Skip to main content
European Commission logo print header

An augmented intelligence-enabled stimulating framework for deep energy renovation delivering occupant-centered innovations

Periodic Reporting for period 2 - RINNO (An augmented intelligence-enabled stimulating framework for deep energy renovation delivering occupant-centered innovations)

Reporting period: 2021-06-01 to 2022-11-30

RINNO is a Horizon 2020 project that aims to deliver a set of processes that when working together give a system, repository, marketplace, and enabling workflow process for managing deep renovation project in buildings. As such, the RINNO solution will encompass a range of (a) innovative technologies (building envelope solutions, RES, hybrid and storage solutions), (b) processes (off-site/ on-site industrialization, optimization, facilitation) and (c) business models (based on crowd-equity/ crowdlending, collaborative financing, energy performance contracting).
The proposed solution will comprise an augmented intelligence framework by enhancing human intelligence through a ‘1 + 1 > 2’ approach on human-machine interaction and by introducing cognitive building capabilities. This combination will stimulate occupants’ engagement and will enable optimum and dynamic renovation planning, design, execution and post-renovation operational support. It will also facilitate dynamic energy, environmental and economic assessment of the buildings in line with the concept of Building Renovation Passports (BRPs).
All these solutions will be demonstrated during RINNO in four heterogeneous demo sites based in France, Denmark, Greece and Poland which are already committed for deep-energy renovation. In fact, the four demo sites are based in different climatic regions, were built using very different materials and components and are equipped with different HVAC system and other amenities. All four demo sites have an already established renovation plan and have secured funds for completing the renovation. RINNO will build upon the existing plan and budget to further increase the energy efficiency of the buildings.
The main objectives of the project during this second Reporting Period have been:
i. Defined and assess the main renovation scenarios;
ii. developed and allocated RINNO technologies to the demo sites to start their validation in real conditions;
iii. to coordinate the results with the owners of the pilot sites and integrate the budgets for the renovation;
iv. to develop RINNO Suite and test first verison (e.g. toolbox for simulating and assessing the energy, environmental/cost/social and techno-economic performance of the buildings before and after the renovations scenarios has been demonstrated);
v. Develop Guidelines on CE Delimitants/Conditioners for building renovation;
vi. Disseminate the project;
vii. Develop a preliminary exploitation strategy of the project results.
In agreement with the expectations and the Gantt chart, the activities of the RINNO project during the second reporting period have been performed in accordance with the contractual terms and they have seen the collaboration of the different partners in order to achieve the challenging results as expected. Some activities have suffered some delays. These delays have especially influenced WP6 and the demonstration activities.
According to the main topic of the project, RINNO will produce significant impact within building energy efficiency sector. In order to do that, RINNO offers applicable novel solutions, referring to all renovation stages. These solutions will ultimately facilitate renovation process by reducing resulting costs, disturbance and renovation times while also increasing energy efficiency, environmental performance and occupants’ satisfaction. The impact that the project will generate is related to a set of performance indicators and related KPIs. In particular, the expected impacts of RINNO project are focus on the following aspects:
i) Primary energy savings (PES) generated by the project (in GWh/year),
ii) Investments in sustainable energy enabled by the project (in million Euro),
iii) High-energy performance in the renovated buildings,
iv) Measurable cost reduction compared to a typical renovation,
v) Reduction of time needed on site for renovation works,
vi) Demonstration of the effectiveness and replicability of the proposed solutions to lead to an increased rate of renovation for defined building typologies in several districts/cities/regions,
vii) Reduction of the greenhouse gases emissions (in tCO2-eq/year) and/or air pollutants (in kg/year) triggered by the project.
In addition to the above reported excepted impacts, it is envisaged to generate other non-technical impacts related to environmental benefit (reduced usage of materials) and socio/economic effects (job creation, health benefits and wellbeing, reduction of energy poverty, increased thermal comfort, occupants’ acceptance and perception).
During the Second Reporting Period the final set of KPI has been indentified. At the current stage it is not possible to provide the impact of the project this will be possible during the third reporting period when the solutions will be implemented.
Project demonstration sites