On May 11, 2022, the University of Campania and the University of Florence, partners of Med-EcoSuRe, participated in the second edition of the international conference Beyond All Limits, presenting two scientific research articles developed jointly with all the project partners.

The conference aims to address the issue of sustainability by including it in the current international debate marked by the multifaceted response to the pandemic. For this reason, the scientific and multidisciplinary scope of the conference, covering the fields of architecture, planning, design, energy efficiency, new building technologies, management, building engineering, and sustainability, was designed according to the New European Bauhaus (Agenda) initiative.

The first paper presented is entitled “Digital-Green Transition of Knowledge Buildings” and describes the innovative process proposed for the rehabilitation of higher education buildings in the Mediterranean. The approach includes the energy audits carried out, the decision-making tools developed to certify energy and environmental quality, and the specific collaborative approaches applied to involve several stakeholders within the framework of a Living Laboratory, which is the subject of the second paper presented at the conference “University Communities for the Green/Digital Renovation of Buildings”.

The Cross-border Living Lab is an international network of excellence, implemented by the project partners in collaboration with the university community mainly, and managed through an online platform. It brings together several local LLs/pilot university buildings in a common and integrated space, harmonized by common methodologies and tools, to collaboratively develop innovation towards eco-sustainable energy renovation solutions for higher education institutions, in the specific climatic and cultural conditions of the Mediterranean region.