scholarly journals Digitalization Tools for Energy-Efficient Renovations

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Mohamed Elagiry ◽  
Antoine Dugue ◽  
Andrea Costa ◽  
Regis Decorme
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Workshop Report ◽  
Funded Research ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Virtual Conference

Digital transformation in the built environment is a fact that will shape the industry, increasing its efficiency and improving its quality. However, there are many challenges still facing the industry to complete this transformation. Under this theme, during the Sustainable Places 2020 virtual conference on 28th October 2020, nine EU-funded research projects gathered in a workshop to showcase their projects and demonstrate some of the innovative solutions developed within their projects. This post-workshop report gives brief information about the participant projects. It outlines the main topics covered in the presentations and, moreover, highlights the main innovative tools presented in this workshop. The representatives agreed that strengthening the synergy among different their projects would be a benefit for all.

DSSC-Integrated Glassblocks for the Construction of Sustainable Building Envelopes

2014 ◽  
Vol 875-877 ◽  
pp. 629-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rossella Corrao ◽  
Dario D'Anna ◽  
Marco Morini ◽  
Luisa Pastore
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Light Transmittance ◽  
Building Envelopes ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Building Product ◽  
Building Integrated Photovoltaics ◽  
Pv Systems ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
First Results ◽  
The University

The paper shows the first results of the optical performance analysis carried out on the DSSC integrated glassblock, an innovative building product developed at the Department of Architecture of the University of Palermo. In the field of a research that is being conducted in order to define innovative solutions for the construction of photovoltaic and energy efficient translucent building envelopes, different hypotheses of integration of DSSC into the glassblock have been foreseen. The integration of glassblock with third generation PV systems allows to define a novel building-PV product that meets the current requirements of the BIPV (Building Integrated Photovoltaics) market. By means of OptiCAD® software, several numerical simulations were conducted to analyse the solar factor, the light transmittance and the shading coefficient of the device.

The UniversAAL Platform for AAL (Ambient Assisted Living)

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erina Ferro ◽  
Michele Girolami ◽  
Dario Salvi ◽  
Christopher Mayer ◽  
Joe Gorman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Assisted Living ◽  
Ambient Assisted Living ◽  
Community Support ◽  
End Users ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Funded Research ◽  
Open Platform ◽  
Widespread Adoption ◽  
Development Support

AbstractThis article describes the UniversAAL platform, an open platform intended to facilitate the development, distribution, and deployment of technological solutions for Ambient assisted living (AAL). The platform is intended to benefit end users (i.e., assisted persons, their families, and caregivers), authorities with responsibility for AAL, and organizations involved in the development and deployment of AAL services. It consists of an extensive set of resources (some are software and some are models/architectures) aimed at these different groups. The resources are classified into three main groups: runtime support, development support, and community support. The article presents the benefits that can be expected from the widespread adoption of the platform. The article also describes progress on prototype implementations of some of the software resources, and the results of initial evaluations of the platform. The work is partially based on results from earlier European Union-funded research projects in the area.

scholarly journals Contemporary built environment in the context of evolution of energy-efficient solutions in architecture

2018 ◽  
Vol 174 ◽  
pp. 01024
Author(s):  
Stanisława Wehle-Strzelecka
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Residential Development ◽  
Efficient Solutions ◽  
New Development ◽  
European Development ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Housing Estates

The article is concerned with the subject of energy consumption in construction; it also discusses problems related to creation of sustainable built environment and its links to the natural environment, with special emphasis placed on its links to climate. Selected contemporary European development directions and trends in solutions using solar energy in buildings have been discussed in the paper, as well as various projects, concepts and realisations, mostly related to residential development. The collected examples present the experiences of previous eras as well as their continuation contemporary realisations based on the possibilities of using innovative technologies in architecture within the framework of actions undertaken in European countries. They are to be found in various scales referring to whole districts, housing estates and housing complexes as well as individual buildings. They refer both to new development and to transformations of the existing infrastructure in the process of its restoration.

scholarly journals Digital Transformation Supporting Transport Decarbonisation: Technological Developments in EU-Funded Research and Innovation

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 3762 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasios Tsakalidis ◽  
Konstantinos Gkoumas ◽  
Ferenc Pekár
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Travel Information ◽  
Funded Research ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
New Business ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Framework Programmes ◽  
Climate Neutrality

