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Ulrike Rahe
Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Goteborg, Sweden

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Journal article
Published: 28 December 2020 in Sustainable Production and Consumption
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The transition to a circular economy (CE) produces a range of new challenges for designers and requires specific knowledge, strategies, and methods. To date, most studies regarding design for a CE have been theoretical and conceptual, hence, limited research has been conducted on the practical implications of designing for a CE. Therefore, the aim of this study is to provide a better understanding of how design practitioners interpret and implement the CE concept in practice. To capture the complexity of real-world cases, semi-structured interviews were carried out with design practitioners (N = 12) within the disciplines of architecture and industrial design who have actively worked with circularity in a design agency setting. The results show that the practitioners have diverse perspectives on designing for a CE, relating to (1) the circular design process, (2) the effects of the CE on design agencies, (3) the changing role of the designer, and (4) the external factors affecting circular design in practice. Some differences were identified between the architects and industrial designers, with the industrial designers more strongly focused on circular business models and the architects on the reuse of materials on a building level. In addition, circular strategies and associated (similar) terminologies were understood and applied in fundamentally different ways. As the CE blurs boundaries of scale and disciplines, there is a need for universal design frameworks and language. The CE concept is expanding the scope of the design process and driving the integration of new knowledge fields and skills in the design process. The successful implementation of the CE in practice is based on extensive collaboration with stakeholders and experts throughout all stages of the design process. Design agencies have addressed the CE by establishing dedicated CE research and design teams, facilitating knowledge exchange, developing their own circular strategies and methods, and striving for long-term client relationships that foster the engagement of designers with the lifecycles of designed artefacts rather than perceiving design projects as temporary endeavors. Ultimately, a holistic and integral approach towards design in a CE is needed to ensure that the underlying CE goals of contributing to sustainable development and establishing a systemic shift are ongoingly considered.

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Giliam Dokter; Liane Thuvander; Ulrike Rahe. How circular is current design practice? Investigating perspectives across industrial design and architecture in the transition towards a circular economy. Sustainable Production and Consumption 2020, 26, 692 -708.

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Giliam Dokter, Liane Thuvander, Ulrike Rahe. How circular is current design practice? Investigating perspectives across industrial design and architecture in the transition towards a circular economy. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 2020; 26 ():692-708.

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Giliam Dokter; Liane Thuvander; Ulrike Rahe. 2020. "How circular is current design practice? Investigating perspectives across industrial design and architecture in the transition towards a circular economy." Sustainable Production and Consumption 26, no. : 692-708.

Journal article
Published: 08 August 2020 in Sustainability
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This paper examines the kitchen as one relevant part of the home that is highly affected by frequent replacements, renovations, and a short service life. The aim is to discern circular value opportunities for the built environment by examining stakeholder activities and the value proposition associated with Swedish kitchens. The paper answers the research question ‘Which aspects in stakeholders’ value proposition of kitchens might contribute to future circular housing design?’. The empirical material was collected through a workshop, interviews, and a focus group session. The data were analysed using qualitative content analysis while applying value mapping as an analytical framework. Four opportunities for circularity were identified: (1) aligning spatial and product design for a circular economy, (2) considering end-user perspectives and demands, (3) formulating regulations informed by research, and (4) developing circular products and services through collaboration. While some of these opportunities have already been emphasised in previous literature, the most distinct contribution of this paper is that it reveals the importance of spatial parameters when transitioning towards a circular housing design. The methods and results of this paper may be adapted to various building components to create a system-level circular economy in the built environment.

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Anita Ollár; Paula Femenías; Ulrike Rahe; Kaj Granath. Foresights from the Swedish Kitchen: Four Circular Value Opportunities for the Built Environment. Sustainability 2020, 12, 6394 .

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Anita Ollár, Paula Femenías, Ulrike Rahe, Kaj Granath. Foresights from the Swedish Kitchen: Four Circular Value Opportunities for the Built Environment. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (16):6394.

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Anita Ollár; Paula Femenías; Ulrike Rahe; Kaj Granath. 2020. "Foresights from the Swedish Kitchen: Four Circular Value Opportunities for the Built Environment." Sustainability 12, no. 16: 6394.

Journal article
Published: 30 January 2020 in Sustainability
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Both the daily use and renewal of kitchens significantly contribute to the overall environmental impact of domestic buildings. To identify design implications related to circular consumption in domestic kitchens, 20 household interviews and one focus group session were performed, investigating how kitchens are used and transformed to meet households’ wants and needs. This study determined that daily kitchen resource use is greatly affected by kitchen design and that typical kitchen design generally does not promote sustainable resource use. Key factors that support minimization of resource use in the kitchen are the availability and planning of storage and workspaces. Furthermore, kitchens should be equipped with functions that enable households to use energy and water efficiently. Regarding kitchen renewal, various motivations that may initiate kitchen renovations can be summarised as follows: (1) Functional demands and changing needs, (2) aesthetic demands and changing trends, (3) obsolescence due to wear, and (4) linkage to another home renovation. This article concludes that a combination of design strategies is needed to reach a higher level of kitchen circularity. Moreover, these design strategies must be accompanied by circular business models and efforts to increase awareness of the environmental impact related to activities in and involving the kitchen.

