The smart living lab is a research and development center dedicated to the built environment of the future, with both a technical and a societal perspective. It conducts interdisciplinary and interinstitutional projects.
Its goal is to imagine and design living spaces, while focusing on users’ well-being and the environment. It combines the expertise of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), the School of engineering and architecture of Fribourg (HEIA-FR / HES-SO) and the University of Fribourg (UNIFR) in the areas of sustainable architecture, technology and materials, comfort, as well as law and social sciences.