@misc{12871,
  abstract     = {{Sustainability in the food chain and the prevention of food losses is an issue of increasing importance. There is a large number of processing by-products where innovative strategies are helpful for transferring these losses into a consumable state. In a step-by-step approach, this current study focused on the sensory properties of blends of sunflower press cake and whey, fermented with different consortia of microorganisms and intended for being used as a basis for a savory spread. In the first part of the work, blends fermented with six co-cultures from lactic acid bacteria and yeasts were characterized by free choice profiling and quantitative descriptive analysis. The respective results were used to modify the formulation and to select the fermentation cultures that were promising from a sensory point of view. Subsequent investigations allowed reducing sample dimensionality further, and the study was concluded by affective hedonic tests and a check-all-that-apply set-up performed by consumers. The final experiment also comprised a just-about-right approach performed for specifically evaluating spreadability. The outcome of the entire study indicates that it is possible to tailor attractive foods from by-products, provided that the need for final optimizations regarding palatability is considered.}},
  author       = {{Rohm, Harald and Morejón Caraballo, Sophie and Salvador, Ana and Mendo, Sofia and Llorca, Empar and Cattaneo, Stefano and De Noni, Ivano and Struck, Susanne and Foschino, Roberto and Hernando, Isabel}},
  booktitle    = {{Foods : open access journal}},
  issn         = {{2304-8158}},
  keywords     = {{food losses, sustainability, by-product utilization, spreadability}},
  number       = {{9}},
  publisher    = {{MDPI AG}},
  title        = {{{Sensory Properties of Fermented Blends of Sunflower Press Cake and Whey}}},
  doi          = {{10.3390/foods14091489}},
  volume       = {{14}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}

@misc{13310,
  abstract     = {{The mental health crisis among university students is gradually increasing, from psychological fatigue, burnout, and anxiety to suicide, forcing universities to integrate a mental health focus in sustainable campus planning. Mental health can be influenced, either alleviated or exacerbated, by the academic environment. Campus Sustainability Assessment Tools (CSATs) provided various indicators, but few include spatial indicators related to mental health. To bridge this gap, it is essential to understand the influence of spatial aspects on students’ psychological well - being. Identifying environmental stressors and spatial qualities and translating them into indicators that can be consistently defined and evaluated is relevant. This study aims to address the gap in CSATs regarding students' mental health and to develop spatial indicators for universities to embed mental health. The goal is to propose spatial indicators that allow universities to evaluate and measure the relationship between the built campus environment and mental health. A comparative analysis was conducted on ten CSAT frameworks and two related frameworks, including the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Circular Economy (CE), with a focus on identifying and evaluating existing assessments. In parallel, a review was conducted to analyze key psychological stressors and interventions in the academic environment for university students' mental health. This included formulating spatial indicators that describe, quantify, and assess the relationship to psychological outcomes. Findings show that existing CSATs prioritize curriculum and teaching approaches, and research includes scholarship, social network, and operational aspects. However, only the Sustainability Tool for Auditing Universities' Curricula in Higher Education (STAUNCH) and Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) explicitly reference mental health. Apart from STAUNCH and UI GreenMetric, which include indicators of biodiversity and green space ratio, respectively, nearly all frameworks focus on non - physical, conceptual metrics. The identification of spatial indicators is linked to specific design attributes — such as natural light, spatial openness, and access to nature — that promise reduced stress and enhanced emotional well - being. Key findings related to the study’s spatial indicators propose a three - part indicator set: 1. Psycho - spatial indicators (e.g., light, acoustic, and visual comfort, finishing material, accessibility, air quality, layout) . 2. Socio - spatial indicators (e.g., communal area, visibility, accessibility, safety, interconnection) . 3. Restorative spatial indicators (e.g., naturalness, spatiality, safety and security, privacy - public balance) . Universities must focus on preserving students’ mental health by improving their physical environments, especially because supporting and fostering mental health is no longer optional. Understanding the tangible ways in which space impacts mental health enables universities to define clear, measurable criteria for improvement. These findings offer a practical foundation for evaluating existing environments and guiding future design interventions. A three - part indicator set will be developed and applied through a mixed - method case study approach, implemented in two existing campuses, and it will be examined in depth via on - site observations, structured interviews, and student surveys to capture both measurable data and lived experiences. The framework aims to articulate the connection between spatial design and mental health and to establish a methodology for identifying, defining, and assessing these indicators across different university settings.}},
  author       = {{Nadia, Nathania and Pottgiesser, Uta}},
  booktitle    = {{Inżynieria Mineralna}},
  issn         = {{1640-4920}},
  keywords     = {{campus sustainability, mental health design, spatial indicators}},
  number       = {{2}},
  publisher    = {{Polskie Towarzystwo Przeróbki Kopalin}},
  title        = {{{Sustainable Design for Mental Health: A Framework of Spatial Indicators for University Campuses}}},
  doi          = {{10.29227/im-2025-02-02-098}},
  volume       = {{2}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}