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Sofie Hagejärd; Anita Ollár; Paula Femenías; Ulrike Rahe. Designing for Circularity—Addressing Product Design, Consumption Practices and Resource Flows in Domestic Kitchens. Sustainability 2020, 12, 1006 .

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Sofie Hagejärd, Anita Ollár, Paula Femenías, Ulrike Rahe. Designing for Circularity—Addressing Product Design, Consumption Practices and Resource Flows in Domestic Kitchens. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (3):1006.

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Sofie Hagejärd; Anita Ollár; Paula Femenías; Ulrike Rahe. 2020. "Designing for Circularity—Addressing Product Design, Consumption Practices and Resource Flows in Domestic Kitchens." Sustainability 12, no. 3: 1006.

Journal article
Published: 30 December 2017 in Informes de la Construcción
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El proyecto Smart Sustainable Offices (SSO) es un producto de años de investigación y cientos de miles de datos recogidos en más de 30 edificios de oficinas de Suiza, Suecia y España. Inicialmente concebido para investigar las interdependencias entre usuarios de oficinas y su entorno de trabajo en un contexto europeo, ha terminado convertido en un modelo mixto cualitativo y cuantitativo para el diagnóstico e ideación de oficinas, apoyado en evidencias científicas. Actualmente, la metodología SSO pretende implementar un nuevo paradigma de oficinas orientadas al usuario, con menor huella ambiental y espacios resilientes. La estrategia principal se articula alrededor del «ADN de la oficina» de cada organización, descodificado como un compuesto de patrones de trabajo, necesidades operativas e individuales, junto a su potencial para definir criterios de diseño. La práctica de SSO y los resultados provisionales de estudios piloto en tres oficinas demostrativas son descritos en este artículo.

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A. Cobaleda Cordero; U. Rahe; Holger Wallbaum; Q. Jin; M. Forooraghi. Smart and Sustainable Offices (SSO): Presentación de un enfoque holístico para implementar la próxima generación de oficinas. Informes de la Construcción 2017, 69, 221 .

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A. Cobaleda Cordero, U. Rahe, Holger Wallbaum, Q. Jin, M. Forooraghi. Smart and Sustainable Offices (SSO): Presentación de un enfoque holístico para implementar la próxima generación de oficinas. Informes de la Construcción. 2017; 69 (548):221.

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A. Cobaleda Cordero; U. Rahe; Holger Wallbaum; Q. Jin; M. Forooraghi. 2017. "Smart and Sustainable Offices (SSO): Presentación de un enfoque holístico para implementar la próxima generación de oficinas." Informes de la Construcción 69, no. 548: 221.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2017 in J. of Design Research
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This paper explores how the design of domestic appliances influences people's energy use during everyday activities. Drawing on findings from an interview study with 81 informants, a variety of design characteristics were uncovered, which set preconditions for use that in different ways impede or support energy conservation. The identified characteristics concerned not only appliances' operative functions but also their interactive and communicative functions as well as people's underlying motives for using specific appliances. Addressing the full range of characteristics during the development of new appliances will highlight a variety of design opportunities and increase the possibilities for developing appliances that support people to go about their everyday activities in less energy-reliant ways.

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Anneli Selvefors; Ulrike Rahe; Christian Marx; Jesper Knutsson. Designed to support or impede energy conservation? How design characteristics influence people's energy use. J. of Design Research 2017, 15, 43 .

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Anneli Selvefors, Ulrike Rahe, Christian Marx, Jesper Knutsson. Designed to support or impede energy conservation? How design characteristics influence people's energy use. J. of Design Research. 2017; 15 (1):43.

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Anneli Selvefors; Ulrike Rahe; Christian Marx; Jesper Knutsson. 2017. "Designed to support or impede energy conservation? How design characteristics influence people's energy use." J. of Design Research 15, no. 1: 43.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2017 in J. of Design Research
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This paper explores how the design of domestic appliances influences people's energy use during everyday activities. Drawing on findings from an interview study with 81 informants, a variety of design characteristics were uncovered, which set preconditions for use that in different ways impede or support energy conservation. The identified characteristics concerned not only appliances' operative functions but also their interactive and communicative functions as well as people's underlying motives for using specific appliances. Addressing the full range of characteristics during the development of new appliances will highlight a variety of design opportunities and increase the possibilities for developing appliances that support people to go about their everyday activities in less energy-reliant ways.

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Anneli Selvefors; Jesper Knutsson; Christian Marx; Ulrike Rahe. Designed to support or impede energy conservation? How design characteristics influence people's energy use. J. of Design Research 2017, 15, 43 .

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Anneli Selvefors, Jesper Knutsson, Christian Marx, Ulrike Rahe. Designed to support or impede energy conservation? How design characteristics influence people's energy use. J. of Design Research. 2017; 15 (1):43.

