Ulrike Rahe

Full Professor at Architectural theory and methods

Ulrike Rahe was promoted to professor in Industrial Design at Chalmers in 2003. Since then, her life-time professorship (since 1994 at HAWK University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hildesheim, Germany) is non-active. Beside her academic engagement, Ulrike Rahe has broad experience as a professionally active industrial designer.

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Publications (65)
Projects (18)

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2021

My apartment is cold! Household perceptions of indoor climate and demand-side management in Sweden

Sofie Hagejärd, Giliam Dokter, Ulrike Rahe et al

Energy Research and Social Science. Vol. 73

Journal article

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2021

How circular is current design practice? Investigating perspectives across industrial design and architecture in the transition towards a circular economy

Giliam Dokter, Liane Thuvander, Ulrike Rahe

Sustainable Production and Consumption. Vol. 26, p. 692-708

Journal article

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2020

Foresights from the Swedish Kitchen: Four Circular Value Opportunities for the Built Environment

Anita Ollár, Paula Femenias, Ulrike Rahe et al

Sustainability. Vol. 12 (16)

Journal article

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2020

Designing for Circularity—Addressing Product Design, Consumption Practices and Resource Flows in Domestic Kitchens

Sofie Hagejärd, Anita Ollár, Paula Femenias et al

Sustainability. Vol. 12 (3)

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2020

Open Smart Energy Eco-System for the Future

Maliheh Haghgoo, Alberto Dognini, Thomas Storek et al

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 588 (2)

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2020

Cards for circularity: Towards circular design in practice

Giliam Dokter, Anne van Stijn, Liane Thuvander et al

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 588 (1.11-1.14)

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2019

Co-creation – a facilitator for circular economy implementation? A case study in the kitchen industry

Giliam Dokter, Sofie Hagejärd, Liane Thuvander et al

PLATE Product Lifetimes And The Environment 2019 – Conference Proceedings

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2019

All Doors Lead to the Kitchen – Sustainability and Wellbeing Challenges in a Shared Centrepiece of Living

Sofie Andersson, Ulrike Rahe

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. Vol. 876, p. 111-116

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2019

Limit My Energy Use! An In-Situ Exploration of a Smart Home System Featuring an Adaptive Energy Threshold

Sara Renström, Sofie Hagejärd, Andreas Jonasson et al

Conference contribution

2019

SSO User Insight Toolbox for employees’ health, well-being and productivity

Quan Jin, Holger Wallbaum, Ulrike Rahe et al

REHVA Journal . Vol. 56 (6), p. 58-63

Magazine article

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2018

Retrofitting from the Inside/Insight Perspective: Adapting to Users’ Needs with the Kitchen as a Starting Point

Sofie Hagejärd, Anita Ollár, Paula Femenias et al

Conference contribution

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2018

(How) Can Appliances be Designed to Support Less Energy-Intensive Use? Insights from a Field Study on Kitchen Appliances

Anneli Selvefors, Christian Marx, MariAnne Karlsson et al

International Journal of Design. Vol. 12 (3), p. 35-55

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2017

Design for alternative ways of doing – explorations in the context of thermal comfort

Sara Renström, Helena Strömberg, Ulrike Rahe

Journal of Design Research. Vol. 15 (3-4), p. 153-173

Journal article

2017

Accelerate innovation towards sustainable living: Exploring the potential of Living Labs in a recently completed case

Sofie Andersson, Ulrike Rahe

Journal of Design Research. Vol. 15 (3-4), p. 234-257

Journal article

2017

Designed to support or impede energy conservation? How design characteristics influence people’s energy use

Anneli Selvefors, Jesper Knutsson, Christian Marx et al

Journal of Design Research. Vol. 15 (1), p. 43-61

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2017

Smart and Sustainable Offices (SSO). Showcasing a holistic approach to realise the next generation offices

Antonio Cobaleda Cordero, Ulrike Rahe, Holger Wallbaum et al

Informes de la Construccion. Vol. 69 (548), p. 1-10

Journal article

2015

Waste sorting in apartments: integrating the perspective of the user

Isabel Ordonez Pizarro, Robin Harder, Alexandros Nikitas et al

Journal of Cleaner Production. Vol. 106, p. 669-679

Journal article

2015

Conflicts in Everyday Life: The Influence of Competing Goals on Domestic Energy Conservation

