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Leif Gustavsson
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Organisation: THU
E-Mail: leif.gustavsson@miun.se
Phone: 063-165979
Fax: 063-165450
Description:
Leif Gustavsson, professor in ecotechnology, is main responsible for the Ecotechnology and Environmental Science Program. He has 25 years of research experience and has published broadly on systems analysis linked to sustainable development, especially building construction, energy efficiency, renewable energy, forestry and the interaction between these fields including implementation issues. He holds Master degrees in civil engineering and psychology from Lund University. He has a Ph.D. and is an associate professor in environmental and energy system studies at Lund University.

Groups:
Ecotechnology research group
Projects:
EUFoR - Efficient Use of Forest Resources
BIOMITRE; Biomass-based Climate Change Mitigation through Renewable Energy
Svensk gruppledare för IEA-Task 38
Elanvändning - Konsekvenser av konvertering - miljö, ekonomi och resurser
Hur kan kostander, miljöbelastning och resursutnyttjandet minimeras vid användandet av bioenergi
Growth potentials of biomass in Jämtland and Västernorrland, Sweden
Adoption and diffusion of new forest management practices
Integrated studies, implementation of research results and establishment of networks
Biorefineries for efficient use of biomass
Systems for efficient recovery and transportation of biomass
Wood construction for energy efficient built environment
Diffusion of wood-framed building technologies and energy efficiency measures in buildings
Primary energy use and carbon balance of the Limnologen building
Forestry and use of wood to mitigate climate change
Wooden Eco-buildings – energy efficiency in LCA perspective
How are biofuels best used in the Swedish energy system?
Bioenergy; costs, environmental impacts and use of natural resources
Forestry and use of wood to mitigate climate change
Successful sustainable renovation business for single-family houses
Publications:
Swedish private forest owners' perceptions and intentions with respect to adopting exotic tree species (2013 / Article in journal)
Climate change mitigation through increased wood use in the European construction sector - towards an integrated modelling framework (2012 / Article in journal)
Deliverable 2.2 Possible market strategies for one stop shops of renovation of single family house. : Report prepared for Nordic Innovation Centre (2012 / Report)
Deliverable 3.3 Summary Report on one-stop-shop service for sustainable renovation of single family house : Report prepared for Nordic Innovation Centre (2012 / Report)
Effect of thermal mass on life cycle primary energy balances of a concrete- and a wood-frame building (2012 / Article in journal)
Implementation of energy efficient windows in Swedish single-family houses (2012 / Article in journal)
Multi-storey wood-frame buildings in Germany, Sweden and the UK (2012 / Article in journal)
Potential effects of intensive forestry on biomass production and total carbon balance in north-central Sweden (2012 / Article in journal)
Reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and oil use by DME (di-methyl ether) and FT (Fischer-Tropsch) diesel production in chemical pulp mills (2012 / Article in journal)
Swedish biomass strategies to reduce CO 2 emission and oil use in an EU context (2012 / Article in journal)
System analysis of and stakeholders’ perceptions on end-use energy efficiency measures for existing Swedish multi-family buildings (2012 / Conference paper)
Adoption of innovations in building construction: Hindrances and actor influence as perceived by Swedish architects (2011 / Conference paper)
Barriers to implement energy efficiency investment measures in Swedish co-operative apartment buildings (2011 / Conference paper)
Building energy-efficiency standards in a life cycle primary energy perspective (2011 / Article in journal)
Climate change mitigation through increased biomass production and substitution: A case study in north-central Sweden (2011 / Conference paper)
Coproduction of district heat and electricity or biomotor fuels (2011 / Article in journal)
Costs and CO2 benefits of recovering, refining and transporting logging residues for fossil fuel replacement (2011 / Article in journal)
Deliverable 1.2 Analysis of promising sustainable renovation concepts : Report prepared for Nordic Innovation Centre (2011 / Report)
Deliverable 1.3 Sustainable renovation concepts for single-family houses : Report prepared for Nordic Innovation Centre (2011 / Report)
Deliverable 3.1 Report on possible financing schemes for one-stop-shop service for sustainable renovation of single family house : Report prepared for Nordic Innovation Centre (2011 / Report)
Deliverable 3.2 Report on business models for one-stop-shop service for sustainable renovation of single family house : Report prepared for Nordic Innovation Centre (2011 / Report)
