Prof. Dr. Matthias Haase

Work at ZHAW

Position

Professor Building Systems

Focus

• Building Simulation, building integrated renewable energies
• sustainable building design and operation, Energy Master Planning
• business models for decarbonizing buildings and districts

Teaching

• lecturer BSc Facility Management module «Energy Management»
• Module responsible and lecturer MSc REFM module «Strategies in Sustainability»
• Module responsible and lecturer MSc REFM module «Circular Economy Management»
• lecturer module «Basics of renewable energies and ecological engineering 3»
• lecturer module «Environmental Heat»
• lecturer module «Property Management and Building Systems 2»
• lecturer CAS module «Energy Management»

Experience

• Senior Research Scientist
  SINTEF Community, epartment of Architecture, Building materials and Construction
  08 / 2007 - 08 / 2020
• Associate Professor for Integrated Energy Design
  Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Architectural Design, History and Technology
  02 / 2010 - 02 / 2014
• lecturer
  "Rheinische" Academy Cologne
  10 / 2002 - 08 / 2003
• project manager
  ADO Solar for facade and louvre systems, and solar daylight systems
  07 / 1998 - 10 / 2002
• product engineer
  Colt International GmbH
  01 / 1996 - 06 / 1998

Education and Continuing education

Education

• PhD / Architecture
  University of Hongkong
  08 / 2003 - 08 / 2007
• M.Eng / Sustainable Resource Management,
  University of Technology, Arts, Sciences
  09 / 1996 - 06 / 2002
• BSc / Energy Studies
  Coventry University
  09 / 1994 - 07 / 1995
• Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Mechanical Engineering / Energy and Environment
  University of Applied Sciences Aachen
  09 / 1992 - 07 / 1995

Network

Membership of networks

• IBPSA, Director-at-Large
• IBPSA-Nordic, President (2019-2021)
• ASHRAE
• International Association of Building Physics
• Passive Low Energy Architecture (PLEA)
• International Sustainable Development Research Society (ISDRS)
• International Solar Energy Society (ISES; German section: DGS)
• Society of Building Science Education (SBSE)
• IBPSA-DACH
• Building Simulation Switzerland

Social media

LinkedIn

Projects

• Massive Decarbonisation of the Swiss Building Stock (RENOWAVE) / Project leader / Project ongoing
• Frigero - Towards energy autonomous temperature-controlled supply chains / Team member / Project ongoing
• Dekarbonisierung von Quartieren / Project leader / Project completed
• PEB – Ebnung des Weges hin zu Energiepositiven Bezirken / Project leader / Project completed

Publications

• Wrase, Isabelle; Haase, Matthias; Wang-Speiser, Zifei,

  2023.

  Towards a circular built environment : focus on the new M.Sc. program in real estate and facility management.

  Frontiers in Sustainability.

  4(1163394).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2023.1163394

• Richter, Thomas Julian; Soliva, Eveline; Haase, Matthias; Wrase, Isabelle,

  2021.

  Corporate real estate and green building : prevalence, transparency and drivers.

  Journal of Corporate Real Estate.

  24(4), pp. 241-255.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JCRE-05-2021-0016

• Haase, Matthias; Wrase, Isabelle; Wang-Speiser, Zifei,

  2023.

  Focus on skills for a circular built environment in a new curriculum development

  .

  In:

  Bragança, Luis; Cvetkovska, Meri; Rand, Askar; Ungureanu, Viorel, eds.,

  Creating a Roadmap Towards Circularity in the Built Environment.

  Cham:

  Springer.

  pp. 149-159.

  Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering (SPRTRCIENG).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45980-1_13

• Haase, Matthias; Baer, Daniela,

  2023.

  From pandemic governance to PED agenda in the new normal

  .

  In:

  Lissandrello, Enza; Sørensen, Janni; Olesen, Kristian; Nedergård Steffansen, Rasmus, eds.,

  The ‘New Normal’ in Planning, Governance and Participation: Transforming Urban Governance in a Post-pandemic World.

  Cham:

  Springer.

  pp. 271-286.

  The Urban Book Series.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32664-6_21

• Witzig, Andreas; Tello, Camilo; Schranz, Franziska; Bruderer, Johannes; Haase, Matthias,

  2023.