@misc{12389,
  abstract     = {{Ressourcenverbrauch, CO2-Fußabdruck und Abfallaufkommen sind zentrale Themen bei der nachhaltigen Entwicklung der Bauwirtschaft. Besonders mit einem Gebäudeabbruch geht ein enormer Ressourcen- und Energieverlust einher. Diese Arbeit fokussiert den Abbruchprozess am Beispiel einer öffentlichen Verwaltung und analysiert die Möglichkeiten dieser, Kreisläufe von Bauteilen und -materialien in der lokalen Bauwirtschaft zu fördern. 
Zunächst wurde der IST-Prozess für einen Abbruch von Gebäuden am Beispiel des Kreis Lippe aufgenommen und Schwachstellen für die Wiedereinbringung von Bauteilen und -materialien identifiziert. Danach wurden Best Practice Ansätze von öffentlichen Verwaltungen in Deutschland recherchiert und anschließend dies um den europäischen Raum erweitert. Der letzte Teil der Analyse bezieht sich auf das RE-BUILD-OWL Projekt, mit welchem der Kreis Lippe plante eine Vorreiterrolle in zirkulärem Bauen einzunehmen, und wie die Projektergebnisse die Wiedereinbringung von Bauteilen und -materialien im Rückbauprozess positiv beeinflussen können. 
Es hat sich gezeigt, dass sich die Best Practice und die Projektergebnisse positiv auf die Schwachstellen des Abbruchprozesses auswirken können. Konkret wurden für den Kreis Lippe vier Handlungsempfehlungen formuliert. 1. Wissensaufbau: Zwar wurde deutlich, dass bei Einzelpersonen großes Fachwissen beseht, ein Austausch zwischen den Mitarbeitenden bestand jedoch nicht ausreichend. Außerdem besteht auch Bedarf an externen Schulungen geschult/ Sensibilisierung. 2. Digitalisierungsstrategie: Langfristig deutet sich im Bausektor ein Wandel zur Nutzung von Building Information Modeling ab. Es wird empfohlen, diesen Wandel im Kreis Lippe vorzubereiten, um die Mitarbeitenden in dem Wandel mitzunehmen und diese Veränderung proaktiv anzugehen. 3. Aktive lokale Marktgestaltung: Der lokale Markt lässt sich durch die Erhöhung der Nachfrage von verfügbaren Sekundärmaterialien und der Erhöhung des Angebotes von verfügbaren Sekundärmaterialien beeinflussen. Wenn zusätzlich innovative Technologien in der Region gefördert werden, lassen sich langfristig Materialkreisläufe entwickeln. 4. Baustoff- und Materialdistribution: Diese Handlungsempfehlung gilt als Teil der Erhöhung des Sekundärmaterialangebots. Um die Angebotserhöhung der Sekundärbauteile und -materialien zu bewerkstelligen, wurden zwei Optionen vorgeschlagen. Zum einen kann die Fremdleistung der Identifizierung und Distribution eingekauft werden, zum anderen ist eine interne Umsetzung mit Aufbau einer Bauteil- und Materialbörse möglich. Wichtig ist in beiden Schritten, dass vor einem Abbruch ein Audit des Gebäudes und eine Klassifizierung der Bauteile und -materialien auf Wiederverwendbarkeit durchgeführt wird. Eine mögliche Umsetzung der Veränderungen wurden in einer beispielhaften SOLL-Prozess-Darstellung skizziert. 
Die Ergebnisse dieser Arbeit zeigen das Potenzial sowie konkrete Schritte auf, die der Kreis Lippe hat, um Bauteile und -materialien in einem Kreislauf zu behalten. Die Best Practice Analyse ist nicht spezifisch für den Kreis Lippe durchgeführt worden, weshalb die Ergebnisse zusätzlich für einen allgemein übertragbaren Erkenntnisgewinn zur Verfügung stehen. Auch andere öffentliche Verwaltungen können anhand der Ergebnisse dieser Arbeit Handlungsschritte ableiten. }},
  author       = {{Steinkuhl, Anika}},
  keywords     = {{Zirkuläres Bauen, Kreislaufwirtschaft, Bauwirtschaft, Nachhaltiges Bauen, Materialkreisläufe, BIM, Building Information Modeling, construction industry, circular economy, sustainability, sustainable construction, circular construction, material cycles}},
  pages        = {{80}},
  publisher    = {{Hochschule Bielefeld}},
  title        = {{{Entwicklung strategischer Handlungsempfehlungen für die Förderung der Kreislaufwirtschaft beim Rückbau öffentlicher Gebäude}}},
  doi          = {{10.25644/rs7s-yc91}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}

