Evelyn Lobsiger-Kägi

ZHAW School of Engineering
Energy Behaviour
Technoparkstrasse 2
8400 Winterthur

+41 (0) 58 934 70 21
evelyn.lobsiger-kaegi@zhaw.ch

Work at ZHAW

Position

Co-Head of Energy Behaviour Team
Senior Researcher and Lecturer

Focus

Sustainble Energy Systems
Energy Behaviour
Sufficiency
Smart City
Living Labs
Sustainability-oriented community management

Teaching

Transformation socio-technical systems
Future of critical resources

Professional development teaching

Experience

Senior Researcherat INE
ZHAW
01 / 2009 - 07 / 2023
Scientific assistant at INE
ZHAW
08 / 2007 - 12 / 2008
Part-time work at the Igelstation Zurich (consulting, care)
Igelstation Zürich (hedgehog care station)
04 / 2007 - 08 / 2008
Scientific associate
Institute for Environmental Decision, ETH Zurich
09 / 2006 - 03 / 2007

Education and Continuing education

Education

mentoring fff / Women for leading positions
ZHAW
05 / 2022 - 05 / 2023
Course / Effective Moderation
IAP-ZHAW
03 / 2022 - 03 / 2022
Teaching Certificate / Environmental Studies
ETH Zurich
02 / 2008 - 09 / 2010
MSc. / Environmental Science
ETH Zurich
09 / 2001 - 09 / 2006

Network

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4104-6016

Social media

Projects

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

Bezzola, N., Oberkalmsteiner, J., Tomic, U., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Moser, S., Cambrosio, L., Weissbrodt, R., & Maltese, S. (2025). Energy at work : a scoping review of how new working models reshape energy consumption. Energy Research & Social Science, 104313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2025.104313
Cellina, F., Gerosa, T., Granato, P., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Wemyss, D., & Kienast, P. (2024). Can app-based communities support energy sufficiency in households? Evidence from a one-year quasi-experiment in Switzerland. Sustainable Cities and Society, 114(105771). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2024.105771
Cellina, F., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Wemyss, D., Profeta, G., & Granato, P. (2024). Households in energy transition : promoting household energy-sufficient routines via app-based peer-to-peer interaction. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 52(100868). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2024.100868
Tomic, U., Sütterlin, B., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Marek, R., Derungs, C., & Sandmeier, E. (2024). Reducing hot water consumption through real-time feedback and social comparison using persuasive technologies : evidence from a Swiss energy-efficient district. Energy Efficiency, 17(15). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-024-10199-9
Wemyss, D., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Jud, S., & Cellina, F. (2023). Leveraging realities of saving energy at home : contributions of co-design to behavioural interventions. Energy Research & Social Science, 104(103258). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2023.103258
Wemyss, D., Cellina, F., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., de Luca, V., & Castri, R. (2019). Does it last? : long-term impacts of an app-based behavior change intervention on household electricity savings in Switzerland. Energy Research & Social Science, 47, 16–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2018.08.018
Lobsiger-Kägi, E., López, L., Kuehn, T., Roth, R., Carabias-Hütter, V., & Zipper, C. (2018). Social life cycle assessment : specific approach and case study for Switzerland. Sustainability, 10(12), 4382. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10124382
Wemyss, D., Castri, R., Cellina, F., De Luca, V., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., & Carabias-Hütter, V. (2018). Examining community-level collaborative vs. competitive approaches to enhance household electricity-saving behavior. Energy Efficiency, 11(8), 2057–2075. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-018-9691-z
Carabias-Hütter, V., Eschenauer, U., Kuehn, T., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., & Mildenberger, T. (2016). Die Energienachfrage steuern : Handlungsempfehlungen zur Nutzung von Smart-Meter-Daten. Gaia, 25(3), 217–219. https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.25.3.20
Spiess, H., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Carabias-Hütter, V., & Marcolla, A. (2015). Future acceptance of wind energy production : exploring future local acceptance of wind energy production in a Swiss alpine region. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 101, 263–274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2015.06.042

