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Climate-responsive, low-carbon pathways for a resilient European building stock

Objective

CLIMABUILD pioneers the first-of-its-kind, replicable framework and inclusive digital ecosystem to accelerate deep renovation and climate resilience across Europe’s building stock, in response to the urgent EU priorities for a climate-neutral and adaptive built environment for prosperity. At its core lies our novel Sustained Resilience (SR) method- a conceptual reset that addresses current policy blind spots by quantifying building stock ability to balance short-term adaptive capacity (e.g. extreme weather resilience) with long-term sustainability (e.g. lifecycle carbon, circularity). SR provides the first foundational seamless integration of a tiered lifecycle model that normalises resilience and sustainability in spatiotemporal domains. To achieve this, we deploy AI-enhanced digital twins, reconfigured as participatory co-creation engines to translate technical data into actionable insights via immersive VR/AR tools. Through a tiered user interface, the system empowers all relevant stakeholders and citizens to engage with user-friendly dashboards to visualise the impact of use, lifestyle and investment choices, while planners utilise scenario libraries of solutions. The platform injects and adapts outputs to specific needs, providing granular technical data for engineers and policy-aligned benchmarks (e.g. EU Taxonomy) for municipalities. Validated through a comprehensive real-world demonstration strategy testing spatial, climatic, and temporal service conditions across four countries, CLIMABUILD delivers optimised people-centric pathways for decarbonisation and multi-hazard threat-aware/agnostic resilience. Supported by innovative AEC training programs, aligned with the Built4People Partnership, sets representative benchmarks for safe, durable, and inclusive renovation, underpinned by policy-ready protocols to upscale EU-wide solutions.

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Funding Scheme

HORIZON-RIA - HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions

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Call for proposal

(opens in new window) HORIZON-CL5-2026-02

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Coordinator

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Net EU contribution
€ 620 153,75
Address
GOWER STREET
WC1E 6BT London
United Kingdom
Region
London Inner London — West Camden and City of London
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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