Description
The CLIMRES project aims to promote “ Leadership for Climate Resilient Buildings ” by identifying building vulnerabilities and improving their resilience to disruptive events and changing conditions caused by climate change.
Europe has experienced a marked increase in extreme weather events, with the Mediterranean region particularly affected. Unusually warm winter temperatures are becoming more common, disrupting traditional climate patterns and ecosystems.
CLIMRES provides climate-resilient building solutions, especially against heat waves, extreme floods, fires and earthquakes. These solutions are being tested in three large-scale pilots in Spain, Greece, Italy and Slovenia, evaluating their effectiveness. In addition, there is a multi-hazard replication pilot in France.
Lessons from these pilots shape a replication roadmap and capacity development program to train future leaders in climate resilient construction. CLIMRES provides information and guidance for building owners, policymakers, and stakeholders in climate resilience and sustainable development.
CLIMRES supports the adaptation of buildings vulnerable to climate change by providing:
- vulnerability assessment methodologies;
- a hub of climate-resistant building inventories (with innovative solutions for integrating sustainable materials, prefabricated modules and green-blue infrastructure elements);
- a set of decision-making support tools that support decisions at different levels (strategic, tactical, operational).
Ecoserveis participation
Ecoserveis plays two main roles within the CLIMRES project.
Firstly, at the project level, Ecoserveis leads the development of effective engagement strategies tailored to the stakeholders involved in the three pilots. It also contributes to the co-design of stakeholder requirements that guide the co-creation of CLIMRES solutions across all pilots.
Secondly, it participates in the Spanish pilot that focuses on addressing resilience to heat waves. Ecoserveis is actively involved in the co-creation of the CLIMRES solution to manage climate vulnerability at district level in residential buildings within the Besòs district of Barcelona. The pilot also includes testing of advanced architectural technologies at building scale. In this framework, Ecoserveis facilitates workshops with municipal staff to co-design the heat wave solution and leads the involvement of beneficiaries to ensure their acceptance and participation. Three other partners are also participating in the Spanish pilot: the Barcelona Municipal Institute of Urban Planning (IMU), Pich Arquitectos and the International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE).
Objectives
1. Co-creation and stakeholder participation:
- engage stakeholders in a co-creation process to define implementation pathways for future-proofed vulnerable buildings.
2. Architectural analysis and innovation:
- Analyze architectural interventions, new designs and materials to renovate vulnerable buildings and prepare new ones for the future.
- Propose a framework to assess the vulnerability of buildings and quantify the impact within the building ecosystem.
3. Development and validation of solutions:
- Build an ICT platform and AI tools for data-based collection, harmonization, exchange and decision-making.
- Facilitate the replication and expansion of renovation packages through a capacity development program.
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Team
Marta Garcia
CEO
Raquel Rodriguez
Project manager and energy consultant
Laura Valdés
Communication technician and environmental consultant
Irene Mata
Consultora energètica
Aniol Esquerra
CEO
Priscila Rivera
Consultora social