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Tomic, U., Maltese, S., Molinari, N., Weissbrodt, R., & Moser, S. (2025). Rethinking work for a sustainable future : development of a scenario-based assessment tool of emerging working models and their energy and CO₂ impacts in Swiss companies. 8th European Conference on Behaviour Change and Energy Efficiency (BEHAVE), Paris, France, 11-12 December 2025.
Sentic, A., Schubert, I., Yanguas Parra, P. A., Coard, V., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., & Oberkalmsteiner, J. (2025). Beyond the niche : supporting transformative change in living labs with a practice-oriented typology and a management tool [Conference paper]. Proceedings of the OpenLivingLab Days Conference 2025, 135–150. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-35984
Cellina, F., Carabias-Hütter, V., Castri, R., De Luca, V., Granato, P., Kienast, P., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., & Wemyss, D. (2021). Social power plus : empowering households to energy sufficiency through co-designed app‑based community energy challenges [Conference paper]. Conference Proceedings : BEHAVE 2020-2021, 89–93. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23771
Wemyss, D., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Jud, S., & Cellina, F. (2021). Mainstreaming sustainability transitions : from research towards impact. 12th International Sustainability Transition Conference (IST), Karlsruhe, Germany, 5-8 October 2021.
Derungs, C., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Tomic, U., Marek, R., & Sütterlin, B. (2019). Occupant-centred temperature reduction in an energy efficient site [Conference paper]. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1343(012146). https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1343/1/012146
Wemyss, D., Moser, C., Castri, R., Kovacs, N., Carabias-Hütter, V., & Lobsiger-Kägi, E. (2017). Reaching the finish line : analysis of the differences between active participants and drop-outs in a behaviour change intervention [Conference paper]. Consumption, Efficiency and Limits : Eceee 2017 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency, 1775–1784.
Wemyss, D., Castri, R., De Luca, V., Cellina, F., Frick, V., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Gabani Bianchi, P., Hertach, C., Kuehn, T., & Carabias, V. (2016). Keeping up with the Joneses : examining community-level collaborative and competitive game mechanics to enhance houshold electricity-saving behaviour. 4th European Conference on Behaviour and Energy Efficiency, Coimbra, Portugal, 8-9 September 2016.

