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Professor Stephen Kinsella at the launch of SmartLabs in UL City Campus | Picture: Don Moloney
THE UNIVERSITY of Limerick (UL) has launched an energy research project offering the opportunity for people in Limerick to install free smart sensors to monitor and reduce building energy use.
The research, led by principal investigator, Professor Stephen Kinsella, and funded by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, is part of the SmartLab project which adopts a living lab approach to examine financial and technical barriers to the use of smart technologies in Ireland’s buildings.
The project was launched last Wednesday at the Citizen Innovation Lab, a collaborative space hosted by Limerick City and County Council (LCCC) and UL at the UL City Centre Campus.
The initiative will test new ways to make buildings smart-ready, so they can better respond to the needs of occupants, cost less to run, and be ready to interact with a future decarbonised energy grid.
Up to 100 building owners and occupants in Limerick city will be installing sensors provided by SmartLab to monitor their building’s temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide levels.
The Lab space with Fab Lab Limerick will host drop-in sessions for anyone who would like to talk to the team on Thursday, January 26, 1pm-2pm and 5:30-6:30pm.
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