Advancing Urban Innovation: Living Labs for Sustainable Building and Planning

Project: Research

Project Details

Description

The purpose of this project is to fill critical knowledge gaps on urban living labs and connect research efforts on urban living labs for sustainable building and planning in the UK and Sweden in a European context. Urban living labs are relevant to new buildings and construction as well as retrofitting existing buildings, different scales from buildings to districts to cities, and sustainability in all its dimensions, including cultural and socio-economic issues.
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date2014/06/012018/03/31

Collaborative partners

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities