E-DYCE 7th Plenary and Steering Committee Meeting (PSC) in Rome, Italy, on March 21-22 2023
2023-03-21 - 2023-03-22
E-DYCE project consortium shall organize its 7th PCS Meeting in Rome, Italy on March 21-22, 2023 at the beginning of the 8th and final semester of the project, officially ending in August 2023.
All partners of the consortium will meet in person for two (2) days to evaluate the progress of the project and to present and discuss all achievements and the ongoing Work Packages. Moreover, they shall discuss and organize their upcoming Final Conference to be held in Brussels on 23 May 2023, jointly with the other two projects D^2EPC and ePANACEA, sharing the same Next Gen EPCs cluster.

Next Generation Energy Performance Assessment, Rating and Certification: Towards a Smart and Decarbonised Future for European Buildings D^2EPC, E-DYCE & ePANACEA Final Conference 24 May 2023, Brussels & online
2023-05-24
Reaching the end of European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme’s D^2EPC, E-DYCE & ePANACEA projects, a common final conference will be held on 24 May 2023, physically at Le Plaza in Brussels. Participation in the event is free of charge but prior registration is required.
The three projects, each unique with its own perspective on the issue of Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), will meet to discuss “Next Generation Energy Performance Assessment, Rating and Certification: Towards a Smart and Decarbonised Future for European Buildings”. The conference aims to contribute to the dialogue ahead of EPCs interlinked with AI, platforms, data and the BIM-based digital twin concept and it will provide participants the opportunity to discuss about:

The global context, EU policy context, EPBD Recast, REPower EU etc. regarding EPCs
The gaps of the existing energy performance certification schemes
The technology, policy and market insights from the three projects
Specific results from the three projects
The opportunities and challenges of dynamic and smart EPCs

Most EU Member States have set up a central or regional EPC register to enhance the energy performance of buildings. The EPCs provide information to consumers on buildings they plan to purchase or rent and include an energy performance rating and recommendations for cost-effective improvements. After 10 years of track record, the current EPCs schemes across the EU do not fully accomplish the following objectives: lack of accuracy, a gap between theoretical and real consumption patterns, absence of proper protocols for inclusion of smart and novel technologies, little convergence across EU schemes, lack of trust in the market and very little user awareness related to energy efficiency. In addition, smartness in buildings, which are easy to cope with changes, are not rewarded when buildings are labeled. Overheating, low comfort, demotivation for renovations can be considered as results of poor decisions taken through EPCs.
The three projects’ objectives are:

Set the grounds for the NextGen of dynamic EPCs for the operational assessment of buildings energy performance, building upon actual data and the ‘digital twin’ concept to enable enhanced multi-parameter assessment and provide improved AI-driven assessment recommendations (D^2EPC project)
The natural evolution of the conventional EPC into real time optimisation of building performance and comfort, by capturing the building’s dynamic behavior, and simultaneously providing transparent feedback, through an intuitive interface (E-DYCE project)
Making use of the most advanced techniques in dynamic and automated simulation modelling, big data analysis and machine learning, inverse modelling or the estimation of potential energy savings and economic viability check (ePANACEA project)

D^2EPC, E-DYCE and ePANACEA are completing three years of commitments and achievements in the field of next generation building performance assessment and certification. The projects became part of the Next Gen EPCs cluster in 2020 which includes 10 more similar projects: X-tendo, U-CERT, QualDeEPC, EPC-RECAST, crossCert, EUBSuperHub, iBRoad2EPC, TIMEPAC, SmartlivingEPC and CHRONICLE.

The conference is open to anyone who is interested in the topic. You can register for the final conference here.

D^2EPC, E-DYCE & ePANACEA Joint Final Conference
2023-05-24
Three EU-funded Horizon 2020 projects, D^2EPC, E-DYCE & ePANACEA , joined forces in organizing a final conference to present their outcomes, as all of them are reaching their end after 3 years of hard work. The event was held physically on the 24th of May 2023 at Hotel Le Plaza in Brussels. The conference focused on “Next Generation Energy Performance Assessment, Rating and Certification: Towards a Smart and Decarbonised Future for European Buildings” where each project presented its own findings on how to optimize and extend the use of Energy Performance Certificates.

The conference contributed to the dialogue ahead of EPCs interlinked with AI, platforms, data and the BIM-based digital twin concept and provided participants the opportunity to discuss about:

The global context, EU policy context, EPBD Recast, REPower EU etc. regarding EPCs
The gaps of the existing energy performance certification schemes
The technology, policy and market insights from the three projects
Specific results from the three projects
The opportunities and challenges of dynamic and smart EPCs

The three projects’ specific objectives have been:
Set the grounds for the NextGen of dynamic EPCs for the operational assessment of buildings energy performance, building upon actual data and the ‘digital twin’ concept to enable enhanced multi-parameter assessment and provide improved AI-driven assessment recommendations (D^2EPC project)
The natural evolution of the conventional EPC into real time optimisation of building performance and comfort, by capturing the building’s dynamic behavior, and simultaneously providing transparent feedback, through an intuitive interface (E-DYCE project)
Making use of the most advanced techniques in dynamic and automated simulation modelling, big data analysis and machine learning, inverse modelling or the estimation of potential energy savings and economic viability check (ePANACEA project)
In 2020, D^2EPC, E-DYCE and ePANACEA became part of the Next Gen EPCs cluster which also includes 10 more related projects: X-tendo, U-CERT, QualDeEPC, EPC-RECAST, crossCert, EUBSuperHub, iBRoad2EPC, TIMEPAC, SmartlivingEPC and CHRONICLE.

The conference included summary presentations of outcomes by the 3 projects’ partners, as well as insightful contributions and roundtable discussions with EU experts.

Please find the agenda of the conference here
Watch all the presentations here

E-DYCE Workshop on 21 June 2023 at EPFL Innovation Park
2023-06-21
Monitor and optimize the energy consumption of buildings.
This workshop, organized by Estia, aims to present, on the one hand, the results of research from the European E-DYCE project and, on the other hand, the technical solutions offered on the French-speaking Swiss market.

https://www.estia.ch/workshop-21-juin-2023

E-DYCE Final Consortium Metting in Turin, on 23 &24th of August 2023 / Visit the Municipality of Torre Pellice, as the Italian case study
2023-08-24
On the 23rd and 24th of August, the E-DYCE project held its final meeting at Politecnico di Torino in Italy, bringing together all consortium partners.
During this gathering, participants discussed on the remaining project aspects and reviewed the progress of the final deliverables. Particularly, task leaders provided updates on their ongoing work and discussed some remaining details needed to complete the deliverables. Ultimately, the meeting concluded with productive and enlightening discussions about the potential for an E-DYCE 2 opportunity.”
On the 25th of August, the consortium partners boarded a visit to the Municipality of Torre Pellice, where the selected school was used as a practical example for implementing the E-DYCE methodology and technologies. As part of this visit to the school, a dedicated workshop took place, focusing on an in-depth discussion of the technical aspects of the E-DYCE methodology.

3rd E-DYCE Webinar: Towards the Dynamic EPCs - EDYCE applications in demo buildings: lessons learned, Torino 25th of August 2023.
2023-08-25
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