Effects of climate change on biomass production and substitution in north-central Sweden (2011 / Article in journal)
Effects of environmental taxations on district heat production structures (2011 / Conference paper)
Energy advice service as a policy instrument to promote energy efficiency in residential sector: Perception of end-users and service providers (2011 / Conference paper)
Energy advice service as perceived by Swedish homeowners (2011 / Article in journal)
Energy and CO2 analysis of wood substitution in construction (2011 / Article in journal)
Forest biomass residues and their use to mitigate climate change in north-central Sweden (2011 / Conference paper)
Full service energy efficient renovation business for Swedish single-family houses (2011 / Conference paper)
Impact of ventilation heat recovery on primary energy use of apartment buildings built to conventional and passive house standard (2011 / Conference paper)
Impacts of end-use energy efficiency measures on life cycle primary energy use in an existing Swedish multi-story apartment building (2011 / Conference paper)
Influence of external actors in Swedish homeowners’ adoption of energy efficient windows (2011 / Conference paper)
Life cycle impacts of forest management and wood utilization on carbon mitigation: knowns and unknowns (2011 / Article, review/survey)
Life cycle primary energy analysis of conventional and passive house buildings (2011 / Conference paper)
Life cycle primary energy use and carbon emission of residential buildings (2011 / Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary)
Perceptions, attitudes and interest of Swedish architects towards the use of wood frames in multi-storey buildings (2011 / Article in journal)
Policy instruments to promote building energy efficiency from an end-user point of view (2011 / Conference paper)
Primary energy implications of end-use energy efficiency measures in district heated buildings (2011 / Article in journal)
Primary energy implications of ventilation heat recovery in residential buildings (2011 / Article in journal)
Swedish architects’ perceptions of hindrances to the adoption of wood frames and other innovations in multi-storey building construction (2011 / Conference paper)
Swedish energy advisers' perceptions regarding and suggestions for fulfilling homeowner expectations (2011 / Article in journal)
Time-dependent climate benefits of using forest residues to substitute fossil fuels (2011 / Article in journal)
Where are biomass fuels best used in the Swedish energy system? - efficient use of biomass fuels given different targets with respect to CO2 emission and oil use reduction. : Report prepared for the Swedish Energy Agency (2011 / Report)
Adoption of innovative heating systems – needs and attitudes of Swedish homeowners (2010 / Article in journal)
Bioenergy: Counting on Incentives : (In Letters) (2010 / Article in journal)
Comparative analysis of wood chips and bundles – Costs, carbon dioxide emissions, dry-matter losses and allergic reactions (2010 / Article in journal)
Costs, CO2- and primary energy balances of forest-fuel recovery systems at different forest productivity (2010 / Article in journal)
Deliverable 2.1 Report on stakeholder interests : Report prepared for Nordic Innovation Centre (2010 / Report)
Energy efficiency measures and conversion of fossil fuel boiler systems in a detached house (2010 / Article in journal)
Existing sustainable renovation concepts :   (2010 / Report)
Existing sustainable renovation concepts for single-family houses (2010 / Conference paper)
Factors influencing energy efficiency investments in existing Swedish residential buildings (2010 / Article in journal)
Implementering av energieffektiviseringsåtgärder i befintlig bebyggelse : Report prepared for the Swedish Energy Agency (2010 / Report)
Life cycle primary energy analysis of residential buildings (2010 / Article in journal)
Life cycle primary energy implication of retrofitting a wood-framed apartment building to passive house standard (2010 / Article in journal)
Life cycle primary energy perspective on retrofitting an existing building to passive house standard. (2010 / Conference paper)
Life cycle primary energy use and carbon emission of an eight-storey wood-framed apartment building (2010 / Article in journal)
Life cycle primary energy use in buildings of high energy standards (2010 / Conference paper)
Life cycle primary energy use of an apartment building designed to the current Swedish building code or passive house standard. (2010 / Conference paper)
Owners perception on the adoption of building envelope energy efficiency measures in Swedish detached houses (2010 / Article in journal)
Potential target group for the introduction of full service energy efficient renovation in Swedish single-family houses. (2010 / Conference paper)
Primary energy and greenhouse gas implications of increasing biomass production through forest fertilization (2010 / Article in journal)
