SWICE

The SWICE project aims to identify and quantify the energy saving potential and opportunities for increased quality of life that can emerge from future urban scenarios involving new modalities of living and working, changes in mobility behaviours, and different business models

A unique Inter- and trans-disciplinary approach

The SWICE consortium brings together a range of different disciplines spanning across Geography, Sociology, Social-Psychology, Transportation, Engineering, Economics and Architecture, allowing to create research synergies on multiple levels and tackle the project’s objectives with a holistic approach.

Living Labs and participatory research

The SWICE project incorporates 8 Living Labs across Switzerland accounting for a participative involvement of stakeholders at different levels (residents and employees, property managers, businesses and communes/cities). Living Labs serve as the core observation spaces for research activities as well as for pilot and demonstration projects where the energy challenges addressed by SWICE are translated into action.

Representativeness of Swiss diversity

With a Consortium involving 10 Swiss Higher Education Institutions and 4 Research and Consultancy Companies spread across the Country supported by an extensive collaboration network with more than 25 Cooperation Partners from the public and private sectors, the SWICE project reflects Switzerland’s cultural and geographical diversity.