The project
About Smart2B
A challenge for the building sector
With the objective of ensuring a low carbon and flexible energy system, the EU aims to increase energy efficiency by 32.5% and reach a 32% share of renewable energy (RE) by 2030. At present, the EU building stock remains energy intensive and predominantly inefficient, accounting for 40% of the final energy consumption and 36% of the EU CO2 emissions; EU buildings must therefore evolve from their current static and inefficient profile to smart dynamic players that seek a beneficial coexistence with the grid.
Smart2B project, which is funded by the EC within the framework of the Horizon 2020 programme, takes up the challenge and proposes the creation of a smart building system – consisting of devices, platform and services – that places citizens, building users and Citizens Energy Communities (CECs) at the heart of the building energy transition.
In this context, smart buildings interact with their occupants and the grid in real-time, untapping energy efficiency and local flexibility.
This approach can transform the existing building stock into an interconnected active element of the energy system by upgrading to higher smartness levels the existing building equipment, individual buildings, and entire building blocks.
Smart2B will include comprehensive demonstrators in different pilot sites located in Mediterranean climate and in central and northern European climate. The demonstrators aim at showcasing the seamless integration of the developed Smart2B solutions in diverse building typologies to facilitate the smart control of smart appliances and legacy equipment.
Smart2B Concept
Technology pillars
Devices & building interfaces
Platform & APIs
Management & transversal services
User interaction, client engagement & social innovation
Smart2B Concept
Smart2B overview
Meet our Partners
Smart2B consortium
EDP is the Project Coordinator that will also lead the demonstration and evaluation WP6 and give contributions at the economic evaluation, exploitation and replication (WP7), providing the ESCo/retailer perspective.
EBC will lead the requirements of the technical and socio-economic solutions WP1 of the project. In WP4, will contribute in the development of control strategies, predictive and adaptive control for optimal control.
Enerbrain will offer its expertise in the energy retrofit of existing buildings, into the existing different devices with proven efficacy in terms of monitoring and control. These devices will be further implemented and optimized.
VITO will lead the development of the Smart2B services WP4 and will contribute to the development of the smart performance assessment; definition of a demonstration framework and KPIs; economic evaluation.
FC.ID will contribute in the smart performance assessment framework, the development of the Smart2B platform, the users’ interaction interface, the implementation of one hybrid pilot and the engagement with market actors and stakeholders.
Day One responsibility will be getting the relevant stakeholders and the community of users involved in the project through an engaging marketing and communication campaign, which is expected to create and boost the Smart2B brand identity.
CERTH will be responsible for the delivery of the HolisticMulti-criteria building load scheduling service; the Air Quality Assessment service; the Predictive Maintenance service and the Web-Presence of the project i.e. website and social media pages.
TUG will contribute on informing users, integrating user feedback and preferences Empowerment, will also implement an integrated service toolbox for holistic building management aggregating information from diversified predictive services.
Santa Casa de Misericordia are operators of the 9 residential buildings pilot site. It will also provide access to key personnel who will engage users, encourage their participation and share with them the developments and results of the project.
OdinS will contribute on technical requirements and system architecture design; integration of third-party gateways, implementation of BMS, FIWARE broker, data & ontological modelling harmonization and security & privacy mechanisms.
Albertslund Kommune is demonstration host of the Smart2B concept for elderly people residential pilot in cold climate: Operational experiments and monitoring. It will also carry out dissemination activities for Denmark.
