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“Learning happens in the course of the experiment itself”

Esther Duflo, The economist as a plumber, 2017

Testbeds for increased innovation in the construction and real estate sector

The platform of testbeds are designed with flexibility and adaptability in mind. It is designed so as to be able to incorporate almost any product or service imaginable, and together with other solutions make one integrated real-life trial system.

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The datapool is our portal to data from testbeds and research results. It is open for students, teachers, researchers and industry partners.

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KTH Live-In Lab Annual Report 2023

Our projects, courses, and collaborations in 2023 focused on sustainable building innovations and knowledge sharing.

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Marco Molinari has a background in mechanical engineering and a PhD in building technology.

New KTH Live-In Lab Director: Meet Marco Molinari

He has been part of the KTH Live-In Lab for most of the center’s existence, working on conceptualization and education, as well as his own research on smart building controls. Marco Molinari is now ta...

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New thesis on human-centered digital transformation in buildings

Katarina Bäcklund's research indicates that smart buildings are not yet smart enough, and that not all data is smart data. There is still much to be done before the digital transformation can be fully...

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H+Forest Live and Learn festival

12 Sep

Events

Thu 2024-09-12, 09:00 - Fri 2024-09-13, 17:00

Location: Kräftriket (12th September), Accelerator (13th September)

2024-09-12T09:00:00.000+02:00 2024-09-13T17:00:00.000+02:00 H+Forest Live and Learn festival (Events) Kräftriket (12th September), Accelerator (13th September) (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)H+Forest Live and Learn festival (Events)

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The LIL Chronicle

How do we win the game – by complex rules or by enjoying it?

The more technically complex buildings become, the more new forms of collaboration and trust are needed to dare to invest money and time. The rules need to be flexible enough to enable freedom of movement and enjoyment.

Read the chronicle by Jonas Anund Vogel (In Swedish)

Live-In Lab Introduction

Hear Jonas Anund Vogel, director of KTH Live In-Lab, discuss the work, mission and vision of the centre.

Virtual tour of testbed 3.0

Explore the latest version of Testbed KTH.

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Some current projects at KTH Live-In Lab

Buildings Post Corona

A collaborative project between Chalmers, KTH, Lund University and Umeå University. The project aims to support the construction sector in designing and maintaining sustainable buildings with a healthy and good indoor environment.

www.buildingspostcorona.se

Co-Kitchen

The project focuses on new solutions for the sustainable student housing of the future. The vision is to develop a collective living (co living) that is at the forefront in terms of social, economic and ecological sustainability.