Anneli Selvefors, MariAnne Karlsson, Ulrike Rahe

Sustainability. Vol. 7 (5), p. 5963-5980

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2014

Energy storytelling through annotating everyday life

Dan Lockton, Sara Renström, Flora Bowden et al

Behave Energy Conference 2014

Paper in proceedings

2014

Public Bicycles: How the Concept of Human-Oriented 'Mobility Sharing' Technology Can Influence Travel Behaviour Norms and Reshape Design Education

Alexandros Nikitas, Pontus Wallgren, Ulrike Rahe

16th International Conference of Engineering and Product Design Education 'Design Education & Human Technology Relations', 4-5 September, Enschede, The Netherlands

Paper in proceedings

2014

Waste as a starting point – how to educate design students to become active agents in closing material loops

Isabel Ordonez Pizarro, Oskar Rexfelt, Ulrike Rahe

International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, 4 & 5 September 2014, University Of Twente, The Netherlands

Paper in proceedings

2014

Narrating energy through annotating everyday life

Dan Lockton, Sara Renström, Flora Bowden et al

Royal Geographical Society 2014 Annual International Conference

Paper in proceedings

2014

Media and representations in product design education

Maral Babapour Chafi, Viktor Hjort af Ornäs, Oskar Rexfelt et al

A. Eger, A. Kovacevic, & B. E. Parkinson (Eds.), Design Education & Human Technology Relations, Proceedings of The 16th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, p. 42-47

Paper in proceedings

2013

Encouraging Sustainable Urban Access: An Exploratory Student Approach to Design of Product Service Systems

Alexandros Nikitas, Ulrike Rahe, Toni-Matti Karjalainen

15th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education Conference "Growing our Future", September 2013, Dublin, Ireland, p. 786-791

Paper in proceedings

2013

Bridging the Discrepancy between Reflective Practice and Systematic Form Generation Approaches

Maral Babapour Chafi, Ulrike Rahe

International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, 5 & 6 September 2013, Dublin Institute Of Technology, Dublin, Ireland, p. 778-783

Paper in proceedings

2013

Identifying and Surpassing Contextual Barriers in Cross-Border Research Collaboration: The Case of the Sino-Swedish Project Shanghai Local Interaction Platform.

Alexandros Nikitas, Ulrike Rahe

Nationell Konferens i Transportforskning (Swedish National Conference on Transport Research), October, Chalmers, Göteborg, Sweden.

Paper in proceedings

2013

Pleasurable Ways of Staying Warm – A Pathway towards Reduced Energy Consumption

Sara Renström, Ulrike Rahe

Proceedings from the IASDR Conference 2013, Consilience and Innovation in Design, 24-30 August 2013, Tokyo, s. 1783-1794, p. 1783-1794

Paper in proceedings

2013

Design for Sustainable Behaviour – A User Centred Approach to Energy Efficiency

MariAnne Karlsson, Ulrike Rahe, Sara Renström et al

Chalmers Energy Conference – The role of energy efficiency. 14-16 May, 2013, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Conference poster

2013

Visualizing the design process–an educational approach for the synthesis of design diaries

Maral Babapour Chafi, Ulrike Rahe

10th European Academy of Design Conference - Crafting the Future

Paper in proceedings

2013

Target the Use Phase! Design for Sustainable Behaviour.

Sara Renström, Anneli Selvefors, Helena Strömberg et al

The 6th International Conference on Life Cycle Management in Gothenburg 2013, p. 1-4

Paper in proceedings

2013

What’s in it for the user? Effects and perceived user benefits of online interactive energy feedback.

Anneli Selvefors, MariAnne Karlsson, Ulrike Rahe

Proceedings of the ERSCP-EMSU 2013 conference, 16th Conference of the European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (ERSCP) & 7th Conference of the Environmental Management for Sustainable Universities (EMSU), 4 – 7 June 2013, Istanbul, Turkey., p. 1-14

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2013

Collaboration between design and waste management: Can it help close the material loop?