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Anneli Selvefors; Jesper Knutsson; Christian Marx; Ulrike Rahe. 2017. "Designed to support or impede energy conservation? How design characteristics influence people's energy use." J. of Design Research 15, no. 1: 43.

Journal article
Published: 01 November 2015 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Isabel Ordoñez; Robin Harder; Alexandros Nikitas; Ulrike Rahe. Waste sorting in apartments: integrating the perspective of the user. Journal of Cleaner Production 2015, 106, 669 -679.

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Isabel Ordoñez, Robin Harder, Alexandros Nikitas, Ulrike Rahe. Waste sorting in apartments: integrating the perspective of the user. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2015; 106 ():669-679.

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Isabel Ordoñez; Robin Harder; Alexandros Nikitas; Ulrike Rahe. 2015. "Waste sorting in apartments: integrating the perspective of the user." Journal of Cleaner Production 106, no. : 669-679.

Journal article
Published: 13 May 2015 in Sustainability
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A common approach for understanding people’s domestic energy behavior is to study the influence of deterministic factors, such as attitudes, norms and knowledge, on behavior. However, few studies have succeeded in fully explaining people’s behavior based on these factors alone. To further the understanding of people’s everyday energy use, a goal-oriented approach based on activity theory has been applied to discuss energy conservation from a multiple goal perspective based on the findings from an interview study with 42 informants. The findings show that the informants used energy to fulfill goals linked to basic needs or desires related to their well-being. Even though the majority of informants had an explicit goal to reduce their energy consumption, many experienced conflicts with other competing goals, which often made energy conservation undesirable or challenging. The findings suggest that actions to reduce energy use will most often not be prioritized if they cannot be integrated into people’s daily life without jeopardizing their possibilities to achieve their primary goals and satisfy their everyday needs. It is thus vital to consider people’s everyday life and the many conflicts they experience when aiming to understand why people do, or do not, prioritize energy conservation during everyday activities.

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Anneli Selvefors; I. C. Marianne Karlsson; Ulrike Rahe. Conflicts in Everyday Life: The Influence of Competing Goals on Domestic Energy Conservation. Sustainability 2015, 7, 5963 -5980.

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Anneli Selvefors, I. C. Marianne Karlsson, Ulrike Rahe. Conflicts in Everyday Life: The Influence of Competing Goals on Domestic Energy Conservation. Sustainability. 2015; 7 (5):5963-5980.

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Anneli Selvefors; I. C. Marianne Karlsson; Ulrike Rahe. 2015. "Conflicts in Everyday Life: The Influence of Competing Goals on Domestic Energy Conservation." Sustainability 7, no. 5: 5963-5980.

Journal article
Published: 31 March 2013 in Resources, Conservation and Recycling
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In order to explore the current relationship between industrial design and waste management (WM), a semi-structured interview study was carried out with 25 professionals from WM and designers that have worked with waste. The main aim was to learn about the collaborative work between these two areas and to investigate whether collaboration could help to incorporate material resources into production. The study reveals that designers and WM professionals regard the relation between disciplines in different ways, being more or less centered in their own disciplines. The designers interviewed, however tend to have a wider impression of this relation. This, together with the lack of understanding of the other's role and a fundamental scale difference when dealing with material flows were identified as the main barriers to better and more frequent collaboration. Even though some examples of collaborative work were found, they were not significant enough to have any noticeable effect on the WM system. In order to facilitate future collaboration, the contribution of the presented work is to identify areas for collaboration and suggest initial solutions for overcoming the barriers encountered to help to close the material loop.

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Isabel Ordoñez; Ulrike Rahe. Collaboration between design and waste management: Can it help close the material loop? Resources, Conservation and Recycling 2013, 72, 108 -117.

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Isabel Ordoñez, Ulrike Rahe. Collaboration between design and waste management: Can it help close the material loop? Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 2013; 72 ():108-117.

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Isabel Ordoñez; Ulrike Rahe. 2013. "Collaboration between design and waste management: Can it help close the material loop?" Resources, Conservation and Recycling 72, no. : 108-117.

Conference paper
Published: 01 January 2011 in Proceedings of the 2011 Conference on Designing Pleasurable Products and Interfaces - DPPI '11
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Anneli Selvefors; Karin Blindh Pedersen; Ulrike Rahe. Design for sustainable consumption behaviour. Proceedings of the 2011 Conference on Designing Pleasurable Products and Interfaces - DPPI '11 2011, 1 .

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Anneli Selvefors, Karin Blindh Pedersen, Ulrike Rahe. Design for sustainable consumption behaviour. Proceedings of the 2011 Conference on Designing Pleasurable Products and Interfaces - DPPI '11. 2011; ():1.

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Anneli Selvefors; Karin Blindh Pedersen; Ulrike Rahe. 2011. "Design for sustainable consumption behaviour." Proceedings of the 2011 Conference on Designing Pleasurable Products and Interfaces - DPPI '11 , no. : 1.