This page has only limited features, please log in for full access.
The building stock accounts for a significant portion of worldwide energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. While the majority of the existing building stock has poor energy performance, deep renovation efforts are stymied by a wide range of human, technological, organisational and external environment factors across the value chain. A key challenge is integrating appropriate human resources, materials, fabrication, information and automation systems and knowledge management in a proper manner to achieve the required outcomes and meet the relevant regulatory standards, while satisfying a wide range of stakeholders with differing, often conflicting, motivations. RINNO is a Horizon 2020 project that aims to deliver a set of processes that, when working together, provide a system, repository, marketplace and enabling workflow process for managing deep renovation projects from inception to implementation. This paper presents a roadmap for an open renovation platform for managing and delivering deep renovation projects for residential buildings based on seven design principles. We illustrate a preliminary stepwise framework for applying the platform across the full-lifecycle of a deep renovation project. Based on this work, RINNO will develop a new open renovation software platform that will be implemented and evaluated at four pilot sites with varying construction, regulatory, market and climate contexts.
Theo Lynn; Pierangelo Rosati; Antonia Egli; Stelios Krinidis; Komninos Angelakoglou; Vasileios Sougkakis; Dimitrios Tzovaras; Mohamad Kassem; David Greenwood; Omar Doukari. RINNO: Towards an Open Renovation Platform for Integrated Design and Delivery of Deep Renovation Projects. Sustainability 2021, 13, 6018 .
AMA StyleTheo Lynn, Pierangelo Rosati, Antonia Egli, Stelios Krinidis, Komninos Angelakoglou, Vasileios Sougkakis, Dimitrios Tzovaras, Mohamad Kassem, David Greenwood, Omar Doukari. RINNO: Towards an Open Renovation Platform for Integrated Design and Delivery of Deep Renovation Projects. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (11):6018.
Chicago/Turabian StyleTheo Lynn; Pierangelo Rosati; Antonia Egli; Stelios Krinidis; Komninos Angelakoglou; Vasileios Sougkakis; Dimitrios Tzovaras; Mohamad Kassem; David Greenwood; Omar Doukari. 2021. "RINNO: Towards an Open Renovation Platform for Integrated Design and Delivery of Deep Renovation Projects." Sustainability 13, no. 11: 6018.
This study presents an experiential process and a market-oriented approach for realizing cities’ energy transition through smart solutions. The aim of this study is twofold: (a) present a process for defining a repository of innovative solutions that can be applied at building, district, or city level, for two European Union cities, Evora and Alkmaar, and support the deployment of positive energy districts enabling a sustainable energy transition, and (b) understand in a systematic way the attributes of value offered by energy-related smart city solutions, in order to facilitate the development of sustainable value propositions that can successfully address city needs. The repository is assessed against four elements of value, which include social impact, life-changing, emotional, and functional attributes, according to the value pyramid of Maslow. Results show that the value attributes of quality, motivation, integration, cost reduction, information, and organization are highly relevant to the proposed smart solutions. The results presented in this study are useful for city planners, decision-makers, public bodies, citizens, and businesses interested in designing their energy transition strategy and defining novel technologies that promote urban energy sustainability.
Paraskevi Giourka; Vasilis Apostolopoulos; Komninos Angelakoglou; Konstantinos Kourtzanidis; Nikos Nikolopoulos; Vasileios Sougkakis; Federica Fuligni; Stefano Barberis; Karin Verbeek; José Miguel Costa; João Formiga. The Nexus between Market Needs and Value Attributes of Smart City Solutions towards Energy Transition. An Empirical Evidence of Two European Union (EU) Smart Cities, Evora and Alkmaar. Smart Cities 2020, 3, 604 -641.
AMA StyleParaskevi Giourka, Vasilis Apostolopoulos, Komninos Angelakoglou, Konstantinos Kourtzanidis, Nikos Nikolopoulos, Vasileios Sougkakis, Federica Fuligni, Stefano Barberis, Karin Verbeek, José Miguel Costa, João Formiga. The Nexus between Market Needs and Value Attributes of Smart City Solutions towards Energy Transition. An Empirical Evidence of Two European Union (EU) Smart Cities, Evora and Alkmaar. Smart Cities. 2020; 3 (3):604-641.
Chicago/Turabian StyleParaskevi Giourka; Vasilis Apostolopoulos; Komninos Angelakoglou; Konstantinos Kourtzanidis; Nikos Nikolopoulos; Vasileios Sougkakis; Federica Fuligni; Stefano Barberis; Karin Verbeek; José Miguel Costa; João Formiga. 2020. "The Nexus between Market Needs and Value Attributes of Smart City Solutions towards Energy Transition. An Empirical Evidence of Two European Union (EU) Smart Cities, Evora and Alkmaar." Smart Cities 3, no. 3: 604-641.
Near Zero Energy and Positive Energy communities are expected to play a significant part in EU’s strategy to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Within this context, the work presented in this paper aims to investigate the feasibility of: (a) a new-built positive energy neighborhood; and (b) the retrofit of an existing neighborhood to near zero energy performance in the city of Alexandroupolis, Greece. Proposed measures involve the rollout at the community scale of renewable energy technologies (PV, geothermal heat pump), energy efficiency (fabric insulation, district heating and cooling networks) and storage systems (batteries). A parametric analysis is conducted to identify the optimum combination of technologies through suitable technical and financial criteria. Results indicate that zero and near zero emissions targets are met with various combinations that impose insulation levels, according to building regulations or slightly higher, and consider renewable energy production with an autonomy of half or, more commonly, one day. In addition, the advantages of performing nearly zero energy retrofit at the district, rather than the building level, are highlighted, in an attempt to stimulate interest in community energy schemes.
Vasileios Sougkakis; Konstantinos Lymperopoulos; Nikos Nikolopoulos; Nikolaos Margaritis; Paraskevi Giourka; Komninos Angelakoglou. An Investigation on the Feasibility of Near-Zero and Positive Energy Communities in the Greek Context. Smart Cities 2020, 3, 362 -384.
AMA StyleVasileios Sougkakis, Konstantinos Lymperopoulos, Nikos Nikolopoulos, Nikolaos Margaritis, Paraskevi Giourka, Komninos Angelakoglou. An Investigation on the Feasibility of Near-Zero and Positive Energy Communities in the Greek Context. Smart Cities. 2020; 3 (2):362-384.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVasileios Sougkakis; Konstantinos Lymperopoulos; Nikos Nikolopoulos; Nikolaos Margaritis; Paraskevi Giourka; Komninos Angelakoglou. 2020. "An Investigation on the Feasibility of Near-Zero and Positive Energy Communities in the Greek Context." Smart Cities 3, no. 2: 362-384.