Isabel Ordonez Pizarro, Ulrike Rahe

Resources, Conservation and Recycling. Vol. 72, p. 108-117

Journal article

2013

Sorting waste in apartment buildings: facts and possibilities

Isabel Ordonez Pizarro, Robin Harder, Ulrike Rahe

Paper in proceedings

2013

Innovative Bike-Sharing Design as a Research and Educational Platform for Promoting More Livable Urban Futures.

Alexandros Nikitas, Ulrike Rahe, Toni-Matti Karjalainen

5th International Congress of International Association of Societies of Design Research, August 2013, Tokyo, Japan.

Paper in proceedings

2013

Blankets, Candles, Showers, and Thermostats – An Exploration of Residents’ Ways of Staying Warm

Sara Renström, Ulrike Rahe

Chalmers Energy Conference – The role of energy efficiency. 14-16 May, 2013, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Conference poster

2013

Understanding Residents’ Use of Heating and Hot Water – An Exploration of the Potential for Reduced Energy Consumption

Sara Renström, Ulrike Rahe

Paper in proceedings

2013

Take Waste and Make: Guidelines for workshops to find new applications for industrial waste material.

Oskar Rexfelt, Jonas Kääpä, Leo Li et al

Proceedings from the IASDR Conference 2013, Consilience and Innovation in Design, 24-30 August 2013, Tokyo., p. 4151-4162

Paper in proceedings

2013

Effects of Energy Feedback on Household Electricity Consumption

Anneli Selvefors, MariAnne Karlsson, Ulrike Rahe

Conference poster

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2013

Designing the metropolitan future of Shanghai: A local interaction platform looking to incorporate urban access design considerations in planning for a fairer, denser and greener mega-city

Alexandros Nikitas, Ulrike Rahe

10th European Academy of Design Conference "Crafting the Future", April, Gothenburg, Sweden

Paper in proceedings

2013

Use and Adoption of Interactive Energy Feedback Systems

Anneli Selvefors, MariAnne Karlsson, Ulrike Rahe

Proceedings from the IASDR Conference 2013, Consilience and Innovation in Design, 24-30 August 2013, Tokyo, p. 1771-1782

Paper in proceedings

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2013

Strategic Design through Brand Contextualization.

Toni-Matti Karjalainen, Alexandros Nikitas, Ulrike Rahe

5th International Congress of International Association of Societies of Design Research, August 2013, Tokyo, Japan.

Paper in proceedings

2012

Innovative Form Design - A Formal Aesthetics Design Approach for Creative Form Generation

Ulrike Rahe, Maral Babapour Chafi, Anders Warell et al

Proceedings of the Design Research Society conference 2012, Bangkok, 1-4 July 2012

Conference poster

2012

The Influence of Self-reflective Diaries on Students' Design Processes

Maral Babapour Chafi, Ulrike Rahe, Owain Pedgley

DesignEd Asia Conference 2012

Paper in proceedings

2012

Creating Novel Product Form Based on Formal Aesthetics – A Method for Advanced Form Design Education

Ulrike Rahe, Maral Babapour Chafi, Björn Rehammar

Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, Antwerp, 6-7 September, 2012.

Paper in proceedings

2012

Benefits and Difficulties for Industry when Designing for Sustainable Behaviour

Anneli Selvefors, Sara Renström, Anna Viggedal et al

Proceedings of Sustainable Innovation 2012, Towards Sustainable Product Design: 17th International Conference. 29-30 October 2012, Alanus University, Bonn, Germany, p. 242-249

Paper in proceedings

2012

How Design relates to Waste : A Categorization of Concrete Examples

Isabel Ordonez Pizarro, Ulrike Rahe

Proceedings of the 17th International Conference Sustainable Innovation 2012, Bonn, Germany, October 29 – 30

Paper in proceedings

2012

From Industrial Waste to Product Design

Isabel Ordonez Pizarro, Oskar Rexfelt, Ulrike Rahe

DesignEd Asia conference proceedings, "Incorporating Disciplinary Dynamics Into Design Education", p. 65-77

Paper in proceedings

2012

A comparison of Diary Method Variations for Enlightening Form Generation in the Design Process

Maral Babapour Chafi, Björn Rehammar, Ulrike Rahe

Design and Techonology Education: An International Journal. Vol. 17 (3), p. 49-60

Journal article

2012

A comparison of Diary Method Variations for Enlightening Form Generation in the Design Process