  Quantifying energy-saving measures in office buildings by simulation in 2D cross sections [paper].

  In:

  Johra, Hicham, ed.,

  NSB 2023 - Book of Technical Papers : 13th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics.

  13th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics (NSB), Aalborg, Denmark, 12-14 June 2023.

  Aalborg University.

  pp. 317.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.54337/aau541623658

• Wrase, Isabelle; Haase, Matthias; Wang-Speiser, Zifei; et al.,

  2023.

  Sustainability in higher education [poster].

  In:

  Conference Teaching and Learning for Change: Sustainability in Higher Education, Bern, Switzerland, 1 September 2023.

• Haase, Matthias,

  2022.

  Eight years measurement data of a deep renovated residential building [paper].

  In:

  2021 Joint Conference - 11th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting & 17th International Symposium on the Science and Technology of Lighting (EEDAL/LS:17).

  11th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting & 17th International Symposium on the Science and Technology of Lighting (EEDAL/LS:17), Toulouse, France, 1-3 June 2022.

  IEEE.

  Available from: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9932240

• Haase, Matthias,

  2022.

  Monitoring a deep energy renovated building [paper].

  In:

  CLIMA 2022 The 14th REHVA HVAC World Congress.

  14th RHEVA HVAC World Congress, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 22-25 May 2022.

  TU Delft OPEN.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.34641/clima.2022.248

• Haase, Matthias; Konstantinou, Thaleia,

  2022.

  Business models for the decarbonation of districts [paper].

  In:

  ISEC 2022 Conference Proceedings.

  2nd International Sustainable Energy Conference (ISEC), Graz, Austria, 5-7 April 2022.

  Graz:

  AEE INTEC.

  pp. 421-424.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.32638/isec2022

• Haase, Matthias; Baer, Daniela,

  2022.

  Positive energy districts in Norway and Switzerland [paper].

  In:

  ISEC 2022 Conference Proceedings.

  2nd International Sustainable Energy Conference (ISEC), Graz, Austria, 5-7 April 2022.

  Graz:

  AEE INTEC.

  pp. 617-619.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.32638/isec2022

• Haase, Matthias,

  2022.

  Implementation strategies for renovation concepts based on participative planning [paper].

  In:

  IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science.

  SBE Berlin D-A-CH Conference, Berlin, Germany, 20-23 September 2022.

  IOP Publishing.

  pp. 012081.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1078/1/012081

• Klaiber, Michael; Haase, Matthias,

  2022.

  Optimization of an energy community in Switzerland [paper].

  In:

  Proceedings of Building Simulation Optimisation (BSO) 2022.

  Building Simulation Optimisation (BSO), Bath, United Kingdom (online), 13 December 2022.

  Bath:

  University of Bath.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27487

• Guarino, Francesco; Bisello, Adriano; Frieden, Dorian; Bastos, Joana; Brunetti, Alberto; Cellura, Maurizio; Ferraro, Marco; Fichera, Alberto; Giancola, Emanuela; Haase, Matthias; Kantorovitch, Julia; Neumann, Camilla; Mankaa, Rose; Segura, Ivan Luque; Traverso, Marzia; Tumminia, Giovanni; Volpe, Rosaria; Zhang, Xiaojin,

  2022.

  State of the art on sustainability assessment of positive energy districts : methodologies, indicators and future perspectives [paper].

  In:

  Littlewood, John R.; Howlett, Robert J.; Jain, Lakhmi C., eds.,

  Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2021.

  13th KES International Conference on Sustainability and Energy in Buildings (SEB), Split, Croatia, 15-17 September 2021.

  Singapore:

  Springer.

  pp. 479-492.

  Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies ; 263.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6269-0_40

• Haase, Matthias,

  2021.

  Case study of an NZEB (renovation) with 7 years measurement data – what can a designer learn from it? [paper].

  In:

  Proceedings of Building Simulation Conference 2021.

  17th International IBPSA Building Simulation Conference, Bruges, Belgium, 1-3 September 2021.

  International Building Performance Simulation Association.

  pp. 685-687.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.26868/25222708.2021.31155

• Haase, Matthias; Baer, Daniela,

  2021.

