Dr. Rolf Frischknecht
Dr. Rolf Frischknecht
Lecturer at the Department of Environmental Systems Science
treeze Ltd.
Kanzleistrasse 4
8610 UsterSwitzerland
Additional information
Research area
Dr. Rolf Frischknecht is specialized in environmental life cycle assessment and its application in product development, environmental management of companies and organizations, policy making, training and research. His main activities cover the design, development, and operation of life cycle inventory databases, as well as methodology development and consensus findingin the areas of life cycle inventory analysis and life cycle impact assessment.
The main areas of assessment are energy supply, buildings, mobility, information and communication technologies as well as food and agriculture.
1. Education
1994-1998 Ph.D.-thesis on Life Cycle Inventory methodology
1988-1989 Post‑graduate studies on energy and environment, Ingenieurschule (now University of Applied Sciences) beider Basel, Muttenz, Switzerland
1.1986 Diploma in civil engineering ETH Zürich, diploma thesis on wood construction, PD Dr. E. Gehri.
1981-1985/86 Studies at ETH Zürich, Civil Engineering Faculty, with emphasis on structural and hydraulic engineering
2. Employment history including current positions
2012 - today Founder, owner and managing director of treeze Ltd., one of the leading private LCA consulting companies in Europe
2000 – today lecturer at ETH Zürich, bachelor and master courses on LCA
1998-2012 Founder, owner and managing director of ESU-services Ltd.
1994-1998 PhD student on LCA at the Energy Technology Department, ETH Zürich, Prof. Dr. P. Suter, Mechanical Engineering Faculty.
1990-1994 Research assistant on LCA at the Energy Technology Department, ETH Zürich, Prof. Dr. P. Suter, Mechanical Engineering Faculty.
1989-1990 Consultancies in energy management of buildings.
1986-1988 Project leader at the structural engineering office H. Schaub, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
Statics, assessments on physical problems of buildings.
3. Institutional responsibilities
2012 – today Executive manager of the platform of life cycle assessment data in the construction sector
1998 - 2008 Executive manager of the ecoinvent Centre, the Centre for Life Cycle Inventories
Membership
| Since | Membership |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Honorary member ecoinvent association |
| 1996 | Board member LCA forum association |
Honours
| Year | Distinction |
|---|---|
| 2020 | EDANA Award for Lifetime Achievement in Life Cycle Assessment |
| 2006 | Best methodological contribution at the LCA/LCM conference, 2006, Washington D.C. |
| 1994 | ABB award "energy technology |