Horizon 2020

MEZeroE

Measuring Envelope Products And Systems Contributing To Next Generation Of Healthy Nearly Zero Energy Buildings

Website: mezeroe.eu

ABSTRACT

MEZeroE is an EU distributed open innovation ecosystem for: (i) developing nZEB Enabler Envelope technology solutions ; (ii) transferring knowledge; (iii) matching testing needs with existing facilities; (iv) providing monitoring in living labs and; (v) standardizing cutting-edge solutions coming from SMEs and larger industries, to foster inclusive change in the building sector, being accessible via a single-entry point to all users.

MEZeroE allows the development of ground-based solutions focused on carbon neutrality and healthy indoor environment, validated with advanced assessment methods and services, recognized protocols and long-term vision to embrace industry 4.0 trends, rapid decision making and customer-centric requirements.

MEZeroE accompanies enterprises in adopting the open innovation approach comprising discovery (phase 1), empowering (phase 2), and exploiting (phase 3). MEZeroE will be accessed via a single-entry point web-based multi-side virtual marketplace, including 9 Pilot Measurement & Verification Lines (PM&VL) and 3 Open Innovation Services (OIS) covering training, business model development, systematic IP and knowledge management. MEzeroE will fast-track prototypes to the market as fully characterized products.

MEZeroE virtual marketplace provides structured knowledge to different stakeholders with a pragmatic and wellgrounded mid to long-term ambition of developing and consolidating a trusted expertise network, to be active and self-sustaining well beyond the project timeline.
Based on synergies among partners, existing channels and a dedicated marketing strategy MEZeroE will exploit 3 revenue lines to ensure a 4x leverage factor vs. EU contribution. These revenue streams include: (I) memberships (benefit of web-based platform manager); (ii) consultancy for innovation and IPR protection (benefit of OIS developers) and (iii) incremental revenues of industrial partners (benefit of users) thanks to product transferred to market.

Project Budget: 16.980.737,50€

Leitat Budget: 636.748,75 €

Financial Framework: HORIZON 2020

Contract number: 953157

 

Start Date: 01/01/2021

End Date: 31/01/2026

Leitat

Main role & contribution in the project:

  • Active energy component characterization facing Efficiency requirement: Test-chain for a comprehensive stability characterization of active envelope components for energy production;

  • Visual and thermal performance analysis of dynamic glass systems facing Efficiency requirement: Test-chain for testing of innovative dynamic glazing solutions and the definition of new measurements and validation protocols for the assessment of visual and thermal comfort.

Partners:

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 953157.