Smart Living Lab

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Smart Living Lab
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Smart Living Lab
Established2014
Laboratory type
Research
Research typeBasic and Applied
Field of research
Construction technologies, well-being and behaviors, interactions and design processes, and energy systems
Directors Martin Gonzenbach (operations)
Marilyne Andersen (academic)
AddressPassage du Cardinal 13b
Location Fribourg, Switzerland
46°47′48″N7°08′51″E / 46.79674°N 7.14742°E / 46.79674; 7.14742
CH-1700
Founding institutions
 EPFL, School of Engineering and Architecture of Fribourg, University of Fribourg
Website www.smartlivinglab.ch

The Smart Living Lab is an academic research and development center dedicated to contribute to the future of the built environment. [1] Located in Fribourg in the Bluefactory innovation district, it is affiliated with the Switzerland Innovation Park Network West EPFL. [2] [3] This living lab focuses its research activities on human comfort and well-being in indoor spaces, environmental performance of buildings, and the digital transformation of the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry. [4]

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History

A collaboration between the EPFL, the School of Engineering and Architecture of Fribourg, and the University of Fribourg, the Smart Living Lab conducts interdisciplinary research since 2014 on construction technologies, energy systems, building user behavior, and design processes. [5] [6] It was initiated when the associated campus of EPFL Fribourg was created. [4]

In 2017, the NeighborHub solar pavilion was designed at the Smart Living Lab through the association of its partner institutions, and the Geneva University of Art and Design. By demonstrating sustainable technologies and architecture, this project won the Solar Decathlon competition in the United States. [7] [8] Ever since, it has served as a community center in the Bluefactory innovation district and as a research prototype for the Smart Living Lab. [9]

In 2018, the Smart Living Lab launched a parallel study mandate for the construction of an experimental building. [10] In 2019, the Smart Living Lab published the result of a preliminary research dedicated to its future building in the editorial project "Towards 2050" by Park Books. [6] [10] [11] This building should define environmental goals, which aim to meet the Energy Strategy 2050 of the Swiss Confederation 30 years ahead of schedule. [12] In this context, the building will be studied to investigate ways to reduce power consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. [13] The Smart Living Lab building, which is scheduled to open in 2024, will provide workspace for the 130 members of 11 research teams from the EPFL, the School of Engineering and Architecture of Fribourg, and the University of Fribourg. [14]

In 2021, the Smart Living Lab joined the European network of living labs Enoll. [15] Also in 2021, the Smart Living Lab demonstrated the recycling of concrete for the construction of a footbridge prototype. [16] [17]

Structure

The Smart Living Lab is composed of research groups from three universities in Fribourg:

Publication

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