| Ref.No: | 61213700 |
| Start date: | 01.10.2025 |
| End date: | 31.03.2029 |
| Approval date: | 26.09.2025 |
| Department: | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING |
| Sector: | THERMAL ENGINEERING |
| Financier: | REGION HAUTS DE FRANCE (DIMOS KIFISIAS) |
| Budget: | 324.792,00 € |
| Public key: | 96ΝΚ46ΨΖΣ4-ΦΣΣ |
| Scientific Responsible: | Prof. HRISTOS TZIVANIDIS |
| Email: | ctzivan@central.ntua.gr |
| Description: | SIMILARLY TO OTHER EUROPEAN CITIES, KIFI SSIA IS FACING AGEING PUBLIC BUILDING STOCK AND INSUFFICIENT RENOVATION ACTION CAPABILITIES. TO THIS END, THE NEW EPOCH PROJECT AIMS AT TRANSFORMING LOCAL SCHOOL BUILDINGS INTO POSITIVE ENERGY EDUCATIONAL BUILDINGS (PEEBS) THROUGH DEEP ENERGY RETROFITTING, INNOVATIVE CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, VIA OPTIMIZED RENOVATION STRATEGIES. THE SELECTED BUILDINGS WILL SERVE AS LIGHTHOUSE PROJECTS FOR OTHER BUILDING SECTORS WITH SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS AND DIRECTION TOWARDS CLIMATE NEUTRALITY, WHEREAS SCHOOL BUILDINGS HAVE UNIQUE AND SIMPLE CONSTRUCTION LAYOUTS, MAKING THE PROPOSED SOLUTION AFFORDABLE, TRANSFERABLE AND REPLICABLE. THE PROPOSED SOLUTION IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ORIGINAL ENERGY-BASED RENOVATION METHODOLOGY BASED ON BIOBASED CIRCULAR MATERIAL PREFABRICATION, WHICH IS DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND IMPLEMENTED ON THREE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN KIFISSIA AS PILOTS. IT WILL BOOST SIMILAR ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDING RENOVATIONS, BRINGING CHANGE BY HAVING SCHOOLS TRANSFORMED INTO PEEBS, ENSURING THERMAL COMFORT AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY FOR THE STUDENTS, REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION, INCREASING THE EDUCATION QUALITY AND FOSTERING A CULTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY, WASTE REDUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTALMRESPONSIBILITY TO NEXT GENERATIONS, BY BECOMING LIVING LABS SERVING AS INNOVATION HUBS FOR ONGOING COLLABORATION BETWEEN MUA, STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS. |
