News
November 14th, 2025
Decent Living Standards worldwide need just 12% more material stocks
November 3rd, 2025
Why more social interactions lead to greater polarization in societies
Can the rise in social connections explain the growing polarization in modern societies?
October 31st, 2025
REMASS Team Update - New PI
Franziska Müller takes over as Co-PI for Module 3
October 23rd, 2025
REMASS PIs at Austrias first Symposium4Future
Anke Schaffartzik and Stefan Thurner gave presentations and led discussion groups
October 14th, 2025
REMASS PhD Workshop: Rethinking Social Metabolism in Times of Crises
Two inspiring days of exchange, insight, and interdisciplinary collaboration
October 14th, 2025
Circular Economy and Climate Change: The State of National and Global Evidence on Mitigation Potential
New review paper highlights Circular Economy´s Climate Potential
October 10th, 2025
The challenges of ‘greening’ globalized industries: Why global supply chains continue to run on fossil fuels
Felix Maile gave a presentation at the University of Leiden
Dissemination
October 1st, 2025
Sowing questions, harvesting answers - Fact Collection Oekosoziales Forum
For Fact Collection Ökosoziales Forum 01/2025 REMASS project has been selected as particularly relevant and has been tailored for a broad audience on page 21.
September 1st, 2025
"Metabolism of Cities" podcast featuring Helmut Haberl
Helmut Haberl discusses how material stocks, such as those in buildings and infrastructure, create lock-ins into resource-guzzling practices.
October 30th, 2025
Press release: "Where concrete is worth its weight in gold: The secret world of building materials"
BOKU University promotes REMASS as part of its initiatives and research projects focused on "Building a Green Future".
October 30th, 2025
Press release: Researchers find possible cause for increasing polarization
A new study within the REMASS project is highlighted by Complexity Science Hub.
November 19th, 2025
APA sience press release: REMASS - the flagship project of highly cited researcher Helmut Haberl
REMASS project leader Helmut Haberl is among the highly cited researchers of 2025
November 19th, 2025
REMASS project featured in "Die Presse'"
Weighing the global built environment: High-resolution mapping and quantification of material stocks in buildings