Campus Fribourg - Gestion

Central service

EPFL Fribourg, established in 2014 at the Smart Living Lab, is a research and development center dedicated to the future of the built environment. It pioneers resource efficiency throughout its lifecycle, aligning 30 years ahead with Switzerland's 2050 energy goals. The Smart Living Lab combines EPFL's expertise with the Fribourg School of Engineering and Architecture and the University of Fribourg, focusing on construction technologies, well-being, design processes, and energy systems. Interdisciplinary research projects are conducted in real-life conditions, involving researchers and companies. The lab offers excellent research facilities at the heart of the Switzerland Innovation Park Network West EPFL. Notably, the lab includes the Structural Exploration Laboratory (SXL), Integrated Comfort Engineering Laboratory (ICE), Human-oriented Built Environment Laboratory (HOBEL), ETHOS Lab, and Building2050 Group. Additionally, the lab collaborates with HEIA-FR and UNIFR on indoor air quality research, notably through the Romand and Tessin Indoor Air Quality Observatory (ORTQAI).

About this result

This page is automatically generated and may contain information that is not correct, complete, up-to-date, or relevant to your search query. The same applies to every other page on this website. Please make sure to verify the information with EPFL's official sources.

Related people (13)

Related research domains (6)

Building

A building or edifice is an enclosed structure with a roof and walls, usually standing permanently in one place, such as a house or factory. Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for numerous factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, prestige, and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the concept, see Nonbuilding structure for contrast.

Design

A design is a concept of either an object, a process, or a system that is specific and, in most cases, detailed. Design refers to something that is or has been intentionally created by a thinking agent, though it is sometimes used to refer to the nature of something. The verb to design expresses the process of developing a design. In some cases, the direct construction of an object without an explicit prior plan may also be considered to be a design (such as in some artwork and craftwork).

Environmental impact assessment

Environmental Impact assessment (EIA) is the assessment of the environmental consequences of a plan, policy, program, or actual projects prior to the decision to move forward with the proposed action. In this context, the term "environmental impact assessment" is usually used when applied to actual projects by individuals or companies and the term "strategic environmental assessment" (SEA) applies to policies, plans and programmes most often proposed by organs of state.