Wellbeing and Energy Efficiency in Living
Enhancing elderly people’s wellbeing and supporting their ability to live independently at home is one of the great challenges of the future. The main objective of the Wellbeing and Energy Efficiency in Living (HEA) project is to develop demand and user-driven solutions and services in order to promote elderly people’s wellbeing and energy efficient lifestyle. One aim is to tap into the understanding of customer needs in the wellbeing field along with expertise related to the application of high technology. Energy audits are implemented in order to improve building energy efficiency.
The project develops new services and solutions that promote
- wellbeing and functioning of the elderly
- cost and energy efficiency of living
- sustainable development
The project applies the demand and user-driven open innovation methodology, thus bringing together the various stakeholders including municipalities, service providers, public authorities and technology suppliers who together define the functionality of the new economical and ecological services.
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HEA-project is an umbrella for six subprojects which all include piloting of the developed solutions:
- Elimäki and Koria: Puustelli assisted living residences
- Helsinki: Loppukiri senior housing community
- Lappeenranta: Health care service car Mallu
- Mäntsälä: Osuustie rental residences for elderly people
- Porvoo: Palomäki assisted living residence
- Salo: Hakastaronkatu 15
The project aims to create user-centric solutions and new service concepts that enable elderly people to live at home for as long as possible. Moreover, the project seeks to improve the energy-efficiency of their residences.
The project is coordinated by Metropolia University of applied sciences. The partners are Aalto University’s CKIR unit, Green Net Finland, Arcada, Kymenlaakso, Laurea, Saimaa and Turku universities of applied sciences and Lappeenranta University of Technology, Technology Business Research Center.
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