Energy, life styled & seismic innovation for regenerated buildings – Business models and innovations for urban regeneration within the digitisation of the built environment

Tiziana Poli (Principal Investigator), Bruno Daniotti, Enrico De Angelis, Matteo Fiori, Sonia Lupica Spagnolo, Andrea Mainini, Fulvio Re Cecconi, Paolo Rigone, Alberto Speroni

The aim of ELISIR was to create a digitised construction supply chain, capable of integrating virtual design systems (BIM) to develop intervention models on the existing building stock for seismic upgrading and energy efficiency. In terms of product innovation, the project introduced the sensitisation of some building components to provide data during the building life cycle and generate services to users based on IoT systems and predictive models derived from machine learning and cognitive computing procedures. The proposed innovations concern: a) “seismic energy plaster” for interiors and exteriors, able to improve the mechanical and energy performance of existing buildings; b) “sensorial hydraulic connection” equipped with sensors that control the management of water resources throughout the network; c) “smart window” equipped with sensors and connectivity, serving environmental comfort and energy management.

Contribution to SDGs: 9, 11, 13