The team from the Department of Architecture (DIDA) at the University of Florence has published a study within the framework of Med-EcoSuRe on the development of knowledge and capabilities for managing public building stock for energy retrofits.

The study presents Med-EcoSuRe’s experience, particularly the digital twin methodology (a digital representation of the physical building), which combines building performance with indoor environmental data and well-being characteristics.

The pilot building presented is located in the Santa Verdiana building complex of the University of Florence School of Architecture, in the heart of the city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A digital twin, currently undergoing renovation, is being developed for this pilot university building, addressing the open digital challenges of the construction and building sectors.

The digital twin pilot project will demonstrate its scalability across the entire heritage building portfolio, providing public administrations with a high-performance method for the energy retrofit of public buildings, supported by the digital twin, with monitoring data on interior quality, the actual performance of the building envelope, and the impact of end-user behavior.

The research paper is available at the following link (starting on page 126) : https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/contesti/issue/view/520