In 2018, we transformed multiple building basements across Lausanne, Switzerland, into sensory environments.
The goal was to explore how much heat is wasted in the ground beneath the city.
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND
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- Building basements
The results indicate that each year, an amount of thermal energy equivalent to the annual consumption of 7,000 buildings is wasted in the city’s subsurface.
Temperature:
Warmer 
Cooler
Team Members
Alessandro F. Rotta Loria
Benoît Cousin
Lyesse Laloui
Supporters
Direction de l’Energie, État de Vaud, Suisse