@misc{12788,
  abstract     = {{The product environmental footprint (PEF) is one of two life cycle assessment methods from the European Commission. With their published recommendation on environmental footprint methods, the European Commission provides a framework to assess the PEF for every product in a company. Since there is a high probability that the PEF will be mandatory for companies shortly, it is crucial that this recommendation guides companies and mainly technical employees through all phases of the PEF and enables them to execute a PEF study correctly. Therefore, this paper aims to analyze the process of calculating a PEF for a product critically. A PEF study is conducted on a smart luminaire with the software program OpenLCA. The use case concludes that many aspects of the PEF still need to be clarified. Especially the calculation methods behind every impact category need to be more transparent. Further, a comparison of the use case with a provided tutorial from OpenLCA is made. The comparison shows that no information is available on how to model the end-of-life and the use stages, which are mandatory in a PEF study. (c) 2023 The Authors. Published by ELSEVIER B.V.}},
  author       = {{Mordaschew, Viktoria and Tackenberg, Sven}},
  booktitle    = {{5th International Conference on Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing (ISM)}},
  editor       = {{Longo, F. and Shen, W. and Padovano, A.}},
  issn         = {{1877-0509}},
  keywords     = {{Product Environmental Footprint, Life Cycle Assessment, Sustainability, Cyber-physical Systems}},
  location     = {{Lisbon, PORTUGAL}},
  pages        = {{493--503}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier BV}},
  title        = {{{The Product Environmental Footprint – A Critical Review}}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.procs.2024.01.049}},
  volume       = {{232}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}

