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ONGOING PROJECTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BeSENSHome<\/strong><\/a>
BeSENSHome – Sensors applied to sensitive environments. Being normally special in inclusive spaces<\/em>
The overall objective of this project is to bring a smart sensor system into homes, workplaces, meeting places, and generally into living places of neurodivergent people, that can become a customized sensory extension, based exclusively on their needs, their demands, their specific neurodivergence. This innovation includes the analysis of possible causes of stress due to environmental parameters such as noise, temperature changes, etc. It also includes studying the architectural customization of environments and their re-adaptation to accommodate neurodivergent people.
Interreg VI-A Italia-Austria 2021-2027<\/em> (2023)<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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FAIR<\/strong><\/a>
Development of new tools and solutions for smart and high performance ventilated double skin fa\u00e7ades<\/em>
This project aims to strengthen the diffusion of ventilated facades (transparent and opaque) through the development of validated calculation tools, guidelines, measurement methods, and performance indicators capable of responding to the needs of designers and companies in the sector in accordance with regulations techniques and certification schemes. FAIR therefore has the ambition to bring the estimate performance of ventilated facades closer to the actual performance during the operation, through the development of innovative tools to support market players, from the design phase to installation and verification on site, up to continuous data acquisition for control and monitoring.
European Regional Development Fund ERDF 2021-2027 (First Call) (2023)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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iNEST – Spoke 1<\/strong><\/a>
Interconnected Nord-Est Innovation Ecosystem<\/em> – Spoke 1: Ecosystems for
Mountain Innovation<\/em>
Research and technology transfer activities in the interdisciplinary area of mountain ecosystems, aimed at the development of new products, processes and lifestyles capable of consolidating or supporting local traditions by (a) enhancing the strengths of mountain resources and (b) hampering the major risks particularly relevant in these contexts (e.g., fragmentation and safety of production systems, hard logistics, hydrological hazards, reduced quality of life).
European Union Next-GenerationEU (Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza (PNRR)-Missione 4 Componente 2, Investimento 1.5-D.D. 1058 23\/06\/2022, ECS_00000043) (2022)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CoolST<\/strong>
Adapting to Climate Change Impact: Crafting South Tyrol’s Cooling Future for Energy Resilience<\/em>
CoolST aims to shed light on the South Tyrol cooling market by collecting data on the number of units installed, broken down by type and sector (residential, tertiary, industrial and transport), and by quantifying current energy consumption. The project will also generate projections up to 2040, with the aim of clarifying future energy needs and preparing the best strategies to address them. CoolST will provide a Knowledge Hub, an open source online repository of assembled and quality-controlled data and information on the South Tyrol cooling market. Additionally, parametric simulations will be performed based on local climate datasets, social clusters and archetypes, with the goal to explore different future scenarios and increase the resilience to climate change of South Tyrol.
Provincial P.-L.P. 14. Innovation projects (Province BZ funding \/Project)<\/em> – Call 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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PAST PROJECTS<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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METAWOOD<\/strong><\/a>
Metawood – Metamaterials and training applied to multi-storey timber buildings<\/em>
This project aims to innovate the wood building industry through the development of new environmentally friendly metamaterials, the creation of environmental assessment software, and the training of specialized professionals.
Through collaboration between universities and companies, this project promotes environmental sustainability, wood supply chain competitiveness, and regional development.
Interreg VI-A Italia-Austria 2021-2027<\/em> (2023)<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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SENSHOME<\/a><\/strong>
The sensitive home: sensors for special environments: the home as normal as possible and as special as necessary<\/em>
The project aims to develop new smart home designs and technologies for people with autism spectrum disorder and disabilities. Specifically, the new smart homes are designed according to a user-centred approach and will be able to recognize critical events and to perform indoor condition monitoring and controlling, as well as to enhance independent living for their occupants.
Interreg V-A Italia-Austria 2014-2020<\/em> (2019)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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BIGWOOD<\/strong><\/a>
Creating awareness and reduction of prejudices and barriers for high-volume wooden constructions<\/em>
The project aimed to develop an interregional network to enforce large-volume timber constructions and to reduce the existing barriers. In order to achieve such goal, in the framework of the project a network and a platform for stakeholders will be developed, new tools for information and education proposed, and timber mock-ups and prototypes built for research and development purposes.
Interreg V-A Italia-Austria 2014-2020 (2019)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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MC4.0<\/a><\/strong>
MASS CUSTOMIZATION 4.0 – development and diffusion of Mass Customization and Tailoring (MCT) competences, to provide SMEs with advanced expertise and tools to better adapt products and services to user needs and quicker respond to industry 4.0 changes<\/em>
The project launched the new MC4.0 Develop & Application (DEA) centres, created to assist SMEs in providing Smart Living solutions tailored on customer\u2019s specific needs, delivering services using both internal and external resources, networked as in a cluster, and making related competencies accessible to the market. To achieve these goals, advanced configurators were developed for the DEA centres in agreement with the Industry 4.0 approaches.
