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Esther Duflo, The economist as a plumber, 2017

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montage — Top left: Sisslerfeld Living Lab; bottom left: Empa NEST Living Lab (© Zooey Braun, Stuttgart); right: Marco Molinari presenting at the Living Labs collaboration workshop.

KTH Live-In Lab visits the Empa NEST and Sisslerfeld Living Labs

How can we test solutions at the city scale and provide solutions for smart and sustainable cities? To move closer to an answer, Marco Molinari, Director of KTH Live-In Lab, recently traveled to Zuric...

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AI research at KTH to facilitate maintenance work for older buildings

A research collaboration between Einar Mattsson and KTH explores how AI can improve the understanding of renovation needs in various types of buildings. In the project ”AI-driven Predictive Maintenanc...

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Picture of battery storage in the Einar Mattsson property at KTH Live-in Lab. — Battery storage in the Einar Mattsson property at KTH Live-in Lab.

Beware! Fireproof battery storages lack regulation

Interest in different types of battery storage is increasing due to big opportunities for property owners, but what about the safety? Regulations are lacking, and Einar Mattsson is participating in se...

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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.

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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.