@misc{10784,
  abstract     = {{Replacing carbon-based fuels with hydrogen will not sustainably prevent an ice cube from melting, as CO2 is just one of the (many) causes of human-caused climate change.
From an energetic and climatic point of view, it does not matter whether the heat input into the atmosphere occurs through the combustion of fossil carbon or through the combustion of hydrogen (which is difficult to produce):
The desired decarbonization alone cannot slow the speed of climate change in our time. Whether global primary energy consumption is based on carbon or hydrogen remains irrelevant to the lifetime of the heat-storing CO2 molecules in atmosphere. Several literature sources on the lifetime of CO2 in the atmosphere vary between a few decades and 1000 years. It is possible that the differences in lifetime are due to the fact that different system boundaries are taken into account.
The start of slowing climate change the day after CO2 is no longer released into the atmosphere will certainly only have noticeable consequences several generations later.
From today's perspective, the hydrogen-based energy economy cannot be an equivalent replacement for a carbon-based energy economy, but rather only an intermediate step on the way to greater energy efficiency. Energy efficiency means that the ratio between the effort for “energy production” (actually energy conversion) and the benefit as “energy use” (proportion of energy that can be converted into work) must decrease significantly. How? For example, by developing more energy-efficient processes and machines, improving heat storage, using CO2-free renewable energies and using waste heat as much as possible.
Sustainability is nothing more than common sense and concerning the use of energy it means daring to be more energetically truthful through greater energy efficiency.
}},
  author       = {{Sietz, Manfred}},
  keywords     = {{Grüner Wasserstoff, Decarbonisierung, Klimawandel, Meeresspiegelerhöhung, Nachhaltigkeit, green hydrogen, decarbonization, climate change, sea level rise, sustainability}},
  pages        = {{8}},
  publisher    = {{Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe}},
  title        = {{{Von grünem Wasserstoff und farblosem CO2}}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}

@misc{12900,
  abstract     = {{Green (and blue) spaces receive attention as important components of cities that can help to mitigate the effects of climate change, support biodiversity and improve public health. Green space planning aims to transform cities towards urban sustainability and resilience. In a longitudinal study, representatives from eleven European municipalities that had previously been interviewed in 2014 were re-interviewed in 2020–2021 on changes in urban greening and related practices. The interviewees reported mainly advancements in dealing with ecological issues, such as new plans, strategies, regulations or funding programmes for climate adaptation or biodiversity support, as well as some progress in co-governance with non-governmental stakeholders. Promising developments include breaking professional silos by creating new units that can better deal with complex urban issues. In a few cases, high-level local politicians induced profound changes. These changes stimulated the development of new planning and governance cultures, resulting in more co-creation of urban green spaces. However, from a transformation studies perspective, incremental strategies dominate, and even when municipal representatives are aware that substantive changes are needed, they often lack the means to act. For more radical system change, significant extra efforts are needed.}},
  author       = {{Hansen, Rieke and Buizer, Marleen and Buijs, Arjen and Pauleit, Stephan and Mattijssen, Thomas and Fors, Hanna and van der Jagt, Alexander and Kabisch, Nadja and Cook, Mandy and Delshammar, Tim and Randrup, Thomas B. and Erlwein, Sabrina and Vierikko, Kati and Nieminen, Hanna and Langemeyer, Johannes and Soson Texereau, Camille and Luz, Ana Catarina and Nastran, Mojca and Olafsson, Anton Stahl and Steen Møller, Maja and Haase, Dagmar and Rolf, Werner and Ambrose-Oji, Bianca and Branquinho, Cristina and Havik, Gilles and Kronenberg, Jakub and Konijnendijk, Cecil}},
  booktitle    = {{European Planning Studies}},
  issn         = {{1469-5944}},
  keywords     = {{Co-governance, participation, climate change, sustainability transformations, green infrastructure}},
  number       = {{12}},
  pages        = {{2401--2424}},
  publisher    = {{Taylor & Francis}},
  title        = {{{Transformative or piecemeal? Changes in green space planning and governance in eleven European cities}}},
  doi          = {{10.1080/09654313.2022.2139594}},
  volume       = {{31}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}

