Vitruvius is a major international innovation project to improve the ability of the construction sector and users to cope with the changes brought about by climate change, among other things. The project has been applied for under the Horizon Europe programme in collaboration between 27 partners across companies, universities, research centres, NGOs and European cities. KHR Architecture is the only architectural firm participating in the team and contributes with expertise in human-centred design and user involvement processes, life cycle analysis, development of adaptive design solutions and use of new materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Vitruvius project aims to raise awareness of the benefits of both technological, social and cultural innovation and synergy in cross-disciplinary collaborations in the construction sector, with a focus on sustainability, energy and resource efficiency, life cycle perspective and digitalisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The plan is that the solutions developed will be implemented and tested in practice in the three participating cities: Hamburg in Germany, Procida in Italy and Banska Stiavnica in Slovakia. The goal of the project is to contribute innovative solutions for a sustainable built environment with a special focus on human-centred design approaches, while following circularity principles across the construction value chains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cameline Bolbroe, responsible for sustainability and innovation at KHR Architecture says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"This project has great potential to boost innovation in the construction industry. We have a broadly composed project group and will work directly with the three demonstration sites, where the solutions will be tested and implemented. In this way, the solutions will make a difference in reality, while at the same time we can increase the quality of climate adaptation solutions from a human perspective, because citizens and users are directly involved in all development phases. We expect that many of the solutions developed can be scaled and implemented in other cities and projects afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In line with the EU's New European Bauhaus initiative, the aim is to strengthen the recognition and dissemination of quality architecture and design principles that integrate design and sustainability into innovative solutions in the built environment, ensure circular principles and take into account, for example, lifestyle, diversity, inclusion and accessibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Right now we are awaiting a response to our application and of course we very much hope that we are one of the projects that receive funding via Horizon Built4People. If so, the plan is for the project to start in September 2023 and run for a period of four years,\" says Cameline Bolbroe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The purpose of Vitruvius<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Improve the readiness and adaptability of the built environment and its users to disruptive events caused by climate change, with a focus on design and materials, water and energy systems, quality of life and emergency preparedness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Improve the preparedness and responsiveness of the built environment and their users to disruptive events related to climate change, focusing on designs, and materials, water and energy systems, quality of living and emergency responses.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Participants in the Vitruvius innovation project About Built4People<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Built4People (B4P) is a European partnership under Horizon Europe that aims to promote the transition to a people-centred, sustainable and intelligent built environment. B4P is a co-programmed partnership bringing together the European Commission and two leading associations, ECTP and WorldGBC, which together represent thousands of stakeholders and perspectives across the built environment - from research and innovation institutes to large and small contractors. During the partnership period from 2021-2027, B4P will channel nearly \u20ac400 million of EU funds into innovation in the construction sector and leverage an equivalent amount of private investment. This innovation will help ensure that the built environment plays a key role in realising the European Green Deal, sustaining the ambitious goals of the Renovation Wave and aligning with the ambitious goals of the New European Bauhaus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vitruvius is seeking a total of \u20ac7 million from a subpool <\/a>with a focus on \"Designs, materials and solutions to improve resilience, preparedness & responsiveness if the built environment for climate adaption.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>In total, 12 countries are represented in the project:<\/strong> Denmark, Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Austria, Greece, Argentina and New Zealand.
Participants include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n