Updated on 20 February 2026
Intelligent Human-Buildings Interactions lab (IHBI), Umeå University, Sweden
Staff scientist at Umea University
Sweden
About
The Intelligent Human-Buildings Interaction (IHBI) Lab at Umeå University offers facilities that combine immersive virtual environments with a state-of-the-art climate chamber. This infrastructure enables alternative design and renovation solutions to be tested under controlled, repeatable conditions, including simulations of climate stressors and extreme events (e.g., heatwaves). It also supports measurement of occupants’ behavioural, perceptual, and physiological responses using advanced sensing and biometrics, including EEG. Building on this experimental evidence, IHBI can translate lived experience into actionable design and governance guidance for inclusive, health- and well-being–oriented transformation and thermal comfort solutions.
Below calls are relevant to our lab
NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-03: Understanding inhabitant’s experiences of neighbourhoods to support their health and well-being
NEB-2026-01-REGEN-01: Sustainable, inclusive, affordable and beautiful solutions for thermal comfort in buildings
NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-02: Innovative approaches for the spatial design of neighbourhoods
Topic
- NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-02: Innovative approaches for the spatial design of neighbourhoods
- NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-03: Understanding inhabitant’s experiences of neighbourhoods to support their health and well-being
- NEB-2026-01-REGEN-01: Sustainable, inclusive, affordable and beautiful solutions for thermal comfort in buildings
Organisation
Similar opportunities
Project cooperation
- Partner looking for consortium
- NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-03: Understanding inhabitant’s experiences of neighbourhoods to support their health and well-being
Karla Douw
Research funding advisor at UCL University College
Denmark
Project cooperation
- Completing the consortia
- Partner looking for consortium
- Drafting - writing the project proposal
- NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-02: Innovative approaches for the spatial design of neighbourhoods
- NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-03: Understanding inhabitant’s experiences of neighbourhoods to support their health and well-being
JEROME PICARD
Associate Professor at University of Bergen, Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design
Norway
Project cooperation
Seeking Consortia and Partners for NEB HEU Calls!
- Partner looking for consortium
- Ideation - identifying the project idea
- Drafting - writing the project proposal
- NEB-2026-01-BUSINESS-03: Approaches to reuse vacant, obsolete or underutilised spaces
- NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-02: Innovative approaches for the spatial design of neighbourhoods
- NEB-2026-01-REGEN-02: Advancing sustainable maintenance and repair measures for existing buildings
- NEB-2026-01-REGEN-03: Innovative solutions for the sustainable and beautiful use of vertical space
- NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-01: Addressing homelessness through housing-led approaches aligned with the NEB
- NEB-2026-01-REGEN-01: Sustainable, inclusive, affordable and beautiful solutions for thermal comfort in buildings
- NEB-2026-01-BUSINESS-02: Understanding capital market dynamics for increased investment in NEB projects in neighbourhoods
- NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-03: Understanding inhabitant’s experiences of neighbourhoods to support their health and well-being
- NEB-2026-01-BUSINESS-01: Structurally addressing homelessness through coordinated social infrastructure and services in neighbourhoods
Steven Stavrou
Co-Founder, Director of Strategy & Impact @ SocialTech Lab at SocialTech Lab
Cyprus