Sustainable Places is an annual international conference that brings together researchers, industry professionals, and policymakers to discuss and showcase the latest advancements in sustainable building and urban planning. For its 11th annual edition, the Sustainable Places conference took place in Madrid, Spain from June 14th to June 16th, 2023.
SmartLivingEPC, in collaboration with InCUBE, REHOUSE, D^2EPC, CHRONICLE, and EPC RECAST, co-organized a workshop titled "Digitalization of Energy Performance Assessment to Enable Retrofits". The workshop held on the 15th of June was articulated into two parts:
- The first part focused on Digitalizing the Energy Performance Assessment: this session started with the presentations of D^2EPC followed by EPC RECAST and CHRONICLE in conclusionMr. Paris Folkaidesfrom SmartLiving EPCprovided a presentation entitled “Towards digitized EPCs with enhanced information: the SmartLivingEPC project”.
- The second part focused on the Digitalisation of the renovation process: during this session, InCUBE and REHOUSE provided their presentations on digitalization and innovation to accelerate the EU building renovation rate.
The workshop ended with a round table discussion on “Digitalization as a support tool for the energy efficiency improvement in the renovation process”.
List of presenters:
NAME | ORGANISATION | REPRESENTED PROJECT | |
Christos Malavazos | HYPERTECH (HSRT) | CHRONICLE | c.malavazos@hypertech.g |
Paris Fokaides | FRC | SmartLivingEPC | Eng.fp@frederick.ac.cy |
Daniel Galera Alquegui | CIRCE | InCUBE | dgalera@fcirce.es |
Javier Antolín | CARTIF | REHOUSE | javant@cartif.es |
Nikos Katsaros | CERTH | D^2EPC | nkatsaros@iti.gr |
Sarah Noyer | TECNALIA | EPC RECAST | sarah.noye@tecnalia.com |
SmartLivingEPC's active participation at Sustainable Places 2023 helped foster knowledge exchange, collaboration, and innovation within the realm of digitalization for energy performance assessment and retrofitting. The workshop facilitated the identification of key challenges, the exploration of novel solutions, and the establishment of partnerships among stakeholders from academia, industry, and policymakers. Furthermore, the workshop enables continued cooperation with sister projects and sharing key objectives, progress, and outcomes.
As the project continues its mission to revolutionize energy performance assessment, SmartLivingEPC aims to translate the insights gained from Sustainable Places 2023 into practical tools, methodologies, and guidelines that can be adopted by professionals in the field. By harnessing the potential of digital technologies, SmartLivingEPC strives to accelerate the transition toward sustainable and energy-efficient buildings.
