The research in HSB Living Lab

We are facing huge sustainability challenges. We must unite on a global scale to manage our climate objectives in order to ensure our planet remains inhabitable. Here in Sweden we need to review the environmental impact of such things as our cars, planes and housing sector.

Because our houses also consume a lot of energy, and create a lot of waste and emissions. We need to think long and hard about the materials we use for building and the way we live in the square metres we have at our disposal. Today, living space is something of a status symbol, while the number of people needing somewhere to live just keeps growing larger. We urgently need to find new solutions and we need to start now!

Research is in progress around the clock in HSB Living Lab, at the same time as some 40 permanent residents are living in the building. Everything in the building can be replaced and altered. And 2,000 sensors measure everything going on, around the clock, seven days a week, 52 weeks a year. The infrastructure in HSB Living Lab is designed to facilitate an extraordinary level of research, development and testing.

Everything has been done to create the best possible conditions to increase the rate of innovation in the housing sector. In HSB Living Lab...

...everything has been prepped to make it easy and flexible to come in and convert, replace, install and experiment.
...2,000 sensors measure everything that’s happening in the property, around the clock, which offers unique opportunities to glean knowledge and insights.
...there’s the opportunity to interact with the building’s 40 residents, and test and measure in a real living space.

HSB Living Lab is arranged as an open arena. Everyone with ideas about the sustainable housing of the future is welcome to apply for the opportunity to research, test and innovate in HSB Living Lab.

Do you want to research, develop or test in HSB Living Lab? You’re most welcome to contact us!

Emma Sarin, emma.sarin@hsb.se
Madelaine Doufrix, madelaine.doufrix@hsb.se