Smart Living Lab

Research

Find research projects developed at the Smart Living Lab focusing on the wellbeing of users, energy efficiency, and digital transformation, categorized by research domain, research group and research facility.

Latest news

The ENERGY and TRANSFORM Institutes (HEIA-FR) have built a modular pavilion designed to improve the urban microclimate. In summer 2021 and 2022, the pavilion was installed at different locations in downtown Fribourg.

About

The Smart Living Lab is a research and development center for the built environment of the future that brings together the combined expertise of the EPFL, the School of Engineering and Architecture of Fribourg, and the University of Fribourg.

News

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Combatting urban heat islands with a cool modular pavilion

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Annual report 2021

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Table ronde | Rien de neuf, tout à (ré)-inventer: vers une culture de la transformation

Research

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Laboratory and field assessment on human microbial clouds

Swiss Living Challenge

Infrastructures

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Building of the Smart Living Lab

Construction of the Smart Living Lab’s own dedicated building in Fribourg is set to begin in the next years. This multidisciplinary living laboratory will serve as a catalyst of progress, providing fertile ground for carrying out work in real conditions.

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Events

The Robot in the Loop: On Multi-Agent Construction Approaches blueFACTORY, Fribourg | HBL0 21A | 11:00-12:00

SMART LIVING LUNCH | Smart Sovereignty and the Security of Future Society HBL0 21A or online | 11:00-12:00

Publications

Reinforcement Learning for proactive operation of residential energy systems by learning stochastic occupant behavior and fluctuating solar energy: Balancing comfort, hygiene and energy use

Heidari, AmirrezaMaréchal, FrançoisKhovalyg, Dolaana

An occupant-centric control framework for balancing comfort, energy use and hygiene in hot water systems: A model-free reinforcement learning approach

Heidari, AmirrezaMarechal, FrancoisKhovalyg, Dolaana

Modelling stormwater reuse scenarios for green roof irrigation using URBIS

Pons, VincentWijesuriya, KavyaSandoval, SantiagoMuthanna, ToneBertrand-Krajewski, Jean-Luc

Proceedings of Singapore International Water Week - SIWW, Water Convention, 17-21 April 2022, Singapore, Singapore

Conference Papers

About

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The Smart Living Lab is a research and development center whose aim is to achieve energy efficiency, digital transformation, and the well-being of its users.

Partnerships

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The Smart Living Lab conducts interdisciplinary research projects through experiments in real conditions involving both researchers and companies. This allows partners from the private, public and academic sectors who are interested in developing innovative projects access to the excellent research infrastructure available at the heart of the Switzerland Innovation Park (SIP) Network West EPFL.

Medias

Gallery

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