Primary energy implication of mechanical ventilation with heat recovery in residential buildings. (2010 / Conference paper)
Reduction of CO2 emission and oil dependency with biomass-based polygeneration (2010 / Article in journal)
Renovation of single family houses – an emerging market (2010 / Conference paper)
Report on stakeholders interests (2010 / Report)
Role of sellers/installers in the diffusion of energy efficient windows in Swedish detached houses. (2010 / Conference paper)
Successful sustainable renovation business for single-family houses (2010 / Conference paper)
The perceptions of Swedish architects and structural engineers towards use of wood frames in multi-storey buildings (2010 / Conference paper)
Towards a sustainable building sector: Life cycle primary energy use and carbon emission of a wood-framed apartment building with biomass-based energy supply (2010 / Conference paper)
A state-of-the-art review of energy and climate effects of wood product substitution (2009 / Report)
Adoption of energy efficiency measures in swedish detatched houses (2009 / Conference paper)
Adoption of energy-efficient windows and improved attic insulation in Swedish detached houses (2009 / Conference paper)
CO2 balance and oil use reduction of syngas-derived motor fuels co-produced in pulp and paper mills : 17th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition, Hamburg, Germany, 29 June - 3 July (2009 / Conference paper)
Carbon implications of end-of-life management of building materials (2009 / Article in journal)
Climate implications of increased wood use in the construction sector - towards an integrated modeling framework (2009 / Report)
Cost-effectiveness of using wood frames in the production of multi-storey buildings in Sweden (2009 / Report)
District heating and energy efficiency in detached houses of differing size and construction (2009 / Article in journal)
Efficient biomass strategies to reduce CO2 emission and oil use. : 17th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition, Hamburg, Germany, 29 June - 3 July. (2009 / Conference paper)
General Conditions for Construction of Multi-storey Wooden Buildings in Western Europe (2009 / Report)
Historical development and homeowners’ perception of pellet boilers in Sweden (2009 / Conference paper)
Influencing Swedish homeowners to adopt district heating system (2009 / Article in journal)
Motor fuel production integrated with pulp mills – CO2 balance and oil use reduction for solid biomass gasification and black liquor gasification alternatives (2009 / Conference paper)
Perceptional and soicio-economic factors in adoption of low energy houses (2009 / Conference paper)
Potential for reducing primary energy use in an existing Swedish apartment building. : Passivhus Norden. Göteborg, Sweden, April 27-29. (2009 / Conference paper)
Process-based analysis of added value in forest product industries (2009 / Article in journal)
Swedish homeowners’ perceptions of innovative heating systems – results of three surveys (2009 / Conference paper)
The role of energy advisers on adoption of energy measures in detached houses (2009 / Conference paper)
Using wood products to mitigate climate change : External costs and structural change (2009 / Article in journal)
A life cycle energy perspective on the passive house concept (2008 / Conference paper)
A system approach to comparing the environmental performance of wood and non-wood products : ECOWOOD-2008, 3rd internationl conference on environmentally-compatible forest products. Porto, Portugal. September 10-12, 2008. (2008 / Conference paper)
An adopter-centric approach to analyze the diffusion patterns of innovative residential heating systems in Sweden (2008 / Article in journal)
Biofuels from stumps and small roundwood - Costs and CO2 benefits (2008 / Article in journal)
Biorefineries for Efficient CO2 Reduction and Reduced Oil Dependency (2008 / Conference paper)
Biorefineries for efficient CO2 reduction and reduced oil dependency (2008 / Conference paper)
Black liquor gasification for electricity or transportation fuel? (2008 / Conference paper)
CO2 emission and oil use reduction through black liquor gasification and energy efficiency in pulp and paper industry (2008 / Article in journal)
Cost of collection, processing and transportation of forest residues and CO2 benefits of fossil fuel replacement (2008 / Conference paper)
Diffusion of innovative heating systems in detached homes in Sweden (2008 / Article in journal)
Energy implications of end-of-life options for building materials (2008 / Conference paper)
Implementation of Energy efficiency in residential areas - public policies versus energy suppliers (2008 / Conference paper)
Implementing energy efficiency measures in existing Swedish building stock (2008 / Conference paper)
Innovative approaches to domestic heating: homeowners’ perceptions and factors influencing their choice of heating system (2008 / Article in journal)