Maral Babapour Chafi, Björn Rehammar, Ulrike Rahe

Proceedings of the Design Research Society conference 2012, Bangkok, 1-4 July 2012

Paper in proceedings

2011

Encouraging Sustainable Lifestyles by Enabling Collaborative Action - Consumer Related Research and Design for Acceptance of New Technology in Household Environments

Anneli Selvefors, Ulrike Rahe

The Adlerbert Research Foundation Jubilee Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden

Conference poster

2011

Using Product Innovation as Eco-Branding to Encourage Sustainable Lifestyles – An Exploratory Student Approach to Business Strategy

Anneli Selvefors, Ulrike Rahe, Toni-Matti Karjalainen

Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education. 8-9 September 2011, London., p. 337-342

Paper in proceedings

2011

Design for Sustainable Consumption Behaviour - Systematising the use of Behavioural Intervention Strategies

Anneli Selvefors, Karin Blindh Pedersen, Ulrike Rahe

Proceedings of DPPI 11, the 5th conference on Designing Pleasurable Products and Interfaces. 22-25 June 2011, Milan, p. 19-26

Paper in proceedings

2010

Visual recognition wrapped: Student explorations of product packages as brand messengers

Toni-Matti Karjalainen, Sanna Heiniö, Ulrike Rahe

12th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education: When Design Education and Design Research Meet ., E and PDE 2010; Trondheim; Norway; 2 September 2010 through 3 September 2010, p. 168-173

Paper in proceedings

2010

Exploration and design of the logistics and hardware for accomplishment of geosciences on the moon

Ulrike Rahe, M. Sundgren, K. Rantfors

61st International Astronautical Congress 2010, IAC 2010. Prague, 27 September-1 October 2010. Vol. 2, p. 1523-1532

Paper in proceedings

2009

GROCERY BAG HOLDER FOR CARS

Ulrike Rahe, Peter Flodin, Johan Landén

The 41st Nordic Ergonomics Society Conference, NES2009 in Elsinore/Denmark, June 22-24 2009

Paper in proceedings

2009

TOUCHPAD AS INTERACTION INPUT CONTROL FOR USE OF IN-VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEMS

Stefan Norberg, Ulrike Rahe

First International Conference on Driver Distraction and Inattention 28‐29 September, 2009, Gothenburg/Sweden

Paper in proceedings

2009

"It's a honda! For me..." An exploratory student project on branding and product design for the older adult population

Oscar Person, Anders Warell, Toni-Matti Karjalainen et al

11th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education: Creating a Better World, E and PDE 2009; Brighton; United Kingdom; 10 September 2009 through 11 September 2009, p. 526-531

Paper in proceedings

2009

INVOLVING USERS FOR FINDING ERGONOMIC NEEDS IN A TRUCK CAB

Ulrike Rahe, Katrin Strandberg, Elin Wrengler

The 39th Nordic Ergonomics Society Conference, NES2009 in Elsingore/Denmark, June 22-24, 2009

Paper in proceedings

2008

Teaching strategic product styling: An educational approach to the use of consumer data in designing brand recognition

Oscar Person, Toni-Matti Karjalainen, Ulrike Rahe

10th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, E and PDE 2008; Barcelona; Spain; 4 September 2008 through 5 September 2008

Paper in proceedings

2007

How Things fit Needs

Ulrike Rahe

Edited book

2007

Brillux Scala - Development of an Application-Orientated Colour System

Ulrike Rahe

The 39th Nordic Ergonomics Society Conference, NES2007 in Sweden, October 1-3, www.nes2007.se, p. Session E1d, A108, 1-6

Paper in proceedings

2006

"NOYO - CREATING YOUR EXPERIENCE" - A case study on the creation of affective brand script and visual product identity

Toni-Matti Karjalainen, Ulrike Rahe, Ida Ljungman et al

Design & Emotion 2006

Paper in proceedings

2006

When Technology meets People

Ulrike Rahe

Edited book

2005

Concepts for Reality. Industrial Design Engineering, 2005.