@misc{13021,
  abstract     = {{Natural ventilation in a building is an effective way to achieve acceptable indoor air quality. Ventilation dilutes contaminants such as bioeffluents generated by occupants, substances emitted from building materials, and the water vapor generated by occupants’ activities. In a building that requires heating and cooling, adequate ventilation is crucial to minimize energy consumption while maintaining healthy indoor air quality. However, measuring the actual magnitude of the natural ventilation rate, including infiltration through the building envelope and airflow through the building openings, is not always feasible. Although international and national standards suggested the required ventilation rates to maintain acceptable indoor air quality in buildings, they did not offer action plans to achieve or evaluate those design ventilation rates in buildings in use. In this study, the occupant-generated carbon dioxide (CO2) tracer gas decay method was applied to estimate the ventilation rates in an office room in Seoul, South Korea, from summer to winter. Using the method, real-time ventilation rates can be calculated by monitoring indoor and outdoor CO2 concentrations without injecting a tracer gas. For natural ventilation in the test room, 145 mm-diameter circular openings on the fixed glass were used. As a result, first, the indoor CO2 concentrations were used as an indicator to evaluate how much the indoor air quality deteriorated when all the windows were closed in an occupied office room compared to the international standards for indoor air quality. Moreover, we found out that the estimated ventilation rates varied depending on various environmental conditions, even with the same openings for natural ventilation. Considering the indoor and outdoor temperature differences and outdoor wind speeds as the main factors influencing the ventilation rates, we analyzed how they affected the ventilation rates in the different seasons of South Korea. When the wind speeds were calm, less than 2 m/s, the temperature difference played as a factor that influenced the estimated ventilation rates. On the other hand, when the temperature differences were low, less than 3 °C, the wind speed was the primary factor. This study raises awareness about the risk of poor indoor air quality in office rooms that could lead to health problems or unpleasant working environments. This study presents an example of estimating the ventilation rates in an existing building. By using the presented method, the ventilation rate in an existing building can be simply estimated while using the building as usual, and appropriate ventilation strategies for the building can be determined to maintain the desired indoor air quality.}},
  author       = {{Seol, Hyeonji and Arztmann, Daniel and Kim, Naree and Balderrama, Alvaro}},
  booktitle    = {{Sustainability}},
  issn         = {{2071-1050}},
  keywords     = {{Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Geography, Planning and Development, Building and Construction}},
  number       = {{13}},
  publisher    = {{MDPI}},
  title        = {{{Estimation of Natural Ventilation Rates in an Office Room with 145 mm-Diameter Circular Openings Using the Occupant-Generated Tracer-Gas Method}}},
  doi          = {{10.3390/su15139892}},
  volume       = {{15}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}

@misc{8330,
  abstract     = {{In an attempt to realize decision usefulness of corporate sustainability reporting, standard setters and scholars are discussing a shift from a voluntary to a mandatory reporting approach. However, the EU Commission and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) follow different approaches regarding the materiality definition of mandatory corporate sustainability reporting. While the EU Commission focuses on double materiality, the ISSB concentrates on single materiality. In view of this controversy, the purpose of this paper is to analyze both materiality concepts and related sustainability reporting frameworks that significantly influence the future standardization process. Referring to a ’block model' between the EU Commission and the ISSB, a systematic connection of future sustainability reporting with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as the monetized reporting of externalities and science based climate targets are proposed. As the proposed ’block model' will contribute to the goal of climate neutral economy, it will also trigger a fundamental shift in the standardization process of sustainability reporting.}},
  author       = {{Stawinoga, Martin and Velte, Patrick}},
  booktitle    = {{Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik & Umweltrecht : ZfU ; Beiträge zur rechts-, wirtschafts- und sozialwissenschaftlichen Umweltforschung = Journal of environmental law and policy = Revue de la politique et du droit d'environnement }},
  issn         = {{0931-0983}},
  keywords     = {{Sustainability, reporting, corporate social responsibility, FRS Foundation, International Sustainability Standards Board, European Commission, materiality, Global Reporting Initiative}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{210--248}},
  publisher    = {{dfv Mediengruppe}},
  title        = {{{Single versus double materiality of corporate sustainability reporting: Which concept will contribute to climate neutral business?}}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}