Intensive, integrated biomass-based material and energy systems: Swedish experience (2008 / Conference paper)
Multi-storey Wood Buildings in a Life Cycle Primary Energy Perspective (2008 / Conference paper)
Multi-storey timber buildings – breaking industry path dependency (2008 / Article in journal)
Perspectives on implementing energy efficiency in existing Swedish detached houses (2008 / Article in journal)
Policy instruments to promote energy efficiency in the building sector: Indian and Swedish experiences (2008 / Conference paper)
Primary energy use of multi-storey wood buildings in a life cycle perspective (2008 / Conference paper)
Programme of activities: Will it break the ice for residential sector CDM projects? (2008 / Conference paper)
Småhusägares inställning till fjärrvärme, pelletspannor och värmepumpar : Report prepared for Swedish Association of Pellet Producers (PiR), Stockholm, Sweden (in Swedish) (2008 / Report)
Substitution effects of wood-based construction materials : Workshop on harvested wood products in the context of climate change policies. Geneva, Switzerland. Septemeber 9-10 (2008 / Conference paper)
Swedish Homewoners´ attitude towards water-based heating systems (2008 / Conference paper)
The need for a life cycle energy perspective on the passive house concept (2008 / Conference paper)
Bioenergy innovations: the case of wood pellet systems in Sweden (2007 / Article in journal)
Biomass use in chemical and mechanical pulping with biomass-based energy supply (2007 / Article in journal)
Effects of energy and carbon taxes on building material competitiveness (2007 / Article in journal)
Energy conservation and conversion of electrical heating systems in detached houses (2007 / Article in journal)
Implementing energy efficiency in Sweden's existing building stock (2007 / Conference paper)
Integrated carbon analysis of biomass production on fallow agricultural land and biomass utilisation (2007 / Conference paper)
Integrated carbon analysis of forest management practices and wood substitution (2007 / Article in journal)
Klimatfördelar med att bygga i trä (2007 / Chapter in book)
Systems aspects on new energy technologies in the pulp and paper industry (2007 / Conference paper)
Using biomass for climate change mitigation and oil use reduction (2007 / Article in journal)
Using wood products to mitigate climate change : external costs and structural change (2007 / Conference paper)
Vi måste använda bioenergin effektivt (2007 / Chapter in book)
CO2 Mitigation : On Methods and Parameters for Comparison of Fossil-Fuel and Biofuel Systems (2006 / Article in journal)
Carbon dioxide balance of wood substitution: comparing concrete- and wood-framed buildings (2006 / Article in journal)
Comparative analysis of wood chip and bundle systems - costs and CO2 reduction (2006 / Conference paper)
Diffusion of energy-saving innovative heating systems in Sweden - a consumer survey approach (2006 / Conference paper)
Energy and carbon balances of wood cascade chains (2006 / Article in journal)
House owners : perspectives on implementing energy efficiency in existing residential areas (2006 / Conference paper)
Integrated carbon analysis of biomass production on fallow agricultural land and product substitution in Sweden - preliminary results (2006 / Conference paper)
Small-scale pellet heating systems from consumer perspective (2006 / Conference paper)
Swedish house owners perception of pellet heating systems (2006 / Conference paper)
The role of wood material for greenhouse gas mitigation (2006 / Article in journal)
Variability in energy and carbon dioxide balances of wood and concrete building materials (2006 / Article in journal)
A systems perspective on heat pumps and district heating for energy efficiency in the residential sector (2005 / Conference paper)
Diffusion of innovative small-scale pellet heating systems in the residential sector in the context of oil and electricity-based systems (2005 / Conference paper)
Economic competitiveness of wood construction material under a climate change mitigation tax regime (2005 / Conference paper)
Efficient use of wood - a comparison between chemical and mechanical pulping (2005 / Conference paper)
Efficient wood use - a comparison between chemical and mechanical pulping (2005 / Chapter in book)
Energy and carbon balances of multi-functional wood biomass usage (2005 / Conference paper)
Energy systems in transition: perspectives for the diffusion of small-scale wood pellet heating technology (2005 / Article in journal)
Biomass-based heating systems and energy conservation in detached houses (2004 / Conference paper)
Biomass-fired energy systems for space heating. Extended abstract. (2004 / Conference paper)
Economics of diffusion of pellet heating systems - system boundaries, alternative model specifications, and policy issues (2004 / Conference paper)