Ulrike Rahe

Edited book

2004

"With Focus on Human Needs" - Industrial Design Engineering 2004

Ulrike Rahe

Edited book

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Showing 18 research projects

2018–2021

The circular kitchen

Anita Ollár Architecture and Civil Engineering

Ulrike Rahe Architecture and Civil Engineering

Paula Femenias Building Design

Sofie Andersson Architectural theory and methods

Giliam Dokter Architectural theory and methods

HSB Living Lab

Climate-KIC

2018–2021

Furbish Sustainable Hospitals (FSH)

Ulrike Rahe Research - Architectural Theory and Method

Holger Wallbaum Building Technology

Quan Jin Building Technology

Elke Miedema Architectural theory and methods

Swedish Industrial Design Foundation (SVID)

Furbish AB

Swedish Energy Agency

2017–2018

Mobility PLUS – Innovative Services for More than Urban Transport

Ulrike Rahe Design and Human Factors

Anna K Carlsson Vehicle Safety

HSB Living Lab

2017–2020

FIWARE for Smart Energy Platform (FISMEP)

Ulrike Rahe Architecture and Civil Engineering

Giliam Dokter Architectural theory and methods

Mahsa Eshtehardi

Andreas Jonasson

Sofie Hagejärd Architectural theory and methods

Swedish Energy Agency

2017–2019

Innovative energy management system for smart buildings and grid interactions

Anh Tuan Le Electric Power Engineering

Ulrike Rahe Architecture and Civil Engineering

Mohammad Ali Fotouhi Ghazvini Electric Power Engineering

David Steen Electric Power Engineering

Göteborg Energi AB

HSB Living Lab

2017–2017

Visualizing energy use in non-residential building

Ulrike Rahe Design and Human Factors

Sofie Hagejärd Architectural theory and methods

Swedish Energy Agency

2016–2021

Working Lab as a Demonstrator for Future Office Working Environment

Ulrike Rahe Architectural theory and methods

Antonio Cobaleda Cordero Design and Human Factors

Elke Miedema Architectural theory and methods

Holger Wallbaum Building Technology

Quan Jin Building Technology

Formas

2016–2016

Front-end & Back-end Development of PET Interface - The Smart Energy Future in Private Homes

Ulrike Rahe Design and Human Factors

HSB Living Lab

2015–2016

Process flow simulation for textile care in HSB Living Lab

Ulrike Rahe Design and Human Factors

HSB Living Lab

2014–2019

Climate-KIC Building Technologies Accelerator – Smart Sustainable Offices (SSO)

Holger Wallbaum Building Technology

Antonio Cobaleda Cordero Product Development

Ulrike Rahe Design and Human Factors

Quan Jin Building Technology

Melina Forooraghi Building Technology

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)

2014–2014

Smart Holistic Innovative Future Transport (SHIFT)

Ulrike Rahe Design and Human Factors

Region Västra Götaland

2014–2016

Home Energy Management (HEM)

Ulrike Rahe Design and Human Factors

Melina Forooraghi Building Technology

Paula Femenias Building Design

Anneli Selvefors Design and Human Factors

York Ostermeyer Building Technology

Shea Hagy Building Technology

Jesper Knutsson Water Environment Technology

Christian Marx Building Technology

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)

2013–2013

Framtida visualisering för innovativa former - en studie av formgivningsprocessen

Ulrike Rahe Design and Human Factors

Torsten Söderbergs Stiftelse

2012–2015

Waste to design (W2D)

Ulrike Rahe Design and Human Factors

Oskar Rexfelt Design and Human Factors

Sandra Tostar Nuclear Chemistry

Erik Stenvall Polymeric Materials and Composites

Isabel Ordonez Pizarro Design and Human Factors

Teodora Retegan Vollmer Nuclear Chemistry

The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research (Mistra)

2012–2013

Our Energy

Ulrike Rahe Design and Human Factors

Anneli Selvefors Design and Human Factors

VINNOVA

2012–2017

From Waste to Resources – A Design Perspective on Closing the Resource Loops

Ulrike Rahe Design and Human Factors

Isabel Ordonez Pizarro Design and Human Factors

Mistra Urban Futures

2011–2013

Social Energy

Ulrike Rahe Design and Human Factors

Anneli Selvefors Design and Human Factors

VINNOVA

2009–2016

More by Less - A user perspective on energy conservation in future electrical systems

Ulrike Rahe Design and Human Factors

Anneli Selvefors Design and Human Factors

Zoliex AB

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