The European project MEZeroE (Measuring envelope products and systems contributing to next generation of healthy nearly Zero Energy Buildings) is setting up a community to gather comprehensive knowledge and a tailored training environment for all stakeholder groups in the projects with nearly zero energy building (nZEB) envelopes, from designers to the end users of the built-in products.

The general objective of MEZeroE is to develop an open innovation platform where companies committed to developing smart and sustainable façade systems find service. ITeC is a partner of the project and participates by sharing experience and best practices in certification, digitalisation and LCA/LCC assessment of construction products.

Past year 2022 was full of challenges and among them, the energy crisis is of particular concern to us as the MEZeroE project is directly involved in providing specific solutions to decrease energy demand in buildings. Climate change is one of the major threads of our time, and, despite multiple efforts, buildings are still among the most relevant sources of CO² emissions. However, technological innovation in the construction sector is considerably difficult to implement due to several factors such as the fragmentation or complexity of this industry. Many disciplines are involved at various stages, design and production are usually separated, there are many players with a vast majority of small-medium enterprises (SME), or supply chains are long and variegated. As a result, gathering the different specialists together is difficult, and many potentially effective innovative solutions do not even reach the market.

As explained in previous news, H2020 MEZeroE project aims at creating an EU distributed open innovation ecosystem to maximize the chances that these potentially effective innovative nearly Zero Energy Building (nZEB) Enabler Envelope technology solutions reach the market. This includes supporting the initial development of new ideas, transferring knowledge, matching testing needs with existing facilities, providing monitoring in real buildings in which these solutions are applied, and standardizing cutting-edge solutions coming from SMEs or larger industries.

MEZeroE ecosystem will be accessed via a single-entry point web-based multi-side virtual marketplace. The initial offer will comprise 9 Pilot Measurement & Verification Lines (PM&VL) dedicated to specific technologies and/or performances, 3 Open Innovation Services (OIS) which address transversal issues (i.e. certification, environmental monitoring, and fostering open innovation), and resources for training, business model development, systematic intellectual property (IP) and knowledge management. MEzeroE will therefore fast-track prototypes to the market as fully characterized products with the ultimate goal of contributing to tackle of one the major threads of our time. The larger the community we will be able to build, the higher the chances of making a significant impact will be.

If you are a stakeholder related to construction products, either manufacturer, supplier, designer or involved in their prescription, we warmly invite you to visit the website, join MEZeroE Community and share this information among your partners to help spread the word. As a member you will be able to obtain first-hand insights on innovative products from a single-window digital environment.

We are convinced that together can make the difference and, in a spirit of collaboration around a common vision, we will be able to move the construction industry towards greater sustainability and resilience, and thus a hopeful future.

Join us by becoming a member of our community!

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