@misc{12833,
  abstract     = {{In Northwestern Europe, Germany, France, the Netherlands, the UK and Belgium constitute the biggest five potato producers, with total potato crop production around 60% of EU-28 production before Brexit. Soil and climate conditions are highly favourable for potato growth in this region. Production is under driving forces of (i) the potato processing industry, particularly in Belgium; (ii) the innovation for fresh potato in the UK, France and Germany; (iii) the leadership of Germany and the Netherlands for starch potato; and (iv) the dominance of the Netherlands for seed production. Based on an industrial agri-food production system, the region has the highest potato yield levels worldwide and developed relevant trade networks for export of seed, fresh and processed potato products in and outside Europe. Conventional and intensive potato production is widespread over the region, whilst organic production started to develop in Germany and France. Whether the coming decades will be as successful as the last ones for sustainable potato production will depend on how the sector and stakeholders of the whole potato value-chain will overcome new issues and challenges. These are mainly soil quality and health conservation, consequences of climate change, increasing bans on the use of plant protection products, tightening environmental standards, food waste reduction and increasing trade tensions hampering the flow of potatoes around the world. After a detailed description of the potato production in the region, this paper contains a SWOT analysis aiming to identify potential solutions to overcome environmental, technical, economic, political and societal issues in the region for sustainable potato production in the coming years and decades.}},
  author       = {{Goffart, Jean-Pierre and Haverkort, Anton and Storey, Michael and Haase, Norbert and Martin, Michel and Lebrun, Pierre and Ryckmans, Daniel and Florins, Dominique and Demeulemeester, Kürt}},
  booktitle    = {{  Potato research : journal of the European Association for Potato Research}},
  issn         = {{1871-4528}},
  keywords     = {{Industrial agri-food production, Production practices, Sustainability, Value-chain}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{503--547}},
  publisher    = {{Springer }},
  title        = {{{Potato Production in Northwestern Europe (Germany, France, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium): Characteristics, Issues, Challenges and Opportunities}}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s11540-021-09535-8}},
  volume       = {{65}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}

@inproceedings{5101,
  abstract     = {{The Government of Dubai implemented Green Building Regulations & Specifications & Specifications (GBRS). In March 2014. Dubai has more than 1000 high-rise buildings in which more than 2 million residents are accommodated. However, 62% of the existing residential high-rise buildings dating from 1970-2014 do not meet the requirements of the new GBRS. The paper suggests a sustainability plan framework for the modern heritage buildings in Dubai that satisfies the new building regulations. This will require the development of a new set of tools to adequately protect and keep the identity and heritage of the existing buildings instead of replacing them with new ones. In this context, several case studies are presented, analyzed and discussed to present the potential and the challenges of keeping these buildings.Many of the existing buildings built in the City of Dubai from 1970-2014 are part of the memory of the place and contribute to the story of Dubai development in the recent past. This research aims at protecting and documenting an important phase of the history of the urban development in the City of Dubai, highlighting the time period in which the initial principles that govern and guide the development of the city were developed. As part of Dubai modern heritage, the buildings under study have had a major impact on shaping the urban environment and crystallizing the architectural character of Dubai development in the 1970s and 1980s. Besides that, the headlong modernization of Dubai will eliminate all evidence of the city evolution. As a result, retrofitting of existing buildings should not only improve energy efficiency and performance but also keep the identity and heritage of the City of Dubai instead of replacing buildings with new ones.}},
  author       = {{Raed, Abeer Abu and Pottgiesser, Uta and Quist, Wido J.}},
  booktitle    = {{LDE Heritage Conference on Heritage and the Sustainable Development Goals}},
  editor       = {{Pottgiesser, Uta and Fatoric, Sandra and de Maaker, Erik and Pereira Roders, Ana}},
  keywords     = {{Modern Heritage, Sustainability, High-rise Buildings, Dubai, Green Building}},
  pages        = {{268--278}},
  publisher    = {{TU Delft Open}},
  title        = {{{Sustainable Development of 1970-2014 High-Rise Residential Architecture from: Dubai Case Study on Modern Heritage}}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}

