About
The Institute for Regenerative Spatial System Science – RISE – is a Vienna-based research and consulting firm founded by → Dr. Martin Röck.
RISE leverages ecosystem science and advanced life cycle modelling to support the global transition towards regenerative spatial systems, informing policy and industry actions for sustainable development of built environment systems.
We specialize in quantitative life cycle sustainability assessment, developing metrics, methods, and models to assess environmental, social, and economic impacts of building at scale.
With a global network of partners in research, industry, and policy spaces, RISE is part of a movement pushing to scale positive impact and drive large-scale systems change in the construction and real estate industry.
Projects
RISE experts have been and are involved in key projects driving change in the built environment (selection):
INDICATE LIFE – National Building LCA Data Accelerator
Funding: EU Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE), Clean Energy Transition (CET)
Consortium: Smith Innovation (DK), KU Leuven (BE), BPIE (BE), WorldGBC(EU) – Supporting National consortia in Austria, Hungary, Italy, and Luxembourg.
Global Building Data Initiative (GBDI) for Reducing Resource Use and Upfront Embodied Carbon of New Buildings
Funding: ClimateWorks
Consortium: EPFL (CH), RISE (AT)
Reduktion und Regulierung von Embodied-Carbon-Emissionen im deutschen Gebäudesektor
Client: Agora Industrie
Consortium: Ramboll (DK), IFEU (DE), RISE (AT)
Analysis of Life-cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals of EU Buildings and Construction (GROW/2022/OP/0005)
Client: European Commission DG GROW
Consortium: Ramboll (DK), KU Leuven (BE), BPIE (BE), TU Graz (AT), IIASA (AT), AAU BUILD (DK), Politecnico di Milano (IT).
Supporting the Development of a Roadmap for the Reduction of Whole Life Carbon of Buildings (ENV/2021/OP/0003)
Funding: European Commission DG ENV
Consortium: Ramboll (BE), BPIE (BE), KU Leuven (BE).
Partners
Together with our partners, clients and collaborators, RISE is driving the change towards regenerative spatial systems. Partners in policy, society, industry, and research domains include (selection):
Publications
RISE and partners are publishing cutting-edge research and peer-reviewed scientific articles. A complete publication list can be found via → Google Scholar / → ResearchGate. Published works include (selection):
Alaux N, Marten C, Steinman J, Maierhofer D, Mastrucci A, Petrou D, Potrč Obrecht T, Ramon D, Le Den X, Allacker K, Passer A, Röck M. “Whole-Life Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction and Removal Strategies for Buildings.” Journal of Environmental Management, 2024. → DOI
Toth Z, Broer R, Graaf L, Röck M. “How to establish Whole Life Carbon benchmarks – Insights and lessons learned from emerging approaches in Ireland, Czechia and Spain” INDICATE, 2024. → LINK
Röck M, Ramon D, Kockat J, Mastrucci A, Zhong X, Maierhofer D, Obrecht T, Popek S, Allacker K, Toth Z, Le Den X. “Analysis of Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of EU Buildings and Construction – Report with quantitative baseline figures for whole life carbon and carbon removals” European Commission, 2024. → LINK
Batilliet E, Reimann K, Rolfing H, Westhof M, Fischer C, Maiwald F, Pehnt M, Zimmerman P, Röck M, Caspani M, Le Den X, Steinmann J. “Reduktion und Regulierung von Embodied-Carbon-Emissionen im deutschen Gebäudesektor” Agora Industrie, 2024. → LINK
Röck M, Passer A, and Allacker K. “SLiCE: An Open Building Data Model for Scalable High-Definition Life Cycle Engineering, Environmental Hotspot Analysis and Dynamic Impact Assessment.” Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2024. → DOI
Mouton L, Allacker K, Röck M. “Environmental Potentials of Bio-based Construction Materials – Life Cycle Assessment of Regenerative Design Strategies (1/2).” Energy and Buildings, 2022. → DOI
Mouton L, Trigaux D, Allacker K, Röck M. Low-Tech Passive Building Concepts to meet Climate Targets – Life Cycle Assessment of Regenerative Design Strategies (2/2). Energy and Buildings, 2022. → DOI
Röck M, Baldereschi E, Verellen E, Passer A, Sala S, Allacker K. “Environmental modelling of building stocks – An integrated review of life cycle-based assessment models to support EU policy making.” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021. → DOI
Habert G, Röck M, Steininger K, Lupisek A, Birgisdottir H, Desing H, Chandrakumar C, Pittau F, Passer A, Rovers R, Slavkovic K, Hollberg A, Hoxha E, Jusselme T, Nault E, Allacker K, Lützkendorf T. “Carbon budgets for buildings: Harmonizing temporal, spatial and sectoral dimensions.” Buildings and Cities, 2020. → DOI
Röck M, Ruschi Mendes Saade M, Balouktsi M, Nygaard Rasmussen F, Birgisdottir H, Frischknecht R, Habert G, Lützkendorf T, Passer A. “Embodied GHG emissions of buildings – The hidden challenge for effective climate change mitigation.” Applied Energy, 2020. [2020 Highly Cited Paper Award] → DOI
Röck M, Sørensen A, Steinmann J, Lynge K, Horup L H, Tozan B, Le Den X, Birgisdottir H. “Towards embodied carbon benchmarks for buildings in Europe – #1 Facing the data challenge.“ 2022. → DOI
Contact
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