The European Commission’s Communication on a European Green Deal sets out the objective of achieving climate neutrality by 2050, which will require a reduction in transport emissions. To this aim, digital technologies, together with connectivity and automation, are transforming traditional concepts of mobility, with a potential impact towards transport decarbonisation. New business models are emerging and giving rise to innovative mobility services including new online platforms for car-pooling, car or bicycle sharing services, freight operations, or smartphone applications offering real-time travel information and other analytics. This study provides an overview of the European Union (EU) funded research and innovation (R&I) and related technologies that are influencing the uptake of digital transformation in transport and identifies issues and challenges from a European perspective. To that end, it follows a two-tier approach that examines policy and legislative initiatives from the European Commission, highlighting possible challenges and enablers. Moreover, it analyses transport technology developments in Europe, focusing on the technology maturity from EU R&I framework programmes, using the European Commission’s Transport Research and Innovation Monitoring and Information System (TRIMIS). The technology analysis provides insights that aid policy decisions related to funding allocation in future R&I framework programmes.

scholarly journals Construction goes green: An interview with Kevin Surace of Serious Materials

MRS Bulletin ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 35 (12) ◽  
pp. 958-959
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Materials Chemistry ◽  
National Semiconductor

Buildings are stealthy contributors to global climate change. The energy needed to heat, cool, and light buildings, as well as manufacture construction materials, contributes more than half of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. But Kevin Surace, chair and CEO of Serious Materials, has made it his mission to tackle the built environment head-on. An electrical engineer by training, he has worked at IBM, Seiko-Epson, National Semiconductor, and General Magic. He later started the companies Air Communications and Perfect Commerce. In 2002, he began to develop sound-muffling polymers as a sideline, shifting his focus to materials chemistry. Sound-dampening materials now account for much of Serious Materials' business, but the company has received most of its accolades for its energy-efficient products. We caught up with Surace at Serious Materials' headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif., to talk about how materials science can help make green buildings good business.

scholarly journals Baseline results of a living systematic review for COVID-19 funded research projects

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Norton ◽  
Adrian Bucher ◽  
Emilia Antonio ◽  
Nicole Advani ◽  
Henrike Grund ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Research Collaboration ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
World Health Organisation ◽  
World Health ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Funded Research ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Research

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in an unprecedented research response, demonstrating exceptional examples of rapid research and collaboration. There is however a need for greater coordination, with limited resources and the shifting global nature of the pandemic resulting in a proliferation of research projects underpowered and unable to achieve their aims. Methods: The UK Collaborative on Development Research (UKCDR) and Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness (GloPID-R), two funder coordination groups have collaborated to develop a live database of funded research projects across the world relating to COVID-19. Drawing data continually from their members and further global funding bodies, as of 15th July 2020 the database contains 1,858 projects, funded by 25 funders, taking place across 102 countries. To our knowledge it is one of the most comprehensive databases, covering a wide breadth of research disciplines. The database is aligned to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Research Roadmap: 2019 Novel Coronavirus. It is being used by the WHO, governments and multi-lateral policy makers, research funders and researchers. This living systematic review aims to supplement the database by providing an open accessible and frequently updated resource summarising the characteristics of the COVID-19 funded research portfolio. Both descriptive and thematic analysis will be presented and updated frequently to aid interpretation of the global COVID-19 funded research portfolio. Results: In this baseline analysis we provide the first detailed descriptive analysis of the database and focus our thematic analysis on research gaps, study populations and research locations (with a focus on resource-limited countries). Conclusions: This living systematic review will help both funders and researchers to prioritise resources to underfunded areas where there is greatest research need and facilitate further strategic collaboration.

scholarly journals Conducting sexualities research: an outline of emergent issues and case studies from ten Wellcome-funded projects

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dylan Kneale ◽  
Robert French ◽  
Helen Spandler ◽  
Ingrid Young ◽  
Carrie Purcell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Funded Research ◽  
Methodological Challenges ◽  
Sexual Orientations ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Institutional Contexts ◽  
Diverse Groups

This letter seeks to synthesise methodological challenges encountered in a cohort of Wellcome Trust-funded research projects focusing on sexualities and health. The ten Wellcome Trust projects span a diversity of gender and sexual orientations and identities, settings; institutional and non-institutional contexts, lifecourse stages, and explore a range of health-related interventions.  As researchers, we originate from a breadth of disciplinary traditions, use a variety of research methods and data sources. Despite this breadth, four common themes are found across the projects: (i) inclusivity, representations and representativeness, (ii) lumping together of diverse groups, (iii) institutions and closed settings (iv) ethical and governance barriers.

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