HERIT4AGES

User-centric and data-driven retrofitting solutions for a resilient, energy-efficient, low emission and inclusive cultural heritage.

FUNDING PROGRAMME AND AREA

HORIZON-CL5-2022-D4-02

DURATION

Start date - Nov, 2023

End date Oct, 2027

OUR ROLE

Commercialization, dissemination and communication strategy

COORDINATOR

University College Cork - Tyndall National Institute

• CONCEPT

  The concept of this project comes from the idea that our heritage must be protected, last for ages and must be able to adapt to environmental, economic and societal challenges and changes.
  
  The resilience of cultural built environments must offer similar opportunities to new buildings, e.g., offer good comfort and a healthy environment for users while being affordable and accessible. They must also be connected to IoT functionalities and help achieve EU and global decarbonisation targets.

• ABOUT

  The Herit4ages project, short for "User-centric and data-driven retrofitting solutions for a resilient, energy-efficient, low-emission and inclusive cultural heritage” is a 48-month research project funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101123175.

• GOAL

  This project aims to demonstrate that it is possible to improve the overall performance of heritage buildings while preserving their architectural and cultural identity. Given that the spectrum of heritage buildings is very broad, and those protection laws may allow for different levels of intervention; the project aims to develop a set of solutions that can be replicated in different parts of Europe.
  
  The idea seeks to solve the problem of lack of comfort experienced in many heritage buildings where in many cases either there is no heating/cooling system or the use of the existing one entails a significant economic expense due to the need to air-condition large volumes of air. Achieving acceptable levels of comfort is something that will not only benefit the health of the users but will also help to make these buildings attractive places to develop different uses and thus help to preserve them.

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