@misc{7696,
  abstract     = {{Although an increasing amount of empirical research has been linked to the impact of management control and governance on corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues since the financial crisis of 2008/09, heterogeneous results have characterised this research field. Regarding the group level of corporate governance, the efficacy of board committees (e.g., audit, compensation or CSR committees) has been included in recent research designs. However, analyses of corporate governance at the individual level are related to the effects of top management members [e.g., chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer (CFO) or chief sustainability officer (CSO)] on CSR outcomes. This paper aims to convey a detailed understanding of sustainable management control's impact as CSR-related board expertise. In more detail, we focus on the influence of both CSR committees and CSOs on three CSR measures mainly analysed in empirical-quantitative research: (1) CSR reporting; (2) CSR assurance (CSRA); and (3) CSR performance. We motivate our analysis with increased relevance from practical, regulatory and research perspectives, and we employ a systematic literature review of the symbolic vs. substantive effects of sustainability-related board composition. Based on our theoretical model (legitimacy theory, stakeholder theory and upper-echelons theory), we selected 48 quantitative peer-reviewed empirical studies on this research topic. Our analysis shows that CSR committees positively influence CSR reporting and performance. Thus, there are indications that the implementation of a CSR committee is not a symbolic act, but instead substantively contributes to CSR activities. However, in light of inconclusive empirical research results and a lack of studies that have analysed CSO-related effects, a notable research gap has been identified. Moreover, we note the main limitations of prior research in this review and develop an agenda with useful recommendations for future studies.}},
  author       = {{Velte, Patrick and Stawinoga, Martin}},
  booktitle    = {{Journal of Management Control}},
  issn         = {{2191-477X}},
  keywords     = {{CSR committee, Chief sustainability officer (CSO), CSR reporting, CSR performance, CSR assurance, Board expertise}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{333--377}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  title        = {{{Do chief sustainability officers and CSR committees influence CSR-related outcomes? A structured literature review based on empirical-quantitative research findings}}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s00187-020-00308-x}},
  volume       = {{31}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}

@techreport{2184,
  abstract     = {{Material flows and energy flows can be correlated with sufficient data, e.g. on production energies, annual production quantities and degrees of dissipation with temperature increases in the atmosphere, volumes of molten ice or sea level increases, as well as with probability statements, information densities and management recommendations. All these quantities can be described by the comprehensive term entropy.
In order to consider the efficiency of material and energy flows, the difficulty to understand the concept of entropy with its different definitions can be summarized simply and easily in a model related to ice cubes.
The quality of a model containing percentage probability statements, statements on dissipation in material flow models in connection with statements on information density and its description by the ice cube model is still to be determined in practice in suitable material flow models. Such projects should show the types of mathematical correlations between dissipation degrees, entropy increase, increase of molten ice and sea level rise.
}},
  author       = {{Sietz, Manfred and Wrenger, Burkhard}},
  keywords     = {{Entropy, Ice Cube, Sustainability, Sea Level Rise, Information Density, Probability Statements, Material Flow Model, Dissipation}},
  title        = {{{Entropie eines Eiswürfels, Wahrscheinlichkeitsaussagen und Meeresspiegelerhöhung}}},
  doi          = {{10.25644/76E5-PC61}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}

@inproceedings{5847,
  abstract     = {{Urban noise pollution is a major environmental health problem. International organizations are making efforts to prevent health damage due to high levels of noise in cities, but the design of the built environment typically neglects the acoustic impact of architectural projects. Building facades, covering a substantial part of the vertical surfaces of the urban fabric, have a significant effect on the wellbeing of the population and on the environmental impact of buildings. Facade geometries and materials interact with the diversity of sounds in the city composing soundscapes that influence the health, comfort, and productivity of people inside and outside of buildings. This study gives an overview of the elements involved in the composition of the urban soundscape and revises the potential effects of sound-reflective and sound-absorptive facades. With the purpose of exemplifying the integration of acoustic data into facade design processes, a parametric design workflow is developed to experiment with acoustic simulations of a street environment, alternating between sound-reflective and sound-absorptive facades.}},
  author       = {{Balderrama, Alvaro and Arztmann, Daniel and Schulz, Jens-Uwe}},
  booktitle    = {{Facade Tectonics 2020 World Congress}},
  keywords     = {{acoustics, sustainability, computational design, parametric workflows}},
  location     = {{Los Angeles}},
  title        = {{{Influence of Façade Materials on the Acoustic Environment}}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}