Interreg V-A Italia-Austria 2014-2020<\/em> (2019)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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GPP4Build<\/strong><\/a>
Green Public Procurement for Buildings<\/em>
The project designed and set up a transnational network of competence centres and competence bearers on green public procurement for buildings and minimum environmental criteria, in order to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and facilitate their participation to public tenders. In this framework, particular attention was paid to timber constructions, concrete constructions, and window supply chains.
Interreg V-A Italia-Austria 2014-2020<\/em> (2019)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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E2I@NOI<\/a><\/strong>
Definition of a System of Laboratories for the development, characterization and the technology transfer for Smart Energy Buildings<\/em>
The project E2I@NOI dealt with the development of laboratories and competences to analyse the interaction between indoor environmental quality IEQ, occupants\u2019 behaviour, and energy efficiency in the framework of smart energy buildings.
ERDF (EFRE\/FESR) Call 2017 – Research and Innovation (3rd call) European Commission (research) (2017)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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ClimaIndustry2<\/strong>
Creation of a network of the subjects from the innovation research and the production world on the topic of energy efficiency in production processes in the Province of Bolzano.<\/em>
FSE (2014)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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ENLAN<\/a><\/strong>
EN-LAN: ENvelope-LAbs Network dell\u2019Alto Adige per la valutazione prestazionale dell\u2019involucro edilizio<\/em>
ERDF (EFRE\/FESR) <\/em>(2012)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CRiStAll<\/a><\/strong>
Climate Resilient Strategies by Archetype-based Urban Energy Modelling<\/em>
This project aims to create high-resolution climatic datasets and assess the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effects on Italian building archetypes across various urban contexts and climate zones. By simulating future climate scenarios and urban configurations, we seek to enhance climate resilience through surface treatments and building technologies, generating key performance indicators for energy efficiency and thermal comfort. These findings aim to inform policymakers on energy strategies, offering insights into UHI intensity across urban areas for informed decision-making.
European Union \u2013 Next Generation EU within the PRIN 2022 PNRR program (D.D.1409 del 14\/09\/2022 Ministero dell\u2019Universit\u00e0 e della Ricerca), M4 C2, I 1.1 (2022)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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EDIH NOI<\/a><\/strong>
Digital Innovation Hub South Tyrol – DIS-HUB<\/em>
EDIH South Tyrol is part of the European Digital Innovation Hub network, which aims to promote digital innovation to companies, helping them maintening their digital edge (in particular implementing AI-based solutions) and increasing their competitiveness through a strong collaboration with research institutes and infrastructures.
Our research unit is involved especially in the “Skills and training” activities, supporting definition and offering of new courses and teaching iniatives regarding AI-related technologies and solutions.
European Union Next-GenerationEU (Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza (PNRR)-Missione 4 Componente 2, Investimento 2.3) (2024)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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ON Foods – Spoke 2<\/a><\/strong>
ON Foods – Research and innovation network on food and nutrition Sustainability, Safety and Security – Working ON Foods<\/em>
Spoke 2: Smart and circular food system and distribution<\/em> – DSS4LCO<\/em>
ON Foods brings together 26 universities, research centres, and companies, leaders in scientific research and sustainable innovation of food systems. Within this project, the Spoke 2 aims to improve the sustainability of food systems through circular economy processes and enhancement of waste, to obtain high value-added products and to develop application of intelligent logistics systems of food distribution. In this framework, the unibz research unit contributes to the development of a decision support system for life cycle optimisation of food manufacturing value chains<\/em> (DSS4LCO)<\/em>.
European Union Next-GenerationEU (Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza (PNRR)-Missione 4 Componente 2, Investimento 1.3-Call for tender No. 341 of 15 March 2022, Concession Decree No. 1550 of 11 October 2022<\/em>, PE00000003) (2022)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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TIMBER<\/strong>
TIMber Buildings for Environmental Respite: Series of Lectures<\/em>
Series of lectures and group activities hosted by the Euregio Tirol Suedtirol Trentino<\/a> universities on high performance timber constructions, with the participation of students and lecturers to foster collaboration on integrated design.
Funded by: Euregio Mobility Fund (2023)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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TeSmES<\/a><\/strong>
Smart Technologies for Sustainable Buildings<\/em>
The TeSmES project focused on analyzing the possibilities offered by building automation solutions to transform existing buildings into Smart Buildings<\/em>. The main objective is to optimize the systems within the buildings, with a particular emphasis on intelligent control solutions.
