Periodic Reporting for period 2 - HOUSEFUL (Innovative circular solutions and services for new business opportunities in the EU housing sector)
Período documentado: 2019-11-01 hasta 2021-04-30
The housing sector is a major contributor to current global problems of resource depletion and climate change, representing one of the most important consuming sectors at EU level: 50% of all extracted materials, 40% of final energy consumption, 33% of water consumption and 33% of all produced waste. The lock-in to the linear business models of today is causing many environmental problems and is one of the major barriers in transition towards a circular economy. HOUSEFUL project proposes an innovative paradigm shift towards a circular economy for the housing sector by demonstrating the feasibility of an integrated systemic service composed of 11 circular solutions.
HOUSEFUL will introduce solutions to become more resource efficient throughout the lifecycle of a building, taking into account an integrated circular approach where energy, materials, waste and water aspects are considered. This approach fosters new forms of co-creation, increasing the collaboration among stakeholders of the housing value chain to develop new circular solutions and services. HOUSEFUL concept will be large scale demonstrated at 4 demo-sites located in Austria and Spain, adapting the concept to different scenarios.
HOUSEFUL solutions will be evaluated from an environmental, economic and social point of view. The results obtained will be used to define an integrated HOUSEFUL service which will be driven and promoted through a SaaS (Software as a Service), which will integrate a Circularity Tool to quantify the circularity level of buildings and will include different circular solutions to be offered as services, encouraging the housing value chain to redesign traditional business models towards circular ones. 10 EU Follower buildings will be engaged with the support of a Collaborative Community of Housing Experts to replicate HOUSEFUL results and maximise the impact of the project.
HOUSEFUL will introduce solutions to become more resource efficient throughout the lifecycle of a building, taking into account an integrated circular approach where energy, materials, waste and water aspects are considered. This approach fosters new forms of co-creation, increasing the collaboration among stakeholders of the housing value chain to develop new circular solutions and services. HOUSEFUL concept will be large scale demonstrated at 4 demo-sites located in Austria and Spain, adapting the concept to different scenarios.
HOUSEFUL solutions will be evaluated from an environmental, economic and social point of view. The results obtained will be used to define an integrated HOUSEFUL service which will be driven and promoted through a SaaS (Software as a Service), which will integrate a Circularity Tool to quantify the circularity level of buildings and will include different circular solutions to be offered as services, encouraging the housing value chain to redesign traditional business models towards circular ones. 10 EU Follower buildings will be engaged with the support of a Collaborative Community of Housing Experts to replicate HOUSEFUL results and maximise the impact of the project.
First, WP2 is progressing adequately and without any major deviation from initial planning. 5 out of 6 tasks have been finalised, and only 1 is ongoing as foreseen. The work performed in WP2 has been focused on three challenges: first, the identification and development of the initial steps of the methodology to evaluate the circularity of buildings. Second, the identification of circular solutions already available on the market. Third, the development of an innovative circularity methodology, considering existing similar solutions as the basis for its improvement according to the state of the art.
WP3 has achieved the preparation of the basis for the organisation of the co-creation workshops and started creating engagement in HOUSEFUL solutions with the stakeholders in four main steps: 1) context analysis and scientific literature on the housing sector, circular economy and social sciences; 2) stakeholder consultation; 3) integration of results through qualitative analysis techniques and social network analysis; 4) production of a co-creation strategy and identification of co-creation ideas; 5) development of co-creation workshops aimed at implementing the solutions in Demo buildings.
WP4 aims to demonstrate the technical feasibility of the technical solutions behind integrated HOUSEFUL service from material (S3, S4), water (S5, S6), waste (S7, S8, S9) and energy (S10, S11) vectors. Technological solutions have been tested and optimised at laboratory scale previously to their scale up and implementation in Demo buildings. Execution projects have been developed, but factors such as COVID crisis, technological constrains and legal barriers are delaying the development of the execution projects and final implementation of solutions at building scale.
WP5 aims at developing the environmental, economic, energy and social assessments of the circular solutions demonstrated in the Frontrunner buildings. “HOUSEFUL assessment plan” has been completed considering the characteristics of the front-runner buildings.
The main objective of WP6 is to prepare the market entry strategy of the most promising technological and nontechnological HOUSEFUL solutions as systemic services and to facilitate the transition from a demonstration to a commercialisation phase. Five out of six tasks have already started, and activities are progressing accordingly with the established planning.
Finally, within WP7, activities belong to both the dissemination and the communication workflow have been started. The tools and teams dedicated to Dissemination and Communication activities were set up and the fundamental communications tools and channels have been designed and launched.
WP3 has achieved the preparation of the basis for the organisation of the co-creation workshops and started creating engagement in HOUSEFUL solutions with the stakeholders in four main steps: 1) context analysis and scientific literature on the housing sector, circular economy and social sciences; 2) stakeholder consultation; 3) integration of results through qualitative analysis techniques and social network analysis; 4) production of a co-creation strategy and identification of co-creation ideas; 5) development of co-creation workshops aimed at implementing the solutions in Demo buildings.
