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  • Final report on the project Improved borehole technology

    Meters example
    Published Feb 16, 2021

    Boreholes with fiber optic measuring equipment makes it possible to evaluate thermal performance for boreholes of different lengths within the same borehole field.

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  • New scientific paper published

    Theoretical boundaries of the study
    Theoretical boundaries of the study, which highlight the overlap of two co-existed schools of co-creation: co-creation as an innovation approach and co-creation as a design practice. In our study we consider both schools’ theories working together in the context of the Living Lab as an environment.
    Published Feb 16, 2021

    "Co-Creating Service Concepts for the Built Environment Based on the End-User’s Daily Activities Analysis: KTH Live-in-Lab Explorative Case Study" by Elena Malakhatka , Liridona Sopjani and Per Lundqv...

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  • Ventilation team for buildings post corona

    KTH Live-In lab basement
    KTH Live-In Lab wants to find partners interested in how to ensure risk free indoor space during a challenge such as the corona virus.
    Published Feb 04, 2021

    Will ventilation systems in future buildings be designed in a different way to minimize spread of bacteria and virus? This question is raised by KTH Live-In Lab who’s looking for new partners to solve...

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  • KTH Live-In Lab is now a member of the Joint Programming Platform ERA-Net Smart Energy Systems

    ERA LOGGO
    Published Jan 27, 2021

    We are now a test bed under ERA-Net: The joint programming platform ERA-Net Smart Energy Systems (JPP ERA-Net SES) This means more opportunities for international projects.

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  • Climate footprint can be cut by half with co-living

    Interiör KTh Live-in Labs studentbostäder.
    Shared areas such as kitchen and dining rooms can reduce climate footprint and facilitate social gatherings. Photo of Testbed Akademiska Hus by Alexandra von Kern
    Published Nov 18, 2020

    The climate footprint per person can be reduced by more than 50 percent if the homes are designed to share common areas such as kitchens and bathrooms. This is shown by research from KTH in Live-In La...

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  • KTH Live-In Lab represented at Digital Open House Stockholm

    Open House presentation
    Published Nov 16, 2020

    This weekend, the general public was invited to visit Stockholm's most exciting projects and buildings in a 2-day digital conference.

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  • KTH Live-In Lab presents at Digitalize in Stockholm 2020

    Digitalize in Stockholm presentation
    Published Nov 16, 2020

    Digitalize in Stockholm is an annual conference that had its start in November 2019. The conference brings together global thought leaders and rising stars engaged in transformation through digitaliza...

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  • KTH Live-In Lab supports Jamtli Living University

    Pre-study for planning and construction of an urban ecovillage in Östersund
    Pre-study for planning and construction of an urban ecovillage in Östersund
    Published Nov 02, 2020

    Living Labs and testbeds have the potential to accelerate the transition to sustainable communities. KTH Live-In Lab is an example of a Living Lab that has enabled over 30 multidisciplinary research a...

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  • Co-Kitchen workshop

    Workshopp
    Published Oct 30, 2020

    Last month 2 workshops were held within the project Co-Kitchen framework. The first workshop was held with students from the Testbed EM and the second was held with the students living in Testbed KTH...

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  • New article in Förvaltarforum : Experimental housing contributes with sustainable and smart technolo

    Testbed KTH layout
    Published Oct 27, 2020

    What are the possibilities to save energy and money through variable ventilation and controls? This is one of many questions that researchers at KTH Live-In Lab are trying to answer. In close cooperat...

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  • Real-time user feedback web-app: monitoring campaign in student apartments

    Building in Uppsala
    Published Oct 27, 2020

    The web-app was developed by the researchers Davide Rolando ad Marco Molinari as a framework within the project Cost- and Energy-Efficient Control Systems for Buildings at KTH Live-In Lab.

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  • Swedish Energy Agency Annual Conference: Design for energy-efficient everyday life

    Annual conference - November 12, 9-12
    Published Oct 19, 2020

    November 12 is the time for the Swedish Energy Agency's research and innovation program "Design for energy-efficient everyday life" digital annual conference. The conference will include presentations...

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  • Co-Living Comes to Testbed KTH

    Images of the new layout at Testbed KTH
    Testbed KTH 2.0, now co-living spaces
    Published Sep 17, 2020

    The four one-bedroom apartments at Testbed KTH have been rebuilt during the summer of 2020 into co-living units with shared kitchen and living room, and four single rooms with private bathrooms. The f...

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  • New 3D Virtual tour at Testbed KTH

    3D Virtual tour
    Published Sep 17, 2020

    Some months ago we made it possible to walk around in our premises to get inspired, and also to find out about ongoing R&D projects. Now we aim to keep developing and expanding our 3D video tours.

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  • KTH Live-In Lab presents at Urban Living Lab Summit 2020

    AMS Institute
    Published Jun 17, 2020

    Next Monday 22nd June, Urban Living Labs Summit 2020 organised by AMS Institute will take place digitally. KTH Live-In Lab is one of the presenters.

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  • New article about Incentivising innovation in the construction sector: the role of consult contracts

    3D Virtual view of KTH Live-In Lab in collaboration with SISAB
    Published Jun 03, 2020

    To enable smart and sustainable buildings, contracts must encourage consultants and contractors to use their full competence. Risks and incentives must be balanced so that all parties are involved in ...

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  • `Sustainable living at KTH Live-in-Labs' survey's results presentation.

    Published May 21, 2020

    Welcome to the 'Sustainable living at KTH Live-in-Labs' survey's results presentation.

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  • Visit our Testbed KTH digitally!

    Published May 15, 2020

    3D Virtual tour in our Testbeds

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  • New web section released:Datapool

    Published May 08, 2020

    KTH Live-In Lab´s Datapool is our portal to research data from our Testbeds (buildings) and research results. The idea is to collect, store and share data to accelerate innovation in the built environ...

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  • Willem Mazzotti Pallard's PhD mid-term seminar

    Ground-Source Heat Pump system split into three main components, W. Mazzotti et al., "Deep Boreholes for Ground-Source Heat Pump : Final report," , 2018. Published Apr 30, 2020
    Published Apr 30, 2020

    Willem is a PhD canditate in the area of applied thermodynamics technology. Part of his research is about Lab-scaled experiments that is fully tested at KTH Live-In Lab.

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