  Constraints, stakeholders and framing goals in energy master planning between neighbourhood and district [paper].

  In:

  Bisello, Adriano; Vettorato, Daniele; Haarstad, Harald; Borsboom-van Beurden, Judith, eds.,

  Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions : Results of SSPCR 2019.

  3rd International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions 2019 (SSPCR 2019), Bolzano, Italy, 9-13 December 2019.

  Springer.

  Green Energy and Technology.

• Haase, Matthias,

  2021.

  Energy issues in building and district assessment schemes and benchmarking systems [paper].

  In:

  Schrenk, Manfred; Popovich, Vasily; Zeile, Peter; Elisei, Pietro; Beyer, Clemens; Ryser, Judith; Stöglehner, Gernot, eds.,

  CITIES 20.50 : Creating Habitats for the 3rd Millennium: Smart – Sustainable – Climate Neutral.

  26th International Conference on Urban Planning and Regional Development in the Information Society, Vienna, 7-10 September 2021.

  Wien:

  Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning.

  pp. 313-323.

  Available from: https://archive.corp.at/cdrom2021/papers2021/CORP2021_89.pdf

• Haase, Matthias,

  2021.

  The energy master planning process for districts [paper].

  In:

  Proceedings of Building Simulation Conference 2021.

  17th International IBPSA Building Simulation Conference, Bruges, Belgium, 1-3 September 2021.

  International Building Performance Simulation Association.

  pp. 684-682.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.26868/25222708.2021.31154

• Haase, Matthias; Baer, Daniela,

  2021.

  Towards climate neutrality through integrated energy planning : a cross country comparison and case study analysis of Positive Energy District concepts between Switzerland and Norway [paper].

  In:

  Schrenk, Manfred; Popovich, Vasily V.; Zeile, Peter; Elisei, Pietro; Beyer, Clemens; Ryser, Judith; Stöglehner, Gernot, eds.,

  CITIES 20.50 : Creating Habitats for the 3rd Millennium: Smart – Sustainable – Climate Neutral.

  26th International Conference on Urban Planning and Regional Development in the Information Society, Vienna, 7-10 September 2021.

  Wien:

  Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning.

  pp. 957-968.

  Available from: https://archive.corp.at/cdrom2021/papers2021/CORP2021_83.pdf

• Georges, Laurent; Haase, Matthias; Novakovic, Vojislav; Schild, Peter G., eds.,

  2020.

  BuildSIM-Nordic 2020 : Selected papers.

  BuildSim-Nordic, Oslo / online, 13-14 October 2020.

  Oslo:

  SINTEF Academic Press.

  .

  ISBN 978-82-536-1679-7.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-21514

• Haase, Matthias; Baer, Daniela,

  2020.

  A closer look at constraints, stakeholders and boundary definitions in energy (master) planning between neighbourhood and district [paper].

  In:

  IOP Conference Series : Earth and Environmental Science.

  BEYOND 2020 : World Sustainable Built Environment conference, online, 2-4 November 2020.

  IOP Publishing.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/588/2/022038

• Baer, Daniela; Haase, Matthias,

  2020.

  Energy master planning on neighbourhood level : learnings on stakeholders and constraints from the Norwegian case of Ydalir [paper].

  In:

  IOP Conference Series : Earth and Environmental Science.

  BEYOND 2020 : World Sustainable Built Environment conference, online, 2-4 November 2020.

  IOP Publishing.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/588/2/022001

• Haase, Matthias,

  2021.

  Business models for Energy Master Planning of communities and districts.

  In:

  11th International Conference on Improving Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings and Smart Communities (IEECB&SC’20), Online, 1-2 December 2020.

