GULF, IDEA League

44 organizations

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Interdisciplinary & international response

participants: 50% ETH Zurich

32 universities

29 nationalities 34 disciplines

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Innovation for sustainability requires

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1.  Competence and inspiration gained in interdisciplinary and intercultural teams.

2.  Integrative thinking to create synergies between research, education and campus-life.

3.  Well-focused capacities to generate implementation force.

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Team ETH Sustainability Dominik Brem, SGU

Thank you!

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Time for another order of magnitude!

1.  Innovation to reach all students on campus.

2.  Innovation to foster more «living labs».

3.  Innovation to design new forms of dialogue.

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Outlook

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!  2010: ETHiopia Summer School in Addis Ababa

!  2011: All just rubbish?

!  2012: Eating Tomorrow: Rethinking the World Food System

!  2013: Future Cities: Networks and Grammars

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«ETH Sustainability Summer School»

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Outcome 2011 Life Cycle Assessment

und Ausstellung über Waschmaschinen

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Outcome 2011 Design und Prototyp

eines nachhaltigen Stuhl

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Outcome 2012 Design und Bau eines «Aquaponic Systems» - angepasst an die Bedürfnisse einer jordanianischen NGO

     

     

     

       

 

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Outcome 2013 Entwicklung und

Visualisierung eines neuen Stadtteils in Singapur

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outcome 2012 assessment of the

environmental and social impacts the association

«Tischlein deck dich»

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ETH Zurich – “little town in the city of Zurich”

!  50.7 GWh for heating year-1

= heating for more than 8000

family homes

!  112 GWh electricity year-1

= consumption of about 35‘000 persons

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ETH Zurich: energy demand

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ETH Zurich: energy demand / CO2 emissions

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ETH Zürich: Stromverbrauch

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ETH Zürich: Wärmeverbrauch

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ETH Zurich: energy concept Hönggerberg

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ETH Zürich: Energiekonzept Hönggerberg

goal: 50% CO2 reduction by 2020 CO2 free for heating by 2025 currently in implementation expected savings: at least 4000 t CO2e/year

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Measured data

Forecast (incl.renovations)

Forecast (incl.renovations & anergy)

CO2 Emissionen in Science City

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ETH Zürich: CO2 Emissionen

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ETH Zurich – “1000 times around the globe”

rail traffic car airplane

!  about 50 million km by airplane = 1150 x around the globe per year

!  Business travel: more than 15’000 tonnes CO2 in total

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ETH Zürich: Papierverbrauch

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