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René Itten

René Itten

René Itten

ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
Institute of Natural Resource Sciences
Grüentalstrasse 14
8820 Wädenswil

+41 (0) 58 934 52 32
rene.itten@zhaw.ch

Personal profile

Position at the ZHAW

Research Associate
Research Group Life Cycle Assessment

www.zhaw.ch/iunr/lca

Professional development teaching

CAS The Science and Art of Coffee

Expertise and research interests

Life Cycle Assessment, LCA, photovoltaics, electricity production and transmission, Environmental Product Declaration, EPD

Educational background

2019 CAS University Didactics, Zurich University of Teacher Education (PHZH)

2008-2010 MSc. in Environmental Engineering ETH Zürich with specialisation in ecological systems design & waste management and hydrology & water resources management

Master Thesis: “Modeling pharmaceutical input in the environment – distinguishing discharge from households and hospitals” at EAWAG, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

2005-2008 BSc. in Environmental Engineering ETH Zürich

Professional milestones

2012-2014 Project Manager Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) at treeze Ltd.
Focus on photovoltaics, environmentally-extened input output analysis, Life Cycle Impact Assessment methodology, environmental product declarations

2010-2012 Project Manager Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) at ESU-serviced Ltd.
Focus on electricity production and transmission, heating systems as well as building products and buildings

Membership of networks

Projects

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed
Conference contributions, peer-reviewed
Other publications
Oral conference contributions and abstracts

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

PUBLIKATIONEN (non peer-reviewed) / BERICHTE

Frischknecht R., Nathani C., Stolz P., Wyss F. and Itten R. (2015) Extension of a Disaggregated Input-Output Table with Environmental Data for the Year 2008. treeze Ltd / Rütter Soceco AG, commissioned by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Uster / Rüschlikon.

Frischknecht R., Nathani C., Büsser Knöpfel S., Itten R., Wyss F. and Hellmüller P. (2014) Entwicklung der weltweiten Umweltauswirkungen der Schweiz; Umweltauswirkungen von Konsum und Produktion von 1996 bis 2011. treeze Ltd / Rütter Soceco AG, commissioned by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Uster / Rüschlikon.

Frischknecht R., Nathani C., Büsser Knöpfel S., Itten R., Wyss F. and Hellmüller P. (2014) Technischer Bericht Gesamtumweltbelastung Schweiz. treeze Ltd / Rütter Soceco AG, commissioned by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Uster / Rüschlikon.

Frischknecht R. and Itten R. (2014) PEFCR photovoltaic electricity generation. treeze Ltd. commissioned by Technical Secretariat PEF Pilot "Photovoltaic Electricity Generation", Uster, Switzerland.

Frischknecht R. and Itten R. (2014) Comparison of different guidelines and PCRs related to photovoltaic electricity production. treeze Ltd. commissioned by Technical Secretariat PEF Pilot "Photovoltaic Electricity Generation", Uster, Switzerland.

Itten R., Wyss F. and Frischknecht R. (2014) LCI of the global crystalline photovoltaics supply chain and of future photovoltaics electricity production. treeze Ltd., Uster, Switzerland.

Itten R., Frischknecht R. and Stucki M. (2014) Life Cycle Inventories of Electricity Mixes and Grid, Version 1.3. treeze Ltd., Uster, Switzerland, retrieved from: www.treeze.ch.

Itten R. and Frischknecht R. (2014) Primärenergiefaktoren von Energiesystemen, Version 2.2+, Stand April 2014. Im Auftrag des Bundesamt für Umwelt BAFU und der Koordinationskonferenz der Bau- und Liegenschaftsorgane der öffentlichen Bauherren KBOB, Uster, CH, retrieved from: www.treeze.ch.

Wyss F., Frischknecht R., Itten R., Pfäffli K. and John V. (2014) Richtwert Gesamtumweltbelastung Gebäude - Entwurf. Bundesamt für Energie, BfE Bundesamt für Umwelt BAFU Amt für Hochbauten Stadt Zürich AHB.

