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  1. Comparative Framework for Multi-Modal Accessibility Assessment Within the 15-Minute City Concept: Application to Parks and Playgrounds in an Indian Urban Neighborhood

    Article • ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, December 2025, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  2. Cellular Automata–Artificial Neural Network Approach to Dynamically Model Past and Future Surface Temperature Changes: A Case of a Rapidly Urbanizing Island Area, Indonesia

    Article • Land, August 2025, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  3. Urban Form and Sustainable Neighborhood Regeneration—A Multiscale Study of Daegu, South Korea

    Article • Sustainability, May 2025, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  4. Sustainable Transportation Assessment Index (SusTAIN) Framework for Mixed-Use Neighborhoods in India

    Article • Land, August 2024, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  5. Parametrized passive house standard compliance energy analysis of three exemplary carbon neutral hybrid timber technology-based building renovations in the Republic of Korea

    Article • Building and Environment, December 2023, Elsevier

    Thorsten Schuetze

  6. Carbon Life Cycle Assessment and Costing of Building Integrated Photovoltaic Systems for Deep Low-Carbon Renovation

    Article • Sustainability, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  7. Assessing Urban Sustainability and the Potential to Improve the Quality of Education and Gender Equality in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

    Article • Sustainability, May 2023, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  8. Comparative Analysis of Neighborhood Sustainability Assessment Systems from the USA (LEED–ND), Germany (DGNB–UD), and India (GRIHA–LD)

    Article • Land, May 2023, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  9. Parametric Performance Analysis of the Cooling Potential of Earth-to-Air Heat Exchangers in Hot and Humid Climates

    Article • Energies, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  10. Life cycle assessment and costing of carbon neutral hybrid-timber building renovation systems: Three applications in the Republic of Korea

    Article • Building and Environment, August 2022, Elsevier

    Thorsten Schuetze

  11. Carbon-neutral building renovation potential with passive house-certified components: Applications for an exemplary apartment building in the Republic of Korea

    Article • Building and Environment, March 2022, Elsevier

    Thorsten Schuetze

  12. Hybrid timber-based systems for low-carbon, deep renovation of aged buildings: Three exemplary buildings in the Republic of Korea

    Article • Building and Environment, February 2022, Elsevier

    Thorsten Schuetze

  13. Post-Pandemic Urbanism: Criteria for a New Normal

    Article • Sustainability, September 2021, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  14. Impact of Passive Energy Efficiency Measures on Cooling Energy Demand in an Architectural Campus Building in Karachi, Pakistan

    Article • Sustainability, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  15. Sustainable Building Legislation and Incentives in Korea: A Case-Study-Based Comparison of Building New and Renovation

    Article • Sustainability, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  16. Potential for sustainable urban regeneration policies and practices in Daegu, Republic of Korea

    Article • IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science, November 2020, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Thorsten Schuetze

  17. Sustainable renovation versus redevelopment of aged buildings, a comparative analysis of the legislative framework in South Korea

    Article • IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science, November 2020, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Thorsten Schuetze

  18. Comparative Analysis of Indoor Environmental Quality of Architectural Campus Buildings’ Lecture Halls and its’ Perception by Building Users, in Karachi, Pakistan

    Article • Sustainability, April 2020, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  19. Flood Resilient and Sustainable Urban Regeneration Using the Example of an Industrial Compound Conversion in Seoul, South Korea

    Article • Sustainability, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  20. Indoor Thermal Comfort Improvement through the Integrated BIM-Parametric Workflow-Based Sustainable Renovation of an Exemplary Apartment in Seoul, Korea

    Article • Sustainability, July 2019, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  21. Integrated BIM-Parametric Workflow-Based Analysis of Daylight Improvement for Sustainable Renovation of an Exemplary Apartment in Seoul, Korea

    Article • Sustainability, May 2019, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  22. Development of a Building Information Modeling-Parametric Workflow Based Renovation Strategy for an Exemplary Apartment Building in Seoul, Korea

    Article • Sustainability, November 2018, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  23. Renovation and extension of existing buildings with timber

    Article • Advanced Materials Research, November 2018, Trans Tech Publications

    Thorsten Schuetze

  24. Energy Toolbox—Framework for the Development of a Tool for the Primary Design of Zero Emission Buildings in European and Asian Cities

    Article • Sustainability, December 2017, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  25. Integration of Sustainability into Architectural Education at Accredited Korean Universities

    Article • Sustainability, June 2017, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  26. Measuring Urban Redevelopment Sustainability: Exploring Challenges from Downtown Seoul

    Article • Sustainability, December 2016, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  27. Urban Sustainability Versus Green-Washing—Fallacy and Reality of Urban Regeneration in Downtown Seoul

    Article • Sustainability, December 2015, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  28. Assessment of Passive vs. Active Strategies for a School Building Design

    Article • Sustainability, November 2015, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  29. Integrating resilience with urban sustainability in neglected neighborhoods: Challenges and opportunities of transitioning to decentralized water management in Mexico City

    Article • Habitat International, August 2015, Elsevier

    Thorsten Schuetze

  30. Development of a Holistic Evaluation System for BIPV Façades

    Article • Energies, June 2015, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  31. Towards Development of a Label for Zero Emission Buildings: A Tool to Evaluate Potential Zero Emission Buildings

    Article • Sustainability, April 2015, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  32. Zero Emission Buildings in Korea—History, Status Quo, and Future Prospects

    Article • Sustainability, March 2015, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  33. Exploring forest ‘fringescapes’: urban growth, society and swimming pools as a sprawl landmark in coastal Rome

    Article • RENDICONTI LINCEI, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Thorsten Schuetze

  34. Terra Preta Sanitation: A Key Component for Sustainability in the Urban Environment

    Article • Sustainability, November 2014, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  35. Life Cycle Cost Aspects of BIPV and Conventional Building Components

    Article • Advanced Materials Research, October 2014, Trans Tech Publications

    Thorsten Schuetze

  36. Quantitative Assessment of Water Use Efficiency in Urban and Domestic Buildings

    Article • Water, August 2013, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  37. An Agent Based Model of Household Water Use

    Article • Water, July 2013, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  38. Integration of Photovoltaics in Buildings—Support Policies Addressing Technical and Formal Aspects

    Article • Energies, June 2013, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  39. Integrating Decentralized Rainwater Management in Urban Planning and Design: Flood Resilient and Sustainable Water Management Using the Example of Coastal Cities in The Netherlands and Taiwan

    Article • Water, May 2013, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  40. Sustainable Urban (re-)Development with Building Integrated Energy, Water and Waste Systems

    Article • Sustainability, March 2013, MDPI AG

    Thorsten Schuetze

  41. Rainwater harvesting and management – policy and regulations in Germany

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, March 2013, IWA Publishing

    Thorsten Schuetze

  42. Primary Exploration of the Research Framework of Integrated Water Resource Management and Spatial Planning

    Article • July 2012, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Thorsten Schuetze

  43. Climate adaptive urban planning and design with water in Dutch polders

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, August 2011, IWA Publishing

    Thorsten Schuetze