Embodied energy and CO2 emission of wood- and concrete-framed buildings in Sweden : 2nd World Biomass Conference, Rome, Italy (2004 / Conference paper)
Evaluating greenhouse gas balances and mitigation costs of bioenergy systems : a review of methodologies (2004 / Report)
Greenhouse gas balance implications of recovered construction wood in Sweden and Finland (2004 / Conference paper)
Large scale biomass-based heating systems and energy conservation (2004 / Conference paper)
Should we trade biomass, bioelectricity, CO2 credits or green certificates? (2004 / Conference paper)
Some reflections on the diffusion of pellet heating systems in Sweden (2004 / Conference paper)
Variability in carbon dioxide balance of wood- and concrete-framed buildings   (2004 / Conference paper)
CO2 Mitigation Costs of Large-scale Bioenergy Technologies in Competitive Electricity Markets (2003 / Article in journal)
Efficient Use of Forest Resources (2003 / Conference paper)
External Costs and Taxes in Heat Supply System (2003 / Article in journal)
Framework conditions and market potentials for the diffusion of innovative small-scale wood pellet systems (2003 / Conference paper)
Heating Detached Houses in Urban Areas (2003 / Article in journal)
A System Perspective on the Heating of Detached Houses (2002 / Article in journal)
Bioenergy, carbon sequestration and greenhouse gases : project case studies carried out by IEA Bioenergy Task 38 (2002 / Conference paper)
Socio-economics of the diffusion of innovative bioenergy technologies. The case of small pellet heating systems in Austria (2002 / Conference paper)
On ecological engineering and sustainable development in a Swedish context (2001 / Conference paper)
CO2 mitigation cost: a system perspective on the heating of detached houses (2000 / Conference paper)
Greenhouse Gas Balances in Building Construction : Wood versus Concrete from Lifecycle and Forest Land-Use Perspectives (2000 / Article in journal)
Project-based Greenhouse Gas Accounting : guiding principles with a focus on baselines and additionality (2000 / Article in journal)
CO2 Mitigation Costs (1999 / Article in journal)
District heating and bioenergy systems : efficiency and emissions (1999 / Conference paper)
Liberalised electricity markets, new bioenergy technologies, and GHG emission reductions: interactions and CO2 mitigation costs (1999 / Conference paper)
Bioenergy in the environment - some examples of bioenergy applications in sweden (1998 / Conference paper)
Biomass energy systems for single family houses - efficiency, emissions and costs (1998 / Conference paper)
CO2 Mitigation Cost : Bioenergy Systems and Natural Gas Systems with Decarbonization (1998 / Article in journal)
Greenhouse Gas Emission from Building Construction in a Life-Cycle Perspective - Wood or Concrete? (1998 / Conference paper)
Energy Efficiency and Competitiveness for Biomass-Based Energy Systems (1997 / Article in journal)
Future Production and Utilisation of Biomass in Sweden : potentials and CO~2 mitigation (1997 / Article in journal)
Power production and treatment of waste water with energy crops (1997 / Conference paper)
Reduction of CO2 emissions from changed land use and substitution of biomass for fossil fuels (1997 / Conference paper)
Towards a Standard Methodology for Greenhouse Gas Balances of Bioenergy Systems in Comparison with Fossil Energy Systems (1997 / Article in journal)
Biomass Utilisation and Transportation Demands (1996 / Conference paper)
Biomass transportation (1996 / Conference paper)
Regional Production and Utilization of Biomass in Sweden (1996 / Article in journal)
Substituting Fossil Fuels with Biomass (1996 / Article in journal)
Reducing CO2 Emissions by Substituting Biomass for Fossil Fuels (1995 / Article in journal)
An Organizational Culture Perspective on the Role of Swedish Energy Utilities in Promoting Energy-Efficient End-Use Technologies (1994 / Conference paper)
Biomass and district heating systems (1994 / Conference paper)
Cogeneration: One Way to Use Biomass Efficiently (1994 / Article in journal)
District Heating Systems and Energy Conservation : Part II (1994 / Article in journal)
District Heating Systems and Energy Conservation : Part I (1994 / Article in journal)
District Heating Systems and Local Energy Strategies (1994 / Doctoral thesis, monograph)
Energy conservation in district-heated buildings (1993 / Conference paper)
Identifying environmentally benign regional energy futures (1993 / Conference paper)
An Environmentally Benign Energy Future for Western Scania, Sweden (1992 / Article in journal)
Biomass strategies in Sweden to reduce CO2 emission and oil use in an EU context (Manuscript (preprint))
Cost of collection, processing and transportation of forest residues and CO2 benefits of fossil fuel replacement (Manuscript)
Greenhouse gas and oil use impacts of Fischer-Tropsch diesel and DME production integrated with pulp and paper mills (Manuscript (preprint))
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