Wyss F., Frischknecht R. and Itten R. (2014) Hintergrundbericht zur Aktualisierung der Materialdaten der KBOB-Liste, v2.2+ Stand 2014. Bundesamt für Umwelt BAFU, Koordinationskonferenz der Bau- und Liegenschaftsorgane der öffentlichen Bauherren KBOB

Frischknecht R., Büsser Knöpfel S. and Itten R. (2013) Indicators on Global Environmental Impacts Related to Domestic Consumption. treeze Ltd., Uster, CH.

Frischknecht R., Stucki M., Flury K. and Itten R. (2013) Life cycle assessment of amorphous and micromorphous PV modules. In proceedings from: EU PVSEC, Paris, retrieved from: www.photovoltaic-conference.com.

Itten R. and Frischknecht R. (2013) Externe Kosten von Energiesystemen gemäss ECOPLAN. treeze Ltd., Uster, CH

Frischknecht R. and Itten R. (2012) Book, trade and claim systems in LCA: how to model certificates delinked from physical flows. In: SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting, May 20-24, 2012. Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry SETAC, Berlin, Germany.

Itten R., Frischknecht R. and Stucki M. (2012) Life Cycle Inventories of Electricity Mixes and Grid. ESU-services Ltd., Uster, Switzerland, retrieved from: www.esu-services.ch.

Jungbluth N. and Itten R. (2012) Umweltbelastungen des Konsums in der Schweiz und in der Stadt Zürich: Grundlagendaten und Reduktionspotenziale, . Energieforschung der Stadt Zürich, Bericht Nr. 8, Forschungsprojekt FP-1.1, Zürich.

Jungbluth N., Itten R. and Stucki M. (2012) Umweltbelastungen des privaten Konsums und Reduktionspotenziale. ESU-services Ltd. im Auftrag des BAFU, Uster, CH, retrieved from: www.esu-services.ch/projects/lifestyle/.

Jungbluth N., Itten R. and Schori S. (2012) Environmental impacts of food consumption and its reduction potentials. In proceedings from: 8th International Conference on LCA in the Agri-Food Sector, Rennes, France, 2-4 October 2012, retrieved from: colloque4.inra.fr/lcafood2012.

Flury K., Frischknecht R. and Itten R. (2012) Life cycle assessment of Oerlikon Solar mC-Si solar modules. treeze Ltd., Uster.

Stucki M., Schori S., Itten R. and Jungbluth N. (2012) Aus Umweltsicht prioritäre Produkte in der Schweiz. ESU-services GmbH, Uster, im Auftrag des Bundesamtes für Umwelt (BAFU) (unpublished), Uster, CH.

Frischknecht R., Stucki M. and Itten R. (2011) Primärenergiefaktoren von Transportsystemen, Version 2.2. im Auftrag des Bundesamtes für Energie BfE, ESU-services Ltd., Uster, CH, retrieved from: www.esu-services.ch/publications/energy/.

Frischknecht R. and Itten R. (2011) Primärenergiefaktoren von Energiesystemen, Version 2.2. im Auftrag des Bundesamtes für Energie BfE, ESU-services Ltd., Uster, CH, retrieved from: www.esu-services.ch/publications/energy/.

Itten R., Jungbluth N. and Stucki M. (2011) Life Cycle Assessment of Burning Different Solid Biomass Substrates. im Auftrag des Bundesamtes für Energie BfE, ESU-services Ltd., Uster, retrieved from: www.esu-services.ch/publications/energy/.

Stucki M., Büsser S., Itten R., Frischknecht R. and Wallbaum H. (2011) Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Geosynthetics versus Conventional Construction Material. ESU-services Ltd. commissioned by European Association for Geosynthetic Manufacturers (EAGM), Uster and Zürich, CH.