Projects and experiments

Through experiments with technologies, products, services and business models we get involved with different types of users, and we get new experiences and new insights. The ambition is not necessarily to create a new product or service to launch publicly short term. It's rather to learn, find new perspectives, and challenge existing processes and behaviour. And to find smarter, more sustainable ways of creating a healthier indoor climate for the future.

We believe in open innovation, open source, and collaboration. Together we can make it happen!

You can find some examples of ongoing projects and experiments below.

Improving indoor climate together with Hotel Duxiana

Together with Hotel Duxiana in Helsingborg, Sweden, we analyse the indoor climate of the hotel, and at the same time, raise awareness of its importance. "Room climate is extremely important, and we hope to get this across to people," says Johan Knutsson, owner of Hotel Duxiana.

By installing a sensor in every hotel room, a number of different values will be measured. The guests’ views on the room climate will also be evaluated. Nicklas Friberg, Head of Lindab Innovation Hub, wants to engage the hotel guests more in the importance of indoor climate in the future.

"At the moment, you are able to increase or decrease the temperature but not much more. We look forward to being able to control other parameters as well, and also customising things more than we are able to at the moment," says Friberg.

Read the press release here.

MOOW - the flexible and movable office

Innovation Hub cooperates with Superlab and Inredo on a shared vision for the future office environment - the movable office module MOOW. It was presented at Skåne Innovation Week in Malmö in May.

The module is built by the carpentry company Inredo and designed by Superlab, which has collaborated with a number of other companies, including the Lindab Innovation Hub, to optimize the indoor climate. At present MOOW is a prototype for illustrating Superlab's vision of a flexible office that can be quickly adapted to a company's changing conditions.
"Today's companies have a growing need for flexibility. Many companies are uncomfortable writing long-term leases, as they find it difficult to determine at what rate they will grow. With our solution, the premises can be adapted to the company's growth curve", says Niklas Madsen, CEO and founder of Superlab.

"We are becoming more and more involved in the discussions of future construction and indoor climate. The air in today's offices is often quite bad and troubles many employees. In the future, the offices must be built differently to ensure a healthy indoor climate", concludes Nicklas Friberg. "MOOW is an interesting concept supporting this, and here we contribute with our expertise in indoor climate", says Nicklas Friberg, Head of Lindab Innovation Hub.

If you find this interesting, we'll keep you posted on the progress of this projectas we move along.

Testing Air Quality Sensors and -Monitors

Many of us care quite a lot about what we eat and drink, but we tend to forget the air we breathe. Every day, an adult eats around 1 kg of food, drinks 2-3 l of water and breathes in about 10 000 – 15 000 l of air (more if we exercise). You breathe around 8 to 10 l of air every minute. 6 l of air per minute when you rest, and around 100 l when you work out. So, how come we care so little about indoor air? Is it because we can’t see it?

With the sensors and monitors available on the market today we actually can visualize indoor air. But are the products on the market reliable? We are conducting a test of different types of sensors and monitors. Our findings will be presented later on, but if you are interested in knowing more about this, you can visit the RESET™ web. RESET™ is the world’s first sensor-based and performance-driven building standard and certification program. RESET™ prioritizes on-going results and long-term occupant health. It requires data to be live streamed to the cloud via multi-parameter monitors that can be accessed from any device. They also certify indoor air monitors. You can find the accredited air monitors here.