During the first 18 months of the InCUBE project, various activities were performed in all work packages of the project. Regarding project management, the project management plan was delivered, along with the data management plan and the quality and risk assessment plans.
The stakeholders’ requirements and market needs were identified along with the use case scenarios per each demo site, through surveys. The project evaluation framework was designed and a repository was created with all the Key Performance Indicators to be calculated by the end of the project (T1.4).
Advancements in the technological pool of solutions related to construction materials, energy generation and storage, HVAC and cross-cutting, have been made via the production of drawings, specifications, mock-ups, and prototypes (T2.1 T2.2 T2.3). The InCUBE digital platform architecture was defined (T1.5) and details of the interoperability framework have been clarified (T3.1) which are important for the communication among the different tools and their integration into the InCUBE Suite.
Moreover, the BIM objects and the InCUBE modular BIM/CIM platform were developed (T3.2) until M18. Other tools such as the InCUBE Digital Building Logbook (initial version) and the P-GUIDE for the evaluation of renovation scenarios have been developed and improvements will be done in the following months. In addition, the framework of the R-GUIDE was defined, advancements on the INTEMA and VERIFY tools were implemented in WP4, and energy performance simulations and life cycle environmental and costing assessment were performed for all pilots’ current and envisioned status.
The overall methodology, detailed methods, and tools for engagement and data collection were setup, aimed at assessing the aspects that are related to social inclusive behaviours and approaches (T6.1). Planning and preparation activities (T7.1) have been performed at all demo sites, including data collection about current state. Furthermore, usual business models that can be applied for boosting district renovation in Positive Energy Districts were reviewed and analysed (T8.1).
InCUBE partners participated in more than 10 events and conferences, and set up of collaboration with other EU-funded related projects was made. Lastly, four scientific publications in journals have been produced.
