SmartLIFE is an innovative pilot project led by Cambridgeshire County Council, with partners in the cities of Hamburg, Germany and Malmö, Sweden. Each partner city faces similar growth-related challenges to Cambridgeshire.

SmartLIFE is funded by the EU Interreg IIIB North Sea Programme; the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, UK; and other associate partners.  The project also receives key support in the UK from the East of England Development Agency and the Government Office for the East of England.
 
The project’s main aims address three challenges of housing delivery in growth areas:

• Affordability
• Sustainability/energy efficiency
• Skills/capacity shortages in the construction industry

The International and UK team for SmartLIFE is based in Cambridge.  Teams are also in place in Hamburg and Malmö.