Dr. Juliana Victoria Zapata Riveros

Work at ZHAW

Teaching

• Design Thinking
• Business models for the circular economy
• Technology for developing countries

Network

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-7118-7306

Projects

• Feasibility Study on Dynamic Coordination Mechanisms for Recycled Construction Material Supply Chains / Project leader / ongoing
• Systemic Multi-scale Approaches for Rapid Transition to Positive Energy Districts / Deputy project leader / ongoing
• Climate- and energy-positive living in Eastern Switzerland 2.0: Monitoring and optimization measures in operation based on the pilot project in Güttingen / Deputy project leader / ongoing
• Urban Positive Clean neigHborhood energy trAnsition: driving innovative solutions for Renovation, diGitalisation and energy Efficiency / Team member / ongoing
• Design Zurich / Team member / completed
• Augmented Reality Outdoor Mission "Escape the fossils" / Deputy project leader / completed
• Positive Energy Districts as a Suitable Instrument to govern the Swiss Energy Transition / Project leader / completed
• Massive Decarbonisation of the Swiss Building Stock / Team member / completed
• Hydrogen In Distributed Energy Systems / Team member / completed
• SCCER Joint Acitivity Romande Energie Demonstrator / Team member / completed
• Power Alliance / Team member / completed
• SCCER CREST / Team member / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Kádár, J. et al. (2026) 'From passive consumers to active citizens : a survey-based study of prosumerism in Jerusalem', Sustainability, 18(1), p. 481. doi: 10.3390/su18010481.
• Zapata Riveros, J., Scacco, P. M. and Ulli-Beer, S. (2024) 'Network dynamics of positive energy districts : a coevolutionary business ecosystem analysis', Frontiers in Sustainability, 4(1266126). doi: 10.3389/frsus.2023.1266126.
• Zapata Riveros, J., Gallati, J. and Ulli-Beer, S. (2024) 'Mitigating risks and breaking barriers, energy supply contracting in multifamily houses : an ecosystem perspective', Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 6(1460960). doi: 10.3389/frsc.2024.1460960.
• Zapata Riveros, J. V. et al. (2021) 'Combining business model innovation and model-based analysis to tackle the deep uncertainty of societal transitions : a case study on industrial electrification and power grid management', Sustainability, 13(13). doi: 10.3390/su13137264.
• Zapata Riveros, J. V., Kubli, M. and Ulli-Beer, S. (2019) 'Prosumer communities as strategic allies for electric utilities : exploring future decentralization trends in Switzerland', Energy Research & Social Science, 57. doi: 10.1016/j.erss.2019.101219.
• Bagemihl, J. et al. (2018) 'A market-based smart grid approach to increasing power grid capacity without physical grid expansion', Computer Science - Research and Development, 33(1), pp. 177–183. doi: 10.1007/s00450-017-0356-5.
• Ulli-Beer, S. et al. (2017) 'Participative modelling of socio-technical transitions : why and how should we look beyond the case-specific energy transition challenge?', Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 34(4), pp. 469–488. doi: 10.1002/sres.2470.

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Morais, D. et al. (2025) 'Positive energy districts in Switzerland : analysis from a technical, social and business point of view', in Berardi, U., António, J., and Simões, N. (eds). Singapore: Springer, pp. 39–47. doi: 10.1007/978-981-95-1826-5_5.
• Zapata Riveros, J. and Ulli-Beer, S. (2025) 'A system dynamics approach towards nearly zero energy districts', in Conference Proceedings The 2025 International System Dynamics Conference. System Dynamics Society. Available at: https://proceedings.systemdynamics.org/2025/papers/P1118.pdf.
• Arpagaus, D. et al. (2025) 'One stop shops for renovation and their contribution to a circular economy', in Wrase, I. et al. (eds) Tagungsband zur Facility Management Konferenz Spotlight FMplus 2025 – Wissenschaft und Praxis im Dialog: Next Generation FM – How FM adds value. Wädenswil: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, pp. 22–36. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-34834.

Other publications

• Zapata, J. et al. (2026) Energy building analysis considering different ownership types. Winterthur: ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-36145.
• Zapata, J. et al. (2025) One stop shop for renovation guidelines. Winterthur: ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-36108.
• Zapata, J., Scacco, M. and Ulli-Beer, S. (2025) Guidelines positive energy districts (PEDs) : PED pathways: from vision to reality. Winterthur: ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-36107.

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