The overall aim of the EU-funded ARV project is to demonstrate and validate attractive, resilient, and affordable solutions that will significantly speed up deep energy renovations and deployment of energy and climate measures in the construction and energy industries. The project will work towards implementation of climate-positive circular communities in Europe, focusing on net zero-emission buildings and neighbourhoods. 

ARV will provide guidelines and policy framework for future energy-efficient, circular, and digital solutions in the construction industry. The project will conduct six large-scale demonstration projects of climate positive circular communities in six European cities, showcasing a range of innovations related to the whole value chain of the industry.

The vision of the ARV project is to contribute to speedy wide scale implementation of Climate Positive Circular Communities (CPCC) where people can thrive and prosper for generations to come.

The overall aim is to demonstrate and validate attractive, resilient, and affordable solutions for CPCC that will significantly speed up the deep energy renovations and the deployment of energy and climate measures in the construction and energy industries.

To achieve this, the ARV project will employ a novel concept relying on a combination of 3 conceptual pillars, 6 demonstration projects, and 9 thematic focus areas.

The 3 conceptual pillars are integration, circularity and simplicity. Integration in ARV means the coupling of people, buildings, and energy systems, through multi-stakeholder co-creation and use of innovative digital tools. Circularity in ARV means a systematic way of addressing circular economy through automated use of LCA, digital logbooks and material banks. Simplicity in ARV means to make the solutions easy to understand and use for all stakeholders, from manufacturers to end-users.

The 6 demos are urban regeneration projects in 6 locations around Europe. They have been carefully selected to represent the different European climates and contexts, and due to their high ambitions in environmental, social and economic sustainability. Renovation of social housing and public buildings are specifically focused. Together, they will demonstrate more than 50 innovations in more than 150,00 m2 of buildings.

The 9 thematic focus areas are:

1. Effective planning and implementation of CPCCs 
2. Citizen engagement, environment and well-being 
3. Sustainable building re(design) 
4. Resource efficient manufacturing and construction workflows
5. Integrated renewables and storage
6. Energy management and flexibility 
7. Monitoring and evaluation
8. Business models, financial mechanisms, policy and exploitation
9. Communication, dissemination, and stakeholder outreach.

Partners

• NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU
• CONSEIL DES ARCHITECTES D'EUROPE
• CESKE VYSOKE UCENI TECHNICKE V PRAZE
• DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET
• DANFOSS A/S
• ENFOR AS
• PROJECT ZERO A/S
• ACCADEMIA EUROPEA DI BOLZANO
• SINTEF AS
• AYUNTAMENT DE PALMA DE MALLORCA
• INSTITUTO BALEAR DE LA VIVIENDA
• FUNDACIO INSTITUT DE RECERCA DE L'ENERGIA DE CATALUNYA
• METROVACESA, SA
• Stichting Hogeschool Utrecht
• COMITE EUROPEEN DE COORDINATION DE L'HABITAT SOCIAL AISBL
• BURO DE HAAN INFORMATIE TECHNOLOGIE BV
• CENTER DANMARK DRIFT APS
• SONDERBORG ANDELSBOLIGFORENING
• GREEN DIGITAL FINANCE ALLIANCE
• STICHTING BO-EX 91
• RC PANELS BV
• UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT
• GEMEENTE UTRECHT
• BOS INSTALLATIEWERKEN BV
• IWELL BV
• ME X ARCHITECTS BV
• STICHTING MITROS
• STATUTARNI MESTO KARVINA
• DOLOMITI ENERGIA RINNOVABILI SOCIETA A RESPONSABILITA' LIMITATA
• DISTRETTO TECNOLOGICO TRENTINO SCARL
• UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TRENTO
• POLITECNICO DI TORINO
• OSLO KOMMUNE
• NANO POWER AS
• SISTEMES AVANCATS D ENERGIA SOLAR TERMICA SCCL

Start date: 1 January 2022 - End date: 31 December 2025