Project description DEENESFRITPL Boosting Research for a Smart and Carbon Neutral Built Environment with Digital Twins Artificial intelligence, digitalisation, and digital twin technologies have led to many recent advancements. But many more developments are waiting to be discovered and implemented in various sectors. In collaboration with the Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania, the EU-funded SmartWins project aims to assist the university's Sustainable Energy in the Built Environment research group. Relying on research and cooperation with leading energy companies and universities, the project aims to discover novel ways to high-quality research on the topic of next generation digital twins, applied for allowing the transition to a smart, sustainable, resilient and carbon neutral built environment. It will result in improving the research excellence of the university. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective The overall objective of the project “Boosting Research for a Smart and Carbon Neutral Built Environment with Digital Twins – SmartWins” is to build the capacities for the Kaunas University of Technology in Lithuania, through its “Sustainable Energy in the Built Environment” Research Group (SEBERG) within the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture to conduct high-quality research on the topic of next generation digital twins, applied for allowing the transition to a smart, sustainable, resilient and carbon neutral built environment. The concept of the SmartWins project is to form a network between KTU and leading institutions in the field of energy and sustainability assessment of buildings with the use of Industry 4.0 practices related research and innovation management, for know-how transfer and development of a long-term research collaboration. KTU will twin with the Politecnico di Milano University (PoliMi, Italy), the Centre for Research and Technology, Hellas (CERTH, Greece), a spin-off of the Technical University of Berlin, Contecht GmbH (CON, Germany), and Innotrope (France), aiming to develope its excellence and international reputation in the field, to both cover fundamental research aspects, as well as to further develop its skills, practices and structures to conduct top-notch research.SmartWins includes activities in the field of research capacity building, research management upgrade, networking with the industry and the market, as well as training. SmartWins consortium will also attempt to sustain the activities of the project by achieving further funding through succeeder projects in the fields of technology transfer, innovation and research and postgraduate networks. SmartWins aspires to support the uptake and establishment of KTU's SEBERG as a research hub of scientific excellence in the Baltic region and beyond on the research topics of digitized assessment of sustainable buildings. Keywords digital twins built environment energy assessment sustainability assessment widening Twinning networking Programme(s) HORIZON.4.1 - Widening participation and spreading excellence Main Programme HORIZON.4.1.2 - Twinning Topic(s) HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-03-01 - Twinning Call for proposal HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-03 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA - Coordination and support action Coordinator KAUNO TECHNOLOGIJOS UNIVERSITETAS Net EU contribution € 571 875,00 Address K DONELAICIO 73 LT-44029 Kaunas Lithuania See on map Region Lietuva Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas Kauno apskritis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 571 875,00 Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all POLITECNICO DI MILANO Italy Net EU contribution € 261 875,00 Address PIAZZA LEONARDO DA VINCI 32 20133 Milano See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 261 875,00 ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS Greece Net EU contribution € 258 125,00 Address CHARILAOU THERMI ROAD 6 KM 57001 Thermi Thessaloniki See on map Region Βόρεια Ελλάδα Κεντρική Μακεδονία Θεσσαλονίκη Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 258 125,00 CONTECHT GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 271 250,00 Address DIETZGENSTRASSE 40 13156 Berlin See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 271 250,00 INNOTROPE SAS France Net EU contribution € 136 848,75 Address 21 RUE JEAN ROSTAND 91400 Orsay See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Essonne Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 136 848,75