The document describes an Urban Living Lab for developing circular building processes through collaborative ecosystems. It involves multiple stakeholders - including users, owners, employees, local firms, producers, suppliers, investors, city representatives, universities and research institutions - working together in different phases from envisioning to experimentation to execution. The goal is to co-create, develop and validate circular solutions and business cases for building renovation and construction projects that integrate lessons learned and provide benefits for territorial ecosystems.

1. (Urban) Living Lab (ULL) – Circular Building Process as Collaborative Ecosystem
Circular Building Process
Building Context:
 New from
sketch
 Renovation
 Combination of
the above
Delivery:
 Circular
Building as
Resource Depot
 Lessons
Learned
 Next Practice/
Business Case
Input
Output
User (Office building related)
(Office) Owner Clients
Employees
Locals/Neighbours
Private
Contractors Distributors
Architects/Consultants Local Firms
Producers & Suppliers Investors
Public
City Representives NGO s
Region Representives EU
Government Representatives
Research
Universities
Other Educational Institutions
Specialised Research Institutions
Definition (Urban) Living Lab:
(Urban) Living Lab in a building sector is a systematic approach that integrates research and innovation by collaborating with multiple stakeholders (public-private-civic partnerships) to co-create,
develop and validate new products, services, businesses and technologies for sustainable value in territorial ecosystems in which the user is actively involved.
Co-Creation &
Exploration
Phase
Execution Phase
Circular Building
Project
EvaluationRefine/Adjust
Circular Solution
Monitoring &
Evaluation
Refine/Adjust
Circular Solution
Monitoring &
Evaluation
Circular
Solution
Proposition
Circular
Solution
Proposition
Envisioning
Phase
Experimentation
Phase