News & Events
Philippe Thalmann appointed as new SWICE Coordinator
The SWICE consortium is delighted to welcome Prof. Philippe Thalmann as the new SWICE Coordinator. Philippe will take over the responsibility from Prof. Marilyne Andersen, who has been leading the consortium since its inception. Philippe is a Swiss economist and...
The 3rd SWICE conference: fruitful exchanges, fishbowl panels and a warm farewell
The third SWICE conference, which took place on the 4th of June 2025 in Winterthur, has concluded to a resounding success. The annual event gathers all SWICE researchers for a full day of knowledge exchange and networking. This year, discussions benefitted enormously...
Real-world impact: SWICE research driving label development
How can scientific research contribute to the development of certification processes? What role do New Work, mobility, and energy play in evolving certification labels? These questions took center stage at a WP6 workshop, organized in collaboration with the label...
Living Labs Spotlight: Schönberg
What is happening in the Schönberg neighbourhood in Fribourg? The Living Lab Fribourg has entered its second phase, which is focused on co-designing. In the Schönberg neighbourhood, the SWICE WP5 team has been working closely with local residents and stakeholders....
The 1st SWICE Conference Concludes with Remarkable Success and Collaborative Spirit
We are thrilled to announce the successful conclusion of our inaugural SWICE conference, which brought together enthusiastic participants and highlighted remarkable achievements. This momentous event provided a platform to showcase the groundbreaking work of our WPs...
SWICE Webinar 1. Wellbeing and sufficiency
SWICE project aims to identify conditions for high well-being with low energy use, as well as transition pathways towards such conditions. In this webinar, we’ll explore approaches to well-being, and the link to human needs, sufficiency, and provisioning systems, as...
SWICE Newsletter 1
Check out the SWICE first newsletter! In this issue, we will be providing you with updates on the main objectives of our project, introducing you to the members of our consortium, highlighting the exciting work taking place in our SWICE Living Labs, and sharing...
Energy research in real life
"At SWICE, we focus on people as drivers of change. We focus on the built environment as a place of change – from individual buildings to neighborhoods". Marilyne Andersen, SWICE coordinator, explains to SFOE the main objectives of the SWICE project and what is...
SWICE Operational Management Team meeting
Today, in our SWICE Operational Management Team meeting, we discussed on how to make our project management agile and dynamic, to ensure a smooth coordination and collaboration among the partners.Our multidisciplinary team of work packages leaders already reported on...