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Patrik Rohdin

Senior Associate Professor

Researcher and teacher in energy systems.

Building energy systems, industrial energy systems and policy instruments

My research is primarily related to building energy systems, industrial energy systems and policy instruments. The more specific areas of research are:

  • Energy renovation of buildings and districts
  • Energy efficiency of historic buildings
  • Low energy and passive houses
  • Lifecycle cost optimization of buildings and districts
  • Indoor climate and indoor environment
  • Building simulation, CFD and optimization
  • Industrial borehole storages
  • Barriers and driving forces related to energy efficiency in industry
  • Energy auditing
  • Industrial energy efficiency potentials.


Several of the scientific articles on barriers to and driving forces for energy efficiency in the industry that I have written or co-written are found among the most cited articles internationally in the field.

Teaching

I teach at basic, advanced and doctoral level and I am happy to give external lectures, nationally as well as internationally.

Publications

2026

Muhammad Asif, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Zulfiqar Ali, Erin Heinz, Thomas Alan Kwan, Johan Nordensvärd, Arunima Krishna, Patrik Thollander, Patrik Rohdin, Weimin Zhang (2026) Of demographics, technology, and geography: The social determinants of energy consumption patterns and user behaviour in Saudi Arabia's residential sector Energy and Buildings, Vol. 356, Article 117061 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2025

Sironen Susanna, Iliescu Oana, Pardis Niknafs, Amiri Ali, Patrik Rohdin (2025) Review on the potential to circulate wood-based materials in the building sector ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH: INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY, Vol. 5, Article 032001 (Article, review/survey) Continue to DOI
Lina La Fleur, Patrik Rohdin (2025) Renovation or demolition? Management insights into addressing aging school and preschool buildings in Sweden Environmental Research Communications (ERC), Vol. 7, Article 055029 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Patrik Thollander, Mariana Andrei, Noor Jalo, Patrik Rohdin, Jenny Palm, Anna Sanno, Johan Colding, Stephan Barthel, Gazi Salah Uddin, Bruna Maria Xavier (2025) Advances in the social construction of energy management and energy efficiency in industry Nature Communications, Vol. 16, Article 4075 (Article, review/survey) Continue to DOI

2024

Pardis Niknafs, Maria Johansson, Patrik Rohdin (2024) Decarbonization of the construction sector in Sweden: exploring barriers to and drivers for increased use of wood-based materials in the construction industry eceee Summer Study Proceedings, p. 969-978 (Conference paper)

Research

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Energy-smart sports facilities in East Middle Sweden

The project aims to reduce energy use and carbon dioxide emissions from sports facilities used for football, ice hockey and bandy in Östergötland, Örebro and Uppsala.
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Resilience in the future electricity system

The Swedish electricity system is facing major changes. New research has begun at LiU which focuses on resilience in the future electricity system. The project can provide insights into how the resilience of the electricity system can be improved.
Energy management using AI

Excellent energy management using AI - XEMAI

The project aims to enhance digitalisation within the manufacturing industry to improve energy efficiency and achieve sustainability.
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Politics and policy processesfor clean energy transition and climate neutrality

The overall aim of the project is to provide better knowledge of the processes for decision making and policy change regarding resource and energy-efficient buildings at EU level.
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Sustainable supply chains in Swedish industry

The project analyzed how large companies worked to strengthen sustainability upstream in the supply chain, identified key success factors, and developed a new model for supplier sustainability assurance.
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Effective regional collaboration for a fossil-free society -VERSAM

The project aims to develop knowledge about how regional collaboration contributes to building the multifaceted capacity required to achieve a fossil-free welfare society.

Organisation

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Energy Systems (ENSYS)

The division of Energy Systems is involved in research, undergraduate and graduate education and collaboration with industry and public sector organisations in the field of energy.
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Department of Management and Engineering (IEI)

The Department of Management and Engineering (IEI) strengthens and develops tomorrow’s industry, business world and society by ground-breaking research, education and innovation.
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About LiU

Linköping University, LiU, offers innovative education and boundary-crossing research. The students are among the most desirable in the labour market and international rankings consistently place LiU as a leading global university.

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