What is Living Greenlab?
Living Greenlab grew out of practical projects such as a fully biobased pedestrian bridge, built by vocational, higher professional, and university students in a single workshop. This was followed by a mycelium lab and larger demonstrators, including the CBCI unit and two pavilions – one traditional, one fully biobased.
At the SPARK Campus in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Living Greenlab was given the space to realize larger structures and full-scale components. What began as an experiment has grown into a fully-fledged research environment for biobased construction and materials research.
Focus: Biobased Construction & Materials Research
In Living Greenlab, we focus on:
- Biobased construction
- Development and testing of biobased building components
- Full-scale prototypes, pavilions, and units
- Comparison of traditional and biobased building solutions (comfort, workability, health)
- Materials research for the built environment
- Research on mycelium and other biobased insulation materials
- Practical testing of new biobased materials in real-world construction projects
- Validation of performance and applicability in practice
This combination makes Living Greenlab an ideal environment for developing, testing, and demonstrating innovations for the sustainable built environment.
Collaborations
Living Greenlab is strongly embedded in the Avans and MNEXT networks. Students from the Academy for Sustainable Built Environment (ADGO) work there on current issues surrounding sustainable and circular construction, supported by lecturers and researchers. The MNEXT research groups directly connect their expertise in circular and biobased construction, sustainable materials, and system innovations to projects within Living Greenlab. Other Centers of Expertise are also connected, enabling integrated issues surrounding energy transition, circularity, and a healthy living environment to be addressed jointly. Furthermore, there is intensive collaboration with external partners, including vocational colleges (MBO) partners such as Koning Willem I College, businesses, and government bodies, creating a robust practical environment where ideas can develop into concrete demonstrators.
What can you do at Living Greenlab?
Organizations use Living Greenlab for:
- Research and development of biobased building products
- Materials research and comparison with traditional materials
- Prototyping, pilots, and demonstrators in the built environment
- Co-creation projects with students and researchers
You will have access to a professional, neutral environment where biobased construction and materials research converge in concrete projects.
Submit your research question to Living Greenlab
Are you working on innovative materials or solutions for biobased construction in the built environment? Do you want to conduct practical materials research or develop a demonstrator?
Contact us to:
- explore your challenge;
- discuss opportunities for research, pilots, or collaboration;
- join ongoing programs on biobased construction and materials research.
Living Greenlab accelerates the transition to a sustainable, circular, and biobased built environment – together with you.
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