Objective
Natural and human-caused disasters, including uncontrolled urbanization pose multiple short-term and long-term risks, such as building inhabitants being vulnerable to heat or cold waves, older people or other vulnerable individuals struggling to reach safe places during emergencies, and citizens not receiving timely alerts from public authorities regarding impending flash floods, or firestorms, among others.
The RETIME project aims to address impactful changes at both the contextual district level and individual homes. It will introduce a data-driven tool that aggregates existing data from weather stations, sensor networks, and satellite images, automated on-site surveys to simulate the impacts of current phenomena and future projections. The innovative aspect lies in an advanced computational analysis that generates prospective scenarios based on socio-architectural and environmental studies, combined with local, territorial remote and on-site surveys.
RETIME will develop a suite of 4 innovative adaptation solutions for reducing risk in urban areas:
1) A sensor-based IT automated alert system;
2) A Digital Building Twin (DBT);
3) A digital Building Renovation Passport (BRP);
4) A Resilience Knowledge Hub and Decision Support platform.
These tools will be sensitive and capable of prioritizing alerts based on the architectural and societal context-specific features in three pilot areas (in Portugal, Slovakia, and Estonia). RETIME will meet citizens' real-time needs while supporting control and decision-making processes by: identifying vulnerable groups and critical hotspots, enhancing building resilience; utilizing existing datasets and forecasting computational tools; delivering adaptation plans with a focus on carbon-neutral lifecycle awareness; and increasing citizens' understanding of natural disasters and their multi-scale impacts. Overall, RETIME strives to create a more resilient, informed, and prepared urban environment for all citizens.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technology
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorssmart sensors
- social sciencessociologysocial issuessocial inequalities
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesphysical geographynatural disasters
- engineering and technologycivil engineeringarchitecture engineeringsustainable architecturesustainable building
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HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation ActionsCoordinator
1649-026 LISBOA
Portugal
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010 26 Zilina
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2800 Kongens Lyngby
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1911 Luxembourg
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
014 01 BYTCA
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
26900 Lodi
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20146 MILANO
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
3000-151 COIMBRA
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4099-002 Porto
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4362 Esch Sur Alzette
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20009 DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIAN (GIPUZKOA)
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48007 Bilbao
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50968 KOELN
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01109 ZILINA
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1100-365 Lisboa
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51005 Tartu
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48170 DERIO
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
48001 BILBAO
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.