Controls, energy management systems

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The European Commission website provides an overview of the SRI implementation tools, including: factsheets, audio-visual materials, digital calculation tools, and EU guidelines for each country.   The session can be found under Topics > Energy efficienc > Energy efficient buildings > Smart Readiness Indicator.  
Post date: 2 Mar 2023
Type: Tool

Digital twins in construction are gaining more and more interest in the construction industry and they can revolutionise the way construction projects are developed and managed. A digital twin can provide a digital copy of a building or an infrastructure by leveraging data from various sources, such as sensors, 3D models and analytics tools.
Post date: 2 Mar 2023
Type: Publication

The emergence of innovative and digital technologies is completely changing the building management system (BMS) industry.
Post date: 2 Mar 2023
Type: News

Polish DSO Tauron has announced the installation of 1 million modern remote reading meters for their customers with the aim of better controlling electricity consumption. In fact, the installation would allow them to obtain data from grid operations. They assume that by 2030 all customers will have smart meters.  
Post date: 2 Mar 2023
Type: News

Open Thor Living Lab is a large-scale living lab where sustainable and innovative energy solutions come to life.   The Open Thor Living Lab is a top-level European innovation environment that focuses on innovative solutions for the energy transition on the one hand, but also wants to provide solutions for smart manufacturing and smart city applications on the other.  
Post date: 1 Mar 2023
Type: Link

The core concept of the LIFE project INEEXS is the deployment of integrated energy services across sectors and carriers, and the tokenization of energy saving data in a public blockchain to facilitate cooperation among market segments and actors.
Post date: 1 Mar 2023
Type: Link

Building Information Modelling (BIM) and digital twins can improve energy efficiency and reaching sustainability goals.
Post date: 28 Feb 2023
Type: News

SENSEI project aims at improving energy efficiency in European building stock by implementing smart energy services. In particular, the project supports the pay-for-performance (P4P) concept for designing public programmes to increase energy efficiency.  
Post date: 28 Feb 2023
Type: Publication

The Smartbuilt4eu project supports the Smart Building Innovation Community through several EU-funded projects, which are presented in the brochure. The two main objectives of the project are indeed to:
Post date: 24 Feb 2023
Type: Publication

What is the role of digital twins in pushing forward the energy transition and in creating community energy systems? Generating and sharing local power in community energy systems (CES) is now more accessible thanks to the advancement in energy technologies and grid control.  
Post date: 24 Feb 2023
Type: Publication