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

EPFL researchers have built a footbridge prototype using reinforced-concrete blocks from walls of a building being renovated. This project, which marks the first time concrete has been reused in this way, is part of an initiative to substantially shrink the construction industry’s carbon footprint by adopting a circular economy approach.

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

Exposées à l\'ozone, des bougies allumées ou même la peau peuvent générer des nanoparticules.

Ozone causes our skin to emit tiny airborne particles

Monitoring of hot water use behavior

Should buildings learn our behavior? Case study of self-learning hot water systems

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Exploring carbon targets for Swiss buildings in line with global carbon budgets

Research

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eREN Energie et rénovation

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

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.

All infrastructures

Events

Should buildings learn our behavior? Case study of self-learning hot water systems Halle bleue, HBL0 21A | 11:00-12:00

Human-Centric Lighting and Smart Living HBL0 21A | Bluefactory Fribourg

Publications

Component reuse in structural design: emerging practices and tools for the circular economy

Brütting, JanOhlbrock, Patrick OleD'Acunto, PierluigiWarmuth, JonasFivet, Corentin

Proceedings of the International fi b Symposium on the Conceptual Design of Structures held in Attisholz Areal, Switzerland, September 16-18, 2021

Conference Papers

Proceedings of the International fib Symposium on Conceptual Design of Structures held in Attisholz Areal, Switzerland, September 16-18, 2021

Conference Papers

Selektiver Rückbau - Rückbaubare Konstruktion: Studie zur Förderung der Abfallreduktion und der Wiederverwendung in der Baubranche

Küpfer, CéliaFivet, Corentin

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

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