The project was developed in collaboration between the Free University of Bolzano and the company myGEKKO \/ Ekon<\/a> and funded in the framework of the Fusion Grant<\/a> 2022.
Funded by: Stiftung S\u00fcdtiroler Sparkasse \/ Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio<\/em> (2022)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Klimahaus und Energieproduktion<\/strong>
Klimahaus und Energieproduktion (F\u00f6rderung der technologie- und innovationsbasierten Forschung)<\/em>
Research capacity building related to the areas of the Energy Efficiency in Buildings and in the Biomass to Energy Processes.
Capacity Building – Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige \/ Autonome Provinz Bozen \u2013 S\u00fcdtirol<\/em> (2013)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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TimBEESt<\/strong>
Timber building with enhanced energy and structural performance<\/em>
Improvement of the summer behavior of timber buildings without worsening their structural and seismic qualities and identification of technologies optimizing the trade-off between economic results, indoor comfort, energy performance and seismic behavior in different Italian climates.
Funded by: Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige \/ Autonome Provinz Bozen \u2013 S\u00fcdtirol<\/em>, L.P. 13.12.2006 N. 14 (2013)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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VIAO-MI<\/strong>
Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality in Offices: Monitoring and Improvement<\/em>
The project contributed to assessment and enhancement of air quality in workplaces of commercial and office buildings. It aimed to develop advanced controls for mechanical ventilation systems and assess the efficacy of air filters and purifiers to reduce the health hazard risk of pollutants and pathogens distributions in office buildings. Proposed controls were defined to optimize occupants\u2019 health safety, wellbeing and productivity and building energy performance.
Funded by: Free University of Bozen-Bolzano<\/em> (2021)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Scoreline<\/a><\/strong>
Special comfort for educational indoor environment<\/em>
This project contributed to the preliminary development of a methodology to (1) identify which environmental aspects (specifically, thermal, visual, acoustic and indoor air quality stimuli) are more impactful on the well-being of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in educational environments, and (2) to support the design of dedicated spaces for ASD students, as well as to optimize the control of the HVAC systems. Particular attention was dedicated to the correlation between environmental stimuli and the duration of crises of ASD students.
Funded by: Free University of Bozen-Bolzano<\/em> (2021)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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SOMNE<\/strong>
Bolzano Solar Irradiance Monitoring Network<\/em>
The project aimed to collect solar irradiance measurements integrating the current local network of meteorological stations with new ones, set up in different points of Bolzano. These data were used to assess the capabilities of current solar irradiance models in the mountain environment and to develop new models for this territory.
Funded by: Free University of Bozen-Bolzano<\/em> (2019)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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IndAir-Edu<\/strong>
Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation Effectiveness in Educational Buildings<\/em>
In the framework of this project, several monitoring campaigns were performed in unibz teaching environments and in different local schools in order to assess the IAQ as well as the adequacy and the effectiveness of ventilation. Results were presented and discussed with the Municipality of Bozen-Bolzano and guidelines proposed to improve ventilation in educational buildings.
Funded by: Free University of Bozen-Bolzano<\/em> (2018)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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HUCED<\/strong>
Human-Centred Design of the Built Environment: definition of a methodology for the experimental assessment of the overall Indoor Environmental Quality<\/em>
The project aimed at filling some gaps in the current state-of-the-art regarding the global assessment of the Indoor Environmental Quality. Specifically, while each environmental stimulus is commonly measured and evaluated independently of the other ones, occupants are actually solicitated by several stressors at the same time. In this framework, the project provided an in-depth experimental investigation regarding correlations and interactions between the different environmental stimuli.
Funded by: Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (2017)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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IBAS<\/strong>
Intelligent Building Automation System for optimization of energy consumptions and indoor environmental quality<\/em>
Development of an Intelligent Building Automation System (IBAS) integrated with the building monitoring system, able to give continuous feedback on the indoor conditions and, thanks to weather forecast, to define advanced control strategies (e.g., model predictive control MPC).
Funded by: Free University of Bozen-Bolzano<\/em> (2016)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Air-to-air heat recovery in HVAC systems<\/strong>
Designing and building a laboratory test facility to measure the recovery efficiency of heat exchangers. The focus was on membrane-based air-to-air cross-flow heat exchangers. The facility was designed not only to be able to operate in the conditions prescribed by the current technical standards for the assessment of the efficiency but also to work under different conditions (e.g., dynamic conditions), more representative of the actual operative ones.
Funded by: Free University of Bozen-Bolzano<\/em> (2011)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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ForSOLARdrying<\/strong>
Modelling and designing solar barn dryers for forages according to modular approaches
Funded by: Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (2011)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fluidodynamic and energetic behavior of ventilated opaque components<\/strong>
Funded by: Free University of Bozen-Bolzano<\/em> (2010)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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