Periodic Reporting for period 2 - Demo-BLog (Development and Demonstration of Digital Building Logbooks)
Reporting period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-06-30
Every building has a story. Buildings in the EU will now tell their story through digital building logbooks (DBLs). Demo-BLog brings together: (i) 5 different DBLs with a total of 4.5 million registered units and a wide variety of target groups (homeowners, municipalities, building professionals and architects) offering scale and diversity; (ii) 4 diverse functionalities addressing key societal challenges, ranging from ‘quick wins’ (renovation and advice and (community driven) decarbonisation pathway) to complex industrial transaction objectives (circularity). The DBLs demonstrated in this project have the potential to eventually reflect the whole lifecycle with a capacity for enhanced data access, input and output, and data export. They are also capable of embracing future technological developments, such as widespread use of BIM, IoT, digital twins and blockchain. Transparency and access to information are critical to upscale building renovation at the scale and pace needed to achieve a climate neutral building stock. The extremely limited availability of information, combined with a lack of a common repository of data directly leads to additional costs and inefficiencies in designing, constructing, operating and financing buildings. Building logbooks are critical to engage and support multiple stakeholders in their decision-making towards improving the sustainability performance of a building. Demo-BLog has considerable potential to optimise the use of resources and waste, performance prediction, visual analytics and energy management contributing to the overall goal of “making Europe the first digitally led circular, climate neutral and sustainable economy''.
Within the DEMO Blog project, the completion of WP1 has led to the development of several important new DBL functionalities aimed at advancing climate neutrality in the European building stock. These new features enhance various building processes across the design, construction, operation, and renovation stages. The functionalities include user-centric automated renovation advice (Pilot 1 – Clea, Pilot 2 – Chimni), decarbonization roadmaps at the building level (Pilot 3 – Capsa), platforms for community-driven decarbonization initiatives (Pilot 4 – Woningpas), and circularity marketplaces (Pilot 5 – Cirdax). Following the completion of software development, our DBL partners are testing these functionalities through WP3 tasks to refine their applicability in real-world settings. These demonstrations play a key role in showcasing how DBLs serve as catalysts for the transition toward a more energy-efficient and circular building industry. In parallel with the software development in WP1, WP2 focuses on data management aspects. Our partners have investigated potential bottlenecks and the benefits of interoperability and data collection, with the goal of positioning DBLs as a central tool for achieving climate neutrality.
WP1 - FUNCTIONALITIES AND USER EXPERIENCE METHODOLOGY
1. Identified specific data requirements and target user groups for each DBL functionality, as well as existing gaps in current digital practices.
2. Enhanced the DBLs with advanced features, including automation tools, software applications, APIs, and other digital solutions.
3. Co-developed user journeys for each functionality, ensuring they align with the needs and expectations of the five participating DBLs and their end users.
4. Produced a Social Inclusion Playbook offering guidance on how to design DBLs that are accessible and inclusive.
WP2 - DATA COLLECTION, INTEROPERABILITY, PROCESSING AND GOVERNANCE
1. Progressing the technical development of the selected DBLs, focusing on data generation, integration, management, and governance frameworks.
2. Progressing the technical solutions required to fill data gaps related to the functionalities developed in WP1.
WP3 - DEMONSTRATION AND EVALUATION
1. Definition of the expected performance and benefits of the functionalities for stakeholders.
2. Development of the functionalities based on the scope defined.
3. Definition of the scope of demonstration, including goals, participant profiles, participant recruitment, data collection and evaluation metrics.
4. Official launching of the functionalities to kick-off demonstration.
1. Identified specific data requirements and target user groups for each DBL functionality, as well as existing gaps in current digital practices.
2. Enhanced the DBLs with advanced features, including automation tools, software applications, APIs, and other digital solutions.
3. Co-developed user journeys for each functionality, ensuring they align with the needs and expectations of the five participating DBLs and their end users.
4. Produced a Social Inclusion Playbook offering guidance on how to design DBLs that are accessible and inclusive.
WP2 - DATA COLLECTION, INTEROPERABILITY, PROCESSING AND GOVERNANCE
1. Progressing the technical development of the selected DBLs, focusing on data generation, integration, management, and governance frameworks.
2. Progressing the technical solutions required to fill data gaps related to the functionalities developed in WP1.
WP3 - DEMONSTRATION AND EVALUATION
1. Definition of the expected performance and benefits of the functionalities for stakeholders.
2. Development of the functionalities based on the scope defined.
3. Definition of the scope of demonstration, including goals, participant profiles, participant recruitment, data collection and evaluation metrics.
4. Official launching of the functionalities to kick-off demonstration.