EU Framework Programme

Evidence-based market and policy instruments implementation across the EU to increase the demand for energy skills across construction sector value chain

Programme: Horizon 2020

Duration: 1.06.2020 – 30.11.2022

http://instructproject.eu/

INSTRUCT intends to create a complete operational framework to increase the number of skilled building professionals and blue collar workers over the whole value chain (both for renovations and new constructions), and offer a set of service to support raising awareness of home and building owners and tenants about the benefits of sustainable energy skills, and the public authorities for the development of new legislative frameworks, e.g. requirements for skilled workers in public procurement

Construction phase digital twin model

Programme: Horizon 2020

htpps://cogito-project.eu

COGITO project introduces a real-time digital representation (twin) of a construction project, using methods to ensure interoperability among the different components and technologies constituting the digital twin ecosystem, following the lean construction principles. COGITO aims to materialise the digitalisation benefits for the construction industry by harmonising Digital Twins with the Building Information Model concept and to establish a digital Construction 4.0 tool-box.

Methodology for efficient segmenting innovating SMEs based on lifecycles, represented sectors and regional characteristics

Programme: Horizon 2020

Duration: 16.12.2017 – 30.06.2020

https://www.smethod.org/

SMEthod aims to develop an improved methodology for segmenting innovative small and medium-sized enterprises for the purpose of optimizing the support provided to such companies by relevant institutions. Four case studies are being analyzed in detail: Finland, Spain, Poland and the United Kingdom; nevertheless, the results of the project will have pan-European application.

The methodology to be developed at SMEthod will take into account a number of relevant factors, such as the life cycle of the company, the sector and region of operations, and the innovation cycle, among others. The project will also develop criteria to more effectively match given types of innovation support to particular segments of companies. In addition, based on the results of the research work, an IT tool will be created to support decision-making in institutions providing support to innovative companies.

Integrating Real-Intelligence in Energy Management Systems enabling Holistic Demand Response Optimization in Buildings and Districts

Programme: Horizon 2020

Duration: 01.10.2017 – 31.03.2021

http://holisder.eu

HOLISDER brings together a wide range of mature technologies and integrates them in an open and interoperable framework, comprising in a fully-fledged suite of tools addressing the needs of the whole demand response value chain. In this way it will ensure consumer empowerment and transformation into active market players, through the deployment of a variety of implicit and hybrid demand response schemes, supported by a variety of end-user applications for Personalized Informative Billing, Human-Centric Energy Management, Load Scheduling and Intelligent Controls, Self-consumption promotion and cost-effective storage, Predictive Maintenance, along with Context-Aware Automation.

Modelling Optimization of Energy Efficiency in Buildings for Urban Sustainability

Programme: Horizon 2020

Duration: 01.11.2015 – 01.05.2019

www.moeebius.eu

MOEEBIUS introduces a Holistic Energy Performance Optimization Framework that enhances current modelling approaches and delivers innovative simulation tools which deeply grasp and describe real-life building operation complexities in accurate simulation predictions that significantly reduce the “performance gap” and enhance multi-fold, continuous optimization of building energy performance as a means to further mitigate and reduce the identified “performance gap” in real-time or through retrofitting.

Building energy renovation through timber prefabricated modules

Programme: Horizon 2020

Duration: 01.06.2015 – 31.05.2019

www.bertim.eu

Project Objectives:

1. Technical:

(a) Development of a new methodology for holistic and energy-efficient building renovation.

b) Evaluation and validation of prototyping and manufacturing processes for prefabricated system modules for deep building retrofits.

c) Development of a software platform (BIM tool) to support the methodology of the energy-efficient renovation process.

2. Environmental:

(a) Reduction of primary energy consumption of buildings.

(b) Promoting the use of environmentally friendly materials.

3. Socio-economic:

(a) Integrating the business model into the concept of renovation projects.

(b) Paving the way for the use of project results.

Fostering public capacity to plan, finance and manage integrated urban regeneration for sustainable energy uptake

Programme: Horizon 2020

Duration: 01.06.2015 – 31.05.2017

www.fosterreg.eu

Project objectives:

• Focusing on integrating energy efficiency measures into urban revitalization plans, with a particular emphasis on building retrofits while promoting synergies with other sectors such as transportation and urban planning.
• Increase multi-level coordination/collaboration (European, national, regional and local) of public authorities in working together to reduce energy consumption in the EU.
• Supporting government officials at the national, regional and local levels in connection with policy, planning, financing and management of energy efficiency measures as part of urban revitalization plans.
• Support the implementation of the Energy Efficiency Directive, particularly Articles 4 and 7.

HISER

Holistic innovative solutions for an Efficient Recycling and Recovery of Valuable Raw Materials from Complex Construction and Demolition Waste

Programme: Horizon 2020

Duration: 01.02.2015 – 31.01.2019

www.hiserproject.eu

The project will develop an innovative methodology and an intelligent tool (BIM-SD software) to facilitate the collection and processing of data on the type, quality and quantity of construction waste in order to achieve more efficient selective segregation of raw materials during demolition and renovation work. The project will also result in cost-effective technologies used in the production of highly purified secondary raw materials from construction and demolition waste. The project assumes that the new technological solutions will be 20% more efficient than currently available ways of recovering raw materials on the market. In addition, the project will create new energy-efficient construction products based on recovered secondary raw materials (cement, concrete, bricks, drywall). The developed solutions will be tested in several demonstration projects in Europe.