Other publications

Oberkalmsteiner, J., Sentic, A., & Lobsiger-Kägi, E. (2026). White paper for a citizen-led sustainable innovation platform. Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE.
Spada, M., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., & Baumgartner, C. (2025). Report on initial LCSA-framework and comprehensive list of sustainability indicators. ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-35998
Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Sütterlin, B., Sentic, A., Oberkalmsteiner, J., Frei, D., & Tomic, U. (2025). Persona tool. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-33462
Moser, S., Bezzola, N., Weissbrodt, R., Cambrosio, L., Oberkalmsteiner, J., Tomic, U., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., & Maltese, S. (2025). Current working models and their effect on energy consumption. Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-33540
Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Maltese, S., Oberkalmsteiner, J., Tomic, U., Bezzola, N., Moser, S., Weissbrodt, R., & Molinari, N. (2025). Sustainable working models in practice : current trends and energy saving potential. Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-33551
Sütterlin, B., Frei, D., Oberkalmsteiner, J., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., & Tomic, U. (2024). Sustainability lifestyle typology. Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-31386
L’Orange Seigo, S., Probst, M., Stauffacher, M., Lobsiger, E., & Blumer, Y. (2023). Interventionen in Reallaboren : ein Handbuch für die Praxis. ETH Zürich, TdLAB. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000608410
Koch, P., Händler-Schuster, D., Keller, S., Krämer, K., Pfister, A., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Fringer, A., Whitehouse, M., & Kaschlik, A. (2023). Weshalb veröffentlichen Sie Ihre wissenschaftliche Arbeit offen zugänglich und gratis? Impact, 4, 43. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-29564
Kaschlik, A., & Lobsiger-Kägi, E. (2023). Nachhaltige Energieversorgung trifft auf Partizipation. Im Fokus. https://www.espacesuisse.ch/de/im-fokus/nachhaltige-energieversorgung-trifft-auf-partizipation
Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Kaschlik, A., Sütterlin, B., Spiess, H., Brandenberg, E., & Carabias-Hütter, V. (2021). Wie Nachhaltigkeitsprojekte zu sozialer Integration im Quartier beitragen können [Conference poster]. Book of Abstracts INUAS Konferenz 2021, 300–303. https://www.inuas.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/INUAS2021_Book-of-Abstract_FINAL.pdf
Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Kaschlik, A., Brandenberg, E., Sütterlin, B., Nägeli, T., & Spiess, H. (2021). Integration im Quartier durch Nachhaltigkeitsprojekte (IQN). ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23696
Sandmeier, E., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Marek, R., Tomic, U., & Kälin, S. (2020). 2000-Watt-Gesellschaft leben : Reduktion des End-Energieverbrauchs durch Verhaltensänderungen : Nutzerinterventionen im Hüttengraben-Areal. Bundesamt für Energie. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-22811
Sicre, B., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Sigrist, D., & Kohler, A. (2020). Warmwasser-Kurzentnahmen : Auswirkung und Vermeidung. EnergieSchweiz, Bundesamt für Energie BFE. https://pubdb.bfe.admin.ch/de/publication/download/10173
Musiolik, J., Kohler, A., Vögeli, P., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., & Carabias-Hütter, V. (2019). Smart City : Leitfaden zur Umsetzung von Smart-City-Initiativen in der Schweiz. Bundesamt für Energie. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-19406
Carabias-Hütter, V., Wettstein, S., Stucki, M., Lopez de Obeso, L., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Schneider, G., Baier, J., Burri, A., & Zipper, C. (2018). Sustainability assessment of the CO2 methanation value chain : environmental impacts and socio-economic drivers and barriers. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Eschenauer, U., Braunreiter, L., Kuehn, T., Yildirim, O., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Spiess, H., Carabias-Hütter, V., & Müller, A. W. (2017). Smart Cities in Theorie und Praxis : Szenarien, Strategien und Umsetzungsbeispiele. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1237
Cometta, C., Kobe, C., Abegg, A., Dörig, L., Schleiniger, R., Stücheli-Herlach, P., Brüesch, C., Fuhrimann, S., Schmitt, A., Schuler, C., Fuchs, S., Trinkler, G., Eschenauer, U., Braunreiter, L., Kuehn, T., Yildirim, O., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Spiess, H., Carabias-Hütter, V., & Müller, A. W. (2017). Umsetzung der Energiestrategie 2050 - Band II : Neue Ansätze für Staat und Wirtschaft (C. Cometta & C. Kobe, eds.). ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1233
Lobsiger-Kägi, E., & Carabias-Hütter, V. (2016). Energy efficiency programmes in the spotlight - analysis of governmental, institutional and entrepreneurial energy efficiency programmes : target groups, governance mechanisms and factors of success [Conference paper]. In J. Patterson & F. Varriale (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference ‘Smart Energy Regions’ : Cardiff, UK, 11th and 12th February 2016 (pp. 31–44). The Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4241
Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Frick, V., Musiolik, J., Moser, C., Carabias-Hütter, V., Bernegger, H., Aurich, I., Bernath, K., & Günther, C. (2016). Leitfaden Smarte Quartiere : Ideenentwicklung und Prozessgestaltung für Genossenschaften und andere Akteure der Quartierentwicklung. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4240
Castri, R., Wemyss, D., Cellina, F., De Luca, V., Frick, V., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Bianchi, P., & Carabias, V. (2016). Triggering electricity-saving through smart meters : play, learn and interact [Conference paper]. Proceedings of the 1st Ever Energy-Feedback Symposium : Teddinet 1st Energy-Feedback Symposium “Feedback in Energy Demand Reduction: Examining Evidence and Exploring Opportunities, 248–256.
Abegg, A., Benz, A., Bergmann, A., Braunreiter, L., Brüesch, C., Carabias-Hütter, V., Cometta, C., Conrad, N., Eschenauer, U., Fuchs, S., Fürer, S., Fuhrimann, S., Gut, M., Haelg, S., Kobe, C., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Müller, A. W., Nagel, G., Qvist-Sorensen, P., et al. (2016). Umsetzung der Energiestrategie 2050: Herausforderungen und Chancen für Staat und Wirtschaft (C. Cometta, C. Kobe, & A. Benz, eds.). ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1053
Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Weiss Sampietro, T., Eschenauer, U., Carabias-Hütter, V., Braunreiter, L., & Müller, A. W. (2016). Treiber und Barrieren auf dem Weg zu einer Smart City : Erkenntnisse aus Theorie und Praxis. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1052
Renner, E., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., & Kunz, M. (2014). Soziale Aspekte der Nachhaltigen Entwicklung : Grundlagen für die Nachhaltigkeitsbeurteilung von Projekten. Bundesamt für Raumentwicklung. https://www.are.admin.ch/dam/de/sd-web/72fUQ2RaNx6t/Soziale_Aspekte_Nachhaltige_Entwicklung.pdf
Spiess, H., Lobsiger, E., & Carabias, V. (2014). Energieertrag vor Landschaftsbild? : sozioökonomische und technische Aspekte der Windenergie am Beispiel der Region Goms. Bulletin: Fachzeitschrift und Verbandsinformationen von Electrosuisse und VSE, 2014(3), 17–20. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4227
Ferraro, F., Sanchez, D., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Moser, C., & Carabias, V. (2014). Technologien auf dem Prüfstand : neu entwickeltes Indikatorenset zur Bewertung der Stromproduktion anhand der Ziele der Energiestrategie 2050. Bulletin: Fachzeitschrift und Verbandsinformationen von Electrosuisse und VSE, 4, 9–12. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4228
Castri, R., De Luca, V., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Moser, C., & Carabias, V. (2014). Favouring behavioural change of household’s energy consumption through social media and cooperative play. Behave 2014 - Paradigm Shift: From Energy Efficiency to Energy Reduction through Social Change. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4249
Moser, C., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Ferraro, F., Sanchez, D., & Carabias-Hütter, V. (2014, June). Trade-offs between national and regional energy systems perspectives. Energy Systems Conference 2014, London, United Kingdom, 24-25 June 2014.
Carabias-Hütter, V., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Moser, C., & Sanchez, D. (2014). Switzerland. In P. Jones, W. Lang, J. Patterson, & P. Geyer (Eds.), COST action TU1104 : smart energy regions (pp. 259–266). The Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4246
Carabias-Hütter, V., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Mourik, R., & Rotmann, S. (2013). The urgency of energy conservation : required behaviour and social norm change for demand-side management [Conference paper]. In C. J. Koroneos, D. C. Rovas, & A. Th. Dompros (Eds.), Proceedings of ELCAS 2013 (pp. 999–1014). COST.
Mourik, R., Rotmann, S., Carabias-Hütter, V., & Lobsiger-Kägi, E. (2013). Analysis of case studies IEA DSM task 24 : closing the loop - behaviour change in DSM: from theory to practice. iea dsm.
Weiss Sampietro, T., Ramsauer, N., Karvounakis Marti, S., & Lobsiger-Kägi, E. (2012). Perspektiven von wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern : Eine Fallstudie zu Arbeitssituation und Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten an der Zürcher Fachhochschule aus gendertheoretischer Sicht. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-112

