Living Labs in Social Housing Upgrades: Process, Challenges and Recommendations

Marcelle Engler Bridi, Joao Soliman-Junior, Ariovaldo Denis Granja, Patricia Tzortzopoulos, Vanessa Gomes and Doris Catharine Cornelie Knatz Kowaltowski
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Marcelle Engler Bridi: Department of Architecture and Construction, University of Campinas, Av. Albert Einstein 951, Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Campinas 13083-852, Brazil
Joao Soliman-Junior: Department of Architecture and 3D Design, School of Arts and Humanities, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, UK
Ariovaldo Denis Granja: Department of Architecture and Construction, University of Campinas, Av. Albert Einstein 951, Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Campinas 13083-852, Brazil
Patricia Tzortzopoulos: Department of Architecture and 3D Design, School of Arts and Humanities, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, UK
Vanessa Gomes: Department of Architecture and Construction, University of Campinas, Av. Albert Einstein 951, Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Campinas 13083-852, Brazil
Doris Catharine Cornelie Knatz Kowaltowski: Department of Architecture and Construction, University of Campinas, Av. Albert Einstein 951, Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Campinas 13083-852, Brazil

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 5, 1-18

Abstract: Social housing (SH) upgrades involve multiple stakeholders with sometimes divergent requirements and needs. Collaboration and participative processes are essential to ensuring an appropriate value for users is delivered through social housing upgrades. Living Labs are user-centred initiatives where researchers, public and private partners, and users collaborate to develop innovative solutions in real-live environments. However, scarce research exists on how Living Labs may support the upgrading of social housing, and there is a need to explore what the challenges are that can be expected in this context. This paper discusses an integrative literature synthesis of housing upgrades developed within the context of Living Labs. Nine information-rich cases identified in the literature were chosen for in-depth examination. A living lab process was proposed based on the literature and activities and tools used in Living Labs were identified. From the challenges highlighted by existing studies, a series of recommendations to support the development of Living Labs in social housing upgrades was proposed. These should support Living Labs implementation initiatives in this specific context.

Keywords: Living Labs; social housing; upgrade; retrofit; collaboration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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