Schönberg (Fribourg)
Outdoor Comfort Living Lab / O’Frais au Schönberg
The Outdoor Comfort Living Lab – also known as O’Frais au Schönberg – is located in the neighbourhood of Schönberg, in Fribourg (FR). It specializes in spatial interventions in urban open spaces.
Its goal is to understand how such interventions affect residents’ lives during peak heat, and how that may reduce energy consumption.
Engage residents and local stakeholders in defining appropriate spaces for cooling interventions in urban open spaces, strengthen resilience to urban heat and improve well-being, particularly during heat waves. These interventions aim to reduce energy consumption, improve public spaces, and promote outdoor activity during extreme heat conditions.
Open spaces / Well-being / Energy
Neighbourhood
NEWS
The SWICE Monitoring Panel site visit: A stimulating day in two Fribourg Living Labs
Once a year, the Monitoring Panel (MP) of the SWICE consortium is invited on a site visit. The MP is a group of experts assembled by the Swiss Federal Office for Energy (SFOE), the main funders of the consortium. Their mission is to evaluate the research and outputs...
Living Labs workshop: Barriers, enablers and good practices
Living Labs are a core research method for the SWICE project. They allow us to test and validate our research in a real-life setting. From whole neighborhoods to single buildings, the six SWICE Living Labs are very diverse in their focus, formats, and...
Living Lab Schönberg: Two weeks to turn a heat island into a cool archipelago
The central square of the Schönberg neighborhood, in Fribourg, is a textbook example of an urban heat island. It is mostly made of concrete and stone, with little shade, greenery or water in sight. In August, the team led by Séréna Vanbutsele measured the temperature...