WP4 aims to demonstrate the technical feasibility of the technical solutions behind integrated HOUSEFUL service from material (S3, S4), water (S5, S6), waste (S7, S8, S9) and energy (S10, S11) vectors. Technological solutions have been tested and optimised at laboratory scale previously to their scale up and implementation in Demo buildings. Execution projects have been developed, but factors such as COVID crisis, technological constrains and legal barriers are delaying the development of the execution projects and final implementation of solutions at building scale.
WP5 aims at developing the environmental, economic, energy and social assessments of the circular solutions demonstrated in the Frontrunner buildings. “HOUSEFUL assessment plan” has been completed considering the characteristics of the front-runner buildings.
The main objective of WP6 is to prepare the market entry strategy of the most promising technological and nontechnological HOUSEFUL solutions as systemic services and to facilitate the transition from a demonstration to a commercialisation phase. Five out of six tasks have already started, and activities are progressing accordingly with the established planning.
Finally, within WP7, activities belong to both the dissemination and the communication workflow have been started. The tools and teams dedicated to Dissemination and Communication activities were set up and the fundamental communications tools and channels have been designed and launched.
HOUSEFUL offers an innovative integrated systemic service for the effective transition from linear model to a circular model in the housing sector.
HOUSEFUL approach fosters a new form of CEBOs’ co-creation, increasing the collaboration among stakeholders of the housing value chain. HOUSEFUL provides a new approach in the development of proposed solutions, combining innovative technological and non-technological actions, organisational, societal and behavioural innovations aiming to promote leasing and/or renting models of solutions as new services, promoting the performance/functionality of products rather than mass customisation.
The project will help to overcome existing cultural and social barriers for fostering the co-creation of new circular solutions and services.
HOUSEFUL will review current EU policies and communications dealing with circular economy, resource efficiency, energy efficiency and renewable energies. Recommendations to launch circular procurement and circular tendering processes for public social housing will be provided to scale-up new business models.
The identified needs (N1-N11) in the project are expected to be fulfilled through the 11 solutions proposed in HOUSEFUL.
HOUSEFUL will address the expected impacts (EI) as specified below.
EI 1&2:
i) Identification and analysis of stakeholders’ belief structures and its involvement through HOUSEFUL project and its co-creation process
ii) Implementation of innovative producer responsibility and cross-sectorial governance schemes
EI 3&6:
i) ECONOMIC BENEFITS: HOUSEFUL will provide new market opportunities and increase cost savings (around 600 M€ annually).
ii) SOCIAL BENEFITS: HOUSEFUL will foster employment and promote leasing/rentign services.
iii) ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS: reduction up to 60% of the CHG emissions of the sector, reducing up to 40% of the waste and improving the energy efficiency ip to 40%, and reducing at the same time the amount of hazardous substances released.
EI 4: HOUSEFUL will promote the reparability, durability and recyclability of the technologies, materials and products by identifying the main materials-elements-products-components at the 4 demo buildings before taking further action.
EI 5: HOUSEFUL services will contribute to improve the energy efficiency of buildings of up to 50%, contributing significantly to save an amount of energy equals to save $ 272,366 M in electricity, gas and water at EU level
EI 7&8: Policy framework in line with HOUSEFUL project, Alignment of European Circular Economy Roadmap with HOUSEFUL project and the contributions to SDGs and COP21 Paris Agreement.
HOUSEFUL approach fosters a new form of CEBOs’ co-creation, increasing the collaboration among stakeholders of the housing value chain. HOUSEFUL provides a new approach in the development of proposed solutions, combining innovative technological and non-technological actions, organisational, societal and behavioural innovations aiming to promote leasing and/or renting models of solutions as new services, promoting the performance/functionality of products rather than mass customisation.
The project will help to overcome existing cultural and social barriers for fostering the co-creation of new circular solutions and services.
HOUSEFUL will review current EU policies and communications dealing with circular economy, resource efficiency, energy efficiency and renewable energies. Recommendations to launch circular procurement and circular tendering processes for public social housing will be provided to scale-up new business models.
The identified needs (N1-N11) in the project are expected to be fulfilled through the 11 solutions proposed in HOUSEFUL.
HOUSEFUL will address the expected impacts (EI) as specified below.
EI 1&2:
i) Identification and analysis of stakeholders’ belief structures and its involvement through HOUSEFUL project and its co-creation process
ii) Implementation of innovative producer responsibility and cross-sectorial governance schemes
EI 3&6:
i) ECONOMIC BENEFITS: HOUSEFUL will provide new market opportunities and increase cost savings (around 600 M€ annually).
ii) SOCIAL BENEFITS: HOUSEFUL will foster employment and promote leasing/rentign services.
iii) ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS: reduction up to 60% of the CHG emissions of the sector, reducing up to 40% of the waste and improving the energy efficiency ip to 40%, and reducing at the same time the amount of hazardous substances released.
EI 4: HOUSEFUL will promote the reparability, durability and recyclability of the technologies, materials and products by identifying the main materials-elements-products-components at the 4 demo buildings before taking further action.
EI 5: HOUSEFUL services will contribute to improve the energy efficiency of buildings of up to 50%, contributing significantly to save an amount of energy equals to save $ 272,366 M in electricity, gas and water at EU level
EI 7&8: Policy framework in line with HOUSEFUL project, Alignment of European Circular Economy Roadmap with HOUSEFUL project and the contributions to SDGs and COP21 Paris Agreement.