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Developing sustainable housing services
Published on 09 February 2021
Finland
Etelä-Suomi
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About this good practice
LAB University of Applied Sciences coordinates the Askel project (2020-2021) with cooperation partners Anttilanmäki-Kittelä residents' association and Asunto Oy Jalkarannan-Metsä housing cooperative in Lahti, Finland. Askel aims to improve SME's capabilities to produce circular and sharing economy-based services in reforming markets, which will help consumers move towards low-carbon housing and sustainable consumption.
Askel is facilitating and developing 3 services using co-design with citizens and service providers. The development process started by interviewing 15 residents of Anttilanmäki-Kittelä area and arranging a workshop in Anttilanmäki primary school in 9/2020; the aim was to develop local and sustainable, and low-carbon services that fit the Anttilanmäki community's needs. LAB University of Applied Science Master students of service design designed drafts of service journeys for the residents to comment and modify and facilitated the workshop. Service designers & senior lecturer at the LAB Institute of Design, acted as main facilitators. Consumers should be encouraged to make the changes necessary for climate goals by providing them with low-carbon services suitable for their everyday lives. To implement a successful service, the end-user needs to be actively involved in the early stage of the development and design process. After the workshop, the service design process continues towards developing a service prototype that can be tested in practice.
Askel is facilitating and developing 3 services using co-design with citizens and service providers. The development process started by interviewing 15 residents of Anttilanmäki-Kittelä area and arranging a workshop in Anttilanmäki primary school in 9/2020; the aim was to develop local and sustainable, and low-carbon services that fit the Anttilanmäki community's needs. LAB University of Applied Science Master students of service design designed drafts of service journeys for the residents to comment and modify and facilitated the workshop. Service designers & senior lecturer at the LAB Institute of Design, acted as main facilitators. Consumers should be encouraged to make the changes necessary for climate goals by providing them with low-carbon services suitable for their everyday lives. To implement a successful service, the end-user needs to be actively involved in the early stage of the development and design process. After the workshop, the service design process continues towards developing a service prototype that can be tested in practice.
Resources needed
The Askel project's total funding is 100 000€, mainly funded by The Regional Council of Päijät-Häme (70%), Sustainable growth and jobs 2014-2020 (ERDF). The project has 4 persons working part-time. The workshop contained catering expenses and hygiene materials approx. 400€.
Evidence of success
Results were released at Anttilanmäki Village Party in 8/2021. Project relates to Päijät-Häme Regional Development Strategy and Plan through 2 smart specialization priorities, design & circular economy and is inspired by CECI.
The project is co-operation between citizens & service providers with help of design and circular economy experts from LAB. 3 companies and approx. 30 residents participated in the project and their feedback was positive, services were found interesting and necessary
The project is co-operation between citizens & service providers with help of design and circular economy experts from LAB. 3 companies and approx. 30 residents participated in the project and their feedback was positive, services were found interesting and necessary
Potential for learning or transfer
Askel is a good example of how citizens & service providers can work together to promote sustainable living, sharing economy & green growth in the region.
3 companies & services involved: a local market trader Torikauppa Pupu, a software company CoReorient, an energy company Lahti Energia with their Reiot service. Pupu's new service delivers local farmers products outside the marketplace to customers doors. The idea offers customers easy recipes and vegetable-focused food to domestic harvest seasonal products and the ease of cooking. CoReorient is developing a digital sharing platform for residential areas, thus reduces the need to purchase new things. Reiot is a home condition measurement service, that helps the resident to understand better their household energy or water usage, encouraging residents to reduce costs and environmental impact in their housing. The services fall into categories that cause biggest climate emissions in Finnish homes: housing, food, and consumption.
3 companies & services involved: a local market trader Torikauppa Pupu, a software company CoReorient, an energy company Lahti Energia with their Reiot service. Pupu's new service delivers local farmers products outside the marketplace to customers doors. The idea offers customers easy recipes and vegetable-focused food to domestic harvest seasonal products and the ease of cooking. CoReorient is developing a digital sharing platform for residential areas, thus reduces the need to purchase new things. Reiot is a home condition measurement service, that helps the resident to understand better their household energy or water usage, encouraging residents to reduce costs and environmental impact in their housing. The services fall into categories that cause biggest climate emissions in Finnish homes: housing, food, and consumption.
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Good practice owner
Organisation
Askel project
Finland
Etelä-Suomi
Contact
RDI Specialist & Project Manager