Tanja Scheffler
About
Tanja Scheffler holds a PhD in Architecture (2026). Her research focuses on the relationship between urban planning and household emissions from travel and energy consumption, with particular emphasis on how urban form and residential relocation influence residents’ behaviour. Her doctoral work at NTNU was conducted in association with the FME ZEN Research Centre on Zero Emission Neighbourhoods in Smart Cities. Her work combines interdisciplinary perspectives from urban planning, mobility studies, and environmental psychology, with a particular focus on quantitative methods and statistical analysis.
She has a strong academic background in sustainable architecture and mobility, holding a master’s degree in Energy Efficiency Design from TH Augsburg (2018). Before her doctoral studies, she worked as a consultant in sustainable planning and building physics in Augsburg and Munich (2018–2021), gaining practical experience in bridging design, performance, and implementation.
Research
Research Centre on Zero Emission Neighbourhoods in Smart Cities
At the Research Centre on Zero Emission Neighbourhoods (ZEN) in Smart Cities, we create solutions for the zero emission buildings and neighbourhoods of the future. This is our contribution to a low carbon society.
FRESH - The FREight-SHopping nexus in urban outskirts and beyond
FRESH is a research project, funded by DUT (Driving Urban Transition Partnership) and national funders, focussing on shopping-related mobility behaviour and urban logistics in Dortmund, Paris and Trondheim.
Publications
2026
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Heinen, Eva;
Scheffler, Tanja.
(2026)
Workshop Synthesis: Catching Travel Behaviour at the Right Time: When and How to Collect Non-Routine Travel Patterns in Cross-sectional, and Longitudinal Data Collections.
Transportation Research Procedia
Academic article
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Scheffler, Tanja;
Klöckner, Christian Andreas Nikolaus;
Heinen, Eva.
(2026)
A Personalized Intervention for Household Emission Reduction Nested within a Theory-Driven Panel Study on Movers.
Transportation Research Procedia
Academic article
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Scheffler, Tanja;
Klöckner, Christian Andreas Nikolaus;
Heinen, Eva.
(2026)
Moving house, changing habits? Comparing household electricity usage and driving distances before and after residential relocation in Norway.
Energy Research & Social Science
Academic article
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Scheffler, Tanja;
Heinen, Eva;
Klöckner, Christian Andreas Nikolaus;
Manum, Bendik.
(2026)
Residential location and relocation as drivers of change in travel behaviour and residential energy use.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral dissertation
2025
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Scheffler, Tanja;
Klöckner, Christian Andreas Nikolaus;
Heinen, Eva.
(2025)
Where I live is what I do – The potential of residential choices to determine energy use and travel behaviour of Norwegian movers.
Travel Behaviour & Society
Academic article
2024
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Scheffler, Tanja;
Heinen, Eva.
(2024)
Impact of Settlement Size and Regional Density on the Frequency of Different Holiday Types.
Transportation Research Record
Academic article
Journal publications
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Heinen, Eva;
Scheffler, Tanja.
(2026)
Workshop Synthesis: Catching Travel Behaviour at the Right Time: When and How to Collect Non-Routine Travel Patterns in Cross-sectional, and Longitudinal Data Collections.
Transportation Research Procedia
Academic article
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Scheffler, Tanja;
Klöckner, Christian Andreas Nikolaus;
Heinen, Eva.
(2026)
A Personalized Intervention for Household Emission Reduction Nested within a Theory-Driven Panel Study on Movers.
Transportation Research Procedia
Academic article
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Scheffler, Tanja;
Klöckner, Christian Andreas Nikolaus;
Heinen, Eva.
(2026)
Moving house, changing habits? Comparing household electricity usage and driving distances before and after residential relocation in Norway.
Energy Research & Social Science
Academic article
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Scheffler, Tanja;
Klöckner, Christian Andreas Nikolaus;
Heinen, Eva.
(2025)
Where I live is what I do – The potential of residential choices to determine energy use and travel behaviour of Norwegian movers.
Travel Behaviour & Society
Academic article
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Scheffler, Tanja;
Heinen, Eva.
(2024)
Impact of Settlement Size and Regional Density on the Frequency of Different Holiday Types.
Transportation Research Record
Academic article
Report
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Scheffler, Tanja;
Heinen, Eva;
Klöckner, Christian Andreas Nikolaus;
Manum, Bendik.
(2026)
Residential location and relocation as drivers of change in travel behaviour and residential energy use.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral dissertation
Teaching
Part of the teaching team in:
AAR4532 - Climate and Built Form Design Project, 2022
AAR4616 - Integrated Energy Design Project, 2022 - 2025
Outreach
2025
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Academic lectureScheffler, Tanja. (2025) Tar vi med oss reisemønsteret når vi flytter? En panelundersøkelse om endring av bilbruk ved flytting. Reisevaner 2025 , Trondheim 10.12.2025 - 10.12.2025
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Academic lectureScheffler, Tanja; Klöckner, Christian Andreas Nikolaus; Heinen, Eva. (2025) A Personalized Intervention for Household Emission Reduction Nested within a Theory-Driven Panel Study on Movers. 13th International Conference on Transport Survey Methods 30.03.2025 - 04.04.2025
2024
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Academic lectureScheffler, Tanja; Heinen, Eva. (2024) Impact of Settlement Size and Regional Density on the Frequency of Different Holiday Types. TRB Annual Meeting , Washington, D.C. 07.01.2024 - 11.01.2024
2023
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Academic lectureScheffler, Tanja; Heinen, Eva. (2023) The Role of Energy and Transport related Built Environment Characteristics in Residential Location Choice. People City Transport Conference , Prague 19.10.2023 - 20.10.2023
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Academic lectureScheffler, Tanja. (2023) Spatial and Psychological Drivers of Household Emissions in Neighbourhoods. NAF/NAAR Symposium 2023 - Nordic PhD Research in Architecture , Copenhagen 28.09.2023 - 29.09.2023