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Biography

At the Laboratory of Solar Energetics and Building Physics (IGT-LESBAT), competence centre from the School of Engineering and Management Vaud (HEIG-VD), member of the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO), I am currently working in the field of Energy-efficient Buildings (EeB) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for the construction sector.

I am involved in 5 different types of activities:

1. Call for tenders analyses and writing of projects' proposals
e.g., European projects (Interreg, Horizon 2020...), Swiss Federal Office for Energy call for tenders, International Energy Agency EBC programme.

2. Management and contribution to International, European and Swiss R&D projects
- Swiss partner of the EU research project RIBuild (Historic buildings renovation with hygrothermal, energy, LCA and LCC assessment), project funded under the Horizon 2020 Programme.
- Swiss partner of the IEA EBC Annex 56 project and IEA-EBC Annex 72 project on "Assessing Life Cycle related environmental impacts casued by buildings" (2016-2021)

3. Expertises
- Expert approved by the French EPD Program (INIES FDES) for the verification of Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) in France (product-specific Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies).
- European expert on the question of EPD for the building sector and the application of LCA to buildings / construction (cf. list of publications below in that field).
- Member of the SIA 2032 commission on Embodied energy and LCA for buildings from the Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects (SIA).

4. Teaching and training courses:
- Teaching courses in LCA for buildings (HES-SO Bachelor in Energy and Environmental Engineering), contribution to some teaching activities in the Master of Advanced Studies MAS EDD-BAT, or during CPI Isover training courses.

5. Services to companies:
- Consulting for building manufacturers (e.g., LCA studies for the Swiss KBOB database and/or EPD studies or verification for France and EU-countries).

Activities

Employment (1)

HES-SO | heig-vd | IGT-LESBAT: Yverdon-les-Bains, CH

2017-01-01 to present | Adjoint scientifique (IGT-LESBAT)
Employment
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Sébastien Lasvaux

Education and qualifications (2)

Mines ParisTech: Paris, FR

2007-10-01 to 2010-12-14 | Ph.D (CES)
Education
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Sébastien Lasvaux

INSA Toulouse Laboratoire Matériaux et Durabilité des Constructions de Toulouse: Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées, FR

2005-09-01 to 2007-07-07 | MSc (Génie Civil)
Education
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Sébastien Lasvaux

Professional activities (2)

Programme déclaration environnementale INIES FDES: Paris, FR

2014-09-01 to present | Recognized expert to verify product specific Life Cycle Assessment
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Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects: Zurich, CH

2019-01-01 to 2021-12-31 | Member of the commission (Commission SIA 2032 "L’énergie grise - Établissement du bilan écologique pour la construction de bâtiments")
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Funding (6)

Reuse-LCA – Identification du potentiel de réduction des impacts environnementaux lié au réemploi des matériaux pour les bâtiments suisses

2021-01-01 to 2023-09-30 | Grant
Swiss Federal Office of Energy (Bern, CH)
GRANT_NUMBER: SI/502190
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Sébastien Lasvaux via DimensionsWizard

HISTO-RENO: Plate-forme intégrée d'aide à la rénovation énergétique des bâtiments à valeur patrimoniale des centres-bourgs et centres-villes

2021-01 to 2023-06 | Grant
Interreg (La-Chaux-de-Fonds, CH)
Source: Self-asserted source
Sébastien Lasvaux

Nachhaltiges Demand Side Management für den Betrieb von Gebäuden

2020-11-15 to 2024-03-31 | Grant
Swiss Federal Office of Energy (Bern, CH)
GRANT_NUMBER: SI/502165
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Sébastien Lasvaux via DimensionsWizard

ROBUST and RELIABLE SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT for BUILDING RENOVATION STRATEGIES

2018-01-01 to 2021-08-31 | Grant
Swiss National Science Foundation (Bern, CH)
GRANT_NUMBER: 172545
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Sébastien Lasvaux via DimensionsWizard

UserGap – Influence des utilisateurs sur l’écart de performance dans les bâtiments collectifs à haute performance énergétique

2017-04-01 to 2019-12-31 | Grant
Swiss Federal Office of Energy (Bern, CH)
GRANT_NUMBER: SI/501520
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Sébastien Lasvaux via DimensionsWizard

DUREE – Analyse des durées de vie des éléments de construction pour une meilleure gestion des rénovations

2016-11-15 to 2019-03-31 | Grant
Swiss Federal Office of Energy (Bern, CH)
GRANT_NUMBER: SI/501483
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Sébastien Lasvaux via DimensionsWizard

Works (27)