  Available from: https://e3p.jrc.ec.europa.eu/file/2162/download?token=WaycnnWG

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

• Haase, M., (2020). Requirements for representative models for comfort and energy simulations in districts, p.16-23; In: Georges et al. (Eds.) BuildSIM-Nordic 2020 Selected papers - International Conference Organised by IBPSA-Nordic, 13th–14th October 2020, OsloMet, SINTEF Proceedings, SINTEF Academic Press, ISBN: 978-82-536-1679-7
• Haase, M., Lolli, N., Thunshelle, K., (2020). Renovation concepts for residential buildings - Research status, challenges and opportunities, SINTEF ZEN report no. 19, Oslo: SINTEF Academic Press; ISBN: 978-82-536-1657-5
• Rønneseth, Ø., Haase, M., Georges, L., Thunshelle, K., Holøs, S., Fjellheim, Ø, Mysen, M. and Thomsen, J., (2020). Building Services Solutions Suitable for a Low Emission Urban Areas, SINTEF ZEN report no. 26, Oslo: SINTEF Academic Press, ISBN: 978-82-536-1677-3
• Haase, M. and Baer, D., Constraints, stakeholders and framing goals in energy master planning between neighbourhood and district, "Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions - SSPCR 2019”, organized by EURAC, Bolzano, 15-18 Dec 2019
• Sharp, T., Haase, M., Zhivov, A., Rismanchi, B., Lohse, R., Rose, J. Nord, N. (2020) Energy Master Planning: Identifying Framing Constraints That Scope Your Technology Options, ASHRAE Transactions 2020, Volume 126, Part 1. Atlanta: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
• Haase, M. and Lohse, R., Process of Energy Master Planning of Resilient Communities for comfort and energy solutions in districts, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Volume 352, Number 1, IOP Publishing Ltd,
• Brozovsky, J., Haase, M. and Lolli, N. "Validation of a Digital Twin with Measurement Data," in Proceedings of the 39th AIVC Conference. 7th TightVent Conference. 5th venticool Conference. Smart Ventilation for buildings.: INIVE EEIG, 2019, pp. 518-527.
• Brozovsky, J., Haase, M., Nocente, A. and Lolli, N. "Towards validation of a numerical model of a test cell laboratory," in 7th International Building Conference, 23.09.2018 – 26.09.2018, Syracuse, USA. IBPC 2018: IBPC, 2018, pp. 67-72.
• Woods, R., Skeie, K.S. and Haase, M., The Influence of User Behaviour on Energy Use in European Shopping Centres. Sust. Dev.,
• Haase, M., Woods, R. and Skeie, K.S., The Key Drivers For Energy Retrofitting Of European Shopping Centres, Energy Procedia, Volume 78, November 2015, pp. 2298–2303, Elsevier,
• Haase, M., Lolli, N., Skeie, K.S. and Noris, F., Cost Optimal Retrofitting Of Shopping Malls In Europe, Energy Procedia, Volume 78, November 2015, pp. 2058–2063, Elsevier,
• Georges, L., Haase, M., Houlihan Wiberg, A., Kristjansdottir, T. and Risholt, B., Life cycle emissions analysis of two nZEB concepts, Building Research & Information, pages 82-93, Taylor & Francis
• Haase, M. and Löfström, E., Building augmented wind turbines – BAWT, SINTEF Research 34, Oslo: SINTEF akademisk forlag 2015 (ISBN 978–82–536–1493–9 (pdf)
• Houlihan Wiberg, A., Georges, L., Dokka, T.H., Haase, M., Time, B., Gunnershaug Lien, A., Mellegård, S. and Maltha, M. A zero emission concept analysis of a single family house, Energy and Buildings, Volume 74, May 2014, Pages 101–110, Elsevier,
• Goia, F., Perino, M. and Haase, M., A numerical model to evaluate the thermal behaviour of PCM glazing system configurations, Energy and Buildings, Volume 54, November 2012, Pages 141–153, Elsevier, ISSN: 0378-7788
• Goia, F., Haase, M. and Perino, M., Optimizing the configuration of a façade module for office buildings by means of integrated thermal and lighting simulations in a total energy perspective, Applied Energy 108 (2013) 515–527, Elsevier

Other publications

• Participation in Annex 83 "Positive Energy Districts" of the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Energy in Buildings and Communities Programm (EBC), STD co-lead
• Participation in COST Action PED-EU-NET (CA19126) Positive Energy Districts European Network
• Participation in Annex 75 "Cost-effective Building Renovation at District Level Combining Energy Efficiency and Renewables" of the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Energy in Buildings and Communities Programm (EBC), STD co-lead
• Participation in the Annex 73 "Towards net zero energy resilient public communities" of the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Energy in Buildings and Communities Programm (EBC) as national expert

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