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“With all but one group, this
mutual adaptation went smoothly.”

to change or appropriate may be the smaller things associated user behaviour may be studied in interaction with zero emission
with private consumption. This includes objects with aesthetic technology.
qualities, such as cosy woollen socks. In 2015 and 2016 a residential experiment was carried out
The one group that was not able to make the building their in Living Lab that included six different household groups. Each
home experienced Living Lab as “too experimental” and “not household lived in the laboratory for 25 days.
ready”, an impression that was reinforced by a series of design Living Lab was designed by architect and Associate
flaws that revealed themselves during a period of very low Professor at NTNU, Luca Finocchiaro.
outside temperatures. With this group, we saw that trust in
the basic soundness of the building was weakened to such an
extent that it resulted in much lower willingness to adapt to the Further reading: Woods, R., Støylen Korsnes, M., Berker, T. 2016 Making a
home in Living Lab: the limitations and potentials associated with living in
building’s affordances than in the other five groups. a research laboratory. DEMAND: Dymanics of Mobility, Energy and Demand
Conference Lancaster April 2016.
Facts about Living Lab: Thomsen, J., Berker, T., Hauge, Å. L., Denizou, K., Wågø, S., & Jerkø, S.
(2013). The interaction between building and users in passive and zero-
The Living Lab is a 100 m detached house located on the NTNU energy housing and ofices - The role of interfaces, knowledge and user
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Gløshaugen Campus and a multipurpose research facility where commitment. SASBE - Smart and sustainable built environment, 2(1), 43-59.