About the Lab

The Zero Carbon Building Systems Lab (ZCBS), initiated by the Professorship of Architecture and Building Systems at ETH Zürich under Prof. Arno Schlueter, facilitates research and demonstration of future-proof building systems linking material, technology and the human occupant. Under the premise of the necessary rapid decarbonisation of the built environment, the lab allows experimental research for fundamentally new approaches and fast uptake through full-scale near-market demonstrators.

 Ongoing research includes:

• Active, adaptive facades for solar energy generation and utilisation

• Multifunctional building components that reduce mechanical systems, utilise low-carbon materials and/or harvest renewable energy

• Building-occupant interaction and learning approaches

The ZCBS Lab is a collaborative environment for research, development and education between ETH Zurich researchers, external collaborators and industry partners. It will also be instrumental in assessing the energy and sustainability performance of innovations emerging from partner research within the NCCR Digital Fabrication.

Team
Prof. Dr. Arno Schlueter, Director
Dr. Sarah Crosby, Managing Director
Dr. Illias Hischier, Research Lead
Erik de Best, Systems Integration
Dominique Maritz, Systems Integration
Alessandra Gabaglio, Media and Communications

Industry Partners
Siemens
Wolf Klimatechnik
Sage Glass - Saint Gobain

Funding Support
ETH Zurich Foundation
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) 

Former Team
Marco Baur, LED Solar Simulator Lead, Facility Project Manager Phase 2
Gabriel Kreuzer Sanchez, Systems Integration
Moritz Begle, Facility Project Manager Phase 1

ZCBS Lab Construction Partners
Aepli Metallbau AG
Alltec
Bertschinger Innenausbau AG
Brönnimann Hoch + Tiefbau AG
Burckhardt+Partner AG
Dr. Lüchinger + Meyer Bauingenieure AG
Eglin Elektro AG
Frei + Partner Metallbau AG
Future Electronics
Gifas Electric GmbH
Hälg & Co. AG
Heizmann AG
Jungenergie GmbH
Koster AG
Lyner Haustechnik AG
Marti Engineering
Meier + Co. AG
Müpa AG
Pamo Gerüste AG
Rena
Schmid AG
Schmidiger + Rosasco AG
Seoul Semiconductor
Siemens Schweiz AG
Vetschpartner Landschaftsarchitekten AG
Waldhauser + Hermann AG
Werner Stauffer AG
Wolf AG
EMCH + Berger
Senn Technology