Bio-based materials as a robust solution for building renovation: A case study

Applied Energy
2022-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0306-2619
Contributors: Alina Galimshina; Maliki Moustapha; Alexander Hollberg; Pierryves Padey; Sébastien Lasvaux; Bruno Sudret; Guillaume Habert
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Earth Plastered Wall Heating as a Low-Emitting, Cost-Effective and Robust Energy System for Building Renovation

Construction Technologies and Architecture
2022-01-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2674-1237
Contributors: Alina Galimshina; Maliki Moustapha; Alexander Hollberg; Guy Wagner; Pierryves Padey; Sébastien Lasvaux; Bruno Sudret; Guillaume Habert
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What is the optimal robust environmental and cost-effective solution for building renovation? Not the usual one

Energy and Buildings
2021-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0378-7788
Contributors: Alina Galimshina; Maliki Moustapha; Alexander Hollberg; Pierryves Padey; Sébastien Lasvaux; Bruno Sudret; Guillaume Habert
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Environmental datasets for cement and steel rebars to be used as generic for a national context

Journal of Cleaner Production
2021-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0959-6526
Contributors: Raul Gomes; José Dinis Silvestre; Jorge de Brito; Sébastien Lasvaux
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Sébastien Lasvaux

Understanding the Reasons behind the Energy Performance Gap of an Energy-Efficient Building, through a Probabilistic Approach and On-Site Measurements

Energies
2021-09-28 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1996-1073
Contributors: Pierryves Padey; Kyriaki Goulouti; Guy Wagner; Blaise Périsset; Sébastien Lasvaux
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Dataset of service life data for 100 building elements and technical systems including their descriptive statistics and fitting to lognormal distribution

Data in Brief
2021-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2352-3409
Contributors: Kyriaki Goulouti; Didier Favre; Morgane Giorgi; Pierryves Padey; Alina Galimshina; Guillaume Habert; Sébastien Lasvaux
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Review of visualising LCA results in the design process of buildings

Building and Environment
2021-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0360-1323
Contributors: Alexander Hollberg; Benedek Kiss; Martin Röck; Bernardette Soust-Verdaguer; Aoife Houlihan Wiberg; Sebastien Lasvaux; Alina Galimshina; Guillaume Habert
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Statistical method to identify robust building renovation choices for environmental and economic performance

Building and Environment
2020-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0360-1323
Contributors: Alina Galimshina; Maliki Moustapha; Alexander Hollberg; Pierryves Padey; Sébastien Lasvaux; Bruno Sudret; Guillaume Habert
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Sébastien Lasvaux

Uncertainty of building elements’ service lives in building LCA & LCC: What matters?

Building and Environment
2020-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0360-1323
Contributors: Kyriaki Goulouti; Pierryves Padey; Alina Galimshina; Guillaume Habert; Sébastien Lasvaux
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Sébastien Lasvaux

Primary data priorities for the life cycle inventory of construction products: focus on foreground processes

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
2020-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0948-3349
Part of ISSN: 1614-7502
Contributors: Fernanda Belizario-Silva; Daniel Costa Reis; Yazmin Lisbeth Mack-Vergara; Lucas Pessoto; Haibo Feng; Sérgio Almeida Pacca; Sébastien Lasvaux; Guillaume Habert; Vanderley Moacyr John
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A Stochastic Approach to LCA of Internal Insulation Solutions for Historic Buildings

Sustainability
2020-02-18 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2071-1050
Contributors: Elisa Di Giuseppe; marco d'orazio; Guangli Du; Claudio Favi; Sébastien Lasvaux; Gianluca Maracchini; Pierryves Padey
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Investigating transparency regarding ecoinvent users’ system model choices

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
2019-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0948-3349
Part of ISSN: 1614-7502
Contributors: Marcella Ruschi Mendes Saade; Vanessa Gomes; Maristela Gomes da Silva; Cassia Maria Lie Ugaya; Sébastien Lasvaux; Alexander Passer; Guillaume Habert
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A review of urban metabolism studies to identify key methodological choices for future harmonization and implementation

Journal of Cleaner Production
2017-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0959-6526
Contributors: Didier Beloin-Saint-Pierre; Benedetto Rugani; Sébastien Lasvaux; Adélaïde Mailhac; Emil Popovici; Galdric Sibiude; Enrico Benetto; Nicoleta Schiopu
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Buildings environmental impacts' sensitivity related to LCA modelling choices of construction materials

