Implementing Smart Readiness in existing buildings: the RE-SKIN project case study

In recent decades, with the intensification of the energy-environmental crisis, the potential for efficient consumption, adaptive-predictive control of operational functions, and dynamic management of renewable sources have made the role of Smart Buildings in the process of decarbonising the built environment increasingly evident. Smart Building, however is a very broad concept, indicating a wide range of technologies and features, not only aimed at energy efficiency. To avoid that, as in so many areas concerning Sustainability, labels are used purely for propaganda purposes to the detriment of real quality, it is necessary to apply appropriate metrics that can quantify actual compliance with set targets, such as energy efficiency targets. A very useful tool in this regard is the Smart Readiness Indicator initiative, promoted by the European Commission. In such a context, this study reports the preliminary outcomes of the Horizon Europe RE-SKIN project, aimed at sustainable and smart retrofit of existing buildings.