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CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (CVUT) The project will be carried out by University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings (CVUT UCEEB) which is a national center of excellence in energy efficient building and sustainable innovations for the whole building life cycle. CVUT UCEEB has five research departments that include energy and resource efficiency, advanced control systems, indoor environmental quality and sustainability in the built environment. The project team has experience from several actions dealing with positive energy districts (i.e. ARV, SPARCS and ASCEND).

GEBWELL OY (GEB) develops the high COP heat pump systems for semi-deep borehole system of PEBs and nZEBs. Gebwell optimizes the details of heat pump, multisource heat pump systems and associated ICT/IoT solutions enabling fluent integration of heat pumps in hybrid energy systems. Gebwell makes acoustic development of heat pump and associated space systems. Gebwell develops the remote control, monitoring and associated services related to heat pumps and enables the heat pumps for the demand response activities and integration in electricity markets.

GRANLUND OY (GRA) is a strongly growing group that specialises in the real estate and construction sectors. They provide services in every phase of a property’s lifecycle. Their lines of business are MEP design, property management services and software, energy, environmental and real estate sector consulting, construction management and supervision and building management. They employ over 1,400 experts, mainly in Finland while they also have offices in Sweden and the United Kingdom. Granlund specialises in improving the sector’s productivity, the promotion of digitalisation, new energy solutions and responsibility. Their goal is to promote human well-being in the built environment. They also want to promote the energy transition in the real estate and construction industry and create a future where buildings are an active part of the energy network. In their research, energy use and emissions are taken into account throughout a building’s life cycle, starting from the early phases of the construction project and ending with maintenance and operations.

JOANNEUM RESEARCH (JR) is among the largest non-university research institutions in Austria. The LIFE Institute for Climate, Energy and Society addresses economic, environmental and societal dimension of the transformation to a low carbon and climate resilient society. JR-LIFE is at the forefront of research and has broad experience in empirical analysis of adaptation and mitigation policies on all political levels ranging from the European policy landscape to practical issues in municipalities. JR-LIFE was involved in research projects with both small and large consortia for the European Union (FP6, FP7, H2020, Horizon Europe), and national research funding organisations (ACRP, ÖAW, ÖNB, Climate and Energy Fund.) Continuous stakeholder dialogue and transfer of scientific results to practice and policy ensure close interaction between research and policy agendas. JR is coordinating the H2020 project EXCESS on PEBs and is a leading research institute of energy communities.

NOHO a.s. (NOHO) is a family-owned real-estate development company from Hradec Kralove, building on sustainability, sustainable development and innovation. It was founded in 2016 by Tomas Vrbicky and his father Karel. The team, in collaboration with architects, is proposing a visionary redesign of the district. This includes the integration of passive buildings operating at carbon-neutral standards, alongside the creation of new public spaces such as squares, parks with trees and meadows, water features, cycling paths to enhance permeability, and improved public transportation options.

The most famous projects include Brickhouse 1 (Cihlovka 1) and Brickhouse 2 (Cihlovka 2) in the Kukleny district of Hradec Kralove.

SUITE 5 (S5) is an Information Technology Solutions and Services SME whose mission is to deliver innovative data-driven intelligence solutions. The research & innovation activities of Suite5 span over a wide spectrum of innovative areas, including Big Data Management, AI Analytics, Semantics & Data Interoperability, Distributed Ledger Technologies and Data Sharing Mechanisms applied across a variety of sectors, prioritizing on Energy, Manufacturing and Aviation. The experience, the strong background and the capacity of Suite5 in implementing both private and public (EU & national) funded collaborative research and innovation projects derives from the successful implementation of over 60 projects at national and international (EU) level. Suite5 will lead the activities for the development of the RESPED Interoperable Data Management Platform together with the development of the AI-powered dashboard for supporting PED stakeholders in increasing self-sufficiency and safeguarding resilience of the energy system.

TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY (VTT, FI) is a non-profit limited liability business that is owned by the Finnish government. VTT transforms large-scale global challenges into opportunities for sustainable growth for businesses and society using scientific and technical means and is a key technology developer related to buildings. VTT is coordinating the IEA Annex 83 on PEDs and the new IEA Annex on energy resilience. VTT’s role in the project is to enhance and coordinate the co-operation between the Finnish partners. The partners bring the practical product and systems related expertise and data for the research, and by research methods the consortium develops the solutions for future PEDs. VTT is leading the WPs 1 and 2 on Scoping and methodological approach and Urban living labs, and participates in all other WPs.

THE UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA (UNICAL) is an Italian state university founded in 1972 and located in the city of Rende in Calabria Region. It is organized into 14 Departments that cover most of the important academic fields. In particular the research group of Environmental Physics within the Department of Mechanical, Energy and management Engineering involved in the project has gained experience in the field of energy efficiency of buildings, innovative air conditioning plants, renewable energies, cogeneration systems, Net Zero Energy Buildings and Positive Energy Districts. The research team has also conducted and developed projects on the topic of Positive Energy Districts.

THE UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO (UNIPA) is organized in 20 departments and covers the most important domains of contemporary scientific and technological knowledge. The department involved is the Department of Engineering, constituted by around 300 professors, with more than 100 laboratories, directly managing 19 Bachelor of Science and 19 Master of Science programs. The research group within the Department of Engineering has experience in the aforementioned domains as it has developed research in past decades in the fields of building science, design of buildings and energy systems and research on Net Zero Energy Buildings and Positive Energy Districts as well as within the sustainability of said solutions. The project team has also experience managing large national and international projects (including FP7, H2020, Interreg, Life and PON – national Italian projects) in developing research on Positive Energy Districts and also experience with previous JPI Urban Europe projects. UNIPA is also leading IEA EBC Annex 83 on Positive Energy Districts.