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.

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Project ConcReTe unlocks the value of reused concrete by developing construction systems for concrete blocks taken from demolition sites.

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.

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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Seoyeon Yun PhD Thesis Public Defense

A vital role of the Smart Living Lab at the Open Living Lab Days 2023

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explora 2023: UNIFR Campus Festival

Research

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Maximizing the potential for natural ventilation with regard to energy use and occupant well-being

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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

A Domain-Specific Visual Modeling Language for Augmented Reality Applications Bluefactory Fribourg | Blue Hall, room HBL0 21A | 11:30-12:00

Seoyeon Yun PhD Thesis Public Defense Bluefactory Fribourg, Room HBL0 21A | 17:00

Publications

Exploring the gap between carbon-budget-compatible buildings and existing solutions : a Swiss case study

Priore, Yasmine DominiqueHabert, GuillaumeJusselme, Thomas

Energy and Buildings

A new heat and cold storage system to enhance the thermal autonomy of residential buildings

Robadey, JacquesRichard, R.

Proceedings of cisbat 2023, the built environment in transititon, Hybrid International Scientific Conference, 13-15 September 2023, Lausanne, Switzerland

Conference Papers

Rethinking walkability: Exploring the relationship between urban form and neighborhood social cohesion

Sonta, AndrewJiang, Xiaofan

Sustainable Cities and Society

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.

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