This ZEB Talk features Prof. Matthias Sulzer from Empa’s Urban Energy Systems Lab and Dr. Xinyan Yang from CABR, focusing on the NEST real-life laboratory in Zurich, Switzerland. Prof. Sulzer presents NEST’s modular, plug-and-play platform for testing sustainable building innovations. He introduces the concepts of Technology, Market, and Policy Readiness Levels and shares key lessons on flexible construction, innovation scalability, and practical demonstration