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

Tomic, U., Oberkalmsteiner, J., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Sütterlin, B., Z’Rotz, J., & Ohnmacht, T. (2023, November 29). Unveiling sustainability-related lifestyles : a framework for lifestyle-based segmentation in sustainability research. 7th European Conference on Behaviour and Energy Efficiency (BEHAVE), Maastricht, the Netherlands, 28-29 November 2023.
Sütterlin, B., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., & Carabias-Hütter, V. (2021). Promotion of environmental and social sustainability through a digital community platform in the context of the Corona pandemic. International Conference of Environmental Psychology (ICEP), Syracuse, Italy, 5-8 October 2021.
Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Carabias-Hütter, V., Sütterlin, B., Buis, A., & Schwengler, C. (2019). Enhancing smart neighborhood life through a mobile app [Conference presentation]. Book of Abstracts : INUAS Conference 2019: Housing under Pressure, 83–85. https://www.inuas.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BoA-INUAS-Conference-2019.pdf
Tomic, U., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Sütterlin, B., Marek, R., & Derungs, C. (2019). 2000-Watt-Gesellschaft leben : Planung alleine reicht nicht aus [Conference presentation]. Book of Abstracts : INUAS Conference 2019: Housing under Pressure, 96–97. https://www.inuas.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BoA-INUAS-Conference-2019.pdf
Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Tomic, U., Spiess, H., Kuehn, T., & Carabias-Hütter, V. (2018). Exploring the social acceptance of building integrated photovoltaics in Switzerland. Behave 2018 : Book of Abstracts.
Tomic, U., Spiess, H., Parravicini, L., Kuehn, T., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., & Carabias-Hütter, V. (2017, May). Community and socio-political acceptance of building-integrated photovoltaics. International Conference at the Congressi Stefano Franscini (CSF) of ETH Zurich, Human Dimensions of Environmental Risks - Behavioural Experiments, Field Experiments, Survey Research, Ascona, 21-26 May 2017.
Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Moser, C., Ferraro, F., & Carabias-Hütter, V. (2014). A framework to enhance communities towards low energy and low carbon societies. Behave Energy Conference, Oxford, United Kingdom, 3-4 September 2014.
Carabias-Hütter, V., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., & Marti, D. (2013). Insights from IEA-DSM task XXIV : behaviour change models, case-studies and programmes. Green Buzz @ Öbu and ZHAW, Zurich, Switzerland, 29 January 2013.

Research data

Lobsiger, Evelyn; Tomic, Uros, 2019. Survey on acceptability of building-integrated PV (BIPV) in Switzerland. Zenodo. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3365918

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