ZEB (Zero Emission Centre) Living Lab

ZEB Living Lab is a multipurpose experimental facility built by the Zero Emission Buildings (ZEB), Faculty of Architecture and Fine Arts, NTNU. The Living Laboratory is a test facility occupied by real persons who use the building as their home. The focus is on the occupants and their use of innovative building technologies like intelligent control of installations and equipment, interactive user interfaces and interplay with the energy system as a whole. The Living Laboratory is used to study various technologies and design strategies in a real-world living environment. ZEB researchers from the fields of architecture, social science, materials science, building technologies, energy technologies, and indoor climate jointly study the interaction between the physical environment and the users. The Living Laboratory is important for making sure that the solutions developed within ZEB are tested and verified at an early stage. The Living Laboratory also strengthens collaboration between industry partners and researchers.