Med-EcoSuRe

Med-EcoSuRe (Mediterranean University as Catalyst for Eco-Sustainable Renovation) is a project funded by the European Union under the ENI CBC MED programme.

The programme is managed by the Autonomous Region of Sardinia (Italy) and aims to promote cross-border cooperation in the Mediterranean region.

Description

Low-energy educational buildings are becoming the standard for new buildings in European and Mediterranean partner countries. Meanwhile, the potential for efficient renovation of existing buildings continues to be a focus of development in these countries. Universities are continuously proposing technical solutions for eco-sustainable building renovation, but there is still a gap between designed models and real-world application.

The Med-EcoSuRe project is based on the key role that Mediterranean universities play in contributing to environmental development and combating climate change. The project brings together researchers and stakeholders to build a common understanding of the problems of eco-sustainable building renovation and aims to leverage the regional process from knowledge to action, starting in the immediate neighbourhood of the university, which is the university building.

A “Living Lab” will be established to propose energy renovation solutions to university energy managers based on decision support tools that take into account s

Being at the core of the project activities, the academics involved will not only produce scientific solutions adapted to real-life situations, but will also monitor and scale up the improvements induced.

General objective

Assess and implement innovative and eco-sustainable energy renovation solutions for Mediterranean higher education institutions and introduce an active collaborative approach to decision support.

Expected results

The expected results of the project are as follows:

To develop and transfer knowledge on the design and implementation of energy efficient renovations within higher education institutions and to promote eco-sustainable technical solutions and best practices for reduced and cleaner energy consumption in the rehabilitated building.

Initiate an intermediary entity, a living lab, for collaboration between academics, decision-makers and stakeholders to support energy managers in planning and implementing innovative sustainable energy measures within higher education buildings.

Tools and actions that we hope to develop and carry out

– 6 passive solution design toolkits for the retrofitting of higher education buildings.
– 2 policy tools for the modernisation of energy efficiency in higher education buildings.
– 6 cross-border strategic plans for the modernisation of university buildings.
– 6 energy audits carried out in selected higher education institutions.
– 9 pilot actions for energy efficiency modernisation.