Objective The objective of this design study is to address all key issues related to the feasibility of a new research infrastructure with a clear European dimension, named LIVING LAB, that will: • Advance the field of user centred research (i.e. by studying the interaction of people with innovations for the home), • Test, evaluate and improve innovations for the home, • Foster societal needs such as sustainability and quality of life, • Stimulate competitiveness of European industry (that brings these innovations to the market). LIVING LAB will bring together Europe’s top research institutes and companies to study the interaction of people with technology in the home environment, and to stimulate cooperative projects in the fields of user centred research and product development. A LIVING LAB-core infrastructure will look like an ordinary house, but (invisible to its inhabitants, who are all volunteers) it will have sensors, cameras and microphones that record every aspect of home life. The behaviour and interactions of the volunteers can be monitored at any point in the day throughout the duration of their stay. One key advantage of the LIVING LAB over other simulation setups is that products can be evaluated in a real-life environment, over a prolonged period of time. This way, researchers and product developers can achieve a deeper understanding and uncover valuable insights about how people interact with products, leading to the development of better products, with real benefits for consumers and a better chance of succeeding in the market. In particular, the LIVING LAB will focus on sustainable and quality-of-life-enhancing innovations. As the LIVING LAB research infrastructure will be made up of several LIVING LAB-centres and affiliated research institutes and corporate labs, networked across Europe, parallel research in several facilities can be done, as well as studies into the cultural diversity of European consumers. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsoptical sensors Keywords User centred research adoption of innovations participatory design product development Programme(s) FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research infrastructures Topic(s) INFRA-2007-2.1-01 - Design studies for research infrastructures in all S&T fields Call for proposal FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2007-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA-SA - Support actions Coordinator TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT EU contribution € 511 803,28 Address STEVINWEG 1 2628 CN Delft Netherlands See on map Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Delft en Westland Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Elly Doek (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all WUPPERTAL INSTITUT FUR KLIMA, UMWELT, ENERGIE GGMBH Germany EU contribution € 157 477,50 Address DOPPERSBERG 19 42103 Wuppertal See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Düsseldorf Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Cornelia Meierbröker (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH Switzerland EU contribution € 146 751,28 Address Raemistrasse 101 8092 Zuerich See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Zürich Zürich Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Holger Wallbaum (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID Spain EU contribution € 84 231,41 Address CALLE RAMIRO DE MAEZTU 7 EDIFICIO RECTORADO 28040 Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Gonzalo Leon (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BASF SE Germany EU contribution € 322 921,92 Address CARL BOSCH STRASSE 38 67063 Ludwigshafen Am Rhein See on map Region Rheinland-Pfalz Rheinhessen-Pfalz Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Michael Roeper (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ACCIONA CONSTRUCCION SA Spain EU contribution € 158 117,59 Address CALLE MESENA 80 28033 MADRID See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Verónica María Lipperheide Guzman (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data PROCTER & GAMBLE INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS SA Switzerland EU contribution € 118 697,02 Address ROUTE DE SAINT GEORGES 47 1213 Petit Lancy See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Genève Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Lianne Pelmi (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data