Potential added value of the research project for key target groups
Industrial companies
SmartLivingNEXT offers industrial companies the opportunity to use standardized, interoperable interfaces and connectors in the future. This would reduce development costs and make it easier to integrate products into a comprehensive system. The project is also investigating how shared data spaces can be used responsibly to develop new AI-based services. Industry partners could thus benefit from greater planning security and long-term scalability. The focus on open standards would strengthen the exportability of products and create more innovation-friendly framework conditions.
Application developers (software)
The project offers software developers a platform for testing an open development concept. The aim is to reduce technical fragmentation and facilitate the integration of applications. In the future, developers could benefit from defined connectors, test environments and shared data models. This facilitates innovation and reduces development costs. The research project could also lead to new partnerships that promote a broader market reach.
Housing industry
In the long term, the housing industry could benefit from a standardized system that connects all building-relevant smart living components and data. SmartLivingNEXT is investigating the prerequisites for efficient digital building management, automated maintenance and monitoring compliance with ESG requirements. Future applications could lead to lower operating and energy consumption costs, better tenant communication and sustainable use of existing properties. SmartLivingNEXT is not only researching new buildings, but is also considering retrofitting in existing homes.
Tenants, apartment and house owners
In future, end users could benefit from simple, secure and data-sovereign use of their living environment. SmartLivingNEXT aims to create standards that can simplify the use of smart functions and can be adapted to individual needs. Tenants and owners should also be able to retain control over their data. Transparent energy data and automated control systems could increase comfort, energy savings and security in the future.
People with physical or mental disabilities
SmartLivingNEXT researches how accessibility and assistance systems can be better integrated into smart living environments. The focus is on technologies that support self-determined living, such as voice control, automatic processes and emergency mechanisms. The platform is to be designed in such a way that systems can be individually adapted to different needs. The aim is to significantly improve participation and quality of life in everyday life.
Craft
In the medium to long term, the trade could benefit from clearly defined interfaces or connectors and standardized installation processes. The aim is to reduce complexity – this could result in simpler training concepts for skilled workers. This could reduce installation and commissioning times for electricians in the future. Smart technologies could later support specialists with diagnostic and monitoring tools that identify faults at an early stage and thus minimize maintenance costs (predictive maintenance).
Tabular overview
| Target group | Potential benefits of SmartLivingNEXT | Differentiation from previous solutions |
| Industrial companies | Interoperability, reduced development costs, data rooms for innovative applications, greater customer reach | No brand or system-specific silos, simple scalability |
| Software development | Standardized APIs and connectors, test environments, open platform architecture, basic AI services | Reduction of complexity through standardization, arbitrary scalability of applications |
| Housing industry | Lower costs, ESG implementation, better fulfillment of tenants’ needs, efficiency gains in the areas of energy, maintenance and administration | Can be retrofitted across manufacturers, standardized applications for any size of building portfolio |
| Tenants/owners and owners | Comfort, security, energy cost reduction, data sovereignty and support for home care | Customization, transparency and control |
| Craft | Easy installation, simple training, new services, predictive maintenance processes | Predictability and integration instead of isolated solutions, long-lasting concepts |
| People with disabilities | Accessibility, assistance, emergency functions, reduction of complexity | Integration into the overall architecture instead of a plethora of additional modules |
SmartLivingNEXT project office
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