Journal of Cleaner Production
2017-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0959-6526
Contributors: Ian-Frederic Häfliger; Viola John; Alexander Passer; Sebastien Lasvaux; Endrit Hoxha; Marcella Ruschi Mendes Saade; Guillaume Habert
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Product-specific Life Cycle Assessment of ready mix concrete: Comparison between a recycled and an ordinary concrete

Resources, Conservation and Recycling
2017-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0921-3449
Contributors: A.L. Kleijer; S. Lasvaux; S. Citherlet; M. Viviani
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Towards guidance values for the environmental performance of buildings: application to the statistical analysis of 40 low-energy single family houses’ LCA in France

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
2017-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0948-3349
Part of ISSN: 1614-7502
Contributors: Sébastien Lasvaux; Alexandra Lebert; Fanny Achim; Francis Grannec; Endrit Hoxha; Sylviane Nibel; Nicoleta Schiopu; Jacques Chevalier
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Influence of construction material uncertainties on residential building LCA reliability

Journal of Cleaner Production
2017-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0959-6526
Contributors: Endrit Hoxha; Guillaume Habert; Sébastien Lasvaux; Jacques Chevalier; Robert Le Roy
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Correlations in Life Cycle Impact Assessment methods (LCIA) and indicators for construction materials: What matters?

Ecological Indicators
2016-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1470-160X
Contributors: S. Lasvaux; F. Achim; P. Garat; B. Peuportier; J. Chevalier; G. Habert
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Comparison of generic and product-specific Life Cycle Assessment databases: application to construction materials used in building LCA studies

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
2015-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0948-3349
Part of ISSN: 1614-7502
Contributors: Sébastien Lasvaux; Guillaume Habert; Bruno Peuportier; Jacques Chevalier
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Environmental product declarations entering the building sector: critical reflections based on 5 to 10 years experience in different European countries

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
2015-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0948-3349
Part of ISSN: 1614-7502
Contributors: Alexander Passer; Sébastien Lasvaux; Karen Allacker; Dieter De Lathauwer; Carolin Spirinckx; Bastian Wittstock; Daniel Kellenberger; Florian Gschösser; Johannes Wall; Holger Wallbaum
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Methodological challenges and developments in LCA of low energy buildings: Application to biogenic carbon and global warming assessment

Building and Environment
2015-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0360-1323
Contributors: Marine Fouquet; Annie Levasseur; Manuele Margni; Alexandra Lebert; Sébastien Lasvaux; Bernard Souyri; Catherine Buhé; Monika Woloszyn
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NativeLCA - a systematic approach for the selection of environmental datasets as generic data: application to construction products in a national context

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
2015-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0948-3349
Part of ISSN: 1614-7502
Contributors: José Dinis Silvestre; Sébastien Lasvaux; Julie Hodková; Jorge de Brito; Manuel Duarte Pinheiro
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Sébastien Lasvaux

Achieving consistency in life cycle assessment practice within the European construction sector: the role of the EeBGuide InfoHub

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
2014-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0948-3349
Part of ISSN: 1614-7502
Contributors: Sébastien Lasvaux; Johannes Gantner; Bastian Wittstock; Manuel Bazzana; Nicoleta Schiopu; Tom Saunders; Cristina Gazulla; Jo Ann Mundy; Christer Sjöström; Pere Fullana-i-Palmer et al.
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Influence of simplification of life cycle inventories on the accuracy of impact assessment: application to construction products

Journal of Cleaner Production
2014-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0959-6526
Contributors: S. Lasvaux; N. Schiopu; G. Habert; J. Chevalier; Bruno Peuportier
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Sébastien Lasvaux

Linking research activities and their implementation in practice in the construction sector: the LCA Construction 2012 experience

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
2014-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0948-3349
Part of ISSN: 1614-7502
Contributors: Sébastien Lasvaux; Anne Ventura; Guillaume Habert; Chantal De La Roche; Kristel Hermel; Adélaïde Feraille; Yannick Tardivel; Christian Tessier
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Adaptation of environmental data to national and sectorial context: application for reinforcing steel sold on the French market

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
2013-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0948-3349
Part of ISSN: 1614-7502
Contributors: Fernanda Gomes; Raphael Brière; Adélaïde Feraille; Guillaume Habert; Sébastien Lasvaux; Christian Tessier
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Sébastien Lasvaux

Predicting Operational Energy Consumption Profiles - Findings from Detailed Surveys and Modelling in a UK Educational Building Compared to Measured Consumption

International Journal of Ventilation
2008-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1473-3315
Part of ISSN: 2044-4044
Contributors: I. Knight; S. Stravoravdis; S. Lasvaux
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