The second life of modern period architecture: Resilient and adaptive renovation towards net-zero carbon heritage buildings

Project Information

SINCERE

Grant agreement ID: 101123293

DOI

10.3030/101123293

EC signature date 30 August 2023

Start date 1 October 2023

End date 30 April 2027

Funded under

• Climate, Energy and Mobility

Total cost

€ 4 355 400,00

EU contribution

€ 4 355 400,00

Coordinated by

"NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ""DEMOKRITOS"""
Greece

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (7)

C/D Plan and Report on Activities-first version

A live document to continuously report activities to maximise impact. Includes the CDP. (T6.1, T6.3).first version

Recommendations for alternative binders-first version

The different types of investigated alternative binders and guidelines for their use. (T4.1)first version

Technical Requirements-first version

A structured list of requirements and the system architecture for the overall modular digital platform. (T3.1)first version

Pilots and Scenarios Narrative-first version

Description of the pilots’ details, the specific UR per each pilot and the foreseen usage scenarios.first version

C/D Plan and Report on Activities-second version

A live document to continuously report activities to maximise impact. Includes the CDP. (T6.1, T6.3).second version

Report on Citizens Science Activities-first version

Document the SINCERE co-creative activities to bring together Citizens and Science. (T6.2)first version

User Requirements-first version

Report on the initial and final user requirements (UR) per Pilot Case and their associated KPIs for evaluating feasibility and performance of the materials and technologies to be applied in each Pilot Case.first version

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (3)

Multi-user Virtual Reality application-first version

The VR application for enhanced situation awareness for a climate resilient and adaptive renovation. (T3.7)first version

A Digital Twin Platform for CH Buildings-first version

The interoperable platform and the historic digital twin models from T3.2, T3.3, T3.4, T3.5, T3.6.first version

Mixed Reality app for CH buildings’-first version

The MR application for immersive field tasks management in BCH and resilient and adaptive renovation. (T3.8)(delivery months: 18, 33-final)

Other (1)

Ethics, Gender, and Legal Issues Guide-first version

Development of internal rules, procedures and best practices to assist the consortium members early recognize and appropriately conform with such issues in all type of activities (T1.4).type: ETHICSfirst version

Publications

Other (1)

Effect of shell composition on watertightness and mechanical performance of cement-based capsules used as self-healing additives of cement

Author(s): I. Karatasios , S. Papaioannou , E. Tziviloglou , V. Kilikoglou
Published in: Developments in the Built Environment, 2024
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/J.DIBE.2024.100565

Peer reviewed articles (3)

Microstructural analysis of bio-based PCM-enhanced lime mortars: Durability and energy efficiency for sustainable buildings

Author(s): A. Rubio-Aguinaga, L. Kyriakou, J.M. Fernández, Í. Navarro-Blasco, J.I. Álvarez
Published in: Construction and Building Materials, Issue 481, 2025, ISSN 0950-0618
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.CONBUILDMAT.2025.141569

An innovative method for mesoscale modelling of moisture diffusion in concrete

Author(s): Songsong Meng, Yifan Li, Iman Hajirasouliha, Giacomo Torelli, Maurizio Guadagnini, Kypros Pilakoutas
Published in: Cement and Concrete Composites, Issue 155, 2024, ISSN 0958-9465
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.CEMCONCOMP.2024.105836

Cements and concretes materials characterisation using machine‐learning‐based reconstruction and 3D quantitative mineralogy via X‐ray microscopy

Author(s): Ria L. Mitchell, Andy Holwell, Giacomo Torelli, John Provis, Kajanan Selvaranjan, Dan Geddes, Antonia Yorkshire, Sarah Kearney
Published in: Journal of Microscopy, Issue 294, 2024, ISSN 0022-2720
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1111/JMI.13278

Conference proceedings (7)

Resilient and adaptive renovation of the 20th century buildings towards net-zero carbon built heritage – The approach of the SINCERE research project

Author(s): E. Tziviloglou, C. Stentoumis, J. I. Alvarez, E. Stathopoulos, S. Diplaris, A. Sfetsos, D. Vlachogiannis, I. Karatasios

Optimized Phase Change Material-Enhanced Lime Renders for Energy-Efficient Building Envelopes Thermal and Durability Characterization

Author(s): A. Rubio-Aguinaga, L. Kyriakou, J.M. Fernández, Í. Navarro-Blasco and J.I. Álvarez

Green way of improving the thermal efficiency of mortars by the addition of biobased phase change materials

Author(s): Andrea Rubio-Aguinaga, José María Fernández, Íñigo Navarro-Blasco, José Ignacio Álvarez
Published in: MATEC Web of Conferences, Issue 403, 2024, ISSN 2261-236X
Publisher: EDP Sciences
DOI: 10.1051/MATECCONF/202440303007

Vaterite Calcined Clay Cement (VC3) as a Low-Carbon Solution

Author(s): M.H. Nofalah, L. Kyriakou, A. Rubio-Aguinaga, J.M. Fernández, Í. Navarro-Blasco and J.I. Álvarez

Optimizing Carbon Footprint & Energy Performance for the Sustainability of Historic Buildings using Knowledge Graphs & Digital Twins

Author(s): A. Vassiliades, A. I. Karageorgiadis, E. Batziou, S. Diplaris, E. A. Stathopoulos, N. Dourvas, K. Ioannidis, S. Vrochidis, I. Kompatsiaris
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15313623

Optimization of Air Lime Concrete and Air Lime-based Ternary Mixtures with Sustainable Additives for Enhanced Performance in Heritage Buildings

Author(s): ] E. Çam, L. Kyriakou, J.M. Fernández, Í. Navarro-Blasco and J.I. Álvarez

Digital Twin Development for Cultural Heritage Buildings: A Multimodal Approach to Simulating Energy Performance

Author(s): Batziou, E., Dourvas, N., Ioannidis, K., Diplaris, S., Vrochidis, S., & Kompatsiaris, I. (Yiannis)
Published in: 2025
Publisher: ZENODO
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15364512