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

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Building out of concrete, but without pouring concrete

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European Radon Week 2021

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Forum Habitat durable | energissima

Research

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Thermal Environments and Architecture for Cooling and Heating with Radiant Systems (TEACH-RS)

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Living Lab as a research method in Human-Computer Interaction

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

Smart Living Lab building Interactive Information Session Bluefactory | 14:45-16:15

A toolbox to solve social dilemmas Online | 11:00-12:00

Cafés-conseils – Rénovation énergétique Beratungs-Café – energetisch sanieren Düdigen, Bulle, Fribourg

Publications

Data & Figures on the Multiscale Spatiotemporal Characterization of Embodied Environmental Efficiency of Building Structures in Geneva from 1850 to 2018

Fivet, CorentinDe Wolf, CatherineMenny, ThibautVanbutsele, Serena

Reine Standardlösungen genügen nicht

Schwab, Stefanie

Heimatschutz/Patrimoine

2021 | TRANSFORM

Design and fabrication of a reusable kit of parts for diverse structures

Brütting, JanSenatore, GennaroFivet, Corentin

Automation in Construction

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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