@inproceedings{5848,
  abstract     = {{Urban noise pollution is a major environmental health problem. International organizations are making efforts to prevent health damage due to high levels of noise in cities, but the design of the built environment typically neglects the acoustic impact of architectural projects. Building facades, covering a substantial part of the vertical surfaces of the urban fabric, have a significant effect on the wellbeing of the population and on the environmental impact of buildings. Facade geometries and materials interact with the diversity of sounds in the city composing soundscapes that influence the health, comfort, and productivity of people inside and outside of buildings. This study gives an overview of the elements involved in the composition of the urban soundscape and revises the potential effects of sound-reflective and sound-absorptive facades. With the purpose of exemplifying the integration of acoustic data into facade design processes, a parametric design workflow is developed to experiment with acoustic simulations of a street environment, alternating between sound-reflective and sound-absorptive facades.}},
  author       = {{Arztmann, Daniel and Ramirez, Jhosangela and Mena Lozada , Tomas}},
  booktitle    = {{Facade Tectonics 2020 World Congress}},
  keywords     = {{acoustics, sustainability, computational design, parametric workflows}},
  location     = {{Los Angeles}},
  title        = {{{Facade 4.0 – The new digital life-cycle of the building envelope}}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}

@misc{13372,
  abstract     = {{This bachelor thesis explores the adaptive reuse of the former Telekom high-rise at Kesselbrink in Bielefeld, a vacant modernist office tower awaiting new purpose. The project proposes a mixed-use transformation that reinterprets the building as a “city within the city,” inspired by Le Corbusier’s Unité d’Habitation in Marseille. The existing structure is strategically reduced to its essential load-bearing concrete frame and floor slabs, preserving the structural skeleton while enabling radical spatial reconfiguration.
Prefabricated timber modules are inserted and cantilevered between the reinforced-concrete columns, extending the usable floor area and introducing a warm, contemporary material contrast to the original façade. This intervention not only increases density and flexibility but also redefines the tower’s appearance, giving it a cosmopolitan and forward-looking architectural identity. The ground floor is conceived as an open and publicly accessible urban platform, activating the surrounding plaza and strengthening social interaction. Upper floors are redesigned as affordable and attractive living spaces for young residents, encouraging a diverse and vibrant community within the building.
A newly designed park-like rooftop landscape provides recreational space and panoramic views over the city, enhancing environmental quality and urban connectivity. By combining structural preservation, modular timber construction, public programming, and residential reuse, the proposal demonstrates how high-rise retrofitting can generate social, ecological, and economic value simultaneously. The project positions adaptive reuse as a viable strategy for sustainable urban regeneration and architectural longevity.}},
  author       = {{Konschake, Leon}},
  keywords     = {{Adaptive Reuse, Mixed-Use Development, High-Rise Transformation, City within the City, Modular Timber Construction, Prefabrication, Structural Preservation, Concrete Skeleton, Cantilevered Modules, Urban Regeneration, Public Ground Floor, Youth Housing, Rooftop Landscape, Sustainability, Social Impact, Ecological Design, Economic Viability, Cosmopolitan Architecture}},
  publisher    = {{Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe}},
  title        = {{{TreeTower}}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}

@misc{7894,
  author       = {{Stawinoga, Martin}},
  booktitle    = {{Umwelt-Wirtschafts-Forum : uwf ; die betriebswirtschaftlich-ökologisch orientierte Fachzeitschrift }},
  issn         = {{1432-2293 }},
  keywords     = {{Directive 2014/95/EU     CSR-Directive-Implementation-Act     Regulation     Non-financial reporting     Assurance of qualitative sustainability disclosures}},
  number       = {{25}},
  pages        = {{ 213–227}},
  publisher    = {{Springer Spektrum }},
  title        = {{{Die Richtlinie 2014/95/EU und das CSR-Richtlinie-Umsetzungsgesetz – Eine normative Analyse des Transformationsprozesses sowie daraus resultierender Implikationen für die Rechnungslegungs- und Prüfungspraxis}}},
  doi          = {{https://doi.org/10.1007/s00550-017-0463-6}},
  year         = {{2017}},
}